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A century of scientific advancement, such as the–1962 Venus flyby–changed science fiction forever. Were sci-fi aficionados devastated when colonization of Venus, Mercury... even Mars, became less realistic, even impossible? Sci-Fi author, engineer, and person who was around for such discoveries Brian Greiner explains more in part 2 of this podcast!

ToC
0:00: Welcome back! Modern Sci-Fi?
2:00: Population bomb, cold war, die by 2100?
6:00: What do you mine from the asteroids? Would it lead to inflation?
9:00: Who pays for all this? Trivial problems?
11:25: Are there problems with The Martian? Colonizing Mars? Toxic waste dump?
14:00: Facts ruining sci-fi hopes is crushing
16:15: Stuff is complicated!
18:30: Join the team! (military space complex)
19:15: Rockets land vertically? Sci-fi concept is now a reality
24:00: Why haven't we been back the moon? Make is rain $$ on space?
26:40: Spacesuits are complicated
29:40: Flash Gordon movie (not as good as the title theme)
31:55: Project Pluto nuclear airplane (the most messed up weapon ever?)
33:30: A City on Mars book
34:40: Brian Greiner's work: https:/www.briangreiner.ca
38:30: Pat Regan is an author too? Science opinion!
39:50: Jeremy Cook - JCo Audio https://www.youtube.com/@jcoaudio

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA

Brian Greiner
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfumblethumbs
Website: https:/www.briangreiner.ca

Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​
Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/

Jeremy Cook:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​
Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

A century of scientific advancement, such as the–1962 Venus flyby–changed science fiction forever. Were sci-fi aficionados devastated when colonization of Venus, Mercury... even Mars, became less realistic, even impossible? Sci-Fi author, engineer, and person who was around for such discoveries Brian Greiner explains!

ToC
0:00: Did the 1962 Venus flyby by Mariner II ruin Sci-Fi?
1:15: Change, not ruined - Brian Greiner was around then
3:05: Larry Niven and dated sci-fi - The Coldest Place short story
4:45: Sci-Fi changes, but story "twist" endures
7:12: Info wasn't known to masses - NASA had a lot of PR oomph
8:41: Niven's Ringworld didn't quite hold up (published a sequel)
10:44: Murder mysteries IN SPACE!
12:32: Brian enjoyed getting a rejection letter?
14:00: Book market has changed
16:30: Practice makes... better?
17:00: Did Niven inspire later Sci-Fi? (Did later Sci-Fi steal his work? Did HE steal stuff?)
20:40: When did Sci-Fi become "modern"
21:30: Foundation on Apple TV+ - good or bad?
25:50: Sci-Fi gets you thinking, inspires engineers
27:00: Coffee Break

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast
RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA

Brian Greiner
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfumblethumbs
Website: https:/www.briangreiner.ca

Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​
Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/

Jeremy Cook:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​
Tindie Store: jcdevices.com

Max Maker talks about his success on YouTube and in business

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC300jnYJu7u66EQX9S0SUZA
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA

ToC:
0:00 Intro: Max Maker
1:35 Where is Max from (he's from northern Germany)
5:05 Max is a YouTube star with 100k subscribers
9:20 Does Max make lots of money on YouTube now?
14:24 Max's YouTube inspiration
17:00 Coffee Break
19:44 Max is building a new workshop
22:00 Jeremy goes to Publix for meatballs?
23:50 Max is happy with his construction so far
24:40 Pat's cat & remote control lawnmowers
31:35 Remote controlled excavator
33:00 Do kids in Germany "dig to China?"
36:40 Max rented an excavator
38:50 How are German industrial buildings built?
42:30 YouTube shorts & Uyen Ninh
48:15 Bicycle YouTuber does alright
50:00 Max's cat
55:50 Pat got a Ninja Creamy ice cream maker
1:00:50 What is Jeremy working on? JCo Audio!
https://www.youtube.com/@UCijti3CnKvxoOXAIdXN8N-w
1:09:45 Did Max get his hydrofoil done?
1:11:40 Pat's backpack clip
https://www.tindie.com/products/27206
1:17:45 Sign off


Max Maker:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MaxMakerChannel

Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​
Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/

Jeremy Cook:
JCo Audio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jcoaudio
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​
Store: jcdevices.com

