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Have a terrific weekend. Enjoy time with the ones you love. Spend time in His house.     Why was the equal sign so humble? Because he knew he wasn’t greater or lesser than anyone else.     I’ll do algebra, I’ll do trig. I’ll even do statistics…. But graphing is where I draw the line!  

Grab the last few days of summer, get outside and the creation around you.       Good job everyone you deserve a high five (a binary high five).            

Short story on driving into one end of a Rainbow.    

Have a terrific weekend. Make some memories.   (Re-done from The Corporate Comedian)  

This report may raise the reader's interest in PV technology. Reader maybe a current 'student of science and engineering', a graduate, and a business. The in-depth study areas are in of physics, chemistry, manufacturing, and electrical engineering. Here Mathcad / Prime can play a role. Business Case Study Developing And Commercialising RET In NZ Using Solar Energy. Purpose: Business Case Study. This report is written for developing and commercialising Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) in New Zealand which utilise solar energy for its primary energy source.   This report is prepared with the intent of an investor who is planning on capitalising commercially on solar RET in New Zealand.   The cost of the PV systems has dropped dramatically in the last years and is expected to continue dropping. From 2009 to 2015, there was 56% reduction in the total cost, 77% in the PV modules, 45% in inverter cost, and 44% in installation-related costs. All this helped in promoti

Have a terrific weekend. Get out side. Enjoy the beauty of the creation around you. Skip a stone. Go for a walk.       A friend of mine always helps me with maps and diagrams, pointing out all the little symbols and what they mean. The guys a legend.

Have a terrific weekend. Spend some time with the ones you love. Take a selfie. Share it with no one in particular.   What do you call the number 7 and the number 3 when they go out on a date? The odd couple (but 7 is in her prime).   Why should you never talk to PI Because he’ll go on and on and on, forever.  

Hey Guys,   Just got our HMT-1 headsets.  I had one on loan and was learning it. I downloaded MS Teams APK and installed it but it seemed kind of buggy.   Is there an APK availble for teams on this site? Or does anyone have an APK to share that works?   Thanks for any help

July Noteworthy Community Posts!   ENGAGE= KUDO, REPLY, or SOLVE   Below are the top engaging PTC Community threads for July!  See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you!     1. Creo:  @Sandy1 asked  How to make an assembly "static" and be able to reuse it multiple times? Useful information provided by @Tdaugherty and  community replies with vivid illustration by  @pausob and  @BrianMartin (including the Accepted Solution for this post) confirms @kdirth  's statement  that "Creo is an endless adventure:  Always more to learn!" https://community.ptc.com/t5/Assembly-Design/How-to-make-an-assembly-quot-static-quot-and-be-able-to-reuse-it/m-p/678216#M20770 2. Creo: @avero  helped @Steve99  out with his question about Pro-Program IF statement…” Looking for help with Pro-Program IF statement. I have a part model that has 2

Have a terrific weekend. Enjoy some time away this weekend. Spend some time with the ones you love.     Why did the student get upset when his teacher called him average? It was a mean thing to say!     Why was the math book depressed? It had a lot of problems.

Hi, I know it might not be a weekend of parades and "public/community" fireworks, but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Fourth of July weekend!    Below is a quick note I recently published for our internal PTC Yammer site.   Please check out these resources if you want to read more about "20 Ways to Stay Safe During Fourth of July" by the American Red Cross  or want to learn "6 Simple Swaps for a Green 4th of July" from this throwback earth911.com article.             As always, thank you for contributing to the PTC Community and enjoy time with your families!

Be blessed. Enjoy the holiday (Independence Day) if you are in the US. Stay safe and stay hydrated....      

Have a terrific weekend. Tomorrow is a vacation day, so here are the funnies a little early.     Top Ten Things Engineering School didn't Teach You There are at least 10 types of capacitors. Theory tells you how a circuit works, not why it does not work. Not everything works according to the specs in the databook. Anything practical you learn will be obsolete before you use it, except the complex math, which you will never use. Engineering is like having an 8 a.m. class and a late afternoon lab every day for the rest of your life. Overtime pay? What overtime pay? Managers, not engineers, rule the world. Always try to fix the hardware with software. If you like junk food, caffeine and all-nighters, go into software. Dilbert is not a comic strip, it's a documentary.

