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soapboxrocket

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About soapboxrocket

Innovation expert, with a bend towards actionable design thinking.

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    Comment #42504966

    Reminds me a bit of the UPS Flight 6 that crashed in 2010. Wasn't the cause of the fire, but the fire heated up the co-pilots oxygen system to the point he couldn't wear it and eve…

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    Comment #41832562

    First step to mining a NEO is knowing where they are.

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    Comment #33642850

    He's got Granny Smith in the shit category, and this just reminds me of a funny story about dogs! We had two corgis and my wife made all their meals by hand. Part of their diet was…

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    Comment #30856184

    When COVID broke out I was working with a manufacturing company, helping to fix their PMO. One of the big issues they had was that the only way to get parts through the factory was…

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    Comment #30386896

    So two questions: 1) what other priorities? 2) has anyone that worked on teams actually used it? It has one of the worst UX's ever.

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    Comment #28099311

    It should also be noted that Small Steps & Giant leaps has been able to create a really strong backbone/backoffice through the utilization of discord.

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    Comment #28010087

    > I've never felt so disconnected from my teammates. That's a valid point, but having everyone back in the office isn't the only solution to that problem. It may be the best soluti…

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    Comment #26430073

    I'm interested in the ITAR implications here of the video. When asked about seeing the inside of the fuel tank during the crew demo mission Shotwell said no because it was covered …

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    AZLO Bank Shutting Down

    I got this email from AZLO bank today: It is with regret that I share this news today: Our parent bank, BBVA US, has made the strategic decision to close Azlo. Transparency is incr…

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    Comment #24720254

    I would note that today's VW Golf has better horsepower and a higher top speed than the first Ferrari.

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    Comment #24720204

    I'd love to see your math. I don't have any math to support my belief just a little bit of logic, but it works like this: 1) 787 burns X lbs of fuel per hour in flight 2) 787 takes…

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    Comment #24354066

    The blank check is ultimately the problem. I say remove the blank check and then let colleges figure out the rest. I look to the UK as an example. The government only guarantees $1…

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    Comment #24283430

    Invisible Inc, the sounds are even on point.

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    Comment #24272725

    I'm always amazed how inefficient cross industry pollination is. This was a major issue in aerospace for years (see Hudson River) and there are a number of solutions, one of the be…

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    Comment #23325184

    I'm in agreement with you on this. I've been playing with a package for Atom that would simplify a bunch of stuff in my process, but in general I don't like the risk of proprietary…

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    Comment #23273072

    The RAT was deployed too, so clearly they were having power issues. Just haven't seen if they had power plant problems before or after the engines appear to have scraped the ground…

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    Comment #23272343

    Based on the photos of the damage to the engines the aborted landings didn't go well. https://avherald.com/h?article=4d7a6e9a&opt=0

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    Comment #23192832

    I've been working on an Expanse based theme syntax and UI for Atom: https://github.com/CraigDamlo/expanse-syntax https://github.com/CraigDamlo/expanse-ui Now I'm starting on a dail…

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    Comment #22500198

    CATIA is a beast of a bill!

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    Comment #22465180

    This. And if you pull if forward, stack ranking did a lot of damage to both GE and Microsoft after Ballmer implemented it. The real failure of stack ranking is it never ends, so at…

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    Comment #22417359

    The old no press is bad press theory in action. It will be interesting to see what actually happens when the season starts and moves into the all-star break.

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