Paul Hansel

Category: reverse-engineering

  • Reflective satellites, meet dimensional analysis

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    ‘Say hello to my little friend.” – Scarface Let’s do some math on metallic reflective solar radiation modification. Solar radiation modification (SRM) is defined on Wikipedia. Many schemes for modifying Earth’s atmospheric and surface temperatures have been proposed under the umbrella of SRM, some of which involve mirrors or shades, some of which involve aerosols.…

  • GEO Group is named after George Zoley

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    From Wikipedia, the trustiest of sources: George Christopher Zoley (born February 7, 1950) is a Greek-born American businessman, the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and founder of the GEO Group, which manages prisons and jails in the US and internationally. Surprisingly, Wikipedia is out of date. The position of CEO is no longer held by…

  • Popping the tire pressure monitoring relearn tool bubble

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    [2024-07-06: Updated to include simulation results and more scope traces.] If you own a car, you’ve no doubt encountered this mystery at least once. The tire pressure monitoring system tells you your flat tire is on the driver’s side front, but it’s actually on the passenger side rear. This is a relatively modern car ownership…