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Re:Engineers Rule: Honda and its culture of engineering by kingkongrevenge on Monday November 17, 2008 @12:34PM (#367108)
> a smart country would put the engineers in charge

This approach has a horrible track record. Failed "five year plans" all 'round.

I think engineers have a pretty bad track record as policy makers and leaders. Engineers see controllable processes and solvable problems. In a complex system like an economy or society these visions are usually mirages.

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Re:Engineers Rule: Honda and its culture of engineering by msluyter on Monday November 17, 2008 @02:12PM (#367200)
Cue obligatory reference to the famous Simpsons episode where mensa takes control of Springfield:

Comic Book Guy: Inspired by the most logical race in the galaxy, the Vulcans, breeding will be permitted once every seven years. For many of you this will mean much less breeding, for me, much much more.

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Re:Engineers Rule: Honda and its culture of engineering by Retric on Monday November 17, 2008 @02:38PM (#367236)
Most five year plans had little to do with real engineering and where focused on "helping X" at the cost of Y.
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