Each and every one of you. Some of you are annoying. Some of you are despicable. Some of you are rude, arrogant, narcissistic, or egotistic. Some of you hang participles and some of you serially misuse the word "ironic." Some of you are careerists, and you are the worst of all. Human progress is what truly matters to me, and when you impede it to suit your personal goals you stretch the definition of shameless. And let's face it: most of you are blatant hypocrites.But I love all of you. Inside you there is the fire of Life, the unchecked ability...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Monday, 25 February 2013
As I sat there, eating a McChicken Sandwich (containing whitish-pink paste that vaguely resembles chicken), I had to wonder why everyone is freaking out over horse meat in the other meat. Is the righteous indignation over the fact that poor widdle helpless horsies are getting ground up into burgers, or is it that we're eating something that is "one thing" but its actually "partially another thing?"Because let's face it folks, if there was one thing we could say about the First World Diet, it's that deception is the key to success. Nacho Cheese...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
So a "pen" that writes in 3D is on Kickstarter right now, and everyone is freaking out because it raised 1,850% of its funding goal in about 24 hours. You can see it here.As someone with an extensive background in 3D printers, let me just say that the Reddit commenters put it perfectly:"all the gross, weak, wispy aspects of 3D printing with none of the automation!""Spend hours making 'close enough' art that can be completely destroyed by the slightest breeze!""so, it's a $75 hot glue gun?"The fact that "backers" are falling all over themselves...
Monday, 18 February 2013
As the head engineer at a medical device company, I groaned with chagrin when the government put a 2.3% tax on all medical device sales "to help pay for the PPACA." In addition to what I outlined there, here's the sad bottom line: we'll just increase our price to offset the tax. Don't blame us. We have to make ends meet. We don't have a free 2.3% margin (on gross revenue, not net profit...don't get me started) to give away.Meanwhile, Facebook appears to be on the other end of the Federal tax table, as they should get a $429 million dollar refund...
Friday, 15 February 2013
Many of us are now familiar with the NYT story claiming the Tesla S - and its Supercharger network - is not the gas-free revolution in cross-country travel that Tesla Motors had claimed it was. Let me explain. No, that would take too long. Let me sum up: Tesla built a car called the Tesla S, an all-electric car with a ~270 mile range. They have been building "Supercharger Stations" along the east and west coast so that you can recharge your Tesla S mid trip if you want to go a long ways. The NYT tested this and the reviewer, a guy named Broder,...
Monday, 11 February 2013
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
We have this term that we use in our company and I am sure a lot of other companies use as well: organic growth. I was hired via organic growth: our existing product line had borne enough profit to fund a full-time engineer to oversee the development of the products still in the pipeline. Essentially, rather than pocketing the profits, the company owners pour it into hiring and R&D.So, yes, Alec MacGillis, the medical device tax is a shitty idea. I appreciate that you found a couple medical device company owners to quote that happened to support...
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