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[–] [email protected] 150 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Lean into this and always have a lengthy, detailed presentation ready to go at the drop of a hat. Just an absolute knowledge vomit.

They’ll do this once and never again.

[–] Honytawk 53 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Comes through the door with a projector and sets up a slideshow

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Takes out a full sized flapboard from back pocket

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Puts lab coat on, smiles wide, uncorks the vials.

Time to dazzle.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've always heard the worst thing about a scientist is that they won't shut up if you ask them about what's going on in their field.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In the same vein: Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in the mud.

After a while you realize the pig likes it.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

After a while you realize the pig likes it.

That’s what makes them an engineer: Piling argument upon counterargument to understand the topic, the arguments, their shortcomings and another person’s understanding of the topic vs arguing to be right.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago

I'm not falling for this again!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

No I disagree, I just want it just works

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I love engineering because there's objective right and wrong. Either the machine will work or it won't; you can't bullshit physical reality.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Yeah but one guy wants to build it one way and another guy wants to build it a different way.

I constantly find myself looking at other people’s code and saying “Well, that’s not how I would have done it, but …” sigh.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Whenever I'm in a plane about to take off or land I think about how the thing is lifted by differential air pressure and I'm pretty sure we are bullshitting physical reality - and it'll figure that out any second now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Ah, but a machine can work better or worse, and what is better or worse is often subjective, as there are various aspects of the workings of the machine regarding which you have to make trade-offs during the process of design. A notable example is the design of tanks: the bigger the cannon, the greater the weight, and the slower it gets as a result. You can try to get a better engine to compensate for the increased weight but a stronger engine and bigger guns lead to higher costs and complicate mass production.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

So petty. I love it.