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Why Microsoft Could Die Within Five Years
I was just watching a slide show presentation about the new Windows Phone 7. The effort looks competent. But that’s not enough to keep Microsoft from dying. Whether it’s fair or not, people hate Microsoft. In order to overcome that … Continue reading
China’s Drought and Spirulina
New York Times: U.N. Food Agency Issues Warning on China Drought The state-run news media in China warned Monday that the country’s major agricultural regions were facing their worst drought in 60 years. On Tuesday the state news agency Xinhua … Continue reading
In Defense of Thomas Edison
Hey, it’s Edison’s birthday and Google’s doodle today is about Edison. And the Tesla Cult is angry about it. When I was growing up, Thomas Edison was regarded as a hero. His reputation has been tarnished in recent years by … Continue reading
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Tagged AC, DC, Edison, electrical power, Nikola Tesla, tesla, Thomas Edison
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Reed Switch and Transistor
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Tagged arduino, diy, electronics, rc toy, reed switch, transistor
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Near Miss versus Near Collision
Just so everyone is clear, a near collision is a miss, and a near miss is a collision. But what are we to make of this Google count: Anyhow, if the Internets are going to be that inaccurate, then I … Continue reading
Plane Near-Collision in Sketchup
In the news this morning was a story about a near collision of a 777 American Airlines jetliner with a pair of US Air Force C-17 cargo planes. Here’s what the graphic looked like on ABC News: Well, I realize … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D warehouse, American Airlines, C-17, computer graphics, google sketchup, graphics, near-collision, plane near-collision, sketchup
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Football on the Moon
My nephew was interested in the possibility of lunar basketball, but since this is the weekend of the Big Game (non-TM), I decided to go with lunar (American) football instead. The simple part, of course, is to put it under … Continue reading
Amino acid progression
This is something that I’ve wanted to do for a while, and it will obviously take a lot more work. The idea is that amino acids show a progression in complexity, and I’d like to put together a slide show … Continue reading
Engineer’s Dreams
Engineer’s Dreams: Great projects that could come true, by Willy Ley (1954). Here is a book that I found at Half Price Books that has been out of print for decades. Not only is it over fifty years old, it … Continue reading
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Tagged chunnel, civil engineering, Engineer's dreams, megaprojects, Peloponnese, solar power, tidal power, wind power
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Engineer Zero 