If you have an engineering problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire... Dr. Essam Namouz

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC300jnYJu7u66EQX9S0SUZA
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA

ToC:

0:00 - Do we hit the stop button during coffee breaks?
1:00 - Engineers in the trailer (the honey wagon... is not what you think)
2:05 - Mega power modded Chinese knockoff Nerf Guns
4:20 - How long can we talk for? Where are you pointing?
5:30 - Presentation tips for online meetings - good eye contact vs. bad eye contact
10:14 - Essam is a well dressed engineer, Jeremy is too(?)
11:53 - What are shirt pockets for? (pencil, cigarettes, wallet?)

Dr. Essam Namouz, PE:
You can possibly find him on Linkedin, or ask Jeremy

Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​
Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/

Jeremy Cook:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​
Store: jcdevices.com

If you have an engineering problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire... Dr. Essam Namouz

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC300jnYJu7u66EQX9S0SUZA
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA

ToC:

0:00 - Intro Essam works from home
0:55 - Essam is a prepared father
3:05 - Essam and Jeremy worked together at a bearing factory
5:05 - Why and how did Essam get his doctorate in engineering?
9:25 - Essam's master's thesis - The Lazy Parts Project
13:00 - Solidworks CAD + Machine learning (ANN) used to estimate assembly time
15:00 - How can engineers and small business owners use ChatGPT?
17:30 - More on neural network assembly time estimation
23:30 - How does having your doctorate in engineering open up pssibilities?
25:08 - Coffee break
27:17 - Return from coffee break - Essam is officially #1 father
28:13 - Butterwhat Discord - "only you can come on the Butterwhat Discord"
https://butterwhat.com/discord
31:25 - After PhD, went into advanced engineering group for TTI/Ryobi
33:32 - Essam (and Li-Ion tech) helped improve Ryobi tools
35:40 - Essam worked for Harbor Freight for around 2 years
38:50 - Breaking phones, tools, and 10mm sockets
41:20 - Essam has mixed feelings about working remotely
43:50 - Pat misses work lunch (but only ever met Shakira at breakfast)
46:36 - Essam sometimes works as a cook at family restaurant Pita House
49:12 - Making the jump to self employment
53:10 - Essam's business is called EZN Innovation (maybe)
54:45 - Essam loves his laser cutter
56:00 - Doctorate in engineering + PE gives people confidence in your work
58:25 - Essam's neural network sports prediction program (Python)
1:02:45 - Sign off, where do we find Essam?

Dr. Essam Namouz, PE:
You can possibly find him on Linkedin, or ask Jeremy

Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​
Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/

Jeremy Cook:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​
Store: jcdevices.com

Pat and Jeremy discuss their 2023 successes and failures, 3D printing, Raspberry Pi applications, and more!
https://speakpipe.com/createinvent
https://patreon.com/createinvent

Audio Listening Options:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast
RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA

ToC:

0:00: Intro
2:44 caller Rob Groves
4:17 caller – James – RPi questionk
5:45 – JC Pi Protec
https://www.tindie.com/products/jeremycook/jc-pi-protec-raspberry-pi-enclosure/
6:45 – Why does Pat have a hammer? Nobody knows!
11:59 – Octoprint
link https://octoprint.org/support-octoprint/
16:00 – pseudo coffee break
18:12 – 2023 goals – Pat doesn’t know the year or how many months are in a year
-ask Pat about leaving cleaner sitting too long?
22:00 – Cleaning goals
25:25 – Positive Waves suggests cleaning as we go - cleaning too early goes wrong
28:15 – Jeremy’s non-financial goals
29:08 - Goal philosophy
31:45 – Will Pat survive?
34:53 – Pogo sticks
36:40 – Pat’s new no-sew backpack hook product on Tindie
https://www.tindie.com/products/patshead/no-sew-backpack-hooks-straps-and-accessories/
47:00 – 42 and graphics cards
39:45 – Hammer revealed
47:30 – Graphics Adapters &42
48:40 – Positive Waves Question – resin printer and air quality
54:25 – Brian Moses’ message: Pat’s new Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D Printer – really, really good
1:09 – Close Podcast

Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​
Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/

Jeremy Cook:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​
Store: jcdevices.com