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The AwkEng Revives an Old Project
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Today’s post is about reviving an old project of mine, the BusSign. In my perpetual quest to Stay Off the Internet and Also Stay Off Smartp...
The AwkEng and the Three Forms of Heat Transfer
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Today's post is about cooking gadgets, high school physics, and working through a long bout of analysis paralysis, (which will hopefully pa...
Third Eye Blindness and the AwkEng's Internal Monologue
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Today's post is about aphantasia and anauralia, or a lack of the ability to form imagery in your "minds eye" and the lack of an inner monol...
No Meeting Day is a Lie - Change the AwkEng's Mind
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Much like the salad crisper drawer in your refrigerator, "no meeting day" is also a lie. People book over it, every time. Things get busy, ...
Meditations on Balloons from the Awkeng
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I never knew how much I liked babies until I had one of my own. Aside from the snuggles and their adorable squish, I think one of the thing...
The AwkEng Avoids Integration Risk by Integrating
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Today's post shares some of my mental models for systems development. These models apply to software; they're harder to apply to hardware, ...
Deep Thought and Extreme Value Creation
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Since the start of COVID, I've tried to make a habit of going for a daily walk. I've experimented with it in all sorts of ways, i.e. taking...
The Moment the AwkEng Became a Program Manager
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Today's post is about the exact moment in time when I transitioned from mechanical engineering to a role as a technical program manager. I ...
The AwkEng Reads Books So You Don't Have To
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Following up on themes of internet addiction and distraction, I read several books in the personal productivity space. Nir Eyal's Indistrac...
The Awkward Engineer Evades the Spousal Veto
Today's post is about ideas that went to review with my executive advisory committee, passed, and came to fruition. I've written twice in the past about how the committee often fails to see the brilliance of my project proposals, but the committee wields the power of the "spousal veto" judiciously, so it only seems fair to talk about what has been approved.
The AwkEng Doesn't Believe in Requirements Docs
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Here's a contrarian opinion, but when practicing product development, I don't think you should be using requirements documents at all.
This...
The Awkward Engineer and The Grounding Procedure
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Today's post is a bit on the nerdy side, but with the dry winter air in New England, I'm reminded of some old on-the-job training I receive...
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