Tom Jackson

Tuscaloosa

Editor and Publisher, Heavy Equipment Insights at Freelance

Industrial revolutionist. Builder of things. Bama maxing.

Articles

Mission-ready communications: enhancing defense capabilities with multi-orbit, multi-network systems

1 month ago | spacenews.com | Tom Jackson

With the rapid integration of emerging technologies, today’s defense landscape is more interconnected and complex than ever before. This reality places stress on traditional infrastructures that often fall short in providing the level of performance and resilience that emerging capabilities, such as multi-orbit, multi-network systems can. This shortfall needs urgent attention.
SULLIVAN’S CROSSING: Episode 3.1 Review

1 month ago | movieguide.org | Jonathan Wright |Morgan Kohan |Chad Murray |Tom Jackson

SULLIVAN’s CROSSING is a Canadian drama romance based on the book series of the same name by Robyn Carr and produced by the CW. Episode 1 of Season 3, “New Beginnings,” finds former neurosurgeon Maggie struggling to recover from profound personal loss. After her father, Sully, nearly died in a diner fire, Maggie suffered a miscarriage. Though time has passed, Maggie’s strained relationship with her boyfriend, Cal, proves that it hasn’t healed her emotional wounds.
How the UK’s plans for AI could derail net zero - the numbers explained

Jan 16, 2025 | theconversation.com | Tom Jackson |Ian Hodgkinson

The UK government’s goal to increase public-controlled artificial intelligence computing power twentyfold by 2030 would significantly raise electricity demand. Can renewable energy supply meet it – and still have enough left over to electrify sectors like heating and transport, which must be fully decarbonised by 2050? First, let’s discuss why AI is so energy intensive. AI systems demand a huge amount of computing power.
Publish more libertarian and conservative voices, and more Cameron Smith columns | Letters

Nov 20, 2024 | tennessean.com | Tom Jackson

Show Caption Hide Caption Tennessee Voices: A conversation with Cameron SmithUSA TODAY Network columnist Cameron Smith spoke with Opinion and Engagement Director David Plazas. Editor's note: Letters to the editor reflect the views of individual readers. Scroll to the bottom to see how you can add your voice, whether you agree or disagree. We welcome diverse viewpoints. I enjoyed recently chatting with The Tennessean’s David Plazas at the Nov.
How AI could transform the way training is delivered at work

Sep 6, 2024 | peoplemanagement.co.uk | Tom Jackson

A report by OC&C shows that the advent of AI is set to be a game changer for the L&D industry as it works through significant transformations. AI is helping to drive personalised learning journeys, reduce content creation costs, and enable more interactive training formats for teams. Whilst over four in 10 say AI-driven insights can lead to a fairer and more objective assessment of employees, there is still scepticism.
Secrets, espionage, AI, counterintelligence

Jul 13, 2024 | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Tom Jackson

STATE SECRETSPulp Fiction: People, Not Paper, Are Leaking States SecretsPublished 13 July 2024The intelligence community must embrace emerging information technology and abandon paper-based products. Getting rid of paper, however, would not fix the underlying problem. Instead of restricting paper, the U.S. counterintelligence community must risk a forward posture of machine learning and AI adaptation to detect disclosures and espionage before it happens.
American Augers’ catch-rig technology speeds up intersect drilling process

Mar 26, 2024 | undergroundinfrastructure.com | Tom Jackson

March 2024 Vol. 79 No. 3 Features by Tom Jackson, Contributing Editor Today’s maxi-HDD installations often require contractors to operate on both sides of the installation to mitigate risk. Additionally, a two-side operation can help operators intersect pilot bores, manage fluid cleaning or pumping, assist exit side pipe handling and offer power assistance in difficult bore hole conditions.
Tips and Insights for Renting an Electric Scissor Lift

Feb 13, 2024 | compactequip.com | Tom Jackson

When it comes to compact equipment, scissor lifts have been one of the most popular categories for electrification for decades now. Battery-powered scissors can offer emissions-free operation in all types of aerial applications — from constructing commercial buildings to simple facility maintenance. There are plenty of options. OEM offerings today give you working heights that range from 14 ft to as high as 123 ft. The larger electric scissor lift platforms hold up to 1,700 lbs.
Turn Debris into Profits: Learn to Size, Buy and Operate a Compact Crusher

Feb 12, 2024 | compactequip.com | Tom Jackson

If you think the world of crushing and screening aggregates is reserved for big highway and demolition contractors, think again. In the last decade, manufacturers have taken this technology and packaged it into smaller machine sizes. These downsized crushers offer benefits almost any construction contractor — large or small — can enjoy.
Preventable or not?: Excavator bucket hits two people, kills one

Jan 3, 2024 | equipmentworld.com | Tom Jackson

Safety Watch is an Equipment Watch feature that highlights a prior closed OSHA case and how the incident could have been prevented, to help improve jobsite safety. This story originally ran in August 2019. The first day on any construction job is tough, but it shouldnâ€™t have to be this tough. The victim on this day was a 43-year-old construction laborer working for a masonry contractor. The job was to demolish and remove a concrete wheelchair ramp leading up to the side of a restaurant.