Just a few words to share that our office near Munich is (since recently) allowing employees to come back, I came today in "testing mode" ... still with limited amounts of people, voluntary basis, etc... the feeling of being back is somewhat good and strange at the same... it really feels like a long time we have gone through...   Wishing everyone health and patience to keep up with everything.   -Ignacio

Have a terrific weekend. Spend time with the ones you love. Use the time for some renewal.   The Definition of an Engineer: Somebody who makes precise guesswork based on unreliable data provided by people with questionable knowledge. Never wrong. Like tables.

The PTC/User Organization has created a survey as they start their planning for their winter event.   If you are a PTC/USER Organization Member, they would love your feedback and feelings on attending the Winter Event typically held in January. Providing your input for surveys such as this, is valuable for event planning this year as we all continuously navigate the Covid-19 crisis and reimagining how we provide everyone the education and resources they have become accustomed to. And also what everyone is most comfortable with.   Below is the link to the survey and I can assure you, your input will be greatly appreciated by the PTC/USER Board.   Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VWJXZHC

Have a terrific weekend and see you in June shortly.   Finally figured out what I am reminded of with Zoom meetings  

Hi everybody,I was asked, since I had been the first in the community to talk about what was happening about covid-19, how are things going here in Italy and especially if they are improving.   I make a brief premise before updating you, trying to stay within the rules of the community, although I would like to be very caustic with my comments.   The pandemic has hit hard, more or less in the same way, on all continents, regardless of the different health systems, governments of different political colours, the wealth of the affected country, and so on.   I have to say, however, that those who, at international level, had to give health guidelines to follow, were at the very least wavering in their declarations, leaving governments and populations in uncertainty.   Besides, we were all overwhelmed because we were unprepared to deal with this pandemic.   I hope that what has happened will at least help to ensure that this does not happen again in the same way in

Have a terrific weekend. (Mine is a little longer this week starting with a half day today)  

I had to run an errand this morning and K-Love Radio told me it was National Bestfriend's Day.  Public school remote learning is wrapping up and my other two "real" homeschoolers are getting closer to being done to where I feel like the curriculum we paid for this year got its money's worth.  However, I am realizing this is still going to be a different kind of summer.    My church just opened with restrictions around wearing face masks and less "congregating" so many of us are sticking with the online services. (Truthfully, I am worried that my family is getting a little "too comfortable" with this new normal). Vacation Bible School (which normally runs last week of June) was canceled, and the summer camp we volunteer as a family in Maine can't really take "out of state" volunteers.  My son's baseball season was "delayed" then the new requirements for the spectators to sit in cars and required face coverings  for the players running bases encouraged us to

Have a terrific day and a blessed weekend.     Why is it sad that parallel lines have so much in common? Because they will never meet.     Why are obtuse angles so depressed? Because they are never right.

For those of you in the States, be blessed this Memorial Day Weekend as we remember those that have sacrificed for our country.     For an optimist the glass is half full, for a pessimist it's half empty, and for an engineer is twice bigger than necessary.

Back in the office this week. I hope everyone is doing well.   You might be an engineer if.....   The salesman at the Best Buy (or any other store) cannot answer your questions.   (Or the technician that comes to install the new air conditioning unit.)

The LiveWorx 2020 Virtual Event agenda is set up to offer you the latest disruptive technologies and the skills you need to prosper in the digital frontier.   The livestream agenda will run from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST). Be sure to review the full agenda, block your calendar, and prepare to immerse yourself in some amazing speakers lined up for the day.   We have also prepared our recommended agendas for you. Along with the livestream presentations we have over 100 on-demand sessions to be consumed in your own time and schedule. Recommended agendas can be reviewed by track, job role or PTC product family. You can also browse the full session catalog and start deciding now, how you would like to absorb all LiveWorx has to offer in education and innovating technology.   Click here to create your account, registration is complimentary. Your credentials you create at registration will be the same for accessing the livestream on the day of the event, so

If you all are like me - you are talking to friends and family more everyday then ever before.   Smiles and laughs are worth their weight in gold these days - so let's take the opportunity to share what our personal networks are sharing!   To kick this off - as most of you know by now, I live in Pennsylvania and the weather has been Atrocious!  My fellow PTC Pennsylvania colleagues have already agreed with me with me on this point.  The rain, wind, cold....these weather conditions only adds insult to injury while we remain under Stay at Home orders.   A friend of mine sent the below to me - and I laughed so hard - I cried.  Yes - I cried.  (Do not Judge!)         PTC Community Members - Share the Humor as I figure we can all use a good laugh!     😊 Leigh