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  1. Because you asked, I have been intrigued about the application of the title "engineer" to those without formal qualifications for quite some time. Musk is far and away not the only one. And many "engineers" lack any kind of degree at all. Engineering didn't arise as an academic discipline until the mid-late 19th century. Originally, it was taught in European military academies for those trained to provide infrastructure support to other units, ie "military engineering" and was just a part of military officer training, not a degree per se. French universities, or a French university, adapted a curriculum for non-military students and called it "civil engineering." And the field has become increasingly specialized ever since. I used to kind of resent the term "software engineer," but have to admit that it fits. I will say this about "atypical engineers," and that is that just being some wild-ass idea guy like Elmo is not engineering, period, paragraph. To legitimately claim the title, I think you have to be involved in the nitty-gritty actual solution of problems. So there you go. 🤪🤪😬😬
  2. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53249645 A lot of people assume that the Finnish swastika stems from the Winter War against the Soviets, making them nominally Nazi aligned. But they didn't ally with Germany until later, and the swastika dates back to WWI for Finland.
  3. Somehow, every time I see the oval office, there's some new trashy gold shit.
  4. Can't edit, but his wiki bio says he was accepted to a materials science program at Stanford. Weirdly, their webpage says Applicants who hold a previous degree in a subject other than Materials Science and Engineering are welcome to apply. We welcome applications from students from a wide range of academic backgrounds. That's so weird to me. Do they make you take remedial undergrad courses in materials? Do those count toward the degree?
  5. To be fair, though, his degree is a BA, which is pretty lame in a hard science field. But yeah, I have seen physics and even applied math people do well as engineers. But I think a whole ton of that has to do with the courses they took.
  6. Off-topic, but we spend so much time lamenting the enshittification of Wall Street darlings that we don't even notice the shenanigans of smaller corners of the market like fire engines and first responder radios.
  7. As explained above, it's not too different really than say an EEOC complaint. If you want to sue for discrimination, you must file with the EEOC first and can't sue until you do. In 99/100 FTCA claims for more than nominal damages, the claim is denied at the administrative level, forcing suit.
  8. Well, Mack quit recruiting. It's not JUST continuity, it's also recruiting and staying on top of the game. Sark's staff wasn't clearly underperforming until NOW. There have been signs of what ails us before now, but you can hardly call our last two seasons underperforming.
  9. Just let the big humans put a hat on a hat and quit asking them to slide and reach and shit.
  10. This is true, but one thing that differentiates the current elite programs is the volume of talent at most positions and its evaluation and development. For now, outside of the OL, I think we have pretty good talent, but it's young/untested and the environment that stems from the ineffective OL makes it difficult for them to execute and develop. Could we have perhaps better talent at RB and WR, yes. But who knows what the current crop looks like if the OL was even just average.
  11. Remember that film you did that ignored that the GOP and Dixiecrats had essentially swapped places? Reap, you fucking guy.
  12. I don't think anyone noodles for gar. But it has always been a wonder to me that catfish noodlers don't encounter such things (I think gar are pretty skittish and likely to haul ass if a person is anywhere in the vicinity) as snapping turtles.
  13. For one thing, that is pretty classic trademark infringement or false designation of origin. Even if it was a superficially benign purpose (of course it's not, it's for the vig).
  14. Didn't notice. Did wtf that I hadn't already repped it, but guess I had.
  15. "Changes course." How about "fucking lies." Goddamn NYT.
  16. It's probably a BA, requiring a whopping 12 hours of economics. Four classes.
  17. Now do MAGAts on any topic that requires information and knowledge.
  18. I'll take Joe Biden's ability to understand what's going on and react rationally to it to Donald Trump's 100 times out of 100. At any time either of them has occupied the office.
  19. Got anything to add, sporto?
  20. It's not a doorbell camera, but they may make one. Wyze is ex-Ring employees and they have cheap but remarkably good shit.
  21. I think the programs that we are judging ourselves against are Ohio State, Georgia, and Alabama (to a somewhat lesser extent because of Saban's retirement). Day has been at OSU for eight years, head coach for seven and inherited Urb's program pretty intact, which program had been rolling since 2014, at least. Kirby Smart has been HFC at UGa for nine years. And while Richt could never get over the hump, Georgia was not exactly in shambles when Kirbo took over. I don't think I need to explain Alabama. The coaching and recruiting continuity at those programs is what makes the difference.
  22. An interesting facet here. It seems that this is two FTCA claims, filed in 2023 and 2024, during the Biden Administration. As noted above, six months after a claim is filed, the claimant has the option of treating it as "denied by operation of law." That is, they can file suit. Like a Motion for New Trial in Texas is deemed denied after 75 days. However, unlike Texas MNT practice, that apparently is only an option, it doesn't force the filing of suit. The claimant can wait until the claim is actually denied to file suit. So, the Biden DOJ could have denied the claims, forcing Trump to file suit. Similarly, the Trump DOJ has had ample time to grant or deny the claims. The Biden DOJ obviously should have denied the claims. It's a mystery why the Trump DOJ didn't do so quietly and in early 2025. Now the cat is out of the bag. Trump doesn't want to file suit, because he will lose.
  23. Evil takes a toll. I saw something on Daily Beast that I didn't look into, but apparently, recently, Trump went on some kind of rampage to get a newly divorced Vought fucked by one of the plastic fantastic Mar A Lago critters.
  24. Yep, MAGA is a motley coalition of people with highly retrograde views that center on white supremacy. Past that, a lot of them are at odds with each other and once and if "the dog catches the car" and they attain power, it's going to turn into an even bigger shit show as the coalition dissolves into infighting. Even Yarvin, who advocates for a benign dictator, admits that the benign part may be hard to pull off, because he can't ignore history.
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