From the final //Connect Time// in Circuit Cellar Issue #80, March 1997: "I do want to thank a few individuals who have contributed above and beyond the call over the last 10 years (and, I'm hopeful, for years to come). Specifically, **//Bob Paddock//**, Pellervo Kaskinen, George Novacek, Jim Meyer, and Ed Nisley. I could always count on one of these sharp guys to have an intelligent, well-thought-out answer to some of the most off-the-wall questions I've ever seen."
--- Ken Davidson former SYSOP/Editor-In-Chief Circuit Cellar Magazine
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If you think that I could be of some assistance to you or your organization let me know at ,
Bob Paddock - [[http://www.asq.org|ASQ]] Certified Software Quality Engineer.
Professionally I [[http://www.designer-iii.com|design]], and [[http://www.softwaresafety.net|program]], embedded system hardware/software for some of the toughest environments known to Mankind. If you saw the movie "[[https://web.archive.org/web/20081212072202/http://www.firehouse.com/ladder49/|Ladder 49]]", starring John Travolta, then you have already seen some of my rugged embedded work on the big-screen. I also [[http://www.wearablesmartsensors.com/|write]] and [[http://www.designer-iii.com/index.html#CDC_NIOSH_MSHA|review]] documents for the U.S. Government from time to time, and [[http://www.designer-iii.com/index.html#wxwidgets|commercial publishers]].
Connect with me on [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobpaddock|LinkedIn]].
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Sometimes we choose our mission in life, other times it chooses us.
Due to my [[:karen|wife's suicide]] I have become very active in the medical community in raising awareness of Intracranial Hypotension due to Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leaks, raising awareness of the deadly [[http://kpaddock.com/doku.php/resources/fluoroquinolones|Fluoroquinolone antibiotics]] that //should be removed from the market// and helping those that Karen left behind that suffer from the same conditions that she did.
CSF Leaks are a condition that is more common that many think (for example Actor [[http://kpaddock.com/doku.php/blog/bpaddock/george_clooney_has_a_csf_leak|George Clooney had/has a CSF Leak]] and considered suicide), yet is so unknown that some doctors argue the condition does not even exist.
[[http://kpaddock.com/doku.php/resources/fluoroquinolones|Fluoroquinolone antibiotics]] (Cipro, Levaquin and 20 other names) were a significant contributor to [[:karen|Karen's suicide]]. //[[http://www.kpaddock.com|Karen's Journal]]// was entered as evidence in the November 5th 2015 [[http://kpaddock.com/doku.php/blog/bpaddock/win_at_the_fda_hearing_on_fluoroquinolone_antibiotics|FDA Review Hearing]] on how truly devastating these drugs can be to //**your health**//.
//"Karen's first-hand account of her illness gave an honest, heart-wrenching depiction of what it is like to live with debilitating pain day-to-day."// --- By Savannah Barrs Staff writer of [[http://www.kpaddock.org|The Derrick Newspaper]].
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Comments by Steve Ciarcia founder of [[http://www.circuitcellar.com|Circuit Cellar Magazine]] where "What is inside the box still counts":
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From: STEPHEN GRISWOLD To: STEVE CIARCIA Subj: FAX Pump
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-=> Quoting Steve Ciarcia to Bob Paddock <=-
SC> Somehow when Bob Paddock wants your fax number it's time
to check the paper supply. OK, I'll bite. My fax is...--Steve
Hello, Dean-Whitter? I want to buy stock in Georgia Pacific.. Now!
{chuckle}
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From: STEVE CIARCIA To: STEPHEN GRISWOLD Subj: FAX Pump
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I'm not kidding! Take a look back and see the length of some of the things Bob has posted as messages here.
Giving him a fax number might be like the waste basket for the library of congress. --Steve ;-)
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From: BOB PADDOCK To: STEVE CIARCIA Subj: FAX Pump
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Humm... I'm not sure if I should take that as
Bob = Trash Can
or
Bob = Library of Congress,
no matter. :-)
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From: STEVE CIARCIA To: BOB PADDOCK Subj: FAX Pump
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I assure you that the reference was to you being the library, not the trash can.
It always seems that if anyone has a question you have a volume of data on the subject.
It helps keep this BBS interesting.
Thanks. --Steve
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An other example of my work in extrema environments:
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We no longer recommended Duracell's. All but the 9V shown in the video are now manufactured in Tunisia and they **WILL** leak...