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Being a Tourist in Peru
I spend some of my time in Peru just being a tourist. Here are some trips we took in 2025.
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Shopping in Lima
Lima provides all kinds of shopping experiences: everything from street vendors to high end department stores in elegant shopping malls.
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Density in Lima
The density of the city increases as the original townhouses are replaced by apartment buildings.
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Lima’s Delightful Parks
Metropolitan Lima has almost 3,000 parks. In many parts of the city, you are no more than 300 meters from a park.
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SE for Medical Devices
This post discusses four aspects of systems engineering in the medical device field that may not be covered by academic coursework. It is based on a talk that I gave to system engineering students at the University of Utah on December 2, 2024. Topic 1: Regulation Medical devices are heavily regulated by government agencies. In…
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Reuse: a Creative Use of Systems Thinking
Reuse provides many benefits to the systems engineer, but it requires a creative mindset that can see how to incorporate existing components into a new whole. What is Reuse? In systems engineering, reuse is the practice of incorporating components that have been used in other products into a new design. We can reuse components acquired…
