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submitted 1 year ago by corbin@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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A well-respected pirate, neighbor, and Lisper is also a chud. Welcome to HN, the Nazi Bar where everybody's also an expert in technology.

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[–] fasterandworse@awful.systems 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should all read Henry Petroski’s To Engineer Is Human before they call themselves engineers

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shit, I have that book! Never read it though :(

[–] fasterandworse@awful.systems 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m afraid you can’t call yourself an engineer

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I (legally) can! Got the degree and everything.

("civilingenjör" is a protected term in Sweden, only graduates from technical universities can call themselves that)

[–] fasterandworse@awful.systems 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn’t know that! I was joking of course. I wonder if Alan Kay knows this, though. Have you seen this talk?

[–] fasterandworse@awful.systems 8 points 1 year ago