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It is getting to the time of the year where it seems like I am out of the office as much as I am in the office. Enjoy time with your families during Christmas.   Do you have a favorite past time? Do you have a favorite movie?       From a engineering standpoint, I would recommend watching Arthur Christmas. Especially the opening scene with the sleigh and the action packed first present drop.   Even  though my kids are grown, we still read a silly little kid's book with Pinky asking, "Is it Christmas, yet?"

See the Top Community Engagers and the Top Noteworthy posts for the month of November..   Top November 2023 Community Engagers:    @HelesicPetr @Werner_E @avillanueva @tbraxton @MartinHanak @Velkumar @Chris3 @kdirth @StephenW @ttokoro @terryhendicott @LucMeekes @jbailey @BenLoosli @Dale_Rosema @rleir @nmutter @RPN @VladimirN @YaroslavSin @KenFarley @Arun_C @Rayon_11 @SweetPeasHub    MOST NOTEWORTHY POSTS   Below are some of the top engaging or most viewed PTC Community topic threads for November 2023!  See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you!   1. Creo: nsgoldberg  asked about Geometric Tolerance Issues. Solution was provided by Chris3 @Lars_F https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Geometric-Tolerance-Issues/m-p/911452#M131983&

Welcome to December. Hope you had a terrific week. The time of waiting has begun....     A programmer and an engineer were sitting next to each other on an airplane. The programmer leans over and asks if he wants to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to be left alone, so he politely declines, turns away, and tries to sleep.   The programmer continues to pester the engineer. “C’mon, it’s a really easy game. I ask a question and if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $5.” Again, the engineer declines and tries to sleep.   The programmer really wants to play the game and says, “OK, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50!”   The engineer grins and agrees to play. The programmer asks the first question, “What is the distance from the earth to the moon?”   The engineer doesn’t say a word, just hands the programmer $5.   T

What is the roman numeral for 1001 wins?     MI

Whether you have a Thanksgiving holiday this week or not. Take a moment, look around you, see how much you have been blessed through both the good times and even through the hard times. Similar to trees, our roots grow deeper and stronger through the testing of the winds that blow. I am thankful for:Family, Friends, Church family (both local and abroad), job, health (new knees almost 2 years old), warm house, plenty of clothes,…..   Count your many blessing, name them one by one, and it will surprise you …..   What are you thankful for?

PTO tomorrow so a bit early this week:   GETTING READY FOR THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS, SOME SCIENTISTS RECENTLY PLACED A 10-PIECE SET OF MATCHING TUPPERWARE IN A SEALED CHAMBER.   WHEN THEY OPENED IT A MONTH LATER THE CHAMBER HAD 24 LIDS THAT DID NOT MATCH ANY OF THE 6 REMAINING CONTAINERES.   ALSO, 7 LIDS WERE CRACKED ON THE EDGE.    

Have a great time chilling this weekend and next. Hard to believe that next week is Thanksgiving here in the States. You are blessed to be a blessing.      

See the Top Community Engagers and the Top Noteworthy posts for the month of October..   Top October 2023 Community Engagers:    @HelesicPetr @Werner_E @MartinHanak @Velkumar @tbraxton @StephenW @avillanueva @LucMeekes @BenLoosli @ttokoro @KenFarley @terryhendicott @Dobi @RPN @kdirth @JJ_10814212 @Dale_Rosema @Pettersson @VladimirN @VladimirRosu_363587 @KN_9954684 @rleir @SweetPeasHub    MOST NOTEWORTHY POSTS   Below are some of the top engaging or most viewed PTC Community topic threads for October 2023!  See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you!   1. Creo: DW_8671498@MN_10661566  asked about Drawing ask for PRT template. Solution was provided by kdirth @Lars_F https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Drawing-ask-for-PRT-template/m-p/909509#M13

Going to enjoy a few days away from the desk.... Hopefully tackle a few "Honey Do" projects.   Make the most of the time you have been given. Hug the ones you love.       Managed to get some engineering calculations wrong by using the wrong pencil. It wasn’t 2B.     From Wikipedia:    

Have a terrific weekend.   I may go see my alma matter play in the state soccer championship Saturday. Floods the brain with memories of the state championships I played in.       An SQL statement walks into a bar and sees two tables. It approaches, and asks “may I join you?”

My kids didn't want to be photographed tonight so I posed with this cutie!        

Have a great weekend. This is the weekend we move our replica of "Big Red" Lighthouse into the shed for the winter. What project do you have to get done in the next few weeks? Hopefully you have good weather to finish your projects. Snow in the forecast for next week.         Why is a robot engineer never lonely? Because he’s always making new friends.   (Bonus) What kind of car does Frankenstein drive on Halloween night? A monster truck.

