Ever wondered how anodizing actually works? Well here it is. Awesome video explaining how Apple colors its iPods and how anodizing, which is corrosion, actually protects, not destroys, the aluminum skin.
1. Engineering is done with numbers. Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.
2. To design a spacecraft right takes an infinite amount of effort. This is why it’s a good idea to design them to operate when some things are wrong .
3. Design is an iterative process….
I will take every one of these tips into account in my future as an engineer. I already have 1st hand knowledge that tells me at least half of these are true.
(Source: nothings-changed, via rattlethestars)
A great way to live your life. Wish I could live up to this.
(Source: photonasty, via rattlethestars)
iPad 3 Battery
So, I was doing some reading on the internet about the new iPad. I figured with the huge screen, the LTE and the faster processor, the new iPad would either be: heavy as hell because of the huge battery or have crappy battery life because the battery is small. Well, it seems that I was wrong on both accounts. The new iPad has a 42.5 watt-hour battery, and yet only weighs .11 lbs more than the iPad 2 (which had a 25 watt-hour battery). For those of you keeping score at home, that is 70% larger than the iPad 2 with only a 8% increase in weight. I don’t know what kind of chemistry and battery density can achieve this, but I want one for my laptop.
National Geographic: What are you waiting for?
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino owner, is now the poster boy for what’s terribly wrong with our campaign-finance system. Adelson, you may recall, had, before the South Carolina Republican primary, donated $5 million to the pro-Gingrich Super Pac “Winning Our Future” – giving Newt a pile…
Great article on why the Supreme Court’s decision to allow unlimited donations from rich people to campaigns sucks big time. Newt Gingrich was a slimy person 15 years ago and I still don’t trust him now. God knows who he owe what to after this campaign is over.
