Site Statistics
I know this is a science and engineering blog and so I should keep it exactly on that course, but sometimes things happen that shake that all up a bit.
The reason I'm writing is that over the last week or so the number of visitors that are being sent to our encyclopedia have dropped dramatically and it all appears to be down to Google. The pagerank hasn't changed, as per some blogs that appear to have a significant change going from a PR4 to a PR3. No, we have remained at a PR6 - that should mean we have a reasonable rating should it not?
This has happened before. The numbers dropped for a week or slightly more and then returned to normal.......
Well it started to drop at the end of September 2008 and I will let you know any updates.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Credit Crunch
With all of the talk of banks failing and credit problems spinning around the world it feels like there may be a shift to good old fashioned values and with that maybe people will start caring again for engineering. For so long the brokers have considered themselves all important with huge salaries and stating that they are the backbone of the UK.
Well, maybe it is time the engineering community showed the bankers of the UK who fundamentally underpins the countries wealth and prosperity. With all of the environmental pressure and people looking for lower energy solutions the UK is in a good position.
Looking at it another way, not having so much money floating around may make people properly assess what is good for the environment rather than just what is trendy or over hyped by venture capitalist money.
With all of the talk of banks failing and credit problems spinning around the world it feels like there may be a shift to good old fashioned values and with that maybe people will start caring again for engineering. For so long the brokers have considered themselves all important with huge salaries and stating that they are the backbone of the UK.
Well, maybe it is time the engineering community showed the bankers of the UK who fundamentally underpins the countries wealth and prosperity. With all of the environmental pressure and people looking for lower energy solutions the UK is in a good position.
Looking at it another way, not having so much money floating around may make people properly assess what is good for the environment rather than just what is trendy or over hyped by venture capitalist money.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Why an Engineer?
What makes us tick and want to be engineers, why not give it all in and be an accountant? Why not study law and make more money?
Luckily money does not make us all happy. I like to work out how things work. I like solving problems with the result being something tangible. I don't think that seeing some share prices increase or decrease would give me quite the same feeling of well being, achievement or just that warm glow when it all clicks into place.
Sometimes engineering is frustrating and very annoying, mostly this is when politics creeps into the main issue which is solving a problem or designing a component.
I like art and find that it often goes hand in hand with an engineering solution. There is something elegant and rather creative about a very good engineering design.
I'm hooked and think we should encourage others to join in the fun....
What makes us tick and want to be engineers, why not give it all in and be an accountant? Why not study law and make more money?
Luckily money does not make us all happy. I like to work out how things work. I like solving problems with the result being something tangible. I don't think that seeing some share prices increase or decrease would give me quite the same feeling of well being, achievement or just that warm glow when it all clicks into place.
Sometimes engineering is frustrating and very annoying, mostly this is when politics creeps into the main issue which is solving a problem or designing a component.
I like art and find that it often goes hand in hand with an engineering solution. There is something elegant and rather creative about a very good engineering design.
I'm hooked and think we should encourage others to join in the fun....
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