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Data Centers Are Just A Rehash Of The Mainframe Business Model

by Byron Seastrunk | April 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?

by Byron Seastrunk | March 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

by Byron Seastrunk | January 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...

Why Do I Trust Math And Data Over Emotions And Feelings?

Dec 15, 2025 | Engineer, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology | 4 Comments

I feel comfortable relating this, having retired several years ago, and everyone involved has since moved on to other positions, but this remains one of the more frustrating episodes of my entire career. Not the most technically difficult. Not the most complex. Just...

You Were Hacked But All I Get Is One Year Of Credit Monitoring?

Nov 26, 2025 | General, New, Technology | 0 Comments

Two weeks into the month, and I've already been notified by two different companies that they were hacked and my data was compromised—including my Social Security number. They apologized (oh, bless their hearts) and offered me one whole year of free credit monitoring....

How To Fix A Rubbermaid Water Trough And Other Plastic Items

Oct 30, 2025 | Engineer, General, New, Technology | 2 Comments

I have a collection of eight 100-gallon Rubbermaid water troughs. It’s not that I have that many horses, it’s just that these are really good watering troughs with one major flaw. The trough has two inside corners that recess the drain plug, and those corners are...

Midterms Are Coming, They May Be Our Last Chance To Vote

Oct 26, 2025 | General, New, Politics | 0 Comments

Politicians, influencers, news media, advertisers, and even lowly bloggers are all trying to give us our opinions. Not just influence us, but tell us exactly what we should think, buy, believe, and vote for. They hire “experts,” unleash social media armies, and now...

Scars and Tears, Those Are My Warning Labels

Sep 14, 2025 | Engineer, General, New | 3 Comments

Over the years I’ve picked up my share of scars. I have no desire to get rid of them; many of them are far better than any government-mandated warning labels. To name a few lessons: don’t attempt to catch falling knives, attempting to ride a dirt bike through a barbed...