At least he made a run for it. View quoted note →

World of Engineering "7 equations every engineer should understand, not just know: 1. F = ma (Newton's Second Law) Force = mass × acceleration. Everything that moves or is prevented from moving obeys this. Every structural load, every vehicle dynamics problem, every rocket trajectory. 2. σ = F/A (Stress) Stress = force ÷ area. How concentrated a force is. A small force on a tiny area can be catastrophic. A huge force spread across enough area is manageable. This is why needles pierce and snowshoes don't sink. 3. Q = mcΔT (Heat transfer, sensible heat) Heat energy = mass × specific heat capacity × temperature change. How much energy it takes to heat or cool something. Every thermal system, every HVAC calculation, every cooling loop. 4. P = IV (Electrical power) Power = current × voltage. Why high-voltage transmission lines lose less energy than low-voltage ones. Why your phone charger gets warm. Every electrical system. 5. PV = nRT (Ideal Gas Law) Pressure × volume = moles × gas constant × temperature. How gases behave. Every engine, compressor, pneumatic system, and pressurised vessel. 6. ΔS ≥ 0 (Second Law of Thermodynamics) Entropy of a closed system never decreases. Why you can't build a perpetual motion machine. Why every energy conversion produces waste heat. Why engineering is fundamentally about managing irreversibility. 7. E = mc² (Mass-energy equivalence) Energy = mass × speed of light². The basis of nuclear engineering. Why a tiny amount of mass releases enormous energy. The equation that explains why uranium powers submarines for 25 years. You don't need to solve these every day. You need to feel them, to know when a system is violating one of them. That's engineering intuition."

"Don't be careful. Be competent." Tom Cruise

Safety is downstream from competence.

"let's all do better" is always a euphemism for, "you should conform to my ideology."

It's fun to read writing from people who are down to earth, like Feyn. View article →

She calls Steve's delivery date reality distortion, but actually reality doesn't negotiate and he simply agrees with it. "Steve Jobs at the first NeXT retreat, December 1985. Footage released by the Steve Jobs Archive in May 2026."

The enemy is the one who wants to erase the history.

This is where we're (@AnnSofiNovelist ) going. You're welcome to join us.

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The more intelligence (AI) we have that enables companies to give people more of what they want, the more wants and needs will be exposed that were not known, and the more labor humanity will need.

AI doesn't modify the laws of economics.

Okay, so we're moving here now. @AnnSofiNovelist View quoted note →

I want to take my son to the ocean. View quoted note →

“To escape criticism: do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” Elbert Hubbard

Cheers to those of you who eat desert before dinner.

If the words you use align with reality, they set you free. If the words you use don't align with reality, they enslave you.

It's interesting what happens to my thoughts when I blow up my goals to be way, way, way bigger than usual. Then my thinking adjusts to, "Well, what do I need to change to make that goal happen?" And even though it's work, it's not really that much more. Mostly a different way of thinking. And that's really interesting to me.

Entrepreneurship requires you to be a fast learner, including from mistakes. Government/employee work usually incentivizes you to avoid making mistakes. Learning from mistakes makes you faster and more effective. Not learning from mistakes makes you slower and less effective. Who do you want to be?