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"Ok the material science engineer gave you the fancy material. It was applied. As you know, nothing is perfect and lasts forever. How do you ensure your buildin
by Swizec 6y ago
"Ok the material science engineer gave you the fancy material. It was applied. As you know, nothing is perfect and lasts forever. How do you ensure your building doesn't sink?"
- bjourne 6y agoI'd let the material science engineer figure that one out too. No way in hell would I risk my ignorance of building maintenance be the cause of thousands of deaths.
- Swizec 6y agoThe materials engineer can give you a great material. They can't design a system to monitor said material for defects.
- monksy 6y agoS3 bucket had public access enabled... we asked a software engineer to do something that they're not the expert in.
- treebog 6y agoOne thing I learned in getting my engineering degree is that it’s unethical to practice engineering in an area you don’t understand. No way would I ever try to apply my software engineering skills to a materials problem
- rowanG077 6y agoI feel it's only unethetical if there are "real" stakes on the line. E.g. Where people can get hurt. I don't mind a mechanical engineer writing code for a company that makes the zillionth vapid webapp nor do I mind a software engineer designing a mechanical watch.