by Mike Violette | Jul 30, 2020 | Throwback Thursday
Lightning and Miss Liberty Mike Violette One hundred million volts, more or less. That is the potential that is developed during thunderstorms, as roiling masses of air and water and ice molecules swap electrons. Charge separation, caused by the friction in the air,...
by Mike Violette | Jul 23, 2020 | Throwback Thursday
Beijing Olympic Village We’re back to China on this TBT during what was simpler times, in retrospect. Sam and I got to attend the 2008 Beijing Olympics and witness many eye-popping sights (and sounds and smells). This TBT was originally penned during that period of...
by Mike Violette | Jul 9, 2020 | Throwback Thursday
Jack and the Music Box Mike Violette Prohibition (1920-1933) created opportunities for many “entrepreneurs.” Before the wide-spread deployment of radio sets, families would congregate around their Victrolas, spinning 78s and (literally) grooving on the likes of...
by Mike Violette | Jun 24, 2020 | Throwback Thursday
Mike Violette Using ESD Guns to Settle Employee Disputes We were young once, and not a little foolish. In the beginning of a company, work rules and policies don’t always get well-defined. This is particularly true if you haven’t held a real job yet and no experience...
by Mike Violette | Jun 18, 2020 | Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday Mike Violette Long before EMC was his interest and, I daresay, his passion, Dad flew airplanes for a living. It was during an era unto its own. Norm had a load of stories and loved to tell them, throwing in an occasional embellishment. His flight...
by Mike Violette | Jun 4, 2020 | Throwback Thursday
Into the Cold Mike Violette The daffodils now warm their necks in the sun, but we remember winter… A sheet of sleet grips the ground and freezes wipers to windshields. This winter has been brutish and, except for an occasional glimpse of Mother Sun, this is Yukon....