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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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