Saturday, February 16, 2019

Lost Wax Casting, ancient technology, still in service

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The process goes like this.  Make a wax version of the desired part or artwork.  Then cover the wax master  with clay.  The clay was fired (...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

USAF manages the KC-46 tanker contract

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The KC-46 tanker job should have been a straight forward contract.  Take a well proven airliner which has been in production and flying for ...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Green New Deal, or New Green Deal

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Speaking as an electrical engineer, let me address one part of the Green New Deal, electric power generation.  We need to keep the power on ...
Monday, February 4, 2019

Better double check your yearbook, while you are in the school

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A 30 year old yearbook is causing Virginia governor Northam all sorts of grief today.  Lesson to all graduates,  better double check your ye...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

MAGA hats show support for our president and the administration

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Which is a good thing.  Americans ought to support their president.   As a symbol, the Make American Great Again slogan was created by the D...
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Monday, January 28, 2019

900 year New England temp record meets Shannon's sampling theorem

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A post in Phys.org claims to have used a new method to find and plot the temperature recorded in the bottom of a deep Maine lake.  They perf...
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Saturday, January 12, 2019

Microbrewers hung up by the Shutdown

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According to today's Wall St Journal, micro brewers need approval from some federal bureau or other before they can market new brews or ...