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Patience And Unsolicited Good News
Tomas got a contract to sign? Cool. Hey, wait. Tomas is a character in the sequel to my scifi novel, Firewatcher. How is he getting a contract? Has AI gone crazy? Ah. Oh. Typo. Proof that something real was happening … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, Dream Invest Live, entrepreneur, fresh idea, housing, invention, inventor, Just Keep Pedaling, personal finance, planning, scifi, Scotland, tidal power, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Shower Sessions
Maybe I should take more showers. I’m not the only one. No. This has nothing (or very little) to do with hygiene during the pandemic. Like a lot of people, I had an idea in the shower a few weeks … Continue reading
Motivation In The Gig Economy
Original thoughts are valuable. That’s why patents exist. Many new ideas are new to the person who thought them, but a bit of research shows that someone else thought the same thing some other time and place. (Got an idea? … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, Dilbert, entrepreneur, Gig Economy, invention, Lottery, patent, personal finance, PNTP, real estate broker, Simple Living, wealth
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Fresh Idea Passive Pump Flipped
Take that idea and flip it around. Thomas Edison (an inventor with a great first name) wasn’t the first inventor to find a way to record sounds. He was, however, the first one to find a way to play them … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Beckley, consulting, entrepreneur, fresh idea, fresh ideas, innovation, inventing, invention, inventor, Karate, writing
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7 Demons Of 7 Days – a guest post
The following is a guest post from an old friend. Alan Beckley and I started Boeing at almost the same time, had almost the same engineering job, both left Boeing early, and have led completely different lives – except that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Beckley, balance, entrepreneur, guest, invention, Savvy Caddy
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Fresh Idea – Creepy Crawly Barrier
Fresh ideas, inventions that I pass along to the world. Maybe they already exist. Maybe they’re useful. Maybe they’re fun. As I type this, my neighborhood is experiencing our local version of biblical locusts. Our current scourge? Tent caterpillars. Tent … Continue reading
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Tagged caterpillars, entrepreneur, fresh idea, invention, organic, pests, Simple Living, slugs, Whidbey
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Fresh Idea Living Picnic Table
Fresh ideas, inventions that I pass along to the world. Maybe they’re useful. Maybe they’re fun. Skip tablecloths and being careful with the tabletop. Make a picnic table that has a garden of groundcover for a top. Living roofs are … Continue reading
Fresh Idea For Sale Sign Holder
Really? I’ve got to be the one to think these things up? I’ve designed a sign holder that is less likely to attract bugs and is less likely to expose the paper inside to rain. My design is very … Continue reading
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Tagged design, designer, fresh idea, housing, innovation, invention, inventor, politics, resourcefulness, voting
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Fresh Idea Passive Pump
Fresh ideas, inventions that I pass along to the world. Maybe they already exist. Maybe they’re useful. Maybe they’re fun. The Passive Pump is a one-way valve extended down to the nanometer level. A small flap constrained to only allow … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneur, fluid, fresh idea, innovation, invention, MEMS, nanoscale, nanotechnology, pressure, pump
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