Holy crap.. I’ve been busy for so long that my own login cookie expired! Suffice to say that between Spacesystems Design, Advanced Mechanics of Structures, and Spacecraft Dynamics its been a brutal few weeks at Skule. I’m now in somewhat of a brief respite, you could say a lull before the storm of Midterms. Once Midterms [...]

We have a course this year called AER407 - Space Systems Design. Here’s the course description from the Engineering calendar: The course covers the conceptual and preliminary design phases for a space system currently of interest in the Aerospace industry. A team of visiting engineers provide material on the various subsystems and share their experiences working [...]

I came across a nifty little trick today (reference here) for hiding files and folders in Nautilus that you can’t move or rename, such as lost+found in a partition’s root directory. The trick is to create a text file called .hidden in the same directory as the file or folder you want to hide, and [...]

When Porsche released the Cayenne in 2002, I thought to myself “Porsche.. SUV.. Something doesn’t fit.” I’ve seen many of them on the road and I can’t say I’ve seen any of them display any real driving performance. It seems an odd relationship to their smaller, sportier cousins. Earlier today I read an article about a [...]

I found this while browsing randomly earlier today, thought I’d post it. Cute!

When I built my computer in the summer of 2003 (yes, it really is that old), I bought a Logitech MX Duo. This combo came with Logitech’s wireless Elite keyboard and wireless MX700 optical mouse. The keyboard has since broken, and I replaced it with an old used Logitech wireless keyboard that Glenn had lying [...]

I was sent this article earlier today regarding General Motors demoing their new HCCI engines. While it is by no means a solution to the problem of vehicle emissions, it certainly is a cool step forward in engine technology.