Engineering Thinking | How to Protect Your Pocketbook, Your Liberty, and Your Life - Engineering thinking can help you avoid wrong choices, from the purchase of a laundry detergent to the selection of a doctor, a mate, a career, or a congressional representative. Engineering thinking is a proven method for achieving success. Just take a look around you and count the number of gadgets and gizmos that make your…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/about/ About | Engineering Thinking - Ed Walker is President of Design/Analysis Consultants, Inc (DACI), a small consulting firm specializing in design validation, risk assessment, and optimization of electronics and electromechanical technologies. Walker is the author of The Design Analysis Handbook, A Practical Guide to Design Validation (Elsevier), and the complimentary Design Master™ software, a probability-based analysis tool. The design/analysis methodology…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/et-principles/ Protect Yourself! | Engineering Thinking - Engineering Thinking Principles: Basic Tools to Help You Protect Your Pocketbook, Your Liberty, and Your Life . . . . OVERVIEW 2009/07/24 Protect Yourself With Engineering Thinking 2010/04/08 A Summary Of Engineering Thinking Principles 2010/04/10 Update: A Summary Of Engineering Thinking Principles EMOTIONS and ASSUMPTIONS (Accounting For Our Weak Spots) 2009/08/31 Put On Your Emotional…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/et-principles/health-safety/ Health & Safety | Engineering Thinking - Protecting Your Health and Your Life 2011/11/29 Fire Risk from Cell Phones & Other Battery Powered Devices 2011/11/19 Yep, U.S. Airport Screening Isn't Safe 2010/12/12 The Biggest Threat To Your Life: Our Healthcare System 2011/08/23 Why Medical Care Is So Hazardous 2010/11/14 McYukky Burgers 2010/10/17 The Worst Opening Sentence In A Novel: Laughter…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/et-principles/money/ Money | Engineering Thinking - How to Protect Your Pocketbook 2011/06/16 Engineers Are Shocked! (at taxpayers not wishing to fund their projects) 2011/02/22 Should You Fire Your Investment Adviser? 2010/09/04 Unclog Your PC 2010/08/12 Protecting Your (Company's) Pocketbook 2010/02/02 The Economy Is Not A Pizza Pie (Part 1) 2010/02/27 The Economy Is Not A Pizza Pie…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/et-principles/relationships/ Relationships | Engineering Thinking - ET Guidance on Improving Your Interactions with Others 2011/06/16 Is Your Significant Other A Sociopath? 2011/08/11 Is Your Boss A Narcissist? 2010/12/23 Family Comes First: True or False? 2010/11/24 Using Engineering Thinking To Solve Personal Problems 2010/03/07 How To Fight Fair 2009/11/03 My Spouse Is Too Moody: What Do I Do? (Part 1) 2009/11/09…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/et-principles/solutions/ Solutions | Engineering Thinking - Using ET to Achieve Unconventional Yet Practical Solutions for Common Problems 2011/12/06 An Antidote For The Folly Of Government "Investment" 2011/06/27 A Practical Alternative to Government Regulations
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/ratings/ratings-guide/ Ratings Guide | Engineering Thinking - The Good People and Businesses Who Appear to Be Honest and Competent . . The Bad People and Businesses Who Appear to Be Scammers and/or Bumblers . . The Ugly People and Businesses Caught In Blatant Lies or Corruption . . The Silly Superficial or arrogant blowhards, fads, sensationalists, and other weird or interesting examples of…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/ratings/the-good/ The Good | Engineering Thinking - . . . . People and Businesses Who Appear to Be Honest and Competent MEDIA The Tampa Bay Times Investigative Reporting Why: Unlike their editorials (see Ratings: The Silly), the Times‘ investigative reporting exemplifies stellar journalism, with deeply researched and fact-based exposés. Examples include their success at penetrating the unflattering and previously secret inner machinations of…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/ratings/the-bad/ The Bad | Engineering Thinking - . . . . . . People and Businesses Who Appear to Be Scammers and/or Bumblers 2013/04/20 Ruggies Claim: Add this product to carpet corners to keep carpets from slipping. Scam: Excessive shipping charges that are not shown until cc transaction is complete. Also, several folks claim the product won't stick to carpet. Here's a…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/ratings/the-ugly/ The Ugly | Engineering Thinking - . . . . . . People and Businesses Caught In Blatant Lies or Corruption 2011/05/26 False Political Advertising: Pushing Grandma Off A Cliff 2010/06/16 Hip Replacement Corruption: Wright Medical Group 2010/06/06 Swine Flu Vaccine Corruption: The World Health Organization 2010/05/23 Depression And Pills: Antidepressant Drug Companies and the FDA 2010/05/15 Want A Little Hexane…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/ratings/the-silly/ The Silly | Engineering Thinking - . . . . Superficial or arrogant blowhards, fads, sensationalists, and other weird or interesting examples of what not to take seriously MEDIA The Tampa Bay Times Editorials Why: The Times' editorials suffer from faulty logic (such as circular reasoning), lack of context, omission of opposing research and analysis, and show no respect for differing…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/ratings/the-silly/baloney/ Baloney | Engineering Thinking - Examples of Illogical Thinking . . . . 