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  1. ornerynorsk

    Carbon Capture and Sequestration

    Also known as southern yellow pine by us Yankees, and yes, it was very good lumber. It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
  2. ornerynorsk

    Carbon Capture and Sequestration

    The clairvoyance of The Simpsons yet again comes to the forefront. It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
  3. ornerynorsk

    Carbon Capture and Sequestration

    That was somewhat a tongue-in-cheek post, but in theory it could perform the function necessary. No need to haul great distances if warehousing is the end game. Drought can most definitely be a factor, but there are still plenty of areas of the earth that see substantial rainfall and have soil...
  4. ornerynorsk

    Carbon Capture and Sequestration

    Simply grow lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of trees, warehouse all of the wood/lumber in a way that it will not decay, and then when the CO2 levels start to swing back the other way and we start to realize that an ice age is imminent, start burning said wood. Simple. The trees could...
  5. ornerynorsk

    Any experiences in the workplace with the new academic/postmodern left?

    drawoh - Perhaps that would be cultural appropriation. No judgement here, I love tea, and have to use a few phrases of Mandarin now and then with our suppliers, so I am to be equally as disdained as you! It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by...
  6. ornerynorsk

    Any experiences in the workplace with the new academic/postmodern left?

    From drawoh's link - "Vast tracts of the social sciences have gone insane." Agreed. Approaching criminally insane. It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
  7. ornerynorsk

    40 year old engineering student

    This age question comes up every so often on Eng-Tips. Honestly, at age 40 you are less than halfway through your potential career range. You've got a lot of good years remaining. Arguably, your best years! Life begins at 40, right? It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be...
  8. ornerynorsk

    Girls in STEM is failing both girls and STEM?

    From John's linked article: Quote Sharrieff, Skinner and Snell didn’t comment on the controversy to the Washington Post. However, the students did say they are pleased their project has received positive attention from people all over the country. “In the STEM field, we are...
  9. ornerynorsk

    Girls in STEM is failing both girls and STEM?

    ". . . by humans, mostly white, mostly male, who, in the best case, are simply unknowingly biased, . . . " IRstuff, you do realize that this is not unique to white males !?!? Having traveled somewhat extensively in my career, 21 countries at last count, I can tell you that...
  10. ornerynorsk

    STE(A)M

    Someone got butt-hurt and needed to feel included. Now everyone gets a participation award. My cynical opinion, yes, but it's a bit maddening. It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
  11. ornerynorsk

    Increase in contract / temporary positions with no health benefits?

    John R, perhaps you meant to say "corporatism" ??? Capitalism is little more than a faded memory, sad to say. It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
  12. ornerynorsk

    9/11 Structural Engineer's poll

    Thanks WARose. I love hearing both sides, as well. It really does deserve to be discussed from all angles, if for no other reason than to respectfully exhaust all possibilities for the memories of the 2996, all those who have died from related causes, all those who have yet to die as a result...
  13. ornerynorsk

    9/11 Structural Engineer's poll

    MacGruber22, I'm not sure what is so unbelievable about not being convinced 100% one way or the other. Kudos to you if your mind is made up. I like to think from more than one angle. I was not aware that this thread was exclusive to the "Yep, that's exactly the way it happened" club. It is...
  14. ornerynorsk

    9/11 Structural Engineer's poll

    IRstuff, I don't think anyone is disputing that it wouldn't be a challenge. Challenging, yes, impossible, no. In addition, 7 was never hit by a plane. Pre-planted 28 years in advance? Not sure I've ever heard that one, but let's just say highly unlikely :>). Yes, I know . . . . sarcasm...
  15. ornerynorsk

    9/11 Structural Engineer's poll

    Agree with you IRstuff, there are other things that could have produced popping noises. However, even if there were a lot of spray cans, etc lying about in the buildings, would that have the force and energy to blow out windows of the type used in commercial highrises? Doubtful. A couple cans...
  16. ornerynorsk

    9/11 Structural Engineer's poll

    BTW - nobody was in 7 at that time. It had already been evacuated, so the "loss of life" comment is also unclear. 7 had no casualties that day. Food for thought ~ Craig Bartmer, a former officer of the NYPD [1]: "I walked around it (Building 7). I saw a hole. I didn't see a hole bad enough...
  17. ornerynorsk

    9/11 Structural Engineer's poll

    Verbatim - "I remember getting a call from the fire department commander, telling me that they were not sure they were gonna be able to contain the fire, and I said, 'We've had such terrible loss of life, maybe the smartest thing to do is pull it.' And they made that decision to pull and then we...
  18. ornerynorsk

    9/11 Structural Engineer's poll

    7 has always been a bit of an enigma to me, but it helps to hear a more technical explanation (not a structural guy). I've witnessed chain-of-event situations in mechanical failures, albeit on a much, much smaller scale and complexity, that defy imagination at first glance, and then make...
  19. ornerynorsk

    9/11 Structural Engineer's poll

    There are aspects of that day that will never pass the smell test. The physical evidence has all since been remelted and turned into macadam, and the snippets and video segments suggesting anything but a foreign-hatched plot have faded into oblivion in most people's memories. The truther's...
  20. ornerynorsk

    Any comments on this large energy storage device?

    Looks like an absolute boondoggle, imho. It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.

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