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Re:Fed court rules for retired engineer told by state to not... by CrazyStat on Monday December 25, 2023 @10:17PM (#38768646)
> The key differentiator in this case is because they couldn’t make it as an actual engineer they decided to parlay their skills into convincing even less technical people that they knew what they were talking about.

The guy had an entire career as an engineer, he’s now in his 70s and retired.

Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

(I originally had something snarky here but in the spirit of being better I edited it out)

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Re:Fed court rules for retired engineer told by state to not... by dmoy on Monday December 25, 2023 @10:58PM (#38768797)
It ranges the whole gamut. You'll find expert witnesses who are complete hacks, and expert witnesses who are like literal top10 in whatever field.

In computing even. E.g. that time Rivest and Diffie both went on the stand to bat for newegg

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Re:Fed court rules for retired engineer told by state to not... by ahazred8ta on Monday December 25, 2023 @11:32PM (#38768939)
"public key encryption. Are you familiar with that?" "Yes, I am." "And how is it that you're familiar with public key encryption?" "I invented it."
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Re:Fed court rules for retired engineer told by state to not... by dmoy on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @12:59AM (#38769245)
Lol was that how the direct went for real?
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