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  • @selfA
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    121 year ago

    the very next paragraph:

    Self driving cars, ditto. Cruise’s fleet is finally deployed all around SF, according to pg. It’s about to become as ubiquitous as electricity. And in the beginning, so many people argued that it’s against the law and therefore shouldn’t be developed. Then it quietly shifted to well, maybe the law should change.

    it’s fun to watch self-described engineers tie themselves into knots to defend dangerous technology. this is why programmers aren’t allowed to design bridges (at least until we find a billionaire stupid enough to fund a bridgetech startup (and it’s probably going to be musk))

    • Steve
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      81 year ago

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

      • @gerikson
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        61 year ago

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

        • Steve
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          61 year ago

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

          • @gerikson
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            81 year ago

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

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

    • raktheundead
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      61 year ago

      I’ve argued for a while that software “engineers” regularly develop the equivalent of the First Tay Bridge.

      • @Evinceo
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        101 year ago

        Wish we’d gone with software carpenter or software plumber.