Electrical engineer. USAF Veteran. Fascinated by neuroscience; always learning. Addicted to reading and exploring mountains. Socratic gadfly.
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Quaker meeting house, it's plain as possible. West Branch Iowa. I visited this in September 2026, Hoover National Historic site
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Nice post that shows how many school is size satellites Starship will hold. For comparison, I'm standing next to a KH9 imagery intelligence satellite from the 1970s
I’m not sure people comprehend how much capacity today’s @SpaceX Starship delivered to Space but @MorganLBrennan shares the magnitude. Here’s a graphic I created showing School Busses to Space compared to the older Falcon 9. It’s a big deal for @Gwynne_Shotwell and @elonmusk
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Thanks for a post to ponder. I think @grok gave a decent answer to my query. I might add one of my favorite Scriptures is Doctrine and Covenants 93:29-30, 36-37
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32 fold symmetry
Inner courtyard of Yeni Cami, New Mosque, Istanbul, Türkiye
(I took this photo in 2014)
@ChristosA89 got my neurons firing
One thing about #Byzantine, later modified #Ottoman builds, that attracts me is use of geometric fractals. The domes and spheres resembling mitosis, a living architecture. These are dynamic and alive, not merely static planetary configurations as original purpose. With the passing of time they attain new meaning as science advances. Associations are no less coherent by anachronism, nor deviation from intended purpose. Selection of my designs: #Architecture #Domes
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What's the concern? The NEJM published a May 2026 article stating mRNA flu vaccine is safe and effective. Of course, 8 of 13 authors work for Moderna. 4 more authors are from Europe and 1 is from the USA. Also, article behind a paywall. Don't worry, be happy 😊
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The Friedmans were cryptologic pioneers. William wrote Elements of Cryptology in 1923, they collaborated over the years
flic.kr/p/64kvMc
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I've found Jeff Hawkins to be worthwhile, especially his first book "On Intelligence" which also leads to the work of Vernon Mountcastle.
I also engaged in serious study of Christof Koch
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USAF is 79 today. I served 6 years.
I remember and try to live USAF principles:
Integrity First
Service Before Self
Excellence In All We Do
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The E-6B has a VLF long wire antenna to communicate with submarines
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TACAMO
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In a flight test back in 1964, turbulence caused a BUFF to lose 85% of vertical stabilizer but the pilot brought it home. Pretty resilient. Ive seen similar with a 707 test aircraft
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Interview of Peter Thiel by Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institute where they discuss "The Straussian Moment"
piped.video/iRleB034EC8?is=OcDy…
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Reading "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" by Gil Duran. Decided reading Peter Thiel's essay is a good way to view the other side of the story.
@RickelKendra 🙏 for book recommendation
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Thanks for the recommendation, just bought it. I'm on a long road trip to East Coast and need something good to read while driving.
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Me with Viking Mars Lander | I have been interested in space… | Flickr share.google/7Wk74PiVw7iGIa9…
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This 2003 Buffet article explains the problem of trade deficits using the fictional countries of Thriftville and Squanderville. It's worth a read
berkshirehathaway.com/letter…
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Very true. The irony is the same corporations have the technology but fail to deploy it because it cuts into a cash cow. The result is often the end of the company, this is the Innovators Dilemma described by Clayton Christensen
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Rabies virus plays a key role in neuroanatomy research. First wild virus was used, now a modified virus that can't replicate. In a Promethean sense, you might find this survey paper useful. What could possibly go wrong?
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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Reading "Biological War" by @AnnieJacobsen and remembered what Warren Buffet wrote in 2015.
" .... cyber, biological, nuclear or chemical attack on the United States. ... what’s a small probability in a short period approaches certainty in the longer run. "
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A flag tree, likely a wind swept Sitka Spruce at the edge of a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Whatever the tree, it was a beautiful sight and also my first view of the Pacific Ocean in a year or so.
Above Beach 1, Olympic National Park
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Another useful book by John Holland, also titled Emergence, written in 1998. Holland also wrote useful work on genetic algorithms.
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Agreed. This interview was very good
piped.video/ZACmIrFbfPU?is=u4qs…
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Appreciate your research as always. I always thought this 1989 integrated space plan was a good one.
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Thanks, excellent overview
I visited Grand Coulee in 2012, the powerhouse wasn't open to the public at that time
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Part of the electricity to charge my car comes from Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project capacity of 54 MW. Plant 1, built in 1898 as the world's first completely underground powerhouse.
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Robert Tinley's July 1976 cover was made into a color poster, I wonder if any of them are on people's walls somewhere?
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Thanks Brian. Here's a few from my collection. The oldest is from July 1976, I started buying BYTE after helping a friend assemble a SWTP 6800
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Glad to find your work, I study your architecture. You hooked me with reference to Sarpeshkar, I found his book long Ultra Low Power Bio electronics long ago, the later chapters are innovative as is your work.
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Stratospheric Aerosol Injection is the topic of this sci-fi book by Neal Stephenson, he does his research
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As @S_Ordibehesht pointed out, there's a typo in the formula. Nathanson extends the work by Erdos in this 1991 paper
arxiv.org/pdf/math/0002171
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🧵2 "This representation contains not only all the information that a nuclide chart carries, but also information about the energy levels in nuclear reactions."
Deutsches Museum 2006
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Gamow model
🧵1 "If the coordinate system of the nuclide chart is extended by a third axis, on which the binding energy per nucleon (nuclear building block) is plotted, a valley-shaped structure is created."
Deutsches Museum 2006
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"...cataclysmic changes—such “jumps,” as we may call them—such violent readjustments in human affairs and human relationships—are recorded throughout the history of mankind."
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Korzybski Manhood of Humanity:
… the great disparity between the rapid progress of the natural and technological sciences … and the slow progress of … social “sciences” … disturbs the equilibrium of human affairs as to result periodically in ... social cataclysms
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The Boeing 737 fuselage and wings were mostly built in house in the 1960s but the current 737s are outsourced across the world
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Supply chain for A320
Supply chain of major components is single thread for the world's most produced aircraft.
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I see the world through the lens of botany, which leads me to ecology and all of science.
My photo of Goodyera oblongifolia on a hike yesterday, a favorite orchid.
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Just finished excellent interview of Anthony Kaldellis by @lexfridman
Fascinating
piped.video/pv1TUJSEM2k?is=XSut…
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