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An Enigma -
or is
it a Paradox?
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It occurred to me the other day how in mathematics, we define
π
radians = 180°
Well, according to Merriam-Webster, the definition of an irrational number (π)
is "a number that can be expressed as an infinite decimal with no set of consecutive digits repeating
itself indefinitely and that cannot be expressed as the quotient [or fraction] of two integers." A
rational number (180) is any number that is not irrational. So have we not declared that an irrational
number is equal to a rational number?
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Acceptable
Gifts for
Foreign Countries
(source: Inc Magazine Aug 2007)
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India: Chocolates,
dried fruits, sculptures. Present in social setting.
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China: Pens, small
electronic devices. Nothing white since bad connotations in superstition. Present at social event,
offer 3 times.
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Brazil: Personal gifts
- jewelry, sports mementos. Present in social setting.
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Russia: Liquor, what
else? (not vodka, though). Gifts not expected in Russia.
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Nigeria: Luxury items
expected, but who cares? Nigeria is a hub of massive corruption and identity theft. I say give a set
of strong handcuffs. Do so in a public setting.
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Anyone Know
What Kind of Gas Mileage a Prius Gets at 100 MPH?
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Mr. Gore's son must not have
gotten the memo. Looks like the family will need to purchase a few more carbon offset credits.
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Top Mobile
Web Domains March 2007 (source:
Telephony 5/21/07)
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| 1 |
US: google.com
UK:
google.co.uk
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| 2 |
US: yahoo.com
UK: bbc.co.uk |
| 3 |
US: msn.com
UK: orange.co.uk |
| 4 |
US: microsoft.com
UK:
three.co.uk |
| 5 |
US: live.com
UK: o2.co.uk |
| 6 |
US: go.com
UK: google.com |
| 7 |
US: cnn.com
UK:
mobile-favourites.co.uk |
| 8 |
US: weather.com
UK:
ebay.co.uk |
| 9 |
US: myspace.com
UK: msn.com |
| 10 |
US: passport.net
UK:
yahoo.com |
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Top
Ranked Engineering Colleges for 2006
(source:
graduateshotline.com)
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| 1 |
Mass. Inst. Tech. |
| 2 |
Stanford U. |
| 3 |
U.C. Berkley |
| 4 |
Cal. Inst. Tech. |
| 5 |
U. of IL, Urbana |
| 6 |
Georgia IT |
| 7 |
U. of Michigan |
| 8 |
Cornell U. |
| 9 |
Carnegie Mellon |
| 10 |
U. of Texas, Austin |
| 15 |
Princeton U. |
| 19 |
Harvard U. |
| 24 |
Johns Hopkins U. |
| 30 |
Duke U. |
| 31 |
Rensselaer (RPI) |
| 38 |
Yale |
| My alma matter, U. of VT, did not place in the top
50...go figure. |
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2006 Top Electronics
R&D Spenders
(source:
Electronic Business) |
| # |
Company |
% |
$M |
| 1 |
Cadence |
31 |
460 |
| 2 |
Broadcom |
31 |
1117 |
| 3 |
Agere |
28 |
445 |
| 4 |
Maxim |
26 |
481 |
| 7 |
AMD |
21 |
1205 |
| 9 |
AnalogDev |
21 |
537 |
| 12 |
Qualcomm |
20 |
1538 |
| 22 |
STMicro |
17 |
1667 |
| 25 |
Infineon |
16 |
1585 |
| 26 |
Ericsson |
16 |
4080 |
| 28 |
TI |
15 |
2,195 |
| 40 |
Agilent |
13 |
655 |
| 57 |
Motorola |
9.6 |
4106 |
| 58 |
Nokia |
9.5 |
5145 |
| 59 |
Samsung |
9.5 |
6083 |
| 87 |
Murata |
7.1 |
295 |
| 93 |
IBM |
6.7 |
6107 |
| 123 |
EPCOS |
5.4 |
90 |
| 214 |
Tyco |
2.2 |
914 |
| % = % or revenue |
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2007 Salary
Survey
(source:
Design News)
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These results are primarily from mechanical engineers.
Overall average is $78k. By comparison, EE Times' 2006 survey showed base of around $76k for EEs.
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% |
Base Salary Range |
| 2 |
$150k-250k |
| 3 |
$130k-$150k |
| 5 |
$110k-$120k |
| 4 |
$100k-$100k |
| 9 |
$90k-$100k |
| 11 |
$80k-$90k |
| 14 |
$70k-$80k |
| 18 |
$60k-$70k |
| 15 |
$50k-$60k |
| 10 |
$40k-$50k |
| 2 |
$30k-$40k |
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What's Your
Internet Speed?
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Average download
speeds in the U.S.,
according to the
Communications
Workers of America:
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The Fastest (Mbps) |
| 1 |
Rhode Island, 5.01 |
| 2 |
Kansas, 4.17 |
| 3 |
New Jersey, 3.68 |
| 4 |
New York, 3.44 |
| 5 |
Massachusetts, 3.00 |
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The Slowest (Mbps) |
| 46 |
North Dakota, 1.31 |
| 47 |
Iowa, 1.26 |
| 48 |
Wyoming, 1.25 |
| 49 |
West Virginia, 1.12 |
| 50 |
Alaska, 0.55 |
| National Average, 1.97 |
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Other Places (Mbps) |
| Canada, 7.60
Japan, 61.0
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Test Yours Here |
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Kirt
Blattenberger… single-handedly redefining what an engineering website should be.
Carpe Diem!