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My junior cloud engineer job provided me with a bit of confidence in approaching my research for my Google Cloud Certification, but it also brought about a certain question that I couldn’t simply overlook: Would my daily use of Google Cloud be enough to make decisions in the same way as the exam requires? I had to get the Associate Cloud Engineer certification for my career advancement.I initially assumed my hands-on experience would make preparation mostly revision. I was already familiar with the services, so I expected straightforward questions. But that assumption changed fast.When I started going through actual scenarios, I realised just identifying a service is never enough. You have to understand the full scenario, spot the requirements and constraints, then pick the right solution. It is then that I decided to look at the Google Associate Cloud Engineer questions from another perspective. It was not just about learning how a particular tool works but knowing the reasons behind

CREOSON has hit over 16,000+ downloads! 🤠 We have not even released the MCP interface yet, and downloads continue to accelerate! Small and large companies are there leveraging CREOSON (and CREOPYSON - the python 🐍 interface) to streamline their Creo Parametric workflows. 🕺🏽  Many are hooking up CREOSON JSON interface to their own AI Harness and using Commercial Cloud Language models to create totally new workflows.  #cool (but risky.. more on that later).Some key things you need to know about the current capabilities:CREOSON interfaces with Creo 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 100% Open Source! Uses JLINK as interface to Creo Kernel! Simple JSON transaction interface! Works with ANY Language! (e.g. Python, JavaScript, etc.) User friendly / Intuitive Commands! Local or Remote via HTTP protocol! Shockingly easy to integrate with AI! (Claude, Codex, Gemini, Grok, etc.)Learn more —>  https://creoson.comThe NEXT release of CREOSON (4.0.0) continues development and testing. (keep reading)We

Automation interest continues to accelerate (AI is pouring gas on the fire).CREOSON has hit over 15,000+ downloads! 🤠BOTH Small and large companies are there leveraging CREOSON (and CREOPYSON - the python 🐍 interface) to streamline their Creo Parametric workflows. 🕺🏽Some key things you need to know about the current capabilities:CREOSON interfaces with Creo 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 100% Open Source! Uses JLINK as interface to Creo Kernel! Simple JSON transaction interface! Works with ANY Language! (e.g. Python, JavaScript, etc.) User friendly / Intuitive Commands! Local or Remote via HTTP protocol! Shockingly easy to integrate with AI! Claude AI via MCP works! - a couple of videos on website!Learn more —>  https://creoson.comThe NEXT release of CREOSON (4.0.0) is actively being developed/tested. We are building in the open - posting progress regularly.  Much of this work is focused on providing AI Agent/MCP capabilities (check this post/thread out to learn more). The interest in

Wow! August! Have a great weekend. Go to the farmer’s market. Enjoy a campfire. Roast a hot dog. Eat a s’more. Be blessed.   You ask someone if they know what it's like to be normal to an engineer.Then you lie down on the floor with your feet next to their feet, forming a right angle.

Going to attend some of the festivities of the 102nd Coast Guard Festival in Coast Guard City USA (Grand Haven, MI) tomorrow. Glad for all the Coasties that protect and rescue people in this country all year round.Be blessed this weekend. Catch up with your Father. https://coastguardfest.org/ Two cats are sitting on a slick metal roof. Which one falls off first? The one with the smallest mu.

Nitro-CELL, Nitro-BOM, and Nitro-PROGRAM now support PTC Creo Parametric 13!Nitro-CELL – Use Excel to automate Creo Parametric. Drive model and drawing creation directly from Excel spreadsheets, controlling dimensions, parameters, features, and batch processing across entire product families. Nitro-BOM – Export, edit, and import Creo Parametric assembly Bill of Materials data using Microsoft Excel Tables. Create, modify, and delete parameters — or even rename models and drawings — all from Excel. Nitro-PROGRAM – A graphical Pro/PROGRAM editor for Creo Parametric parts and assemblies. Edit program logic visually with drag-and-drop, eliminating error-prone manual text editing.FREE Licenses Available!FREE licenses are available for Nitro-CELL, Nitro-BOM, and Nitro-PROGRAM. Head to simplifiedlogic.com and download the product of your choice to get started at no cost. FREE Nitro-CELL Workbook Automations Available!FREE Excel Workbooks for common batch automations are available for Nitro-CEL

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This weekend is looking a lot better weather wise than last.I may spend some time jamming this weekend.Hope you have a great day. Be blessed.   In my interview I told the manager that I wanted to be a scarecrow engineer. A man outstanding in my field! I got the job!