2010/12/9 PolitiFact Earns "Pants On Fire" Rating 2011/05/30 More PolitiFact Nonsense (Incandescent Bulbs) 2011/06/22 Yet More Baloney: PolitiFact's False Stimulus Rating 2011/10/21 PolitiFact's Analysis of Cain's 9-9-9 Plan is Fatally Flawed 2010/06/23 Do Economists Use Engineering Thinking? Not Nobel Prize-Winner Paul Krugman 2010/05/10 Food And Water Optional:…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/ratings/the-silly/weird-stuff/ Weird Stuff | Engineering Thinking - Using ET to Evaluate Unusual Happenings 2011/06/12 Village of the Damned (Solving the Puzzle of the Nighttime Hum)
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/et-extra-cancer-chemotherapy-causes-cancer/ ET EXTRA: Cancer Chemotherapy Causes Cancer | Engineering Thinking - Here's a summary of a recent study that helps explain why chemotherapy for cancer makes things worse: "Chemotherapy can backfire and boost cancer growth: study" -AFP This is nothing really new. Independent researchers have known for decades that chemotherapy doesn't work. Many doctors know this and refuse to subject themselves to chemotherapy if they have…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/advice-from-professionals-who-do-you-trust-part-2/ Advice From Professionals: Who Do You Trust? (Part 2) | Engineering Thinking - Doctors, financial advisors, and other professionals --- even engineers --- can be wrong. They are not in the same category as the deliberate frauds discussed in the previous post, but bad advice is still bad advice, and it can be just as dangerous. Some professionals get too busy to keep up with the advances in…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/a-simple-solution-for-businesses-whose-religious-convictions-will-not-allow-them-to-serve-gays/ A Simple Solution for Businesses Whose Religious Convictions Will Not Allow Them To Serve Gays | Engineering Thinking - Note: This post, like a prior one on race (Yes, Race Can Be Discussed Constructively and Civilly), is intended to provide an example of how Engineering Thinking can be used to discuss contentious issues in a good-natured and civil manner. Engineering Thinking principles tell us that gays are usually gay because they were born that…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/et-alert-toyota-unintended-acceleration-is-still-occurring/ ET ALERT: Toyota ‘Unintended Acceleration’ Is Still Occurring | Engineering Thinking - Despite claims that Toyota's problems with unintended acceleration have been due to driver error, or cured via floor-mat adjustments, a recent case has been reported wherein neither of those factors were relevant. As reported by "Charles" in a message to Engineering Thinking: The following events occurred on May 15, 2015 while driving from Charleston, SC…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/green-energy-storage-we-cant-get-there-with-batteries-why-systems-analysis-is-essential-for-making-good-decisions/ Green Energy Storage: We Can’t Get There with Batteries (Why Systems Analysis is Essential for Making Good Decisions) | Engineering Thinking - "The Catch-22 of Energy Storage" by John Morgan is quite an article. It exemplifies proper systems analysis, which requires one to stand back and look at the overall Big Picture -- examine all of the important variables -- in order to improve the odds of arriving at a proper solution. In brief, the point of…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/is-organic-food-actually-better-for-you/ Is Organic Food Actually Better For You? | Engineering Thinking - The typical argument against organic food is that it is more costly, yet does not provide any additional health benefits. The argument for organic food is that, because it does not contain nearly as many pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and contaminants, organic food is both safer and more nutritious. Which argument is correct? One way to…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/women-protect-your-life-read-the-gift-of-fear-by-gavin-de-becker/ Women, Protect Your Life: Read The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker | Engineering Thinking - Every so often I come across a book (in this case, it was recommended by a friend) that is worth its weight in platinum. The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker is a dazzling presentation of extensively researched facts, many of them contrary to our popular notions, that provide bright insight into our culture's…
https://engineeringthinking.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/mr-president-i-am-not-a-racist-and-neither-is-anyone-i-know/#comment-2896 Mr. President: I Am Not A Racist, and Neither Is Anyone I Know | Engineering Thinking - Dear President Obama, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Candy Crowley, Chris Mathews, Senator McCain, and all the rest who feel that America is full of racists: You're wrong. For decades I have worked beside folks of all colors, religions, ethnicities, genders, left-right handedness, and other irrelevant characteristics, and have not yet met a racist. The folks…
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