A Glimpse in the Mind of Gemini Paul Bock, 2025 Between July 22 and July 31, 2025, I interviewed Gemini 2.5 Flash several times. Gemini is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot and personal assistant, developed and maintained by Google. Gemini was...
Engineering and Technology
Engineering and technology are part of every aspect of our lives.
Volunteering at San Francisco Earthquake
On Tuesday, October 17, 1989 a 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco, Oakland, Los Altos and surrounding areas. The 1989 World Series, between San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics was scheduled to begin at the Candlestick Park at 5:35 pm and the pre-game...
No Home Depot
In the early 1990's, my city sent out an announcement that a developer filed for a permit to build a Home Depot and a Mobil gas station at the corner of two major streets, at less than half a mile from our house. On the evening set for public debate, the auditorium of...
Paul’s Principles of Good Design
Know what the client wants. Find out why the client wants it. How can we provide what the client wants? What options/alternates can we offer? Read and understand the scope. If the scope is not clear, clarify it! Why do we make drawings? To enable the contractor to...