Brendan Simons
@nuclearnerd.bsky.social
Mechanical Engineer, lead Mentor for Celt-X Robotics FRC Team 5406, husband and recovering dreamer. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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The sheer evil that requires circa 1000 deaths a day to keep it satisfied. It's incomprehensible to me.
January 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The sheer evil that requires circa 1000 deaths a day to keep it satisfied. It's incomprehensible to me.
Porter (for now) still has 30"+ seat pitch. I hope the backlash forces Westjet to retreat, and other airlines not to follow suit!
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Porter (for now) still has 30"+ seat pitch. I hope the backlash forces Westjet to retreat, and other airlines not to follow suit!
That engineers are prone to see themselves as uniquely smarter than the rest of the world is a widely known pathology! It's even got a name:
Engineer's Disease
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Engineer's Disease
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Origin of the term Engineer's Disease?
I've seen the term 'engineer's disease' on Metafilter (and used it myself both here and elsewhere) used to describe engineers and other technical folks assuming their technical knowledge of...
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December 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That engineers are prone to see themselves as uniquely smarter than the rest of the world is a widely known pathology! It's even got a name:
Engineer's Disease
ask.metafilter.com/297591/Origi...
Engineer's Disease
ask.metafilter.com/297591/Origi...
So how come LRT works spectacularly in Calgary and Portland?
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So how come LRT works spectacularly in Calgary and Portland?
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
JFC - who is asking for a door handle that kills people?!
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
JFC - who is asking for a door handle that kills people?!
It pisses me off that Canada got lumped into the NACS transition. Our charging networks are mostly CCS. Tesla superchargers are a bit player here. But we all have to change over because fuck us that's why.
December 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It pisses me off that Canada got lumped into the NACS transition. Our charging networks are mostly CCS. Tesla superchargers are a bit player here. But we all have to change over because fuck us that's why.
Bad omen for Hamilton LRT
December 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Bad omen for Hamilton LRT