When I was an 8-year-old kid, my grandfather called and invited me to listen to his new record. It was a vinyl recording of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. I don’t remember which version was or what orchestra performed it, or which director was at the helm. All those details were meaningless for that 8-year-old […]
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An unexpected phone call
Last Friday I was doing some research for my next article (it feels so good either writing or telling this phrase) when suddenly a message appeared in my LinkedIn account.It had been sent by a Pakistani process automation engineer that was working installing some electrical equipment in an industrial plant located somewhere in the south […]
Given my current fascination with scale modeling, I got a set of Polish made papercraft templates that will enable anybody with enough patience to build a 1:200 scale model of a Fletcher.
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The present
This story was inspired by a discussion thread in a sci-fi Facebook group.
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A mountaineer’s story
The Fitzroy massif features one of the most impressive challenges for rock climbers: The magnificent Cerro Torre. This impressive granite needle is 3133 m high, and you may think that it’s not so high when compared with either Mt. Everest or the K2. But its south face is quite remarkable because it’s a 2000 m […]
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Barrio Parque or Palermo Chico is a residential subzone of the Palermo neighborhood of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Adjacent to the south with the Recoleta neighborhood, Avenida del Libertador delimits the Palermo sub-area, between Tagle and Cavia streets, and the railroad tracks. It is one of the most sought-after areas of the city. […]
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I have just read these series of articles about global warming on the website of Control magazine, they are written by Béla Lipták. I found them quite enlightning. This is the third. https://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2021/controlling-the-future-part-3/ About the author: Béla Lipták Béla Lipták is an automation and safety consultant and editor of the Instrument and Automation Engineers’ Handbook (IAEH). He can […]
I have just read these series of articles about global warming on the website of Control magazine, they are written by Béla Lipták. I found them quite enlightning. This is the second. https://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2021/controlling-the-future-part-2/ About the author: Béla Lipták Béla Lipták is an automation and safety consultant and editor of the Instrument and Automation Engineers’ Handbook (IAEH). He can […]