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Bobby the beagle can let rip all he wants now that Paddy has taken precautions. Paddy says "The only inconvenience is remembering to change the filter cartridge every 8 hours and it's a little bit tricky eating your dinner" and of course smoking can be a bit hazardous too.
Quietly incubating in dusty, ramen-scented apartments and faculty dorms all across the state, the brainchild of some sleep-deprived twenty-some thing will revolutionize our life in techniques that nowadays feel wholly unimaginable: how we hail on-need products and services, how we...
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un come prepared for their historic meeting in Singapore. www.picfair.com/pics/06900484-2-great-minds-prepare-to-meet
On April 13/14, 1970 (It depended where you were on earth.), Apollo 13 suffered an explosion which ripped apart one oxygen tank and damaging another inside the spacecraft. Gene Kranz was in charge of the white team and had the mission of getting the astronauts home safely. The vest that he wore for the launch of Apollo 13 is displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.
A quote from the movie "Apollo 13" after the explosion has happened with Ed Harris playing Kranz, "With all due respect Sir, I believe this is going to be our finest hour."
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Data centers aren’t the problem.
Outdated planning is.
AI didn’t create the demand for compute —
our entire digital lives did.
Streaming. Banking. Medicine.
Weather. Security. Cloud. Everything.
Compute is the new infrastructure.
And it needs room to grow.
So let’s build smarter —
in places where the land welcomes us.
Remote. Renewable rich.
Water neutral. Self sufficient.
A new kind of outpost for a new kind of era.
Quiet. Powerful. Sustainable.
This is the future of digital infrastructure.
This is the American Digital Frontier.
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Every movie streamed, every online purchase, every GPS route, every medical scan, every bank transaction, every weather forecast, every cybersecurity system, every scientific model, every cloud-based business tool – all of it flows through data centers. Not abstractly. Not theoretically. Literally. And as the world becomes more connected, more digital, and more dependent on real-time information, the demand for computing power grows – whether or not AI exists.
Instead of forcing data centers into suburbs and farmland, we should build them where they can thrive without conflict – remote, renewable rich, water neutral outposts that generate their own power and recycle every drop. Otherwise, we just infuriate local residents unnecessarily. There are plenty of wide-open spaces in the American West for solar-wind-hydro-powered complexes that can blend into the landscape and leave local communities untouched.
Zookeepers hit food in this large plastic ball, to encourage the kangaroos to explore and interact with their environment.
I imagine a “water-neutral” data center complex will mark the beginning of the American Digital Frontier in the near future. It will be step 1 in a new kind of city that is totally self-sufficient, generating all its own power needs via solar panels, a wind farm, and perhaps even a nearby waterfall for hydroelectric energy production. It will be situated in a remote, some would even call "wild" part of a big Western state, nowhere near civilization, with snow-capped mountains in the background.
One of the best sites is Monitor Valley, near the Toquima Range in Central Nevada. It is one of the least populated valleys in the continental U.S. The Toquima Range and Table Mountain Wilderness rise dramatically to the west, and the valley is among the highest irradiance zones in North America. Afternoon thermals sweep down from the mountains, and snowmelt streams descend from the high peaks in spring. Long-haul fiber routes cross central Nevada along US-50 and US-6.
Beneath the quiet watch of snow-capped peaks, a new frontier will take shape designed to harmonize advanced computing with the wild American landscape. It will draw power from the sun, wind, and mountain streams while returning every drop of water back to its natural environment.
The outpost will generate all of its own energy through a carefully balanced ecosystem of solar arrays, wind turbines, and micro hydro installations. Its cooling systems will rely on closed loop water cycles, immersion technology, and atmospheric capture — ensuring zero impact on local watersheds. Every structure will be low profile, earth toned, and shaped to follow the contours of the valley, blending modern engineering with the timeless quiet of the high desert.
A small residential and operations cluster will support the engineers, technicians, and researchers who call the outpost home. Their work will be the foundation of a new kind of settlement — one that grows outward from a single, elegant node into a full fledged city powered entirely by renewable energy and next generation computing.
