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  1. Haf

    Is Posting Dilbert Cartoons Ethical?

    Starting a few months ago, someone has been posting Dilbert cartoons in the men's restrooms in our building. I'm a big Dilbert fan and found the cartoons very funny. In fact, I still laugh when I re-read some of them for the 50th time. One of the recent postings hit a little too close to home...
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    Thermal Conductance

    I am reading a relatively old paper that makes reference to "thermal conductance", h, with units W/m^2K. From what I can tell, this paper uses the term "thermal conductance" instead of "convection coefficient," which is more familiar to me. Is anyone familar with the term "thermal...
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    High Voltage Spark Discharge

    Just to clear things up - the two paths in my component are not part of any electrical circuit and do not contain any electrical components (nor do I wish to insert any). Also, the breakdown paths are not through air or any other gas; both paths are through solid material, or at a mechanical...
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    High Voltage Spark Discharge

    logbook, Thanks for the heads up. The EE's I work with are good, but not necessarily experts on ESD-type scenarios. I posted here to hopefully get an expert's opinion. I had not thought too much about a potential "time constant" factor. I guess what you are saying is that the lower...
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    High Voltage Spark Discharge

    logbook, Thanks for your response. It sounds like you have quite a bit of experience in this area. I should've said path of least impedance instead of resistance. Please pardon an electronically-challenged ME. You're right that the 600pF and 25kV values are high; however, they are the...
  6. Haf

    High Voltage Spark Discharge

    I occasionally have the requirement to perform electro-static discharge testing on the components I design. The tester we use has a 600pF capacitor that is discharged at 25kV to simulate a severe static discharge from the human body. It is connected to desired positions on the test article...
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    Five Year Update

    There have been many threads in this forum in the past that discussed the future of engineering in the US. I came across this article today: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194696,00.html It appears the current US job market is overall very strong, and here's the third paragraph of the...
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    How proper is proper?

    I have recently come to the sad conclusion that in most cases, the only person that is likely to closely scrutinize your reports is ... you. This is especially true if the report is lengthy, not as true for short memos. For lengthy reports, make sure the executive summary/abstract and...
  9. Haf

    Coworker Abuse

    cadnutcase, I don't agree with your "moral of the story." To me, the moral of your story, as it applies to this thread, is that things could have been a lot different if someone would have done something after noticing suspicious behavior (assuming that someone did notice what was going on)...
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    Coworker Abuse

    I agree with rnd2 and RDK, and would take it a step further. Not only does your colleague's behavior appear to be wrong, but you have an ethical responsibility to do something about it. Exactly how you should handle this is somewhat dependent on how your company works and operates, but here's...
  11. Haf

    Security Clearance

    mshimko is right. The security clearance is not transferred but re-issued. It may or may not lapse depending on the timeliness of submitted the paperwork and the response of the certifying agency. In cases I've seen, the clearance usually lapses for 2-4 weeks. This is in contrast to the...
  12. Haf

    Security Clearance

    In most cases you cannot move your security clearance from company (or government) to company without re-applying. It depends on the clearance and the type of movement (government to government may be easier than government to industry). The good news is that the clearance is usually granted...
  13. Haf

    Security Clearance

    You have received some good advice, but I'd like to offer more direct answers to your question. As people have already said, the time required to get your clearance varies, and is highly dependent on your background. It typically takes longest when you have lived in multiple places, or if...
  14. Haf

    Will work for food

    Some of the technologists I work with have an irritating habit of acting like they are doing the engineers a personal favor when they perform work assigned to them. Said technologists expect a favor in return, usually in the form of food (donuts or lunch on the engineer). I don't mind taking a...
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    Life In Albuquerque, New Mexico

    JoeChem, Let me give you a little background before I answer. I am not originally from ABQ (grew up in Chicago-land area), but have lived in ABQ for five years. Here's why I think the schools are below average: When I interviewed at my company and asked questions about the...
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    Life In Albuquerque, New Mexico

    1. Weather is spectacular (but very dry). During parts of the winter, you could ski and golf in the same day (or weekend) if you are so inclined. 2. Real estate is reasonable depending on where you live (and your frame of reference). The closer to the mountains (east side of town) the...
  17. Haf

    looking for a job, while you have one-and your emploer doesn't know

    Heckler: The way I read it, it sounded like EngForm is the one that will be relocating for his/her own reasons, not that the job will eventually force him to relocate. EngForm: What is your primary reason for looking for another job? Your post mentions that you like your job, but that the pay...
  18. Haf

    How much is gasoline/petrol costing you at the pump?

    ajack1: I don't see how your comparison is relevant, but, either way, I think we are agreeing with each other. Gasoline/petrol prices are determined by many factors, including the price of crude oil, refinery costs, delivery costs, and TAXES. From what I can tell, the relatively high gas...
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    How much is gasoline/petrol costing you at the pump?

    Why do some people insist that residents from certain countries can't cite "high" gas prices if the price in some other country is higher? Last time I checked, I only had voting rights in one country. Come to think of it, I only own a car in one country and I buy gas predominantly in one...
  20. Haf

    Highly Effective People

    Carnegie's famous (infamous to some) book is "How to Win Friends and Influence People." I think I remember hearing that it is second only to the Bible in number of printings, but I'm not sure if that's true. I haven't read the 7 habits book but I have read Carnegie's book. I thought it was...

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