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Trust but verify. It’s more important than ever in the AI age.

by Byron Seastrunk | May 16, 2026 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New | 0 Comments

Years ago, I led a team of exceptional engineers supporting production. A newly introduced product was averaging 30 hours to assemble instead of the 5 hours management had confidently estimated during one of their “everything is under control” meetings. We weren’t...

The Ticking Time Bomb Effect Of AI About To Destroy Our Society

by Byron Seastrunk | May 7, 2026 | Engineer, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology | 2 Comments

Staring at my computer’s display, I’m watching a Python program run exactly to the specifications I wrote before I started coding. No debugging. No mysterious crashes. No three-hour hunts for a missing semicolon buried in line 1400. It just worked. And instead of...

Do Congressmen Understand What They Vote On? Seems Unlikely

by Byron Seastrunk | April 29, 2026 | General, New, Politics | 1 Comment

Long ago, I came to terms with the fact that I don’t have the wealth or fame to move the needle on anything truly significant in this world. Not exactly a cheerful realization, but there it is. That hasn’t stopped me from tilting at windmills, I’ve logged plenty of...

Politicians Intend To Restrict Your Printer. It’s Time To Get Involved!

Apr 23, 2026 | Engineer, General, New, Politics, Technology | 2 Comments

Today's 3D printers are finely tuned instruments able to print detailed models in a variety of colors and exotic materials. If you own a 3D printer, you're very familiar with its capabilities and limitations. On the other hand, the general public views 3D printers as...

What Hobbies Should This Engineer Consider After Retirement?

Apr 15, 2026 | Animals, Engineer, Gaming, Married to an Engineer, New, Politics | 1 Comment

I don't know when or how it started, but the drive to customize and brag about the results has been with humans long before I was born. Today we usually call it a hobby, something that has become increasingly important to me in my retirement. Age, improved common...

Data Centers Are Just A Rehash Of The Mainframe Business Model

Apr 10, 2026 | Engineer, General, New, Technology | 0 Comments

Around the time I received my degree, the majority of computers were about the size of a Volkswagen bus and larger. You could connect with a terminal, either directly wired or call it up on a modem. Everything was based on accounts, and you paid for the CPU time you...

It’s Time To Upgrade But What To Do With My Old 3D Printer?

Mar 3, 2026 | Engineer, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology | 3 Comments

3D printer technology is improving so fast that I find myself replacing printers more often than I replace the contents of my sock drawer. What did I do with all those printers I replaced? Several days ago, someone posted a picture of a 7-11 vacuum tube tester on...

Social Media Categories, How They Destroy Our Perspective

Jan 30, 2026 | General, New, Technology | 3 Comments

On a daily basis, I’m bombarded with cookie requests, demands for my profile, questions about my preferences, and pleas for my email address, all in the noble name of “improving my online experience.” I don’t know about you, but I deeply resent this. What it really...

Christmas 2025, Married To An Engineer

Dec 31, 2025 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New | 2 Comments

When it comes to hobbies, my Wife and I are polar opposites, so far apart that we may as well live on different planets. She has her garden and cooking; I have my love of high tech. Were I to put a hard drive and a processor on a table, she would be hard pressed to...