This outpost will be more than a technological installation. It will be the seed of a future city — a place where innovation, sustainability, and wilderness coexist. A place that demonstrates how the infrastructure of tomorrow can be built with reverence for the land and responsibility to the generations ahead. The Monitor Valley Outpost can stand as a bold invitation: to imagine, to build, and to believe in a future where technology enhances the world instead of consuming it. This is where the digital frontier can begin — and where the next chapter of American innovation will be written.
Addendum
Other suitable outposts may be Northern Arizona (Kaibab Plateau and the Arizona Strip), Eastern Oregon (High Lava Plains near the Cascades), Western Utah (House Range and Snake Valley), Southwestern Wyoming (Red Desert meets the Wind River Range).
This isn't pie-in-the-sky. A public-private partnership may be necessary to get at least the first outpost built, which seems to me as important as building a base on the moon.
….to help the corn crop. This was taken near Hensall, Ontario where we were told the corn has matured too quickly due to the hot weather and lack of rain. Still no rain back here on Lake Huron where the corn is starting to produce tassels too early as well.
The Mitre Pub in Glastonbury which carries a sign on it saying beer can solve 99 problems. May not be accurate but maybe it could help with a few of them.. like loneliness?
Here is the finished product. You can see the antique medicine cabinet sunk into the wall (Whew!!!!). Also, the pedestal sink is hooked up and working (no leaks - knock on wood). And finally, the custom corner cabinet with the same corner detail trim to resemble the antique medicine cabinet.
To finish off the craftsman look, I put a bead board wainscotting more the half way up the wall with a shelf all around the room (to collect knick-knacks and dust).
Turns out, the green isn't working. We're going to repaint it - something.
For the Home Remixer:
Sink - Kohler Memiors
Toilet - Kohler Memiors
Wall - Bead Board Wainscotting
Scones - reproduction Craftsman
Scales - Weight Watchers (goes high enough for even me)
Bowl & Pitcher - a real antique from a real antique shop
and, last, but not least ( ** drum roll please ** )
Medicine Cabinet - A REAL ANTIQUE removed from a 1911 building in Ohio, purchased on Ebay, lovingly shipped out to us by a nice old guy, and installed by me with great effort.
Code's zookeeper had placed a plastic water bottle on a branch near his food. It wasn't blocking the food, but it was clearly a distraction for the common eland. Code found a way to slide it back off the branch; it hit the ground and rolled down a hill, away from the Continental breakfast.
The zookeeper was behind me, up on the deck used for feeding the giraffes. She cheered for Code and asked me whether I had gotten some photos.
This is Christakis, my grandfather, the man from whom I inherit not just my name, but so much more.
Never could I have imagined how deeply his presence would shape my life. Just by being near him and observing.
As the years pass and I reflect, I find myself filled with endless gratitude for the privilege of calling him Grandad. To be able to draw so much inspiration from him is truly a blessing.
Over time, I have been fascinated and intriged by the way he carried himself, dealt with life, created, designed and, above all, problem solved creatively with such a finesee. But what stands out most, the legacy I carry with me, is his unwavering work ethic—his obsession with quality, precision, and the smallest detail.
His discerning eye became my own, his passion for precision and accuracy forever echoing through my world.
A few lines could never capture his essence, for the inspiration he has given me is boundless.
To some, he may have been just another man. But to me, he is a legend.
His entire life revolved around his craft—a man of stainless steel, with hands as steady and enduring as the metal he shaped.
Kaimakli, Nicosia, Cyprus (July, 2024)
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It must be awkward to have an itch right between the horns. Code found a stick to remedy the situation!
This tray has all the micro slips and slip holders, as well as erasable blank magnets.
The pre-printed slips have symbols on them, similar to the ones on some of the magnets. They are mostly for problem solving and decision making.
There are also a whole bunch of magnets with little clear pockets to hold the slips.
See here about the blockage magnets.
The central space holds long magnets and clear strips to hold a line of slips or notes like a magnetic clamp - see the magnet board on the table easel.
Problem Solving Using the Why Tree by xtremelean.us
* This presentation is on problem solving using the why tree and is designed to teach a standardized approach for your people at all levels of the organization. Good problem solving skills within your company will cause your business to thrive while making everyone's life easier in the process.