Going to be “Up North” this weekend. Hopefully the smoke subsides….Be blessed in what you do…  Don’t know if this counts, but a female engineering student was told that she was lucky because she had so many “options” for a potential boyfriend.To which she replied, “The odds are good, but the goods are odds…..”

Smoke is heavy in Michigan from the wildfires out west…. Can hardly see the beach in Holland:https://spyglasscondos.com/live-stream/ The bridge has disappeared in Mackinaw:https://www.9and10news.com/weather/cams/mackinaw-city/ Nor can you see the locks in Sault Ste Marie:https://www.9and10news.com/weather/cams/sault-ste-marie/ Makes you appreciated clean air.

Beautiful weather weekend in Michigan this weekend. Hopefully where ever you are, you are able to get out and enjoy the creation around you. Have a campfire. Roast some hotdogs or brats. Watch the stars come out one by one. Maybe have a s’more - if you need an explanation then “You’re killing me Smalls!” Shoulder to the wheel.Ear to the ground.Nose to the grindstone.What an awful position in which to work.

If you are in the States, be blessed over the long weekend. Celebrate 250! Light off some fireworks, but be safe. There are two types of people in this world:1.            Those who cannot extrapolate from incomplete data

Soon to be halfway through the year. Are you still tracking good on your resolutions…..  My Physics professor told me I had a lot of potential before he pushed me off a roof

For those in the States, do you have plans on this Father’s day.My father had his 100th heavenly birthday this year, oh how I wish I could talk to him….   My dad told me "Every tool in the workshop is also a hammer. Except chisels, they're screwdrivers".

Yesterday, all four World Cup games ended in a draw.Last time all four games played in one day ended in a draw was 1958.

For all the soccer (football) fans out there enjoy the games for the next few weeks!!  Why did the engineer bring a ladder to the party?Because he heard that the drinks were on the house.

What are you plans for the weekend? Getting together with your Father? Be blessed. Our math teacher did not lie; we are still doing word problems: If the soccer game starts at 8:30 AM & is 30 minutes away & the football game is at 9:00 AM & is 20 minutes from the soccer game; both kids need to be at their respective fields 30 minutes early, what time do you leave? Extra credit: How much of each game will you actually get to see?

Hard to believe we are 5 months into this year…How are you new year’s resolutions going?Enjoy the weekend. Spend time with your Father this weekend.  How do engineers stay cool.... What do you mean….… they never were cool!

Monday (Memorial Day in the US), we will be remembering those who served our country and gave the ultimate sacrifice. I will be hosting a breakfast along the channel at Holland State Park. An eclectic group of family, friends, family of friends, and friends of friends. Are you doing anything special this weekend?  How do engineers stay cool… They vent their problems.

Mild spring day today. Enjoy your weekend. Hug the ones you love. Maybe twice…   Do you want to hear a joke about engineering drawings? They are tearable.

It is going to be a beautiful weekend in West Michigan, the final throws of Tulip Time.Did junk food and watched the Dutch Dancers last night.What’s your favorite carnival food?  Why was the circuit finally happy?Because it was able to find a connection.

Hope you had a great weekend. May the 4th be with you.

Had a great time in Vegas!! Have terrific weekend. Trying to get unburied. Which of the 4 is most different from the others... A. A PhD in Mathematical BiologyB. A PhD in Theoretical MathematicsC. A PhD in StaticsD. A large pepperoni pizza Answer:BAll others can feed a family of 4.

If your going to Vegas next week maybe we will see each other….  I recently called an old engineering buddy of mine and asked what he was working on these days. He replied that he was working on “Aqua-thermal treatment of ceramics, aluminum and steel under a constrained environment.” I was impressed until, upon further inquiry, I learned that he was washing dishes with hot water under his wife’s supervision.

The beef here is served in: 7oz, 11oz, 13oz, 17oz, 19oz & 23oz portions.   It's Prime Rib!!!