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Company Buyouts, Good For The Consumer?

Company Buyouts, Good For The Consumer?

by Byron Seastrunk | May 7, 2024 | Engineer, General, New, Technology

You’re justifiably proud of your waffle maker. It was a lesser-known brand, yet it cost half as much as its competitors, and its brilliant texture sensor guaranteed you got flawless waffles every time. Unfortunately, as soon as you plugged it in, someone mistook...
Interspecies Communication As Experienced By An Engineer

Interspecies Communication As Experienced By An Engineer

by Byron Seastrunk | Apr 21, 2024 | Animals, Engineer, General, New

I thoroughly enjoyed the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise because they spent much of the time grappling with communication issues. Universal translators, missing databases, peculiar methods of communication, and one memorable episode without a translator. I...
Musings On My Greatest Achievement As I Enter Retirement

Musings On My Greatest Achievement As I Enter Retirement

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 23, 2024 | Engineer, General, New

When I retired, there were a few questions that everyone seemed to ask: how did I feel about stepping into retirement (frankly, terrified) and what was my first project going to be (the rebuilding of my dilapidated well house). Yet, there was one question that...
On The Design Of My New Business Card

On The Design Of My New Business Card

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 2, 2024 | Engineer, General, New, Technology, Writing

About 40 years ago, during a period of self-discovery, I chanced upon a handwriting analysis book. Naturally, I used the book to analyze my own handwriting. What hidden aspects of my personality might it reveal? We won’t go into the gritty details, but the picture it...
Why Did My Electric Blanket Fail? An Autopsy Into Its Death

Why Did My Electric Blanket Fail? An Autopsy Into Its Death

by Byron Seastrunk | Feb 24, 2024 | Engineer, General, New, Technology

My electric blanket was just your typical, everyday electric blanket, barely a year old and lightly used. It came with a promising five-year warranty, a promise that quickly dissolved into nothing when the supplier conveniently went out of business or changed their...
Customer Service, Why The L8 Is My Last Sainsmart Product

Customer Service, Why The L8 Is My Last Sainsmart Product

by Byron Seastrunk | Feb 17, 2024 | Engineer, General, New, Technology

When it comes to technology, I tend to have a pretty staunch brand loyalty. It’s not just about the tech meeting my needs; if two products are similar in technology and capability, the price isn’t as big a deal to me as the brand itself. However, there’s another...
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