An Engineer in DC

Whenever I see overt double redundancy, I'm immediately tempted to test the system. In this case, a ground fault plug, plugged into...

After a solid 6 hour brain-drain effort this morning worrying about non-technical details associated with configuration management, I decide...

I've been pretty sick the past few days with a 103 degree fever, but the silver lining is that the time at home has given me the chance ...

Nike had a stroke of brilliance with their "Just Do It" slogan and campaign.  I mean, what a simple, motivational, and utterly ins...

Traditional project management training (and almost all systems engineering) drills the concept of "stakeholder requirements" into...

When I first heard this quote back in 1997, I thought "Oh, how awful."  The past 15 years have taught me that, at times, this phil...

Back on the horse again, after a long hiatus.  Sorry about that. It has become trendy on the internet these days to post pictures of famou...

The Peter Principle is commonly stated as follows: In an organization based on achievement and rewarding of merit through promotions, an ...