Trixology
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: elagache on November 05, 2026, 11:55:16 PM
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Dear WeatherCatters who find the older we get the busier we become,
31 years ago to be exact, I wrote a PhD that considered scuba diving as an interesting place to study processes of learning. Alas, that work didn't land be an academic post and I was forced to shift to programming to make a living. Now I have time to revisit the topic and I was encouraged to attend the Scuba Diving Equipment Manufacturing Association conference in New Orleans. The last time I attended this conference was before I had finished my PhD!! Still it didn't take long to feel at home once more:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Scuba-Diving/DEMA-conference-2026/i-knrng57/0/K2X3RvMDRWFxps4tX6fc2Z7gxs3LbNLCp5GVPs5Mx/XL/Entrance%20to%20DEMA%20Exhibit%20hall-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Scuba-Diving/DEMA-conference-2026/i-knrng57/A)
I'll spare you the technical details in part because it didn't lend itself to photography. However I have a photo of one of the famous stern-wheeler riverboats:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Scuba-Diving/DEMA-conference-2026/i-p5VknPn/0/K79ZbStVGzkS9hnHxB4Z87FLvR62wXxwqxkJ3kQPP/XL/Creole%20Queen%20river%20boat%20-%20port-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Scuba-Diving/DEMA-conference-2026/i-p5VknPn/A)
Finally, I have a photo of one of the equally famous streetcars immortalized in the play: "A streetcar named desire."
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Scuba-Diving/DEMA-conference-2026/i-bpcknqh/0/Mp9jHs4Fnb2PPKzPzHMVbn8StB5MKg5zDZ4n2THbm/XL/New%20Orleans%20trolley-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Scuba-Diving/DEMA-conference-2026/i-bpcknqh/A)
Enjoy!
Edouard