Mujibar was trying to get a job in India. The Personnel Manager said, “Mujibar, you have passed all the tests, except one. Unless you pass it you cannot qualify for this job.” Mujibar said, “I am ready” The manager said,
Category: Engineering
USS Ohio
After four years of work, the newly converted USS Ohio nuclear submarine has begun operating in the Pacific. The Ohio used to be a submarine carrying ballistic nuclear missiles. It was recently converted to carry 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, and provide
Mathematical Perspective
This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint… it goes like this: What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to
Inventors and Their Legacies
I was recently reading “A Short History of Nearly Everything” and came across the section that described Thomas Midgley from Dayton, Ohio. For those of you not aware, Midgley worked at the Dayton Engineering Laboratories of General Motors during the early
US Army Adds Shotgun to M-16
After several years of research and field testing, the U.S. Army is buying the M26, which is a 12 Gauge shotgun that bolts onto the M-16 (see photo below). It fires solid shot for blasting open closed doors, or lower velocity,
What is the Meaning of Quality?
This is an interesting AP story where the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing an architect of one of their new buildings for breach of duties for providing “deficient designs”. MIT is also suing the builder over the leaking
Mobile Phones and Computers
I was one of those early adopters of the integrated phone/PDA devices. In fact, I purchased my Treo 300 back in 2002 and I marveled how I had more power in my hands than Gene Roddenberry ever imagined when he
I have Physical Ailment Known as 3T
If you haven’t heard of 3T disease, then you’ve most likely have had limited exposure to using a laptop computer… 3T is formally known as “Trackpad Torsional Tendinitis” and it is becoming a common ailment for us prolific laptop computer
Hierarchical Temporal Modeling
Interesting concept here: Numenta Technology
Most Common Passwords
An interesting list from Modern Life… Based on a study in the United Kingdom, they identified the 10 most commonly used passwords on the Internet… #10 is thomas, while #1 is … drum roll… 123.