He does not have just that field. There are couple of thousand old walnut trees and the same again young ones. The nearest field to the house looks empty on the satellite image but I think that is old, that field is full of a yellow flowering thing with sharp spikes, I can't quite remember what Chip said it was called, saf...something. Like so:
The satellite shows a line of pizza ovens that have not been there for ages. There is only one left.
The one thing you can't do is dispose of an old suitcase in an airport. You can't leave it a trash bin or lying around, someone will call the bomb squad. You can't get the TSA guys or anyone to take it off your hands.
But here is the funny thing, the head TSA guy thought about it and said "take it through the security check, get it x-rayed, then just leave it on the belt. It will eventually end up in his Lost and Found office and after a while they will trash it.
Sadly the box my new Rigol came in had to go in the trash, full of heavy junk. I had to ditch stuff to get weight down. I got my excess baggage down to 90 dollars. Not bad really. Especially since I have 5000 dollars worth of radars in there, a Rigol scope, a pile of swag from shows (More on that later). Also a pile of stars and stripes under pants and American standard issue polo shirts (Thank's Target). Oh and a few kilos of walnut wood.
Over three days, we didn't really talk about anything technical. We just talked about everything else. I think we were in my office for maybe 10 ten minutes, total, two of which were spent on the Prop2, kind of in passing.
So this adds more meaning to the term "field" engineer
btw, that's a safflower
Yes. Safflower. It's a low-cholesterol food oil. A trial was done, in which one group ate animal fats and the other safflower oil. Sure enough, the safflower group had lower cholesterol. And they died faster, which part was not publicized. We planted it to help dry the soil for fumigation before replanting.
Walnut prices paid to growers have crashed from $1.83/lb down to $0.67/lb, unfortunately. So, there won't be any fumigation and replanting this year. And I think with all the fields planted recently, there will be record crops for the next ten years. Be sure to eat lots of walnuts, Everyone!
Years ago I read a report about low fat, low-cholesterol diet people vs us normal bacon gorging, high fat milk drinkers. Turned out that after twenty years or so the death rates in the two groups was almost identical.
The question was "How is this possible?"
Further detailed investigation showed that sure the "healthy" diet people had less heart failure but they had a much higher rate of suicide.
You have seen me, skinny as a rake. All my life I have been shovelling all manner of "unhealthy" foods into my body. The absence of things like real milk with the cream floating on top in the modern world distresses me. But every time I get a check up my cholesterol level does not even register.
There is more to this nutrition thing than what you put in. How does your body process it?
So my plan Chip, is that you fill the place up with pigs. They can eat all the walnuts.
Then you have a lot of high value bacon. Which I noticed does not exist in California.
Heater said: Further detailed investigation showed that sure the "healthy" diet people had less heart failure but they had a much higher rate of suicide.
LOL but actually, in all seriousness, they do have a higher rate of diabetes, which is what makes up the difference.
I've started actively finding more fat for my diet ever since Time Magazine apologised for it's 1961 article on fat causing heart disease - which presumably got the ball rolling on that particular bandwagon.
Walnut prices paid to growers have crashed from $1.83/lb down to $0.67/lb, unfortunately. So, there won't be any fumigation and replanting this year. And I think with all the fields planted recently, there will be record crops for the next ten years. Be sure to eat lots of walnuts, Everyone!
Doing my share Chip. Eat at least one hand full every day.
Walnuts contain a number of neuroprotective compounds, including vitamin E, folate, melatonin, omega-3 fats, and antioxidants. Research shows walnut consumption may support brain health, including increasing inferential reasoning in young adults.
You'd think they'd be the new fad food? and hence worth three times the price.
The fad, as far as it goes, is in full swing. Nuts aren't much of a base food stuff. It'll just be a case of too much supply now.
New Zealand farmers are feeling the pinch on powdered milk exports now too. We had a good 20 years of farm conversion growth, maybe more, with big drying towers popping up all over the countryside.
We're not swimming in white gold any longer and now it's also negatively impacting lake and river water quality. Tourism has moved back to its position of number one earner for the country. Hopefully we'll get the dirty water cleaned up sooner rather than later.
Walnuts contain a number of neuroprotective compounds, including vitamin E, folate, melatonin, omega-3 fats, and antioxidants. Research shows walnut consumption may support brain health, including increasing inferential reasoning in young adults.
You'd think they'd be the new fad food? and hence worth three times the price.
Dave
That's why I eat a handfull daily. They are also very convenient substitute for stopping to eat lunch.
heater,
Pleased you had a great time in the USA and caught up with Chip to boot (pardon the pun).
Nice to see bits of the farm, and pics of you to put a face to the name.
But really, did you have to take Chip off the P2 He really needed the break me thinks!
Shame I wasn't still in the UK when you stopped in Gatwick. We were only 40 mins away so I could have popped down for a quick beer Unfortunately, probably customs would have got in the way though
I had a fantastically brilliant time in the US. Met Steve Denson for beer and dinner, twice. Got time with Chip and family and neighbours. Rock painting with the kids. Visited 2 expos officially. Gate crashed a third. Manned the stand at a fourth. Narrowly missed getting to shake hands with the Mayor of San Jose. Somewhere along the line I chatted over a beer with the guy who designed the PCB for the first Kindle and another guy who designed the power supply for the XBox. Not to mention a ton of other stuff related to my actual work and reason for being there.
