95: Engineering Workflows with Dr. Drang

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95: Engineering Workflows with Dr. Drang

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Jul 23, 2012

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Dr. Drang joins Katie and David to talk about how he uses technology for engineering, programming, and his website.

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Jul 23, 2012

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