Author Archives: Oscar Gordon

Here ya all go, your new music maker. Ya’ll can thank me later, at 3AM, when you can’t play with it any more because you’ve passed out on your keyboard.

For those that don’t know, the is National Engineering Week. Part of what happens this week is engineers go around to the local schools and talk about engineering, as well as participate in local extra-curricular math & science activities. Me … Continue reading →

But can’t find a country that isn’t a shithole in some way or another? Have you thought about Sea Steading?

Two new technologies from old Gaia herself (and isn’t spider silk just always oh so cool, if only spiders didn’t give me the willies). Water Capture Spider Silk Plastic Eating Fungus

An article from Oregon about developing Wind Farms in the state.  It’s interesting to see the byplay of the different involved parties.

Aside from being an Aerospace Engineer and software developer, I’m also a bit of a gun geek, a complete & total science geek (especially anything related to physics, solid state or particle), a tinkerer, and an accomplished gardener (I’ll post … Continue reading →

So, according to Glenn Greenwald, the president has the power to assassinate a US citizen who is ID’d as a terrorist.  That just sounds lovely.  At least Glenn is rightfully disturbed by this.

So who wants to bet that no one who dreamed up Carbon Credits saw this one coming?

A few days ago, I posted about the city of Colorado Springs not falling for the budget cut line.  Phil did a follow-up. Now I live up in Everett, WA, a city of about 100K+.  I’m pretty active in my … Continue reading →

First up, Metal Storm is just bound and determined to get it’s gimmick on a battlefield somewhere, this time with a better mine field.  I actually like this idea, sensors are a lot cheaper than actual mines, unexploded ordinance is … Continue reading →