Category Archives: Musings

Cosmological Horizon

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Eric Weberg

I love the correlation between Hawking radiation and, a term new to me, Unruh radiation. That math is beyond me, but I can certainly appreciate it’s revelations. I am inspired that humanity has learned enough to determine that the universe … Continue reading →

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Famous last words

Posted on March 9, 2023 by pfb_admin

I’m (not-very) reassured this shouldn’t take long.

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IAW. WTF.

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Eric Weberg

I’m not sure why I occasionally see the acronym “IAW” scattered through some docs. My guess is that it’s an industry-standard phrase, but MAN does it ever come off as stilted. My business documentation hackles are rising. “Personnel shall be … Continue reading →

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Same-day meetings

Posted on July 11, 2022 by pfb_admin

It reeeally bugs me when someone schedules a meeting on the day of the meeting. Like, I get it, sometimes time is critical and in that situation I’m as guilty of scheduling same-day meetings as anyone. When I’m on the … Continue reading →

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Types of technology people

Posted on June 2, 2022 by pfb_admin

I’m coming to realize there are two types of people in technology: Those who will find the problems and identify obstacles; then tell you why something cannot be done. Those who help you get things done. They’ll help you navigate … Continue reading →

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This is what I do! (Avionics manufacturing traceability)

Posted on May 5, 2022 by pfb_admin

A post from Cogiscan that is very near-and-dear to my heart crossed my feed recently. It discusses traceability information in the automotive industry’s electronics manufacturing environment. The avionics industry that I work in has similar requirements, albeit even more stringent. … Continue reading →

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Feature Debugging flags

Posted on April 21, 2022 by pfb_admin

I chuckled today when I received an add from launchdarkly.com. They’re a “feature flag” SaaS provider. I explained the concept of feature flags to a non-software-developer just a few weeks ago, so maybe my phone was eavesdropping. I was amused … Continue reading →

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Service…

Posted on February 23, 2022 by pfb_admin

Service, especially public service, should be service to others, not service to self. Consumption of this drug brings some risks on the pharmacy online viagra health of the individual such as- nausea, stomach upset, blurring of visions, hot flushes (especially … Continue reading →

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GIMP and blur…

Posted on December 16, 2021 by pfb_admin

I don’t like GIMP. I’m not very familiar with it, and I only open it when I have relatively complex requirements for an image. It invariably takes me quite a while to learn how to use the software to do … Continue reading →

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Four-point-oh really?

Posted on September 30, 2021 by pfb_admin

I’ve been seeing many articles about Industry 4.0. I don’t like the “.0”. Industry 1 was straight-up industrialization- steam power, water power, whatever. Two was electricity. Three was human-led automation. Four is self-guided automation. There, wasn’t that easy? Did you … Continue reading →

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