Author Archives: Brian

About Brian

Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

Tight Recursion Questions

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Brian

I’ve pondered, discussed, debated, and argued about many things in my life. The order of that verb list isn’t accidental. I listed it sort of in order of how much time you ought to spend on each one. Argue very … Continue reading →

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College Financial Aid is a Zero-sum Game

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Brian

My daughter and I got a nice letter from the state she’s attending college in. “You’ve been approved for a $2150 state grant assistance.” Yea! That felt really good. I got on the phone and asked the college if they’d … Continue reading →

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Dean Kamen and R&D Magazine

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Brian

R&D Magazine named Dean Kamen their “2006 Innovator of the Year” in the August 2006 Magazine. Mr. Kamen’s name rang a bell because my kids had a good time doing FIRST Robotics competitions through their high school. (One of my … Continue reading →

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Rental Car Contract Marketing BS

Posted on September 23, 2006 by Brian

I had cause to rent a car during the last week. I was handed a small addendum to the contract. It read Save time! If you are going to drive less than 75 miles, don’t refuel. We’ll do it for … Continue reading →

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Pretty Faces, Dirty Feet

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Brian

About a month ago, my wiki installation vanished off the web host’s directory structure. Not sure why. Maybe I should look for a new host. I’m betting it was a bad backup and restore process. And restore processes are what … Continue reading →

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