This week, boys and girls, I'm in the lovely sorry-ass indescribable state of North Carolina. In case you didn't know, it's North of South Carolina... right in the middle of BFE.
Work has sent me here to have our little prototype boards punished by a battery of tests done by those lovely people at Underwriters Laboratory. They're basically seeing how much Electromagnetic punishment they can put our circuit board through until it fails their tests... or just completely blows up. :-)
These tests will take until the end of the week (there's a LOT of 'em), so I'm here until they're finished. The good news - free food, hotel, long distance, car, and three college campuses close by (NCSU, UNC - Chappel Hill and Duke) where I can pick up some sorely needed shot glasses.
Until Firday, however, I'm pretty much stuck in a hotel room on dial-up. Updates will happen, although not often. For now, though, here's something for your fancy.
Posted by Austin at October 22, 2002 10:30 PM