An Engineer in DC

The title of this post sounds like something that could be written by They Might Be Giants , but alas, it's not.  This is a post by an e...

I've been an Apple-product user for a long time.  For a really long time, actually, ever since the Mac Plus in 1986. Memories of Dark ...

In his State of the Union Address , President Obama made reference to getting manufacturing back in America.  In fact, he explicitly said th...

I fear that the infusion of new symbols in today's society may be leaving me in the dust. But let me develop this concern in a logical...

The political grandstanding -- and pandering to potential voters -- is in full swing, and it absolutely drives me up the wall. The most re...

I really enjoy this Thanksgiving / Christmas / New Year's time of year, as it provides some time off from work to appreciate some of the...

When I was about six years old, I remember playing with my Matchbox toys and noticing that, on a curve, the outside wheels had to spin faste...

I started this post a while ago (back in March, to be exact), and recent events have made it still more relevant.  In the immediate wake of ...