* While problem solving does not have to be difficult, there are many that like to make it sound that way.
* People are not born as natural problem solvers and you don't need a college degree to learn to be a good problem solver either.
* Good problem solving skills can be taught and that is what I am going to do. My goal is to teach you a simple standardized approach that can be used in your business or personal life. You can also use this training video to teach others at your business. When completed, you will fully understand and be ready to use the concepts taught here.
* When we become good at problem solving, we start eliminating the problems that cause our head to spin once and for all. Our life becomes much easier and we suddenly have more time and less frustration. You are probably watching this video because that is exactly the direction you want to go in your life.
* Let's first discuss what a problem is or is not.
* A problem is the difference between actual conditions and the desired conditions and you don't know how to solve it.
* Let's put this in simpler terms.
* Let's change desired condition with "Want" and change actual condition with "Have"
* So the difference between what we have and what we want is the problem.
* And it's only a problem if you don't already know what the solution is.
* Let me give you a simple illustration of what a problem is. Barney here wants a female companion, but he does not have one, and he doesn't know exactly what to do about it. That is Barneys problem. That seems pretty straightforward doesn't it?
* The biggest type of problem people face is when something suddenly goes wrong.
* Captain Jack here is flying 300 passengers across the continent when all of a sudden, the plane starts to go down.
* In this case, the pilot WANTS to have full control of the plane again.
* But what he has is a plane that is going down and he doesn't know what happened or what to do about it.
* Does the pilot have a problem? 100% affirmative.
* Everyone has problems in their life at one time or another, so we all have the responsibility and opportunity to solve problems many times in our lives. It is absolutely best when we solve a problem so it never ever returns again. When you solve problems this way, your life becomes easier.
* When it comes to problem solving, some people just start shooting from the hip. This can be a very costly, time consuming, and frustrating approach. Preferable to this would be to take some aim at our target. After all, if we take the time to aim carefully at our target we increase the chance of hitting the bulls eye.
* Let's use a hypothetical problem that everyone can relate to. You arrived to work late.
* By the way, always clearly define the problem in as few words as possible, while also making sure everyone can understand what the problem is.
* And the reason we arrived to work late is because our car would not start.
* Many people put a lot of emphasis on root cause analysis, which is finding out what exactly what caused the car not to start.
* This is a fish bone diagram which is another tool that can be used for determining the root cause of a problem.
* And while sometimes finding the root cause is important, finding the best solution that will prevent the problem from reoccurring is THE most important objective.
* In this case, let's say you were at the end of your ropes with this piece of junk anyway and had decided you were going to buy a new car.
* Do you really care what exactly caused your old car not to start? Not really.
* Will the new car be a proper solution to your problem and get you to work reliably for many years to come? Absolutely
* My point is, solutions are more important than causes and in my opinion, outweigh them greatly.
* All right, let's do a reality check. You have a crap car, you were late to work because it would not start, and you have no money to buy a new car.
* You now need to know what caused your car not to start so you will not be able to fix it.
* The Why Tree method is the focus of this presentation, but it relies on knowing the 5-Why root cause analysis method. The 5-Why method for determining root cause is one of the simplest methods to learn and to complete. You start with a clear problem statement, then ask why the problem happened and write the answer down. If that answer did not identify the root cause, continue asking why until it does.
* Let's go through an example.
* For example our problem is we woke up late.
* We would then ask "why did we wake up late?"
* The alarm did not go off.
* "why did the alarm not go off?"
* Because the time reset on the alarm clock?
* Why did the time reset on the alarm clock?
* Because the power went out.
* Why did the power go out?
* Because of the severe thunderstorms.
* Why were there severe thunderstorms?
* We don't know.
* Notice that solutions are out of our control when the power went out? We do not have control over the power or the weather. So the line of questioning should stop when we do not have any control over the cause.
* One of the problems with the 5-Why root cause analysis is it only allows for one line of questioning. Based on the answers you give, you can get off the trail to solutions very quickly.
* Let's back up and change the answer to "why did the time reset on the clock?" to:
* Because the clock lost power
* Then why did the clock lose power?
* Because the alarm clock did not have the backup battery installed.
