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Calculating the Number of Observable Life-Supporting Planets
Introduction I like thinking about the possibility of habitable exoplanets. There are many interesting questions that people can ask about exoplanets. Here are a few questions that are interesting to think about: How many intelligent civilizations are present in our … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy
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Morning in Northern Minnesota
Fall is coming ... soon the leaves will start to change color. This is my favorite time of year here. The photographer is my neighbor, Joel Teigland.
A Management Generation Gap
A management mentor of mine (let's call him Gary) contacted me the other day. This contact brought back many memories. Most of what I know about managing people I learned from him. Gary is near retirement now and he is … Continue reading
Posted in Management
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Counting Nearby Stars
In my previous post, I casually stated that there are 61 stars in the region within 5 parsecs of the Sun -- at least according to the Gliese Catalog of Nearby Stars. I did not state where you could get … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy
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Radio Communication Between the Stars
Introduction A phone call from a cancer epidemiologist a few months ago got me thinking radio communication over long distance. This researcher was a sharp guy who immediately saw the dynamic range issues associated with cell tower communication -- the … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, General Mathematics
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Battleship Rangefinders and Geometry
Quote of the Day Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. — Winston Churchill. Introduction While reading a web page on WW2 naval warfare, I found some interesting material on how naval gunfire was spotted -- … Continue reading
Posted in Naval History, optics
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The Drinking History of the US
I have been reading "A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico" and I notice a common theme with other history books about the early US --drinking alcohol was a major preoccupation with early Americans. … Continue reading
Posted in History of Science and Technology, Osseo, Personal
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Torpedo on an Aruba Beach
I have read in a number of places about torpedoes being found on beaches during wartime, but I have never seen pictures of one on a beach. While researching possible diving locations, I ran across this excellent excellent web article … Continue reading
Posted in Naval History
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Fiber Optic Deployment Woes
We recently had a customer who reported that one of our products was reporting low RF video output power. This normally is caused by an issue with equipment setup, but everything this customer did was fine. It turned out that … Continue reading
Posted in Fiber Optics
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