tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post9173962246889565324..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: There Was a Hidden Message in Mars Perseverance's ParachuteSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-57388085881086430842021-03-03T09:21:17.915-05:002021-03-03T09:21:17.915-05:00When I was working in after market repair of gas p...When I was working in after market repair of gas pump electronics, it would sometimes happen that the field techs would transfer bad components into one console or board that would be sent in under warranty. To save on shipping, I'm sure. I began marking parts with a specific pattern of small scratches which did not appear to mean anything, even if noticed. But they did. Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075903551422300106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-72251498248365537672021-03-03T01:35:59.541-05:002021-03-03T01:35:59.541-05:00My wife worked on Spitzer. They put a chip with ph...My wife worked on Spitzer. They put a chip with photos and messages on it. She put a picture of a colleague who had passed away on it, and added a picture of his cat. So there were photos of a bunch of people and one cat. I said if aliens ever found it, they would assume the humans were slaves and the one cat ruled them. Not too far from the truth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-76160193732286048732021-03-02T19:45:55.977-05:002021-03-02T19:45:55.977-05:00Back in the very late 1980's, at a major aeros...Back in the very late 1980's, at a major aerospace and defense company, we had a Failure Analysis Lab where the sole individual who worked there in part "dissected" integrated circuits. He had some micrographs of some he had found and maybe others he had been given. I remember one of those was a little character etched into the die that looked similar to The General Auto Insurance "mascot". He had some of those that were on the web site linked in the post.BillBhttps://www.lastfrontierinbandera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-81015893301826816992021-03-02T09:16:32.680-05:002021-03-02T09:16:32.680-05:00Inside the baggage pit of airliners when the liner...Inside the baggage pit of airliners when the liner is removed. Also in the E&E compartment. Quite the collection. RR Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112152154958207172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-38930751369316736152021-03-02T00:52:47.118-05:002021-03-02T00:52:47.118-05:00It's human nature to do a "Kilroy Was Her...It's human nature to do a "Kilroy Was Here" message when and where possible. Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-27014862830287445692021-03-02T00:27:34.581-05:002021-03-02T00:27:34.581-05:00First time I ran into hidden messages, me and the ...First time I ran into hidden messages, me and the guys would ride our bikes to Speken's junk yard bringing back broken Briggs 3 1/2hp and 5hp from the aluminum pile. We'd fix them and bring them to Tote Gote sales and get 10-20$ per engine, and leave funny hand lettered messages underneath the shrouds to insult anyone who took them apart. I know we were just ornery boys. Tote Gote Bob drove hard bargains for sure. It seemed like rocket science back then. Marco the Labhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123976566727977243noreply@blogger.com