Have a blessed weekend. Hopefully you don't have to much yard work.     Professor: "What's a hydraulic ram used for?"   Student: "It's where you get steel wool!"

We are planning to organize a local user group centered around PTC technology to be hosted at the PTC headquarters in Boston Seaport.The event will involve a kickoff for the user group, demonstrations on creative use cases, food, beer, and scenic views of Boston and a tour of the corporate experience center. Our goal is to attract attendees around the Boston area for some engaging collaboration and networking. if you are in the Boston area and want to support and attend please fill this out. Thank you. https://ptcuserboston.org

It's been very fall-ish here lately. Grey skies, intermittent lake effect precipitation, temp mid 50's, leaves changing colors before their decent onto the earth. The wood stove is cleaned out and the inaugural fire. Have a great weekend. Be blessed.       You might be an engineer if...   you think that when people around you yawn, it's because they didn't get enough sleep.

I'm planning to develop a mobile app that works on both iOS and Android platforms, and I'm wondering which programming language or framework would be the best choice for cross-platform development. I've heard about options like Flutter, React Native, Xamarin, and native development (Swift for iOS and Kotlin for Android).What are the key factors to consider when choosing a technology for cross-platform app development? Can you provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each option, as well as any other notable cross-platform development tools?Performance, development speed, and accessibility to device-specific capabilities are among the aspects in which I'm very interested. I have searched the internet for several websites, but I need expert advice. Additionally, any first-hand knowledge or advice from programmers who have created cross-platform mobile apps would be constructive.My goal is to make an informed decision and ensure a smooth development process while targeti

See the Top Community Engagers and the Top Noteworthy posts for the month of September.   Top September 2023 Community Engagers:    @HelesicPetr @Werner_E @MartinHanak @avillanueva @tbraxton @Cornel @LucMeekes @terryhendicott @StephenW @Velkumar @Arun_C @kdirth @BenLoosli @VladimirN @Dale_Rosema @Amirtharaj_K @ttokoro @Pettersson @Dobi @KenFarley @TomU @lvl107 @ScottMorris @Marco_Tosin    MOST NOTEWORTHY POSTS   Below are some of the top engaging or most viewed PTC Community topic threads for September 2023!  See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you!   1. Creo: MN_10661566  asked about Creo distribution tool (nmsd) exe doesnt terminate even after conversion is over. Solution was provided by @MartinHanak @Lars_F  https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Par

Significant change in the weather this weekend. Mid 80's earlier this week, mid 50's this weekend. Love the change in seasons....  Need to get the home ready (I meant ohm)..     So an electrical engineer built a house entirely out of resistors. The welcome mat said   Ohm Sweet Ohm.      

Leaves are starting to turn color around here. Going on a little bit of a color tour tomorrow and a couple of nature walks. It is supposed to be a beautiful day to enjoy the creation.     I can’t believe they gave that engineer who wrecked the train in New York the electric chair.   And he survived it!   I guess he just wasn’t a very good conductor.

My wife's class reunion this Saturday night.... Where does the time go? Spend some time with the ones you love, it goes by soooo quickly.     The programmer got stuck in the shower because the instructions on the shampoo bottle said:   Lather, rinse, repeat….

Half way through September already.... going way to fast. Enjoy the weekend and be blessed.   Wind turbine 1: "What kind of music do you like?"   Wind turbine 2: "I'm a heavy metal fan"   Wind turbine 3: "I prefer the winds section. "  

Have a terrific weekend. Fall weather has kicked in gear here. Going to one of the last minor league games tonight. Looking forward to it.         YOU MIGHT BE AN ENGINEER IF….   YOU DESTROY THINGS JUST TO SEE HOW THEY WORK

  See the Top Community Engagers and the Top Noteworthy posts for the month of August.   Top August 2023 Community Engagers:    @HelesicPetr @Werner_E @MartinHanak @jbailey @StephenW @tbraxton @avillanueva @ttokoro @Velkumar @LucMeekes @Cornel @IbrahimTayyab @kdirth @Snowshoeman @BenLoosli @terryhendicott @Dale_Rosema @J_power @Pettersson    MOST NOTEWORTHY POSTS   Below are some of the top engaging or most viewed PTC Community topic threads for August 2023!  See if your community username made this list! Or, read more about a topic that interests you!   1. Creo: ELDAFRAWY  asked about Tracking-down a circular reference in Creo 4  Solution was provided by StephenW @Lars_F  https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Tracking-down-a-circular-reference-in-Creo-4/m-p/896788#M130852    2. Creo: Da

Have a terrific long weekend if you are in the States.  Do a little grillin', Do a little huggin'. Have another s'more cuz summer's almost gone. (... by the way, how did it get to be September already...)     Where do bad rainbows go?   Prism!   It’s a light sentence,   but it gives them time to reflect!

Only 4 months til Christmas. Better get your shopping started.