It seems to me one guy tried to appeal to what’s best in us (hope) and one guy tried to appeal to what’s worst in us (fear, bigotry, anger, fear). The results speak for themselves. Give us something to hope Read more…
Engineers love data. And graphs. We love graphs, too. Toss in some statistics and some simulations and we’re as happy as can be! A friend recommended a site that collects all of these together to try and help track polling Read more…
Finally got around to adding some more Front Page Pics from the last couple years. Also added an album page for all the Front Page Pics so you can look at all of them. Finally, added a link on the Read more…
Here are the results of my first pumpkin efforts of the year. I have a plan for another one, but that’ll have to wait for next weekend. Some links for ideas for pumpkin carving: http://www.pumpkingutter.com/ http://www.extremepumpkins.com/ http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm Last years pumpkin: Read more…
This one is certainly not my own. I ran across a post on Instructables about making your own bookmarks from scrap wood. Lacking the appropriate scrap wood, I picked up some 2×2 lengths of hard wood, oak and alder perhaps? Read more…
This is an even older one, but still one of my favorites. Clear back in 1998, I wanted to build something and the something I came up with was a plan for an Adirondack chair. At the time, I didn’t Read more…
This is an older one, but I liked the results and I think it was a pretty keen project. Inspiration for this was an article on Instructables about Sun Jars. At the time I saw the article, I was looking Read more…
My nephew asked me recently to look at a story he’s writing and give some feedback and asked if I had any advice about writing. While by no means what I consider to be a writer, I had a few Read more…
This video hits on three great techniques for making the most of a technical interview. While the technical skills are important, if not critical, the soft skills are the Jedi Mind Tricks that can make the difference in an interview. Read more…
Testing how well one can write and post from a tiny (virtual) keyboard. It ain’t quick, but if someone had something to say, they could get it done. I loves me some gadgets!