Month: December 2017

An Insider’s View of the Amtrak Cascades 501 Derailment

Posted on December 24, 2017 by ericgharrison

Adron Hall (blogging as The Transit Slueth) has written up his first person perspective of the recent train derailment. It’s definitely worth a read. The Story on Amtrak Cascades Train 501 Derailment It’s a fascinating view into the environment leading up to, during, and after the derailment. Definitely worth a read. As he points out, rail […]

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Money can’t buy happiness

Posted on December 17, 2017 by ericgharrison

Some would disagree: http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20171216  

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eBook pricing remains crazy – Artemis by Andy Weir

Posted on December 11, 2017 by ericgharrison

I am quite impressed with the way eBook pricing works.  In this case, I’m using Amazon’s pricing as an example, but it’s not much different on Barnes and Noble’s site. In this case, I’m interested in the book Artemis, by Andy Weir – author of The Martian. When I went to purchase the Kindle edition […]

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The Structure of a Scallops Eyes

Posted on December 6, 2017 by ericgharrison

This is a fascinating article on The Atlantic.  Who knew something as ‘simple’ as a scallop could have such a fascinatingly complex eye. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/scallops-have-eyes-and-each-one-builds-a-beautiful-living-mirror/547115/

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Firmware update for Surface Dock

Posted on December 3, 2017 by ericgharrison

This isn’t something you usually hear about. In fact, this is the first dock where I’ve found that there is a firmware update. If you have a Surface Dock, and are having occasional problems with it, I’d suggest following the link below and installing the Microsoft Surface Dock Updater and then use it to update […]

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