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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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Fresh Idea Dancers Metronome
Fresh ideas, inventions that I pass along to the world. Maybe they’re useful. Maybe they’re fun. There must be some dance instructor, maybe all of them, that eventually tires of saying the same thing repeatedly whether it is 1-2-3, 1-2-3; … Continue reading
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Tagged country, dance, dance instruction, dance instructor, dancing, double time, fresh idea, invention, latin, line dancing, metronome, nightclub, patent, salsa, single time, swing, triple time, two step, waltz, west coast swing
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