"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people"

I blame the supreme court for castrating the 9th Amendment through its rulings.
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people"
It was the basic compromise that allowed federalists to accept the Bill of Rights

The most important evidence probably comes from closed circuit security systems, since they are running constantly, monitored, time stamped, etc.
Guessing all the security companies have their own formats for data archiving and transmission, not to mention many of these systems are probably out of date because they've worked well enough for years.

I bet most of these CCTV systems don't even implement the CSI "enhance" feature so useful in criminal investigation.

I'm 45 and it is still not okay for my parents to come into the basement without knocking first!

They hacked 13 Solar & Heliospheric Observatory routers.

Yes I did go to the actual article, but got bored after reading the headline.

The brilliance of HR. Hire people to do jobs you know nothing about beyond the buzzwords discussed in the last team building exercise.
Surprised more baristas don't get employed as Java developers :P

The difference here, is that the job of the CS was to upgrade the oven software (add features, improve data analysis, communicate with new machines on the production line, etc) To use your car analogy, it's like the guy who is supposed to rice out your RX-7, doesn't know that adding under-glow neon incorrectly will prevent the headlights from turning on.

Yes, there is a difference between tool fixers, and tool experts. Usually, it's more cost efficient and reliable to get a fixer to do a routine job. But there are times, especially when dealing with research and development, that the expert needs to have sufficient equipment knowledge to solve new problems. My major is materials engineering, but as a process engineer I made sure to learn a basic level of mechanics, CAD, electrical, and programming, because I would probably need to at some point use those skills, or sufficiently understand the problem to explain to management what kind of additional resources are needed to resolve the issue.

Any scientist or engineer who will work in the real world should have an understanding of the tools of the field.
The emphasis of universities should be primarily theoretical, but it is important to have some rudimentary equipment skills to apply that learning. That's why majors have hands on courses like instrumental analysis in chemistry, Math has applied use of modern computer and software tools , MCB - analysis of genome sequences for function using local and internet computer resources, Material Science has SEM/TEM, just to name a few.

It's extremely difficult to find a job that is completely focused on theoretical studies. Their are vastly more industrial jobs than opportunities in academics. Most physics graduates don't do physics per se, but their coursework qualifies them to do jobs like computer simulation, data analysis, and logical problem solving. My friends who focused on experimental physics are project managers or run a research lab. Demonstrating one's ability to apply coursework towards solving issues is an important aspect of any technical field.
In undergraduate studies, universities create problem solvers whose selected major provides them with slightly different specialized skills. Grad school provides more specialization in coursework, but again they need to develop cross-disciplinary competency to successfully conduct their research.

Working to fix a SIMS tool problem doesn't mean you're engaging in vocational activities. You're a researcher trying to resolve issues so you can complete your experiment and get your paper finished on time.

I took upper division philosophy classes - Ethical Theory and Induction and Probability which I found extremely insightful. The professors were also much more approachable and interesting than the ones in my engineering classes.
Like I said there are some really brilliant people in those fields, but I've also seen too many dimwits who take those classes.

Awesome! :)

I was just referencing recent data
From the publication you linked to:

2000-2010, the increase in engineering degrees earned was 24% compared to 33% for all university majors. Which demonstrates the lag engineering is experiencing in graduating students.
Data for 2005-2010 shows the number of enrolled engineering seniors rose 19% but during that time frame there was only an increase of 8.7% for degrees awarded.
The US has increased the number of students in the pipeline, but there are issues getting them to graduate.

Ahh Intel, where the most difficult engineering problem you'd have to solve is finding your cubicle ;) jk

For operational level workers, poor performance causes a delay or a slight increase in costs, they have very little power over the bottom line. That's why it's important for workers to have the option to unionize, because collectively they can have a significant impact, and therefore influence corporate decisions.

If cutting 1 CEO can create several hundred lower paying jobs, then why stop there. Cut engineers, and you can get 10 more lower paid worker; for each technician you cut you can hire twice as many unskilled employees. Businesses don't run on quantity of employees.
Contrary to what you believe, American companies haven't hesitated to hire foreign CEOs. For example Pepsi, Dow, Gap, MasterCard, and Adobe, not to mention the former heads of Intel, Coke, McDonald's, Citigroup, Eli Lilly and Alcoa didn't come from the US. I'm sure there are many other foreign born CEOs holding jobs that an American could do.

Total CEO compensation tracks stock performance, but you are correct that bonuses do not correlate. But this discrepancy occurs whether the company is doing well or not. They get their bonus if the company tanks, but if the company does amazing, their bonus do not come close to reflecting their positive influence.

The problem we have today is the imbalance of power on the influence of government. CEOs and corporations will always look out for their own interests, it's just the nature of the beast. But because of crazy campaign contribution and lobbying laws, the voice of the people is ignored by our government. Frankly, I don't care how much executives make, what I do care about is how our elected representatives refuse to address the discrepancy between the growth of corporate profits and the non-existent growth of worker salaries. The necessary social change isn't going to come from demonizing corporate managers, it has to come from change in our laws and government to prevent such exploitation.

There are more students enrolling, but most of them drop out or change majors. That's why in the EE article you linked there is almost no change in the number of degrees awarded.

The skills to understand and logically analyze data. There was a significant gap between what was an acceptable conclusion in my engineering design classes, and in my humanities classes. The former required methodical problem solving backed up with a statistically valid solution; the latter just needed a persuasive interpretation of the facts presented.

I don't mock the importance of social fields, because there is important research done in those areas. There was a psychology professor that I admired because he was doing brain mapping of children to try and understand at what age and how memories start to form. His experiment examined the relationship of special awareness and memory formation
But there's also a reason athletes, undecideds, and barely qualified students go into those undergraduate programs. I'm guessing the graduate programs are much more intense and I doubt I'd have the motivation to work hard enough to get through them.