Eric Engstrom
This morning I received an email telling me Eric Enstrom died. I probably spent an hour staring off into space thinking about him. I thought about all the things I would say in my blog post. Then I realized I … Continue reading
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Quote of the day–G. Eric Engstrom
Dear Jamie, Money is the root of all evil. A man does need roots. Remember to dream with your eyes open so you can act on them to make them real. G. Eric EngstromMarch 23, 2000Inscription inside the front cover … Continue reading
Quote of the day–Eric Engstrom
If I were mad enough at someone to kill them I wouldn’t use a gun. They might wink out on me before I wanted them to. I would want them to know who it was and I would want them … Continue reading
Quote of the day–Eric Engstrom
Computers and the internet are a far bigger problem for the government than they are for the individual. Eric EngstromOctober 2003
Quote of the day–Eric Engstrom
Reliability in a handgun is extremely important. If you point it at someone and all it does is go CLICK when you pull the trigger you don’t have much leeway in talking your way out of the situation. I mean, … Continue reading
Private Enterprise Demonstration
Quote of the Day Read the whole thing. He expects the booster to ultimately have a one-hour turnaround time. In the late 1990s I expressed the thought that, if he wanted, Bill Gates could afford to finance a manned Mars … Continue reading
A New Frontier Might Be Required
Scientists Get Serious in the Search for a Working Warp Drive (msn.com) Scientists have longed for some sort of technology that can propel humans faster than what physics says is possible, and now a new online tool is helping engineers … Continue reading
First warp bubble created
I wish Eric Engstrom were still alive. He died just over a year ago and planned to live long enough to travel to other solar systems in warp drive capable ships. This plan of his was one part of his … Continue reading
Quote of the day—Alexey Bobrick
We went in a different direction than NASA and others and our research has shown there are actually several other classes of warp drives in general relativity. In particular, we have formulated new classes of warp drive solutions that do … Continue reading
It is 2020 after all
Seven year-old grandson Bryce shared this in his parents Christmas letter: Q: What’s the worst vision to have?A: 2020! Barb and I know we have been extremely fortunate compared to a lot of people. Still, there are some things that … Continue reading
Deposition results
My Quote of the Day for yesterday was Sean wishing me “good hunting” in the deposition. That was very nice and even encouraging. But either Sean was unaware of the roles being played or he was supremely confident of my … Continue reading
DirectXBox
I’m only about a year late on this. I’m not big on anniversaries and generally only pay attention if it’s socially required behavior. Alex St. John wrote an article on the 10 year anniversary of Direct-X. I had a minor role in … Continue reading
Wow! Another guy I worked for is in the news
When I went to work for Microsoft, on contract, back in ’95 I wrote video drivers for Direct X. My friend Eric Engstrom did the hiring but it was for a position where I reported to Craig Eisler. As I posted … Continue reading
AOL buys Wildseed
A friend of mine, Eric Engstrom who I quote occasionally, just sold his company to AOL. As Ry put it in an email to me, he “escapes again”. Ry and I both used to work for Eric at Chromium Communications. … Continue reading
Human Immortality by the End of the Decade
Quote of the Day If it’s always been your dream to have the ability to live forever, you may be in luck as scientists believe we are just seven years away from achieving immortality. Ellie AbrahamMarch 22, 2023Humans predicted to … Continue reading
Stossel gores Gore
Via email from Stephanie. I like the part where the scientists who have supposedly been “paid off” are lamenting about not receiving their wheelbarrows full of cash. It’s the same story as us gun bloggers not getting our payoff from … Continue reading