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Bringing It Altogether – An Engineer Attempts To Justify His Toys

Bringing It Altogether – An Engineer Attempts To Justify His Toys

by Byron Seastrunk | Feb 3, 2023 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology

Readers of my blog have been subjected to reviews on three different 3D printers, a CNC wood carver, a laser etcher and a host of solar projects. By now most of you have asked yourselves why is he doing all of this? The same is true of my wife. She eyes each new...
Married To An Engineer – The AI Version

Married To An Engineer – The AI Version

by Byron Seastrunk | Jan 25, 2023 | Engineer, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology

I’m going to be up front about this post, I did not write or modify any of the text. All I did was give a word limit, a tone (snarky) and a subject (married to an engineer), the AI behind ChatGPT did the rest. After reading this, I’m both amazed and...
How My Wife Caused A Microwave To Be An Engineering Dilemma

How My Wife Caused A Microwave To Be An Engineering Dilemma

by Byron Seastrunk | Dec 28, 2022 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology

I guess you could say my dilemma started somewhere over twelve years ago when a Panasonic engineer in the microwave division made a poor decision. Then again, Panasonic continued to build these long after the defect was obvious. He may have received a hefty bonus for...
Married To An Engineer: When Does Repair Become Replace?

Married To An Engineer: When Does Repair Become Replace?

by Byron Seastrunk | Sep 18, 2022 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology, Uncategorized

“I know engineers better than that! They would never throw away a 3D printer that quit working without trying to repair it first.” These words were exclaimed by my wife as she watched a credit card commercial showing engineers trashing a malfunctioning printer and...
Married to an Engineer, It’s More Complicated Than You Think

Married to an Engineer, It’s More Complicated Than You Think

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 18, 2022 | Engineer, Married to an Engineer, New, Technology

Unless you’re also an engineer, living with an engineer is an exercise in controlled frustration. Engineers live so closely tied to technology that we automatically assume everyone else has the same love and understanding of technology we do. My house is filled with...
The New Chair, An Engineer’s Journey In Buying A New Chair

The New Chair, An Engineer’s Journey In Buying A New Chair

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 21, 2021 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New

Last week the bracket securing the arm of my gaming/ current office chair broke.  I’ll admit I’ve put on a few pounds during my Covid isolation and I never intended it to sub as a full-time office chair. Still, I haven’t gained that much weight and the chair was less...
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