AI in Manufacturing

Custom image created by Perplexity AI AI in Manufacturing AI in Our World Series I was never directly involved in manufacturing during my IBM career, but when I was VP of Operations for the Industrial Division, I saw a constant evolution in manufacturing. That was 30 years ago. I am sure things have continued to […]
When the Ocean Reaches the Sea Oats

This week, I am taking a short break from my AI in Our World series to write about something unfolding outside my window. From our oceanfront home in Florida, I can watch the beach change as the tide rises and falls. Today, I watched the incoming water approach recently planted sea oats. These plants help […]
Solar

s Solar For as long as I can remember, I have believed the sun would ultimately be our main source of power. The sun is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, roughly 4.6 billion years old, which generates energy through nuclear fusion, a science which has attracted billions of dollars for research to reproduce […]
Cruise Therapy

Cruise Therapy I have not written for a number of weeks, and during that time I had several medical setbacks. At this point I am stabilized and working hard with physical therapy to regain my strength. Not that I am very strong yet, but I have decided to continue with a cruise which my wife […]
Packaging

Packaging is one of those things that most of us may not think about a lot. Being in the hospital for 57 days, one begins to think more about it. The first morning breakfast included orange juice, the same as I have everyday at home. The difference was how the juice was packaged. At home, […]