Monthly Archives: July 2012

Jernigan’s Law of Trade Shows

After many years of trade show attendance, I have formulated a law about trade shows that I think all trade show attendees will find helpful. I call it “Jernigan’s Law.” There is an inverse relationship between the length of exhibitors’ skirts and the number of actual new products being exhibited. That is, when there’s really… Read more »

Life Diagnosis Function

Mitsubishi’s new MR-J4 series sounds pretty smart. Its list of abilities provides a reminder that servo motors were one of the earliest examples of artificial intelligence, long before there was any real need for a Turing test. But the best item on the list, in my opinion, is probably not the one that dazzles most… Read more »