"What is the allure of a tiny photo luminescent fob? Not a fan of photo luminescence & Tritium’s darker past. You too can have your moments of the Tritium release from Fukushima & the health effects that affected the “Radium Girls” women who made watch & instrument faces in WWII. I own a portable Geiger Counter to work on vintage aircraft. I take it seriously. I know it’s not going to kill me or make me sick I don’t like the implications.I also detest chicanery around hard fought safety regulations. 👎🏻"
"In the early days of remote control TV cameras in the studio, I had a student who was the weatherman at a local station. He told me of a camera gone rogue & causing damage to the tune of a million dollars. No talking heads were harmed in the filming of the news hour."
"We have or have had a number of outdoor product companies in our region; REI, Eddie Bauer, Outdoor Research, Trager, JanSport... They claim to have been around since 1971 but they don't ring a bell for me. A quick look of their catalogue looks like a private equity fund that collects brands & sells cheap stuff made in China like Stanley, the formermaker of hot/cool beverage containers (they don't "make" anything anymore) here in Seattle."
"Realistically, you wouldn’t lug a spectrum annalyzer around like a boom-box. To protect it in a Hardidig/Pelican or ATA case, the connectors on top wastes a lot of precious space."
"My hope was on the Canoo which is now a smoking hole. Next choice is the Telo but price is too high & I'm worried about the lack of dealer/service infrastructure. I wanted the cabover form but the Slate looks like a safer bet. One thing I'm positive about is that I'm tired of dealing with ICE & lack of simplicity issues. I put my name in line. Hope they develop AWD."
"Also improves safety. If it can incorporate material sensors like stud finders, it can avoid cutting or drilling into a gas pipe or your hand on the other side of the piece when you’re in a hurry."
"That company has bigger problems than oozing out a storefront. They could start treating their employees better than flogging them desperately for better sales."