Skill at such a young age.
Author Archives: Neal Mueller
The genius of Keith Floyd on TV and in the kitchen
An innovator, Keith paved the way for “The Great British Bakeoff” to cook outdoors. During the “Floyd on Africa Series”, Keith Floyd’s stove lights the boat on fire while cooking squid. Undaunted he completes the cooking sequence and serves it to the captain who is unfazed. Life’s like that when working with a genius like …
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SpaceX Tower Elevator
Animal lifespan is a billion heart beats
The North Carolina State University Heart Project studied 322 species of animals and concluded that animals get about a billion heartbeats per lifetime. Humans get the most heartbeats per lifetime, about 2.5 billion. Human athletes have slower resting heart rates, which likely correlates with longevity. Caffeine makes our hearts beat faster––I wonder how many years …
Heading to the beach?
Most people know rip currents are dangerous. Few people know how to spot them.
Part 3/3 – Four tech leaps changing satellite broadband economics
Mega constellations, facilitated by laser, rocket, and antenna innovations will change the economics of satellite-provided broadband. That was my 3-part series. If I pick this back up again I might cover the interesting topic of spectrum rights.
Part 2/3 – Six LEO mega-constellations changing satellite broadband
Geostationary constellations cannot provide broadband internet because of their orbit 35,000 kilometers from earth. Each one-way takes 116 milliseconds (35.000,000 m / 299 792 458 m/s = 116 ms). This route is doubled and more as the signal returns from space, then terrestrial and subsea cables to the most proximal data center. This trip length …
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Part 1/3 – The promise of satellite-powered WiFi
There are still too many places and devices where broadband access is unreliable or doesn’t exist for everyday use and emergencies. LEO satellite breakthroughs will change that. I’ll explore this in a 3-part series. In the 1980s and 1990s ground cables powered BBS’s and university WANs through modems. In the 2000s and 2010s upgraded ground …
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New York’s super-tall Central Park Tower
Her closing sentence is memorable, “An ideal city, cannot be dominated by high-rises that only serve to symbolize private surplus wealth.” Central Park Tower is 89% vacant, and casts a long shadow across Central Park that’s changed the flora and fauna.
Tricking your brain to learn more
Mark Rober suggests we focus learning on the success, and ignore failures. Like a toddler learning to walk, who doesn’t remember the falls, and only focuses on the steady progression toward walking. Since I’m a mountain climber, his diagram reminds me about the camps we establish on mountains. The concept is the same. Mark did …