* Why was the backup battery not installed?
* Because we did not have one at the time.
* Take notice that the answers you give will dramatically change the outcome. You must also ensure the answers are accurate or once again you will be on a wild goose chase.
* We now have a root cause that we have control over and an easy solution to the problem. Having a backup battery installed in the alarm clock allows it to continue working in the event of a power outage. This solution is very simple and effective with a very low cost. It is easy to implement and has no negative consequences.
* While you now have a good solution to this problem, let's not forget that batteries do not last forever. You will need to check the batteries in the alarm clock on a regular basis if your want to eliminate this particular problem forever.
* Even though this approach is called 5-Why, 5 is just a rule of thumb for the number of times to ask why. It could be more or less though depending on the problem. When you no longer know the answer to the question that is a good place to stop. Speculation will rarely serve you well.
* While the 5-Why root cause analysis is a good and simple tool, I find the Why Tree diagram is a much better tool for brainstorming multiple possible causes of the problem. Discovering multiple causes of the problem allows you to develop multiple potential solutions to the problem. You would use the same 5-why approach but the tree diagram allows you to list multiple potential causes to each why. There is no limit to the size or shape of your Why Tree. Let me share an example of using the Why Tree.
* Let's use a real life problem I experienced recently. We put in a new lawn at our house and it wasn't very long before I noticed the grass was dying is some areas. I was upset and wanted to know why and the solution to the problem.
* It did not take long to put two and two together. The dog peeing on the lawn was causing it to die. The reason I want to share this example with you is to show you there are almost always several solutions to any given problem.
* While you may have multiple solutions for any given problem, and even though all of the solutions may solve the problem, there are costs or consequences to consider. Your job in good problem solving is to come up with:
A: The simplest
B: Most effective solution
C: At the lowest cost
D: That is the easiest to implement
E: With no negative consequences.
* The description of my problem is very simple "my grass is dying in small sections". So the 1st question why is the grass dying? Because the dog is peeing on the grass, why is the dog peeing on the grass? Because he is not trained to go elsewhere.
* I must confess, when I first saw that the dog peeing on the grass was causing it to die, I jumped to my first solution and that was a well planned hunting accident where the dog had more to worry about than the bird.
* But that solution would end up in divorce court. Although this solution would be simple, 100% effective, relatively low cost, and easy to implement, the consequences of this solution would make it a very poor choice.
* Then I thought how can I train the dog to stay off the nice new lawn?
* Someone suggested setting up an electric fence and I thought that would be a perfect solution. So off to the pet store I went only to discover these fences aren't cheap. Although this solution would be very effective and there were no negative consequences I could foresee, the cost was high and not simple to install or implement. Still the best solution I have found up to this point.
* I realized I needed to dig deeper to find more causes and therefore more solutions so I asked myself again, "why is the grass dying?"
* Because of the dog pee. I don't have any control over the natural functions of the dog so there is no solution there.
* Why is the dog pee causing the grass to die?
* I had to do some research on the internet, but quickly found my answer. Because dog pee has high levels of Nitrogen.
* Why are there high levels of Nitrogen in the dog pee?
* I also found the answers on the internet that it could be related to their diet
* Or they are not drinking enough water.
* I investigated changing the diet for my dog and found that over the lifetime of the dog, you will probably spend more than the electric fence. I also found out there are health risks for the dog with this diet. I found this solution to be simple, but the effectiveness in my mind was questionable. The cost was again high and the negative consequences of the health of the dog were not exciting. Bordering again on the divorce court thing.
* The dog not drinking enough water was another cause looking for a solution.
* I also thought I could probably teach my dog to read before I could get her to drink more water. So while this solution may be effective at a low cost with no negative consequences, I did not feel this would be simple or easy to implement at all.
* We might not be able to get the dog to drink more water which would dilute the Nitrogen, but maybe we can dilute the Nitrogen another way. What if we adjusted the sprinklers to come on more frequently in the area the dog goes potty? Here is an extremely simple and easy to implement solution that should be totally effective with no cost or negative consequences. Guess what solution I chose to solve my problem?
* There is a simple way to cross check the solution you have chosen. Just read your Why Tree in reverse order and substitute the question why with the word because. Let's try this.
