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Re:Equifax CEO hired a music major as the company’s chief se... by sp332 on Friday September 15, 2017 @04:13PM (#15260393)
Good thing Alice doesn't say that, then. The headline strongly implies that having a music degree means that you can't be a good engineer.
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Re:Equifax CEO hired a music major as the company’s chief se... by busterarm on Friday September 15, 2017 @04:19PM (#15260450)
Totally ignoring the fact that she was magna cum laude for her BA and summa cum laude for her MFA. And 15 years of experience working in tech.

She could have her degrees for computer music for all we know, which at the time she got them probably would have required some serious programming chops.

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