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The easy way make people do what you want
Systems engineering is interested in the way that seemingly simple components interact to create complex behaviors. A car driving down the street is fairly simple. Put a bunch of them near each other and complex behaviors arise. I’m about to pick at the system called […]
Should I buy a brand new car?
Yesterday I showed how an average new car, bought on payments, costs you between $100,000 and $200,000 over your life. You should always pay cash, rather than going into debt. But if you have the cash, should you buy brand new? Buying brand-new cars is […]
Prep Week
Today is my first day back to work as a university professor after a 7 week break. I spent that time on a road trip, visiting friends and family (and doing a little rock climbing). Now I have 1 week until classes start. This week […]
