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I'm a professional scientist/engineer and an amateur cook and philosopher
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2018-04-21 20:29
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steemkitchen
2018-09-23 03:22
Reviving stale bread trick
There are many online resources describing how to revive stale bread. The method I test here is a composite of these suggestions. I seems to work relatively well. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS
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vlog
2018-09-23 03:12
Vlog (#008), September update
I seem to be able to post a vlog about once a month. This is September's installment. I'm basically discussing how I plan to move forward with my video work. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS
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psychology
2018-09-10 22:15
Bessel van der Kolk's firing, imminent threat, and institutional memory
In this video I briefly discuss the firing of Bessel van der Kolk from the Boston Trauma Center, which he helped found thirty five years ago. I refer the interested viewer to the following articles, from
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life
2018-09-10 15:48
Caulking the siding on my house
One of the challenges of living in a mobile home or manufactured home is the continual repair work needed. On an almost biyearly basis I find myself needing to put caulk in the cracks in the siding. Although
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work
2018-09-09 03:00
Saturday evening, progress and plans
You begin to recognize how much time you spend at work when you realize that your toilet at home is clean because you only use it 5-10 times per week and the rest of the time you're in the office. In all
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life
2018-09-09 01:05
Vlog (#007), Update and dicussion of audio problems
Just a short update regarding life, research, and issues with audio recording. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS
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parking
2018-09-02 03:29
Parking Professional Magazine, September 2016
I went to my campus office of transportation, and believe it or not discovered this issues of Parking Professional Magazine, September 2016, in the waiting area. I thought it was a joke magazine until
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letseat
2018-09-02 02:54
Review of Letseat
This is a promising app, but there need to be changes. I'm hopeful that overtime it will continue to grow in popularity and functionality. The good: I like that it has so many restaurants in a database.
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economics
2018-09-02 02:39
My Steemit mistake, attempting to beat the Pareto distribution
I've realized that I've made a significant mistake with Steemit. I've been limiting my posting because I want to produce all good content. This is a nice idea, but really it violates the empirical relation
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letseat
2018-08-24 18:16
Review of One World Cafe
All around comfortable cafe to visit, play games, or study. Broad and reasonable priced menu. Plenty of seating, both comfy chairs and tables. There is more than enough power outlet. There is a private
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letseat
2018-08-22 18:53
Review of Valhalla Bar & Grill
Basically a moderately pricey student bar and grill. The restaurant is clean and the food is reasonable. The serving size is good. There is an excellent beer selection. Coin operated pool tables, dart
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life
2018-08-20 18:21
First day of classes, smoke blocks out the sun, post022
Classes start today. My first lecture is the graduate course, Thermodynamics of Solids, at 9:10. You can see over my shoulder that there is enough smoke in the region that the sun is mostly blocked, appearing
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vlog
2018-08-19 04:01
Vlog (#006), post021
I recorded this vlog August 6, but haven’t had the time or energy to upload it. I’m trying to keep putting one foot in front of the other here, but with the beginning of the new semester my time is limited.
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steemstem
2018-08-19 03:15
Introduction to Engineering Ethics
Ethics is an important part of the professional engineer’s life. In this video I discuss ethics and engineering ethics. The Code of Ethics developed by the National Society of Professional Engineers (
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steemstem
2018-08-17 23:08
Video Error
The content here was a video that was uploaded to DTube. The video's audio was broken in the process. I will try uploading it again tomorrow. To clarify, it seems that not all mp4 are created equal. An
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philosophy
2018-08-06 15:45
The advance of democracy by the internet, post020
Plato (Socrates) and many others have written about the terror of democracy. If I were to summarize 1000s of years of writing into a single sentence, "Democracy is mob rule." In the language
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life
2018-07-27 21:43
VLog (#005), post019
Just an update to force myself to post. I've been working on a couple of video lectures, but am getting stuck on notational issues. These days I'm also fairly busy with writing. I'm currently working on
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life
2018-07-25 19:12
VLog (#004), post018
I've not posted recently, for a variety of reasons. In part I've been very busy, but I've also hit a sad patch of life and I've been in a funk. I've decided to get out of this funk by forcing myself to
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steemit
2018-07-01 19:10
Curation myths, minnows, and implications, post017
I've been on Steemit now for around 2-3 months and have a SP of around 50. (All my profit goes into SP.) I've made a few observations about curation that I thought were noteworthy. At first, these observations
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steemkitchen
2018-06-21 21:06
SteemKitchen Recipe Contest 6 (Week 3 : Desserts ): A simple, dark chocolate soufflé, post016
In this video I demonstrate how to make a simple dessert soufflé. In a previous video I showed how to make the world’s simplest soufflé ( and subsequently how to improve on it ( In these videos I discussed
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