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

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

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

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

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...
What Hobbies Should This Engineer Consider After Retirement?

What Hobbies Should This Engineer Consider After Retirement?

by Byron Seastrunk | Apr 15, 2026 | Animals, Engineer, Gaming, Married to an Engineer, New, Politics

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

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

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 3, 2026 | Engineer, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology

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...
Christmas 2025, Married To An Engineer

Christmas 2025, Married To An Engineer

by Byron Seastrunk | Dec 31, 2025 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New

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?

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

by Byron Seastrunk | Dec 15, 2025 | Engineer, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology

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...
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