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| Topic: | You know you're an engineer if.... This thread has 38 replies. Displaying posts 31 through 39. |
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| Post 31 made on Monday July 9, 2018 at 15:00 |
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On July 9, 2018 at 14:28, BizarroTerl said...
You know you're an engineer when a political discussion starts and your brain goes into lock mode with the onslaught of totally illogical "logic".
BTW - RPN stands for reverse polish notation. Or, if you have OCD, it would be NPR.
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| OP | Post 32 made on Monday July 9, 2018 at 21:45 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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What would Ira Flatow say about that?
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw |
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| Post 33 made on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at 12:00 |
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On July 9, 2018 at 15:00, highfigh said...
Or, if you have OCD, it would be NPR. Brain immediately goes into lock mode.
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| Post 34 made on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at 15:22 |
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Engineers are not always held in very high esteem. I was at a recent rep firm show-n-tell and overheard a group of installers excoriating engineers as a class of human (along with interior decorators and architects) for being know-it-all, arrogant, impractical, having no sense of reality, and generally impeding the installation. I kept my distance, but I was thinking about throwing a log or two on the interior decorator and architect fires.
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| OP | Post 35 made on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at 15:27 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Architects and engineers are definitely in the same boat here. I last shared this last October, but it's relevant again:
Q: Why can't architects get into Heaven? A: Because Jesus was a carpenter.
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw |
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| Post 36 made on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at 18:53 |
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On July 10, 2018 at 15:27, Ernie Gilman said...
Architects and engineers are definitely in the same boat here. I last shared this last October, but it's relevant again:
Q: Why can't architects get into Heaven? A: Because Jesus was a carpenter. You're familiar with AIA? According to a friend from school who was in an AIA bowling league for a while, it means 'Alcoholics In Architecture'.
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| OP | Post 37 made on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at 18:55 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Right. And another "A" word comes to mind.
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
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| Post 38 made on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at 19:01 |
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On July 10, 2018 at 15:22, buzz said...
Engineers are not always held in very high esteem. I was at a recent rep firm show-n-tell and overheard a group of installers excoriating engineers as a class of human (along with interior decorators and architects) for being know-it-all, arrogant, impractical, having no sense of reality, and generally impeding the installation. I kept my distance, but I was thinking about throwing a log or two on the interior decorator and architect fires. They don't like being called 'decorators'- they prefer 'desicrator' or 'detonator'. Go ahead and use that on your next project- I'm sure you'll all get along beautifully. I did a house that was getting ceiling speakers in the master bath and when I arrived to discuss it with the homeowner, her detonator was there. Her old boss had died in a plane crash, so she went out on her own, but her opinion of her talents was very over-blown. Apparently, she was under the impression that the former company's success was due to her design acumen, so she would make recommendations for materials and objects/fixtures that were absurdly expensive, I had known her old boss and figured that she wouldn't want to see the speakers, so as soon as they were mentioned, I pre-emptively said that I could use the Klipsch light bulb speakers. To me, it was a bit of a joke but she reacted like I had read her mind. When she asked how I knew she didn't want to see them, I said "I know where you used to work".
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| Post 39 made on Tuesday July 10, 2018 at 19:01 |
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On July 10, 2018 at 18:55, Ernie Gilman said...
Right. And another "A" word comes to mind. Aardvarks? It kind of works- Aardvarkitecture?
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