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In Praise of “Normal” Engineers
A software engineer argues against the myth of the “10x engineer”Charity Majors (IEEE Spectrum)
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Do I know any #Canada #Canadian #engineers on here?
I'm trying to understand the licensing process to be a professional engineer in BC or Alberta. There's the NPPE which is....a professional practices exam? And there's work experience and such
Is there a knowledge exam like what the USA does in most (all?) states for our PE tests? Like where you do problems on thermo/fluids, AC and DC circuits, materials, etc?
I'm looking at academic positions that require professional engineer registration.
“Salesforce will not hire any more #engineers this year after investment in AI #coding tools provided a 30 percent #productivity boost, its CEO claimed as he sought to charm #investors.
Speaking as the #CRM giant announced *underwhelming #Q4Results*, #MarcBenioff told analysts on an earnings call that #Salesforce was seeing "tremendous #efficiency" as a result of spending on #AI agents and coding tools.”
Get a share holder boost spruiking AI.
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No new engineer hires this year as AI coding tools boost productivity, says Salesforce
Yet growth in its AI agent biz not enough to improve numbersLindsay Clark (The Register)
Business Leaders Must Invest in Future Engineers
Introduction: The Engineering Imperative for Business Leaders As we celebrate National Engineers Week, we must ask: How can we do more to build the next generation of engineers? The U.S.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of govt agencies.
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"Without ceding control of his companies, the [South African immigrant] has embedded his #engineers & aides inside the govt’s critical digital #infrastructure"
#ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #Politics #News #USA
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.Jonathan Swan (The New York Times)
The employees also warned that many of those enlisted by #ElonMusk to help him slash the size of the federal government under #Trump’s admin were political ideologues who did not have the necessary skills or experience for the task ahead of them.
The mass #resignation of #engineers, #DataScientists & #ProductManagers is a temporary setback for #Musk & the Republican president’s tech-driven #purge of the federal workforce.
The technology white collar eradication continues. Since 2022 where #TCI Fundie #ChristopherHohn* decided he needed a pay rise, one way was to demand #google loose it’s “over paid” #Engineers. Big Tech has followed by stripping workers and looking at #AI as a replacement,
It’s 2025 and…
“Meta's plan to erase 5% of workforce starts today”
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“Binned off staff, slashed stock options. What's next? Ah yes, bigger C-suite bonuses (Meta/Facebook)”
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Meta's plan to erase 5% of workforce starts today
'Intense year' ahead, warned Zuck. Got to spend billions on AI and work to stay out of Trump's bad booksPaul Kunert (The Register)
These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA
#DisabilityInclusion #Onboarding #Engineers #FAA #PolicyChange
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These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA
SpaceX engineers were said to be simply touring the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. In fact, some were already being onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase “employment opportunities for people with disabilities.”Vittoria Elliott (WIRED)
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Ejijah McCoy found work as a fireman and oiler at the #Michigan Central #Railroad, fueling and maintaining #trains. (That hashtag is for all the #train fans on Fedi. You're welcome.)
While working on Trains, he quickly recognized flaws in the systems for keeping them oiled, which required frequent stops for maintenance, and began developing improvements. Around 1870, he started his own #manufacturing #business for #B2B #machine parts.
In 1872, he patented an automatic oiling known as the "McCoy Lubricating Cup", which at the time was a major step forward in quality and efficiency, drastically cutting down work for #engineers. Other #companies had made such devices before, and attempted to make something to compete, but his design was simply so good that companies would ask for it by name.
This is the origin of the phrase, "The Real McCoy".
In this modern era, it is important to remember the contributions of people like McCoy, and the detriment of policies which held them back.
Engineers age 19-24 are playing key role as he seizes control of fed infra. Most have connections to #Musk, at least two are connected to #PeterThiel, cofounder & chair of Palantir who has long expressed opposition to #democracy
Musk’s lackeys—including staff from #xAI, #Tesla, and #BoringCompany—have taken control of #OPM, #GSA, and #TreasuryDepartment’s payment system
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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.Vittoria Elliott (WIRED)
"In this episode we talked with Sefi Cohen, head of Data Science squad in the IDF. He tells us about the different projects they're doing and how he started a Data Science team with very little knowledge of Machine Learning and Data Science techniques, how he chose the right people for this team and how they all learned the craft together."
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What do Data Scientists do in the Army? with Sefi Cohen – Unsupervised – Podcast
In this episode we talked with Sefi Cohen, head of Data Science squad in the IDF. He tells us about the different projects they're doing and how he started a Data Science team with very little kn...Podtail
In 2019, the Israeli army created a special unit to create targets with the help of generative AI. Its objective: volume, volume, volume.
The effects on civilians (harm, suffering, death) are not a priority: 972mag.com/mass-assassination-…
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‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an AI system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
Engineers between 19- 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, R playing a key role as he seizes control of #federal #infrastructure. Most have connections to Musk & at least 2 have connections to Musk’s longtime associate #PeterThiel, a cofounder, chairman of analytics firm & #government #contractor #Palantir who has long expressed opposition to #democracy. #oligarchy #billionaires #constitution #fascism wired.com/story/elon-musk-gove…
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.Vittoria Elliott (WIRED)
Most of our problems are not #engineering problems but #social problems. We need to look to the #sociologists not the #engineers to save is, or better yet look to #ourselves. We have been sold a bill of goods about the wonders of #competition. Only #cooperation will save us.
...and the rest are incapable of writing even the simplest report... 😎
"Last week, a tweet by Stanford researcher Yegor Denisov-Blanch went viral within #SiliconValley. “We have data on the performance of >50k engineers from 100s of companies,” he tweeted. “~9.5% of software engineers do virtually nothing: Ghost Engineers.”"
Are Overemployed ‘#GhostEngineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing?
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Are Overemployed ‘Ghost Engineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing?
"We have data on the performance of >50k engineers from 100s of companies. ~9.5% of software engineers do virtually nothing: Ghost Engineers.”Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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