Technology, Law, Baseball, and Rock 'n' Roll
LawLawLaw #54 Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock n Roll. It used to take me about four hours to draft this LawLawLaw newsletter. With the help of Claude (https://www.anthropic.com/), this edition was drafted in 30 minutes. Then all I had to do was add the Erik quips sections make some minor formatting changes. Here s what I Continue reading "* How Claude Helped Me Write This Newsletter"
This Is Our 17 Seconds Newsletter #146: 17 Seconds = Useful Info Quickly. OK, one more newsletter about pilot training. Sort of. Erik And Checklists I have been making lists (and checking things off) for as long as I can remember. Perhaps this began when I was collecting baseball cards, coins, and stamps. Or perhaps Continue reading "* The Discipline (And History) Of Checklists, Including USAF…
Hopefully some of these stand the test of time. I have been writing (and blogging) for a long time. I keep all of my publications organized in a Publications database (FileMaker), which currently has 2,703 records. About 20% of these I categorize as Erik s Favorites and also add them to that category on my blog Continue reading "* Favorite Favorites By And Of Erik J. Heels"
Letter to the Editor of the Acton Exchange #Acton #ActonDPW #ActonMA #ActonMA01720 By Erik J. Heels First published 2026-06-20; ActonExchange.org; publisher: The Acton Exchange. On 2024-03-15, a developer acquired the property where the former Papa Razzi restaurant was located (768 Elm St, Concord MA, across the street from the soon-to-be-developed former state prison). The developer, Continue…
This Is Our 17 Seconds Newsletter #145: 17 Seconds = Useful Info Quickly. The title of this article is a verbatim quote from one of my instructors at USAF pilot training. It s one of the most foolish things that anyone has ever said to me. I m not that good at flying, I thought, so I ll Continue reading "* Lieutenant Heels, Hurry Up With Your Safety Inspection!"
This Is Our 17 Seconds Newsletter #144: 17 Seconds = Useful Info Quickly. When writing patent applications, we must carefully define what the competition (i.e. the prior art found by the patent search) does and what it does not do. For the inventor, if you know of specific material patents, patent applications, publications, or websites Continue reading "* How To Summarize Patent Prior Art"
#ABForward #Acton #ActonDPW #ActonMA #ActonMA01720 Acton Town Meeting (2026-05-04) Of the articles in the Town Meeting warrant (warrant = agenda) this year, most are uncontroversial, so I ll focus only on the (likely) controversial ones. Budgets Are Priorities As a point of order, I note that budgets are priorities, as are things that are not in Continue reading "* Erik s Picks For Acton s 2026…
This Is Our 17 Seconds Newsletter #143: 17 Seconds = Useful Info Quickly. With the Artemis II mission now complete (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II), it s been an exciting month for NASA! Which got me thinking about my brush with NASA greatness. With apologies, this may take longer than 17 seconds to read. Hopefully it will be worth it. Continue reading "* Why Erik Heels Turned Down The…
#ABForward #Acton #ActonMA #ActonMA01720 Water District Commissioner John Petersen (https://www.johnspetersen.org/) is the right person for Water District Commissioner. John is considerate, kind, and smart. John is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and also holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He will bring new ideas to an Continue…
Letter to the Editor of the Acton Exchange By Erik J. Heels First published 2026-04-12; ActonExchange.org; publisher: The Acton Exchange. When the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004, ownership took the trophy on a tour of all Massachusetts cities and town, about one per day. The tour took about a year, which is Continue reading "* Does Acton Have A Not Invented Here Problem?"