This year we had the Orange Dog and a lose to Kentucky. No swagger in that. We had some swagger once upon a time.
A jack of many hobbies and a master of none - spending lots of time on amateur/ham radio, running, and technology.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
"We Need a Battery Miracle"
I agree... Bill discusses why we need better batteries to leverage green energy sources. I just imagine the things we could do with more powerful, longer lasting batteries coupled with smart phones, tablets, GPS, wireless, etc.
Labels:
Batteries,
Innovation,
Revolution,
Technology
1 Space Forward, 2 Spaces Back
If you don't have anything else to worry about, you can read why you shouldn't put two spaces after a sentence. I quit doing that long ago, but I have no idea why I stopped. I did very little typing on a typewriter, but I do remember that was the rule.
Labels:
Technology
Crimson Trace - New Website
I figure I will give a little link love to Crimson Trace since they are supporting Linoge's Soldiers' Angels Fundrasier/Giveaway.
Plus $30 Off lasers with code 30LSR11.
Plus $30 Off lasers with code 30LSR11.
Labels:
Flashlights,
Guns,
Lasers
Shotgun: Practical Home Makeover - Mossberg 500 Edition
Since I may never win the lottery and pick up a Silver Pigeon, something like this project gun seems a lot more practical. And I am definitely still in the mode of buying guns for practical purposes.
Bonus: Some hints on selecting a shotgun
Bonus: Some hints on selecting a shotgun
Cut the baby in half
In a modern day Kramer vs. Kramer, Merck and Merck duke it out over the Facebook URL. Oh, the power of Facebook.
Via Slashdot.org
Via Slashdot.org
Labels:
Business,
Facebook,
Internet,
Technology
Bunnie On Counterfeit Chips in US Military Hardware
An interesting read from Bunnie on counterfeit chips in US military hardware. (I like Bunnie's stuff. He rarely posts, but when he does his electronics, manufacturing, and China experiences make for good reading.)
The problem:
The problem:
"In the case of the US Military, they have a unique problem where they are one of the biggest and wealthiest buyers of really old parts. Military designs have shelf lives of decades, but parts have production cycles of only years."
A solution:
"A final option could be to establish a strategic reserve of parts. A production run of military planes is limited to perhaps hundreds of units, and so I imagine the lifetime demand of a part including replacements is limited to tens of thousands of units. I can fit ten thousand chips in the volume of a large shoebox"
Labels:
Business,
Change,
China,
Government,
Manufacturing,
Technology
Old School Tacticool
There is just something cool about these .357 magnums. (The pictures alone are worth the click.) In some ways, they are like the bright yellow sports car that I think looks great, but would be way down on my list to buy.
Past My IT Prime
Oh great. First, no OT for IT workers. Now, I find I am past my prime by several years.
Labels:
CIO,
Compensation,
Competition,
Computer,
Internet,
Pay,
Technician,
Technology,
Work
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