Solving Problems
Solving Problems Much of this section will concern the kind of work that I did in my job as an engineer, so it might not be applicable to other types of work, at least not directly. Think through problems. …
Sisters
Silicon Valley Book I wrote Fairchild Intersil 2 short jobs AMD Synergy Tropian GL & Broadcom Silicon Valley Today Work Advice Interviewing Get Noticed Work Suggestions Solving Problems Managing People Family histories Ancestors Marshall’s GGF Wilder History Travels Rome –…
Silicon Valley Today – Things I have learned
High speed rail in California Gary Richards, AKA Mr. Roadshow in the San Jose Mercury newspaper asked readers to weigh in on whether the State of California should continue with the High Speed Train from Northern California to Southern California…
S-Site
EARLY S-SITE EXPERIENCES By Edward Wilder Jr. The following is an account of the early days at S-site as I remember them. I have made no effort to confirm dates, but relative events are probably correct. I hope that this…
Rome – Barcelona
Rome and Med cruise 10/26/17 SFO to Rome We Ubered to SFO, leaving home at 6:30 am. The traffic was terrible but we made our flight. First class on Delta to Detroit where we were to change planes. We found…
No Name Place
We live in a country that has no name. The United States of America is not a country name, it is just a descriptive term for a collection of colonial places that people called home. Other countries have names: …
Marshall's GGF
Marshall’s Great Grandfather In 1889 a large earthen dam in Pennsylvania that had been expanded to create a lake for wealthy sportsmen’s recreation, boating and fishing, burst. This was after several days of extremely heavy rain in the area. …
Managing People
Managing People They won’t know what you want if you don’t tell them. You can’t assume that the people you manage know what to do in all situations. Tell them what you need and when you need it and why…
Los Alamos
I grew up at Los Alamos New Mexico because my father was there to work on the development of the atomic bomb during WWII. How he got there is interesting in its own right, so here is a condensed version. …
Interviewing
Silicon Valley Book I wrote Fairchild Intersil 2 short jobs AMD Synergy Tropian GL & Broadcom Silicon Valley Today Work Advice Interviewing Get Noticed Work Suggestions Solving Problems Managing People Family histories Ancestors Marshall’s GGF Wilder History Travels Rome –…