No way did I take Chip off the P2. And I don't think he had much of a rest. It was a busy social weekend with a birthday party on Saturday, a Father's Day gathering on Sunday, Chip's parents visiting. I think I spent more time hanging out with everyone else rather than Chip himself!
I do recall chatting with Chip until around 5:30am on Sunday morning. Only to realize he was fast asleep on the sofa. Amazingly he was up and taking the family to church a couple of ours later. I don't know where he gets the energy from!
It all went by in a high speed blur of activity. Now I'm back in Helsinki. The city is very quite as everyone takes off for the summer break. And I wonder, whoa, what happened?!
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The satellite shows a line of pizza ovens that have not been there for ages. There is only one left.
btw, that's a safflower
But here is the funny thing, the head TSA guy thought about it and said "take it through the security check, get it x-rayed, then just leave it on the belt. It will eventually end up in his Lost and Found office and after a while they will trash it.
Sadly the box my new Rigol came in had to go in the trash, full of heavy junk. I had to ditch stuff to get weight down. I got my excess baggage down to 90 dollars. Not bad really. Especially since I have 5000 dollars worth of radars in there, a Rigol scope, a pile of swag from shows (More on that later). Also a pile of stars and stripes under pants and American standard issue polo shirts (Thank's Target). Oh and a few kilos of walnut wood.
Seems I have been speaking more Finnish in Red Bluff than I do all year around here!
I have to sleep....
-Phil
Over three days, we didn't really talk about anything technical. We just talked about everything else. I think we were in my office for maybe 10 ten minutes, total, two of which were spent on the Prop2, kind of in passing.
Yes. Safflower. It's a low-cholesterol food oil. A trial was done, in which one group ate animal fats and the other safflower oil. Sure enough, the safflower group had lower cholesterol. And they died faster, which part was not publicized. We planted it to help dry the soil for fumigation before replanting.
Walnut prices paid to growers have crashed from $1.83/lb down to $0.67/lb, unfortunately. So, there won't be any fumigation and replanting this year. And I think with all the fields planted recently, there will be record crops for the next ten years. Be sure to eat lots of walnuts, Everyone!
John Abshier
The question was "How is this possible?"
Further detailed investigation showed that sure the "healthy" diet people had less heart failure but they had a much higher rate of suicide.
You have seen me, skinny as a rake. All my life I have been shovelling all manner of "unhealthy" foods into my body. The absence of things like real milk with the cream floating on top in the modern world distresses me. But every time I get a check up my cholesterol level does not even register.
There is more to this nutrition thing than what you put in. How does your body process it?
So my plan Chip, is that you fill the place up with pigs. They can eat all the walnuts.
Then you have a lot of high value bacon. Which I noticed does not exist in California.
LOL but actually, in all seriousness, they do have a higher rate of diabetes, which is what makes up the difference.
Doing my share Chip. Eat at least one hand full every day.
You'd think they'd be the new fad food? and hence worth three times the price.
Dave
New Zealand farmers are feeling the pinch on powdered milk exports now too. We had a good 20 years of farm conversion growth, maybe more, with big drying towers popping up all over the countryside.
We're not swimming in white gold any longer and now it's also negatively impacting lake and river water quality. Tourism has moved back to its position of number one earner for the country. Hopefully we'll get the dirty water cleaned up sooner rather than later.
That's why I eat a handfull daily. They are also very convenient substitute for stopping to eat lunch.
Dave
Pleased you had a great time in the USA and caught up with Chip to boot (pardon the pun).
Nice to see bits of the farm, and pics of you to put a face to the name.
But really, did you have to take Chip off the P2
Shame I wasn't still in the UK when you stopped in Gatwick. We were only 40 mins away so I could have popped down for a quick beer
I had a fantastically brilliant time in the US. Met Steve Denson for beer and dinner, twice. Got time with Chip and family and neighbours. Rock painting with the kids. Visited 2 expos officially. Gate crashed a third. Manned the stand at a fourth. Narrowly missed getting to shake hands with the Mayor of San Jose. Somewhere along the line I chatted over a beer with the guy who designed the PCB for the first Kindle and another guy who designed the power supply for the XBox. Not to mention a ton of other stuff related to my actual work and reason for being there.
No way did I take Chip off the P2. And I don't think he had much of a rest. It was a busy social weekend with a birthday party on Saturday, a Father's Day gathering on Sunday, Chip's parents visiting. I think I spent more time hanging out with everyone else rather than Chip himself!
I do recall chatting with Chip until around 5:30am on Sunday morning. Only to realize he was fast asleep on the sofa. Amazingly he was up and taking the family to church a couple of ours later. I don't know where he gets the energy from!
It all went by in a high speed blur of activity. Now I'm back in Helsinki. The city is very quite as everyone takes off for the summer break. And I wonder, whoa, what happened?!