Me being a total air/spacecraft geek (and an ex-Space Shuttle avionics software engineer), it is very cool to see the Austin company called LIFT Aircraft. Founded by Matt Chasen, a well-known Austinite serial entrepreneur, and investor, the company is building a super cool…
As of this writing, there are 16 Space Shuttle reusable RS-25 main engines (built by Aerojet Rocketdyne) that are remaining from the Space Shuttle program. The RS-25 are awesome main engines designed in the 1970s, and were used in 135 Space Shuttle missions.…
(Note: This is a post from Sept 3, 2018 that I had lost and am recovering for archiving purposes) The setup of the DeepLens took me a number of tries. I believe that perhaps, it was a self-inflicted issue when I unintentionally exited the setup…
Dr. Melvin Kranzberg is known for his laws of technology. Circa 1985, Dr. Kranzberg wrote his six laws: Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral. Invention is the mother of necessity. Technology comes in packages, big and small. Although technology…
As the Crew Dragon splashes down back to Earth, it is all excitement to see the successful return to human flight. Congrats to SpaceX, NASA, and the US of America. Congratulations to astronauts Doug G. Hurley and Bob L. Behnken, and the whole…
Today is a big day for the USA– after almost a decade, the return to flight of the USA manned space program. I salute the Astronauts, and I salute SpaceX and NASA, for returning to flight. Godspeed. In honor of today’s launch, I…
Let’s begin with the definition of Gen X from Wikipedia: Generation X (or Gen X) is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding the Millennials. Researchers and popular media typically use birth years ranging from the mid 1960s to the early…
I’ve been a user of social media for more than a decade. An analysis of the social media channels that I use is as follows: 20% of social media is good, and 80% of it is crap. LinkedIn: I have kept my LinkedIn…
According to LinkedIn’s February Workforce report (via Rodrigo Brancatelli of LinkedIn), Austin is the top city gaining workers.
Building and running a Data and AI-driven news-media organization — this slide deck covers the lessons learned from the last 3 years and the key areas for building and running a data and ai-driven news-media organization. Building and running a Data and AI-driven…