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To Mask Or Not To Mask, Why Is There Even A Question?

To Mask Or Not To Mask, Why Is There Even A Question?

by Byron Seastrunk | Aug 1, 2020 | Blogging, General, New

2020 certainly was nothing like what we anticipated. We have politicians giving medical advice and orders based on nothing but their own fears and pocketbooks. We have doctors absolutely amazed that we’re ignoring their advice. Really, when was the last time you had a...
The Eternal Conflict Between Human Behavior And Engineering Logic

The Eternal Conflict Between Human Behavior And Engineering Logic

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 8, 2020 | Blogging, Engineer, New

The popularity of my Married to an Engineer posts tells me that most of you have difficulty understanding how engineers think. As an engineer, I can tell you that difficulty is mutual. We try to design based on rational human beings and the truth is most of you are...
Closing Out 2019 In Bits And Pieces

Closing Out 2019 In Bits And Pieces

by Byron Seastrunk | Jan 3, 2020 | Blogging, Engineer, General, New, Technology

I admit it. Sometimes very logical conclusions completely escape me. I started Opinionbypen because I realized I was too isolated. At the time it never occurred to me that nobody cared. In order to people to take time out of their life and read my blog, they have to...
Baby Knowledge, An Important Concept In Being Understood

Baby Knowledge, An Important Concept In Being Understood

by Byron Seastrunk | Jun 29, 2019 | Blogging, Engineer, General, New, Writing

When we moved out to our ranch, my wife had to impress on me that horses were not merely big dogs that we could ride. Wagging their tail does not indicate pleasure at seeing you. Rolling on the ground doesn’t always mean their back itches and yawning certainly doesn’t...
Creating An Alexa Podcast For OpinionByPen Using Amazon Polly

Creating An Alexa Podcast For OpinionByPen Using Amazon Polly

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 10, 2019 | Blogging, General, New, Technology

In my previous post I took you on my journey to add Amazon’s speech synthesizer Polly to Opinionbypen. I have to admit I did this as an excuse to play with some of the emerging technologies offered by Amazon. Although there were a few minor obstacles along the way,...
Amazon Polly For WordPress, A Review And Maybe A Podcast

Amazon Polly For WordPress, A Review And Maybe A Podcast

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 3, 2019 | Blogging, New, Technology

It’s inevitable that having mastered their own specialty, an artist will go on to explore other media. For example, a painter who has worked with oils will probably try watercolors. An experienced electrical engineer will probably think he’s capable of doing...
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