Archive for November, 2008

Nov26th

The software engineer knew he was onto a winner

The software engineer knew he was onto a winner. After all, the software package he had written could accurately predict how long individuals would survive after being buried alive after a major earthquake. (more…)

Nov19th

For years

For years, the local Borough councillors had encouraged the local residents to recycle every bit of rubbish that they could lay their hands on. (more…)

Nov12th

The engineering consultancy was always busy

The engineering consultancy was always busy. Each month, the engineers who worked there would be chartered with developing some new system or other for its clients who were faced with sticky engineering problems that they were finding impossible to solve themselves. (more…)

Nov5th

The assembly line needed automating

The assembly line needed automating. And the Managing Director was well aware of the fact. There were too many folks in his factory that were performing too many mundane functions that could be replaced by machines. (more…)

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Engineeringtalk and this Editor's Blog is now edited by Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson

Dave was the Editor of Digital Design, Electronic Systems Design and The OEM Integrator in the US between 1980 and 1990. More recently, he founded e4engineering (now The Engineer Online) at the start of 2000 and Technology Horizons in 2006, both for Centaur Media. His mood varies with the fortunes of the NASDAQ and Nikkei indices.

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