One of our consultants has an interesting device for camping or possibly a disaster situation. On closer examination it appeared to us that it hadn’t been quite thought through. Then we examined it more closely still.
Life always seems to get louder and more insistent. There are reasons for this, though it’s not a good trend.
Why do some things keep on being used when an up-to-date replacement is clearly much better?
Some scientists have an unusual skill for extracting precise data from their instruments. Sometimes this leads others to question their results.
As we mentioned last week, our navigator was out of the office teaching a professor how to use his sextant. Having decades of experience in both the observations and the calculations involved, he certainly has a firm grasp of the subject. But that’s not always the quality you need in a teacher.
Our navigator had the pleasure of attending a fencing match this past weekend as a spectator. The range in ages of the participants was unusually large, which highlights some important considerations about newer and older people and things.
Your novel, novella, short story or epic poem has everything:
Shouldn’t you also get the universe right?
Life was more complicated in the old days. Not only were many things more difficult and tedious to accomplish, often you had to work out which of several methods you should use depending on what you really needed done. It’s much easier now. Really.