Over-Engineering an Oil Tank Gauge 2020-09-09 I almost went down the path of investing a huge amount of time and effort into fixing a stuck oil fuel tank float-gauge in my house. Recently, the float mechanism became stuck and permanently displayed empty regardless of how much fuel was in the tank - not ideal. It’s a...

The pandemic has made a lot of things harder and so instead of setting up big meetings full of people to discuss design ideas, what I’m trying this week is something new: design vlogs. I’ve been making videos of myself talking through a problem, giving all the necessary context, and then showing the design I want to...