It’s the beginning of my 2nd week at JPL and I actually finished my lunch today, for the first time. Previously I’d always only manage to eat half of it. Today’s lunch was both delicious and relatively small. I got an Avocado Burger without fries. Two beef patties and slices of cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickels,…Continue Reading…

JPL has two of these in one of the rooms in the Project Development Center (PDC). It has just the two mouse buttons (not the extra three that the “GO” models seem to have). Surprisingly, it’s only about $44.95 according to Gyration. I played with it for several minutes. It takes some getting used to,…Continue Reading…

I didn’t know fax machines could be so fast until I used the one here at JPL. It’s huge, but it’s also really, really fast. Papers go through faster than most laser printers can print. Much faster. It seems to basically scan the pages and then send them, so there’s an “In Use” light that…Continue Reading…