Greg Koenig
@gak_pdx
Follow me on Twitter! You'll go where I go, defile what I defile, eat who I eat. He/Supreme Allied Machine Commander
No, you are not ever bringing back the old-timey factory. But... 30 jobs on a modern factory floor are worth 300 old-timey manufacturing jobs. You're cross pollinating in robotics, mechatronics, g-code, material handling, fabrication, basic accounting/administration, and…
One of those mixed emotions projects on my desk right now. An interconnect pin for _redacted_, from _redacted_. This is a standoff pin that connects two PCBs for a sub-sonic application. But the pin is made from explosively bonded stainless/aluminum. They ship a plate of 15-5…
Building Western aircraft in China is a Really Bad Idea. This is Step One toward bootstrapping the Chinese aviation industry—just like Apple did with electronics (See @PatrickMcGee_ 's Apple in China).
Fun fact: the blue paint increased frictional heating so much that the operational speed of the Concorde was reduced 20% when it was in Pepsi livery.
When @pepsi livery for @boomaero ?
Picking up at the freight dock, feeling like I should turn in my man card while these guys throw chains. Bejesus that looks like actual work
Love that in Band of Brothers they’re like “you’re gonna have to take Neunen strategically” and in The Pacific they’re like “we’re sending you guys into an area the Japanese call ‘The Valley Of Killing Everyone’”
Children of Men (2006), establishing shot
Officers are deployed at key points along the route as well as the form up point. There are additional officers in the vicinity of the counter protest. This week we have also distributed leaflets and deployed signage as a clear reminder about relevant offences.
Normally, I hate bare Allan keys, dramatically preferring the longer, soft grip versions (Wiha)… but the Fireball Tool key carriers are incredible- you always have all keys right where you need them. And cheap! I have sets all around the shop now. Worth every penny!
Hot metal looks like cold metal, but feels different.
When you aren't asking Elon about politics or if we are in a simulation; when you get him onto the nuts and bolts about building stuff - you get to see why he is exceptional enough at these activities that people mistake asking him about philosophy or politics.
Elon Musk explains his 5-step algorithm for running companies “First, make your requirements less dumb. Your requirements are definitely dumb… It’s particularly dangerous if a smart person gave you the requirements because you might not question them enough.” In this interview…
Thinking about this observation from @tylercowen again:
being a home owner is deciding between spending 20 minutes watching YouTube or paying some PE backed plumbing rollup $1300 to replace your shower valve
How much money could she make in San Francisco doing this to paying customers?
🇨🇳 If you drive poorly in China, the traffic officers *will* talk shit
People in California can't rebuild their houses.
Gavin Newsom and his team have used online trolling, meme wars, mocking TikTok videos, insults such as "cuck," and even a lawsuit against Fox News — to create an edgy resistance against Trump. axios.com/2025/07/18/gav…
Nothing beats the feeling of making something in CAD, ordering parts, waiting weeks for things to arrive... and it fits together perfectly