Dr Wingnut

Year: 2004

  • Let go or get dragged

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    When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.Franklin Delano Roosevelt

  • The Verbing of English

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    "Solutioning": A word gaining acceptance at IBM.  As in, "We’re solutioning that right now."  Not solving; not creating a product.  Solutioning.Information week email news quote of the dayIf a sales weasel said that to me I wouldn’t buy his products no matter how good they were.

  • Easier Softer Way

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    If it were just this simple…

  • Engineering

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    As always in engineering, there are limits to what we know.  We’re used to this—it feels natural.  But to physicists, defining the border between what is known and what is unknown is irresistible.  They may fret over whether Schrödinger’s cat is alive, dead, or both; engineers will look at the airtight box, then at their…

  • The Zen of Overclocking

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    If you don’t floss your teeth, they won’t necessarily rot away.  The vast majority of car trips do not include any metal bending, so why wear seat belts?  And why not smoke?  Not all smokers get cancer.  Or you could adopt Oscar London’s compromise, "If you smoke, why bother wearing a seat belt?"  And some…

  • Vision

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    It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.Winston Churchill

  • Recent Research

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    A study conducted by the UCLA Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of male face a woman finds attractive can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.  For instance, if she is ovulating she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.  However, if she is menstruating, or menopausal,…