President of Modular Methods consulting, focused on open modular instrument systems such as VXI, PXI, or AXIe. Author of Test Cafe blog at EDN.

Steamboat Springs
Joined November 2011
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Look at all the 🇺🇸 trade that's now happening without the Jones Act in effect. And the Jones Act fleet is still fully booked. This is all extra shipping, from Americans to Americans, that's happening just because government got out of the way.
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Imagine a humble Scottish farmer named Fleming toiling away on his farm, when suddenly, piercing screams shatter the tranquility. Without a second thought, he abandons his tools and races towards the distress. What he finds is a child struggling in the swamp, trapped and drowning. With no hesitation, Fleming risks his own life, using a long branch to pull the child to safety. The very next day, a luxurious car pulls up to Fleming's modest home. Out steps a distinguished gentleman—Randolph Churchill, the father of the boy Fleming saved. Churchill offers to repay the farmer's bravery with riches, but Fleming refuses, saying, "Saving someone is my duty; humanity has no price." Just then, Fleming's own son appears at the door. Churchill, intrigued, asks, "Is this your son?" When Fleming proudly confirms, Churchill proposes an intriguing deal: if Fleming won't accept his money, he'll fund the boy’s education at the finest schools, ensuring he gets the same opportunities as Churchill's own child. Fleming, realizing the chance to give his son a future he could never afford, gratefully accepts. His son goes on to attend St Mary's Medical School in London and becomes Sir Alexander Fleming, the inventor of penicillin. But here’s where the story comes full circle: years later, it is penicillin that saves the life of Winston Churchill, Randolph’s son, who would become the Prime Minister of Britain twice. Isn’t it fascinating how a single act of kindness can ripple through history, connecting lives in such unexpected ways? Everything you do or don’t do has a ripple effect
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"The level of sustained capital investment needed for leading-edge [semiconductor] manufacturing simply cannot be supported by any government if the economic incentives don’t align." fortune.com/2022/07/13/us-ch…
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“Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world.” - Isaac Asimov
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Me, but oscilloscopes
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Karen Tumulty
@ktumulty1 Mar 2020
The voters in Democratic primaries are erasing her.
Replying to @ktumulty
And @ewarren - why do you and your colleagues keep erasing her?
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Does #5G pose health risks? – Part 3. Larry Desjardin concludes the series looking at studies of EM effects. buff.ly/2xlfHJi @EDNcom #health
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In my EP column “Could local fees kill 5G?”, I examine the impact of various 5G fees onto the consumer, depending on housing density. My conclusion: Urban fees are probably OK, but suburban fees could slow deployments. Warning: Math involved. bit.ly/2ScauzC
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My latest EDN column is “5G poised to disrupt the network edge.” Here I discuss why low latency services demand new ISP topologies. All you need to examine this is 1) the current topology, and 2) the speed of light in glass. ubm.io/2S8RtxZ
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Optical interfaces to address 5G test. Here’s the latest AXIe and PXI products with the new ODI optical interface. bit.ly/2S8Sq9x
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#TechHistory: Today in 1939, William Hewlett and David Packard founded Hewlett-Packard--a little company that made audio oscillators at the time. @HP
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New blog posting on voltage transfer principles... edn.com/electronics-blogs/fu…
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RT @modularconx: Solar powered espresso and internet. The calculations don’t lie- there’s enough solar power on my trailer to operate an internet cafe for an entire campground. This is how I measured it. ubm.io/2RRyFjR
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I mean... how could we not post this on #NationalCatDay? Hope you have a purrfect Monday!
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Eric Starkloff has been appointed president and chief operating officer of National Instruments, responsible for leading NI's global sales, marketing and R&D. Alex Davern will remain CEO, focusing on the company's long-term strategic direction. buff.ly/2RibePA
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Very excited to take on the role of President and COO for @NIglobal. Great times ahead! businesswire.com/news/home/2… – at Austin, TX
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How much #solarpower does it take to brew an espresso? This is a job for test and #measurement @modularconx #offthegrid #batterymonitor ow.ly/JCB530mfOO2
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It’s been 1 year since the tragic Tubbs fire spread through many Northern CA neighborhoods, impacting the communities in unimaginable ways. While the fires are behind us, the impact on the area will never be forgotten, especially for the team at Keysight. bit.ly/2Odf7Iw
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