Excel — Taming of the Shapes with PyXLL May 2022

Shear and Moment Diagram The above shows the shear and moment diagram for a propped cantilever. The leancrew link has a full explanation of the mechanics involved. https://leancrew.com/all-this/2015/08/super/ Examples of use in my structural engineering Python, PyXLL, and Pyside2 Nov 2021 Wind and Fire-proofing Dec 2017

Powerful Song Apr 2022

Link to “The Last Resort” Final Verse “They call it paradise I don’t know why You call someplace paradise Kiss it goodbye” Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Don Henley / Glenn Lewis Frey The Last Resort lyrics © Cass County Music, Red Cloud Music

What I learned at the planetarium (and after) Mar 2022

To build a scale model of the solar system outdoors: Use a basketball for the sun (9.5″ diameter) Sun: place the basketball on the ground Earth: 86′ away from the sun is the earth at ~1/11 inch diameter 29 yard line less than half the size of a BB paint it blue and green with […]

Subterranean Vibrations Feb 2022

Eavesdropping on the Underground Link to BBC story Overview By Ute Eberle 27th February 2022 From Knowable Magazine

Prairie Home Companion Archives Feb 2022

Just one of the great shows available Recording from November 21, 1998 Overview November 21, 1998 broadcast with: Roy Blount, Jr., Guy Davis, James Twomey, and Buddy Emmons hosted by Garrison Keillor From The Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia Give it say 5 or maybe 10 minutes; there’s a little Gone With the Wind in […]

Lecture by Richard Feynman – with transcript Feb 2022

Richard Feynman Lecture “Los Alamos From Below” Transcript of lecture at UCSB in 1975 Lecture Transcript Transcript Overview Los Alamos From Below: Reminiscences 1943-1945, by Richard Feynman Length of Interview: 01:18

The Busy Man’s Friend Feb 2022

2022 Google Extensions Jan 2022

Don’t know who likes Google Chrome extensions and who doesn’t, but there are some good ones out there. Simple (but depending on what you’re reading, can help you out) Google Dictionary Especially, a user can sequentially look up words in the definitions and/or jump out to a typical Google search. Screen Utilities Awesome Screenshot & […]