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Re:Ask HN: Anyone Hiring Real Engineers? by kdaganio on Friday September 07, 2012 @04:15AM (#4488090)
You beat me to it! Reading the title that's what I initially thought, that a 'real' engineer is limited to said fields above?
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone Hiring Real Engineers? by sliverstorm on Friday September 07, 2012 @04:22AM (#4488106)
Is there a proper, PC term for it? We all know the dividing line which is meant- roughly approximated by a PE license- but is there a term for it? "Licensed Engineer"?
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone Hiring Real Engineers? by protomyth on Friday September 07, 2012 @04:28AM (#4488124)
In some states, using the word "engineer" for a non-licensed position or person is against the law. In other words, in some states the term is simply "engineer".
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone Hiring Real Engineers? by sliverstorm on Friday September 07, 2012 @04:09PM (#4490944)
In that context, it's funny how upset folks in threads like these get over phrases like "real engineer".
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