Joshua Vaughan

Group Leader of the Manufacturing Automation & Controls Group at ORNL MDF, MCHE Graduate Faculty at UL Lafayette. -

[John D. Cook @JohnDCook]

“The phrase ��thinking outside the box’ is a phrase that is often used inside the box.” — Douglas Wilson

[James Everingham @jevering]

1/ "Leadership is a repeatable skill, not an art." Over 25 years ago, I attended a leadership session at Netscape, run by Jim Barksdale. It was a single hour that profoundly impacted my career.

[Spoon & Tamago @Johnny_suputama]

Service on the Yamanoted Line’s inner loop is suspended all weekend as tracks are being moved so the line can operate on a single platform rather than 2. Wild that this is a manual job.

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Advice I got early in my career: Don’t over engage in any controversy unless you are willing to stake your entire reputation on it. Rather, keep focused on discovering new things & creating, or else you become known for the controversy & nothing else; there is no going back.

[Brandon Beylo @marketplunger1]

Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors ever.

Which is surprising considering he doesn't:

- Do cold plunges/take cold showers
- Use a sauna 3-4x a week
- Eat super clean
- Sleep on an Eight Sleep Mattress
- Wake up at 4AM to workout

What's his edge ... Luck?

[rands @rands]

The time to start writing is always right now.

[Joshua Vaughan @Doc_Vaughan]

"... the complex factories need many more engineers than the number of students who are graduating from U.S. colleges and universities." https://t.co/dlM4ajIwwA

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Source: https://t.co/tGGUe16aBi

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Some disturbing numbers on U.S. university R&D funding.

[NSF Director @NSFDirector]

.@NSF strategically invests in advancing manufacturing research that will:

✔ Create jobs & diverse pathways.
✔ Revitalize communities.
✔ Shore up U.S. economic competitiveness & industrial future into 2023 & beyond.

Learn more about these investments:
https://t.co/c9c3xruIeC

[Luis Pedro Coelho @luispedrocoelho]

It's annoying that "work/life balance" advice so often boils down to "follow a strict 9 to 5 workday" like it's 1953 and we all want to work for IBM

[Mike Schmitz @MikeSchmitz]

The best advice I've ever received came from Jim Rohn:

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

Work hard on your job & you'll make a living. Work hard on yourself & you can make a fortune.

Translation: What you are becoming is more important than what you are doing.

[Joshua Vaughan @Doc_Vaughan]

Dear managers,
You say "I'm bad at email." Your team hears "I'm bad a communicating", then eventually "I don't respect you enough to respond to you."

[François Chollet @fchollet]

Writing essays isn't just a way to communicate about your ideas. It's mostly a way to *develop* your ideas -- a tool for thought. It's an opportunity to sit down, connect the dots, and turn your vague hunches into actionable mental models.

[Tormach @Tormach]

The ZA6 Robot arm from Tormach is built to industrial standards, utilizing EtherCAT servo motors, harmonic gear drives, and aluminum castings. It can carry a 6 kg payload through a reach of 975 mm with impressive speed and repeatability. Read more... https://t.co/YlvwLPKLmJ

[Joshua Vaughan @Doc_Vaughan]

Pretty cool to have played a small part in this work:

https://t.co/Z6FOSurcLc

[Joshua Vaughan @Doc_Vaughan]

The slides are not the presentation.

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

We need to automate our ports this is embarrassing

[Joshua Vaughan @Doc_Vaughan]

Reminder to re-read this one popped up today.

"Stop engaging with the false theory that the best way to stop feeling like a failure is to succeed."

https://t.co/97Q9BhcfV6

[Joshua Vaughan @Doc_Vaughan]

Some cool WAM-V photos in this tweet.

[U.S. Navy @USNavy]

The future is unmanned! ⚓
#NavyCapability

Unmanned Surface Vessels #USV operate in the #ArabianGulf as part of Digital Horizon 2022.

#DigitalHorizon is a three-week unmanned and AI integration event involves employing new platforms in the region for the first time.