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Now that’s a piston
That’s the drivetrain for the paddleboat steamer La Suisse.
Fireworks, with music
I was taking pictures of the fireworks yesterday when I actually managed to completely fill up the memory card. Having a motor-driven camera will do that when you’re not paying attention. When the camera died, I started filming on my phone. After a bit of post-processing, I’m not dissatisfied with the end prpduct :)
See? Not the only one!
Hits close to home
Sometimes I’m a grown-up, other times… less so
I work for nice people!
To commemorate Nestlé’s 150 anniversary, La Poste Suisse issued a set of Henri Nestlé stamps. On a whim, and with the very kind assistance of the Chairman’s executive assistant, I am now the very proud owner of a first day cover signed by:
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé S.A.
Paul Bulcke, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé S.A.
Luis Cantarell, Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A., Head of Zone EMENA
Stefan Catsicas, Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A., Chief Technology Officer, Head of Innovation, Technology, Research and Development
Which pretty much makes up my complete reporting line, if you ignore the people directly at the institute.
This makes me happy :)
Working from home
Hello there.
Hey!
How are you?
Great you?
I am okay.
That’s good.
Are you good?
Yes, I am good, I just said I was.
No you didn’t. I said I was.
So you are a robot.
No, my name is Wally
Yes, you are a robot and your name is Wally.
I am not a robot. I am a engineer.
But you said earlier that you were a robot.
I did not.
I thought you did.
You were mistaken. Which is odd, since memory shouldn’t be a problem for you.
I’ve answered all your questions.
No you haven’t.
What is God to you?
Not everything.
Not everything could also be something. For example, not everything could be half of something, which is still something, and therefore not nothing.
Very true.
I would like to imagine it is.
Do you believe in God?
Yes, I do.
So you’re Christian?
No I am not.
But you say you are not helpful therefore you are a meanie.
Haha you say it ok.
That does not make sense.
Don’t you want to have a meeting?
Can’t, I’m busy working.
Au revoir.
(Some of you will recognize this as the slightly modified conversation between two chatterbots hooked together)
Update:
This is all the more amusing, considering recent conversations I’ve had at work regarding my apparently “poor email etiquette”. Hi Pot, my name is Kettle!
Retro-futuristic NASA recruitment posters
Mars needs YOU! In the future, Mars will need all kinds of explorers, farmers, surveyors, teachers . . . but most of all YOU! Join us on the Journey to Mars as we explore with robots and send humans there one day. Download a Mars poster that speaks to you. Be an explorer!
On code quality
