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Introducing the Chainsaw Gun

This week on Geeking Out, I’m talking about the Mk2 Lancer Assault Rifle from Gears of War, something I lovingly call the chainsaw gun.  So, what is the chainsaw gun?  It’s basically and assault rifle...

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Geeking Out On Darth Vader

Geeking Out On Darth Vader He’s the main antagonist of the better half of the Star Wars series and also the one who restores order to it. How badass does this guy look?!?! While his all-black armor is...

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Geeking Out: Blundering Imperial Walkers

Each Week on Geeking Out, I pick out a piece of tech from a film and give my opinion on it.  This week I’m talking about the Empire’s All Terrain Armored Transports (AT-ATs). According to Wikipedia,...

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Halo’s Plasma Grenades vs Regular Grenades vs Spike Grenades

This week on Geeking Out, I weigh the pros and cons of Halo’s different grenade types. Plasma “Sticky” Grenades -  Nothing was more satisfying than throwing a sticky grenade on an opponent and watching...

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Have You Seen Gravity Yet?

Against all odds the acting was amazing, the effects are top shelf, and the plot isn’t horrible. There are so many ways a movie like this could go wrong and it didn’t. But what is even more amazing is...

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3 Tips for High-Quality Requirements Specifications

For the last couple of months I’ve had my head buried in requirements specifications. Writing, reviewing and rewriting. I’ve said before how important it is to make sure you get requirements right....

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Craig Fears Oversharing

Quite often my wife and/or my daughter will do something absolutely hilarious and nerdy. When I tell me my friends they often comment I should share it with you. Inevitably I do not. It’s not for lack...

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The Power Of Engineering Process

Sometimes engineering is about the new and exciting, innovative ideas and creative products. Sometimes it’s not. Sometimes engineering is about the mundane, the everyday ideas and quite frankly, boring...

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The Pain Of Engineering Process

Last week I wrote about how powerful engineering process can be. Here I want to acknowledge that implementing process isn’t always easy. In my experience, engineering process can be quite restrictive....

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How the Internet has Changed the Equation Validation Process

Equations are the bedrock of modern science. And innovation requires modeling and simulation. For the modern engineer, as projects become increasingly complex, costly and multi-disciplinary, modeling...

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The 3 Most Important Things to Remember Before Starting an Engineering Project

I have spent the day building a wooden playhouse for my daughter. It’s been a bit of a mission and has taken much longer than it should have. I’ve been reminded of a few basic principles which will be...

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6 Last-minute Halloween Costume Ideas for Engineers

Let’s face it. Tomorrow is Halloween and you don’t have a costume ready. This may not be the case for all of you, but if you do fall into this camp, you’re panicking. Have no fear. As always, Knovel is...

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2014: A Year of Wearable Growth

As we wrap up 2014, let’s follow up on my last post and take a look back at one of the biggest trends in consumer tech in 2014. Wearable technology and personal analytics. There isn’t scope to dive too...

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Being an Engineer can Make Moving Fun

Well I hope everyone had a nice, long, restful vacation because it’s time to get to get back to work! Me? Oh no, I’m not ready at ALL. My vacation was nowhere near anything I mentioned above. We...

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Halo’s Plasma Grenades vs Regular Grenades vs Spike Grenades

This week on Geeking Out, I weigh the pros and cons of Halo’s different grenade types. Plasma “Sticky” Grenades -  Nothing was more satisfying than throwing a sticky grenade on an opponent and watching...

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