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Engineer in a Box?

Posted by michael on from the i-love-the-smell-of-solder-in-the-morning dept.

Dr.Luke writes "Robert Lucky in a IEEE Spectrum Online article laments the state of today's engineering as progressively more removed from the "real" reality of tinkering and soldering "in a big musty laboratory" like Thomas Edison as engineers become more and more reliant on software tools and simulations. He fears that "math itself is slipping away into the wispy clouds of software that surround us" and that eventually engineers will be substituted by a bestselling software program Engineer-in-a-Box 2.0. What do you think?"

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  1. So, its just another slide rule. by nickgrieve · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But you can play quake on it in your lunch time.

  2. Re:What do I think? by N3WBI3 · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    Generally I despise the french, but when they stormed and sunk that hippie boat I was laughing so hard it hurt. Have some wine and cheese froggie's its on me this time..

    As for Isreal, they are the only democracy in an area where everyone wants them blown off the map, they gave up land only to have rockets launched at them from that territory. They offered 95% of what the PLO asked for only to be rejected. They daily have to put up with suicide bombers, even with 9/11 americans (and euros) cant comprehaned what that must feel like. Both sides kill innocents but the PLO and their lackies go out of their way to do it. When the twi towers and the lives of 3000+ americans (not to mention their famlies) were destroyed the Palistinians cheered in the streets. Go Isreal...

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  3. Re:What do I think? by EatHam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's more of a War on Terror except committed by our friends (e.g. France (rainbow warrior), Israel etc.)

    Just had to be said...

    "Bonjourrrrrrr ya cheese eatin' surrender monkeys!"