{"id":235,"date":"2012-11-30T15:21:13","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T15:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/?p=235"},"modified":"2015-07-28T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T13:03:00","slug":"futility-baron-von-olstrads-sketchbook-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/baron-von-olstrads-sketchbook\/futility-baron-von-olstrads-sketchbook-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Futility"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Baron von Olstr\u00e4d&#8217;s Sketchbook #5<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baron.olstrad.com\/about.html\" target=\"blank\">The Baron&#8217;s<\/a> new <a href=\"http:\/\/baron.olstrad.com\/page-9-10.html\" target=\"blank\">comic<\/a> illustrates the flaws of doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. In one example, the only impacts to this behavior are frustration and a lingering thirst. In the other example, frustration certainly plays a part, though the additional consequences can be disastrous.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baron.olstrad.com\/page-9-10.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-240\" title=\"Futility\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/bvosketch_005_master-287x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/bvosketch_005_master-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.combustion911.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/bvosketch_005_master.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click the image to visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/baron.olstrad.com\/page-9-10.html\" target=\"blank\">Baron von Olstr\u00e4d&#8217;s Sketchbook<\/a> page containing the large version of this comic, along with The Baron&#8217;s thoughts on futility. <a href=\"http:\/\/olstrad.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Olstr\u00e4d Engineering<\/a> offers a full range of combustion services, and our staff is always happy to help you explore your options.<\/p>\n<p>As always, thank you for visiting Combustion 911.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baron von Olstr\u00e4d&#8217;s Sketchbook #5 The Baron&#8217;s new comic illustrates the flaws of doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. In one example, the only impacts to this behavior are frustration and a lingering thirst. 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