An Engineer in DC

Beth will turn 7 months just a few short days from now, and I thought it would be neat to look back and share some of the things we have fou...

In multiple former jobs, many of our latest products were adorned with the modifiers "Advanced" or "Next Generation" in ...

Not that this is a regular feature of the blog, but these guys have the coolest job in America right now: ( image courtesy of the Washingt...

I've been planning this post for months, but the recent Solyndra press (and the negativity that it's bringing on the whole program)...

I sheepishly admit that I continue to get creamed by the chess program on my phone, even at the easiest level. But, even though I suck at ...

The last few weeks have seen some usual events befall the Washington DC area; notably, the earthquake (where in the heck did THAT come from?...

From an engineering perspective, sunflowers are an awesome plant.  About 2 months ago, I dug a few holes, dropped in a few seeds, and then m...

A few weeks ago, the "Powers That Be" that control various aspects of the internet decided to do away with perhaps the most defini...