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Engineers are the dumbest smart people there are.
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This brought back memories of an EE design class. We were designing simple filter circuits, if memory serves, and I was way behind in some other classes. So rather do the complex math required to design the circuit and prepare the lab report, I used a bunch of variable capacitors, resistors, etc. I tuned them to get the precise output desired based upon the input.
At the time, any variation had to be explained in minute detail, so my method saved me hours upon hours of written lab report work in which most math was done by hand using the Hudson Manual and a slide rule.
This technique saved my bacon on more than one occasion. However, I finally was discovered when the head of the department dropped by to say hi and see how I was doing. At the time, I was a favorite student in the department and had good grades. Well, he asked me to explain what I was doing, so I did. I actually brought a tear of disappointment to his eye for using my short cut. But all I could say in my defense was that I was failing another course and needed to devote more time to that course. He understood. But that did not removed his disappointment even though he thought that my work around method was rather good.
Such is life.
Anyhow, we all know that only true engineers have pocket protectors and wear T-Shirts that extend out from under their short sleeve shirts!
Sometimes it is just better to move on. Whining can come back to haunt you.
As someone once told me, when you are pissed, write a letter or E-mail message. But don't send it. Wait a week. Then see if you really need to send it. They also said, do not address your e-mail incase you accidentally hit the send button.
I should probably take offense to that, but every time I talk work my wife's eyes glaze over and she starts nodding while working on a Sudoku puzzle...
Hey, hey, hey! Don't go bashing us EE guys/gals!
You know female EEs?
I take offense to that remark. I'm an EE and not that strange. Also Aero Engineers and Software Engineers are way stranger than I am.
I do have to say that CS majors were easier to pick out on my undergrad campus than any other major...
The transforms can be great tools, of course you will find quite a few Professors who like to take it to the extreme and use some of the most obscure transforms to write an insanely long test (doing it the brute force method) thinking that "if you know the tricks you can be done in 30 minutes." Of course once you start working in the real world you find that every formula you took forever to memorize in your undergrad days is fairly worthless when Google is at your fingertips. I actually got into some arguments with grad school professors who wanted us to do some of the math by hand on an exam since I hadn't done any of that math in years and whenever it would come up I'd search for the tables/transforms at my computer rather than have to know which bits to put on the notes sheet we were allowed for the exam. While knowing how to do it can be useful, knowing where to find the information can be a more powerful tool than having the formula's memorized.
Anyhow, we all know that only true engineers have pocket protectors and wear T-Shirts that extend out from under their short sleeve shirts!
I haven't even posted a picture here yet but somehow you seem to know what I look like!
Yes, as a matter of fact I do, both single and married types.
One has a dual masters (EE and CS) and cute as a bug. About as big too.
The other one, soft cuddly type, but is also a black belt in Kendo.
Another one, enjoys baking on the side and is quite a gourmet chief -- especially pastries.
I haven't even posted a picture here yet but somehow you seem to know what I look like!
Where were these women when I was young???
Love tiny, intelligent woman.
Kendo?? Love that sport.
Pastries? OMG.
You sure hang around in nice circles.
Love tiny, intelligent woman.
Kendo?? Love that sport.
Pastries? OMG.
You sure hang around in nice circles.
Totally agree. I've had some good professors that were very lowly rated on ratemyprofessors.com. It seems like most of the people on there are just too lazy to do the work or take the time to get help and talk to professors outside of class, so they complain about their C's on there. I've never had any of the problems people complain of on there, but then again, I do most of the work too.
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It's no revelation, as I later found out, that EE is by far and away the favorite field of study for those with Aspergers (the male ones, anyway).
With few exceptions, most EE's I met in the course of university exhibited at least borderline autism, and often very much beyond borderline.
With few exceptions, most EE's I met in the course of university exhibited at least borderline autism, and often very much beyond borderline.
I thought you might enjoy these two home electrical modifications.
Is that a cookie tin as a junction box?
I thought you might enjoy these two home electrical modifications.
A perfect example for a text book!
Are those scorch marks on the switch/outlet cover by the way?
Reminds me of my dad.