2021-03-29
I crack up every time I see this LinkedIn post about bullet holes in WWII aircraft. It’s supposed to be about thinking outside the box, but...…
The Prepared Archive
From late 2013 through late 2022, we published a weekly newsletter called The Prepared; it evolved into Scope of Work in 2023. Our Members- and Supporters-only archive includes all back issues from this time period.
469 posts
2021-03-22
After the 1956 consent decree allowing AT&T a monopoly over the US telephone network, all of Bell Labs’ patents were issued royalty-free; Bell was...…
2021-03-15
As engineers we stand on the shoulders of giants. The laws of physics we take for granted because Newton saw an apple fall..…
2021-03-08
It’s the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs' passing, and I re-read a fascinating piece on the first iPhone keynote and all the planning that went into...…
2021-03-01
Two interesting metal 3D printing startups emerged from stealth last week, both of whom I’ve been tracking since 2016...…
2021-02-22
Many of my friends here in San Francisco dream of starting a company, getting investor money, and then somehow making the world better...…
2021-02-15
In a twist on the “I can’t access my bitcoin fortune because I forgot my password” narrative, we were struck by the story of this guy in Wales...…
2021-02-08
Last week I got a tip that Dragon Innovation, Avnet’s supplier vetting & manufacturing oversight business, shut down last October. Founded in 2009...…
2021-02-01
Notes, 2021-02-01.
It's a snow day in NYC - a messy time, but one in which stuff more…
2021-01-25
I’m generally pretty skeptical of social media as a tool for good, but I've come to appreciate the way it holds me accountable to self-set goals...…
2021-01-18
Announcing the 2021 Adhesives cup - a grand battle of glues, tapes and other sticky stuff. Voting starts today to crown the (totally subjectively)...…
