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what a ludicrous analogy. engineering is an applied science, not a purely theoretical one where you can remove the human impact of your decisions from the equation. comments like this are a prime example of why engineers need to take more liberal arts classes

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I agree with you about liberal arts and have the college transcripts to prove it. Unfortunately, your HN comments have been frequently uncivil and/or unsubstantive. Would you please not post like that? It's just what we're trying to avoid here.

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Would you be so kind to point out how would a liberal art knowledge would help people like me understanding the issues better?

I think I understand where my opponents stand, but I disagree with a part of them.

I don't know how the point applies in this case, or if it does at all. It's pretty hard to draw specific lines like that.

It was a slightly exaggerated example. Nothing can be infinitely optimized of course, but the corner cutting in today's tech culture is a bit too much for my taste.

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