I was writing a post as the news of Carrie Fisher’s death came across the wire, and then not long after came the news of the passing of author Richard Adams. I was writing about something else, but that can wait. New topic.

Look, in many ways, for many reasons and for many of us, 2016 was a tough …

Sometimes you’re just keeping your head down, working on some project or goal. Especially for really intense or interesting projects, life around you blurs as you focus on reaching that last milestone. You try to find time for your other interests or hobbies, but in reality everything is put on …

There is a coming revolution in manufacturing, and this time it’s going to take place on the desktop in your home. As the Economist says, “Something big is happening to the business of making things.”

The time period of the 1960s to the 1980s was a great time to be an electrical engineer, physicist, …