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2010-02-12 23:02
It was an exciting week on the job front. With Endeavour up, I managed to corner some simulator time for some commander training. This was an RTLS run, meaning the center main engine failed just after the solid rocket boosters punched off, resulting in a return to landing...
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2010-02-09 22:17
As promised from the above post, here are my Shuttle statistics. Not too bad, though it was far from a perfect landing. Touchdown was 18 feet left of center, though I was able to steer to the centerline at wheel stop for the photo op. My ground speed was right on at 202...
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2009-07-27 14:53
Not that I’m ready to pen a eulogy, but our fourth roommate, the wise and all knowing Laszlo of the closet passed away last week. For almost five years, he had been diligent and constant, a rock that rarely let us down.
Unfortunately, school has meant neglect for poor Laszlo. He...
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2009-03-19 11:14
Well they finally decided to implode the compass bank building by the Galleria. It was an early Sunday morning adventure but well worth the lucubration.
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2009-02-09 14:33
Today I discovered that I was selected as the AIPLA student representative for the University of Houston Law Center. This is a great honor and I thoroughly look forward to organizing speaking engagements and helping to promote our IP students.
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2009-01-31 09:08
Yesterday I installed 1300 watts of solar panels on the roof of a boat house. It went without a hitch and no panels were broken. I have photos and plan to add full details of my adventure in the "Environment" section of this site.
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2009-01-29 23:13
Google has once again quietly elevated me in search engine hierarchy. My hat goes off to my worthy namesake opponents, the environmental lawyer, the doctor, the actor, and the vice president of Williams Sonoma. Quite a competitive league, if you ask me, proving that the search engine...
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2008-11-07 06:54
Work continues on the photofest project. For the latest endeavor, I chose to build my camera. The result was a large-format cardboard box pinhole camera. The major problem I had with the camera was calibration. Since it has no viewfinder, I had to essentially create one from...
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2008-11-02 14:12
Since I've redesigned my website and removed so much content, I have lost my first place standing in Google search returns. Thus I must begin my long journey back to the top. On the way, I have rekindled my acquaintances with the other Seth Jaffes of the world. There is...
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2008-10-01 17:14
One of the problems of having a public website is that the content remains the same while the subject changes. Since first launching my personal website nearly 7 years ago, much has changed. As such, I have elected to remove my old website in preference of this newer, cleaner...
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