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Comment Re: The media brought it on themselves (Score 1) 391

It's easy to conflate the two when they've been intertwining themselves. Here's just one example from, what I think, is a pretty well respected journal (and it's not an opinion piece):

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/is-your-thermostat-sexist

And before you ask, no, it's not. Per my HVAC friend "wow, it's almost as if we've constantly redesigned HVAC standards over the last 30 years".

Comment Great timing (Score 1) 1430

I used to have a project manager who would wait until after we submitted a project to review the project, and try to argue against changes in the building code and the subsequent revisions we had to do. He did make good arguments; a lot of the code changes were unnecessary and sometimes counter-intuitive even though the building code said it had to apply to our project. But my answer was always the same: that's nice, but why did you wait until it was too late to rail against the system?

Comment Re:Remove casing from a Wallmart clock - get invit (Score 1) 621

I also initially thought about how dumb his achievement was, but we also have to re-calibrate to what a 13 year old is capable of. If I, an 25 year old engineer, took a digital clockwork apart, put it in a metal box, and tied it with wire it's obviously a non-accomplishment. But a 13 year old might think it was cool.

Comment Civil Disobedience (Score 2) 608

"Challenge it, " He did.
"Speak out," He did.
"Engage in a constructive act of protest," He engaged in protest, by whistleblowing, but I guess it doesn't count due to their qualification of "constructive", just like our president's explanation that he's not opposed to wars, just "dumb wars".
"and — importantly — accept the consequences of his actions." Isn't whistle blowing legally protected from retaliation?

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