Recent Comments

1. almost 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Of course. Was this really a value-added comment?

2. almost 4 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Actual time in light speed to Pluto is 4.88 hours equating to 15,575 seconds.

3. about 4 years ago on Shoe

   The famous Russian saying is “better is the enemy of good”. In engineering it implies that insist on improving mechanisms that are already adequate and it is quite true. The F35 fighter comes to mind as an excellent example of a device that is so complex it cannot be flown without the aid of complex computers for a task of which we have no need. Fighters have served no purpose since WW II.

4. about 4 years ago on Frank and Ernest

   Oops, the final statement should have read "if you haven’t done anything you can report “status” because you always have status.

5. about 4 years ago on Frank and Ernest

   I learned from a program manager that if you made some headway you can report "progress, if are doing anything on a project you can report “activity” and if you haven’t done anything you can report “activity”. Ah, the beautiful phraseology of management.

6. almost 5 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Shouldn’t the phrase be “I can never seem to accomplish something”?

7. about 5 years ago on Fred Basset

   f-number doesn’t change the field of view. That’s zooming.

8. about 5 years ago on B.C.

   “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” - Clarke’s Third Law

9. over 5 years ago on Non Sequitur

   defined as pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.

10. over 5 years ago on Stuart Carlson

    The electoral college chose a completely inexperienced buffoon to run our country: it’s like choosing a pilot who has never flown a plane before to fly the biggest, most complicated plane in the world. And how has that worked out?