* We are going to adjust the sprinklers to come on more frequently because we need to dilute the high levels of Nitrogen because of the dog pee, because the dog pee is killing the grass. Make sure when you do the cross check that your solution makes sense all the way down the line.
* Root cause analysis is definitely a team effort. After all, two heads are better than one. Choose your team members wisely and keep the team size to a manageable group however.
* Don't worry about the repeatability of this problem solving process. In my mind, problem solving is a very creative process.
* If you give the same problem to three different teams, depending on the creativity of each team, you will most likely end up with three different solutions to the problem. This is absolutely normal. Just be creative and focus on the best solution to the problem you face and implement it.
* If this process does not give you a solution that is clearly correct, you may need to use a different problem solving tool.
* In the future, I will be posting videos on all of the problem solving tools including, Pareto charts, flow charts, fishbone diagrams, brainstorming tools, mind maps, failure mode and effects analysis, and TRIZ. So stay tuned.
This is the end of the presentation, but the beginning of your journey towards realizing the benefits of good problem solving at your own company. We have many years experience in the tools of Six Sigma with problem solving skills at the forefront. Let us know how we can help you.
If you need help in training or implementing problem solving, visit us at www.xtremelean.us
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Solving problems.
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connecting the dots. colorful candy polka dots covering a mountain of buttercream icing sitting on top of a delicious cupcake. Shallow dof
I made a box to sit on the base of my table easel. It has four trays with blank and symbol slips and coloured magnets and magnets with symbols.
I can use this kit to brainstorm ideas or solutions to problems, or to organise notes and ideas.
The advantage of this kit over traditional paper mindmaps and other mapping processes is the flexibility. Each idea, note or concept is written on a separate piece of paper and attached to the board with magnetic slip holders. They can then be added, moved and removed without making a mess of the diagram or map.
On this board I only have a list and some notes, as that is what I was working on at the time I took the photo. I will add some examples of use in the future.
We've had to juggle our schedules a bit in the mornings, so we took a go at Mission Cliffs for a bouldering session. Their bouldering walls are smaller than Dogpatch, but a welcome change. This V3 was not smooth for me, but I sent it regardless.
Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers from the 29th MP Company negotiate a leadership-reaction course designed to combine leadership and problem-solving skills with teamwork. Soldiers were given ammunition boxes, ropes, pipes and wooden planks to help tackle each obstacle, which required them to get their squad from one side of the obstacle to the other. About 85 Citizen Soldiers from the Westminster and Cascade, Md., unit are conducting their annual training July 14-28 at Camp Dawson, W. Va.
A colorful splash of precisely cut cardboard designed to link perfectly with its 'neighbors' - the traditional puzzle! This puzzle is deceptively difficult - not by the image it creates, but the size of the pieces...no larger than a fingernail. I'll be pleasantly surprised if the completed puzzle is just that (completed!) - without any missing pieces! Hopefully the bright colors will keep any errant pieces from being sucked up by the vacuum cleaner?! :)
Putting the puzzle pieces together can be an overwhelming task, a therapeutic challenge, or an enjoyable activity...perhaps even all three! Like problem-solving, one needs to both focus and free the mind for optimal results ... it takes both the rational and the intuitive to be successful. Problem solved and task accomplished bring meaning, but the process of assembly can bring satisfaction, as well. Lorenzo Walker campus, Naples, FL
So my little brother finally got off his ass and sent me my super late birthday present, the 7965 Millenium Falcon. She is one of my favorite space ships of all time so I nearly pissed myself when I checked the mail.
I totally love this set. It's big, sturdy, totally swooshable, and has some cool features- callbacks to the movies really. The one thing I wasn't a fan of however, is the fact that only one minifig could fit in the cockpit. That cockpit saw a good amount of screen time in the movies and I just thought one fig didn't do the Falcon justice. I used the existing pieces (just rotated the bricks the computer sat on) and pushed Han back a stud -and voila!- now two minifigs can fit.
Fourth graders work together to plan life for their “colony” during a class activity focused on colonial America. images.all4ed.org/ PHOTO CREDIT: Photo by Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages