October 2019 15k SPAM Thread

[civilrobot PE etc etc]

Also, I keep thinking today is Wednesday so there's that. 

 

[Will.I.Am PE]

meh, it wasn't *that* bad

The worst ones were on the Oct 2019 results board. Also, I was making predictions for what will happen when results aren't released tomorrow.

 

[DLD PE]

Last year it came on Dec. 5th, which was a Wednesday.

 

[WaitingonResults]

and last tuesday was a tuesday and it wasn't released then

 

[MadamPirate PE]

eh, i mean i want to know but i'm not as ansty and obnoxious as the folks in WTTS.

maybe having taken it so many times has helped 

I'm not as angsty and obnoxious as those people, and it's only my first time. 

 

[RBHeadge PE]

The worst ones were on the Oct 2019 results board. Also, I was making predictions for what will happen when results aren't released tomorrow.

I just read through it now.

goddamn, some of those motherfuckers need to calm the fuck down and grow the fuck up.

I shudder to think that three months from now about half of those asswipes will be stamping drawings.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

I'm not as angsty and obnoxious as those people, and it's only my first time. 

not even close

 

[DLD PE]

I just read through it now.

goddamn, so of those motherfuckers need to calm the fuck down and grow the fuck up.

I shudder to think that three months from now about half of those asswipes will be stamping drawings.

3 months from now?  Have you looked at stamped drawings from other firms lately?  I've seen things that not only don't meet code, but can't possibly be built.

 

[MadamPirate PE]

not even close

I think it's because I'm refusing to allow them to wind me up. 

The results will be out when they're out. 

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

I just read through it now.

goddamn, so of those motherfuckers need to calm the fuck down and grow the fuck up.

I shudder to think that three months from now about half of those asswipes will be stamping drawings.

i  you rn

 

[MadamPirate PE]

I mean, I'm angsty, but that has not a lot to do with the PE and a TON to do with SWRQ and all the balls I have in the air. 

 

[RBHeadge PE]

3 months from now?  Have you looked at stamped drawings from other firms lately?  I've seen things that not only don't meet code, but can't possibly be built.

I'm a nukee. Sloppy work doesn't last long in this field.

...although I'm certainly familiar with seeing designs for things that will never be built.

 

[MadamPirate PE]

Woohoo! My PTO rollover has been approved and my hardware request was submitted by my boss for a work laptop. Score!

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Admiral Rickover wrote a one page paper in 1953. It's been published in a few places. It really show be mandatory reading for all freshman engineering majors.

I worked at a place where we really really wanted to write it in the preference in all of our technical reports and evaluations.

It's reproduced below

“An academic reactor or reactor plant almost always has the following basic characteristics: (1) It is simple. (2) It is small. (3) It is cheap (4) It is light. (5) It can be built very quickly. (6) It is very flexible in purpose (’omnibus reactor’). (7) Very little development is required. It will use mostly off-the-shelf components. (8) The reactor is in the study phase. It is not being built now.

“On the other hand, a practical reactor plant can be distinguished by the following characteristics: (1) It is being built now. (2) It is behind schedule. (3) It is requiring an immense amount of development on apparently trivial items. Corrosion, in particular, is a problem. (4) It is very expensive. (5) It takes a long time to build because of the engineering development problems. (6) It is large. (7) It is heavy. (8) It is complicated.

“The tools of the academic-reactor designer are a piece of paper and a pencil with an eraser. If a mistake is made, it can always be erased and changed. If the practical-reactor designer errs, he wears the mistake around his neck; it cannot be erased. Everyone can see it.

“The academic-reactor designer is a dilettante. He has not had to assume any real responsibility in connection with his projects. He is free to luxuriate in elegant ideas, the practical shortcomings of which can be relegated to the category of ‘mere technical details.’ The practical-reactor designer must live with these same technical details. Although recalcitrant and awkard, they must be solved and cannot be put off until tomorrow. Their solutions require manpower, time and money.

“Unfortunately for those who must make far-reaching decisions without the benefit of an intimate knowledge of reactor technology and unfortunately for the interested public, it is much easier to get the academic side of an issue than the practical side. For a large part those involved with the academic reactors have more inclination and time to present their ideas in reports and orally to those who will listen. Since they are innocently unaware of the real but hidden difficulties of their plans, they speak with great facility and confidence. Those involved with practical reactors, humbled by their experience, speak less and worry more.”

 

[DLD PE]

Admiral Rickover wrote a one page paper in 1953. It's been published in a few places. It really show be mandatory reading for all freshman engineering majors.

I worked at a place where we really really wanted to write it in the preference in all of our technical reports and evaluations.

It's reproduced below

Sounds a lot like electrical designers (who can draw and stamp whatever they want with little care about reality) and electrical contractors (who have to build it and make it work per code and within budget).

 

[TrussMe.Civil]

testing spam 2 3, testing spam 2 3...

TOP!

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Sounds a lot like electrical designers (who can draw and stamp whatever they want with little care about reality) and electrical contractors (who have to build it and make it work per code and within budget).

An unfortunate reality, but yes. I'm fortunate to work at a company where I'm forced to get it right since I also have to oversee construction and troubleshoot the systems myself.

 

[SNAPE/SMOTT PE]

As someone who does not want to be dating: thus why I am mod.

Wait, so there’s a legit dating thread here? I mean, I guess I could see maybe it would be a good place. TGINS (thank god I’m not single)

 

[civilrobot PE etc etc]

An unfortunate reality, but yes. I'm fortunate to work at a company where I'm forced to get it right since I also have to oversee construction and troubleshoot the systems myself.

the best experience you could ever get.

the person who motivated me to sit for the PE is (now) an electrical engineer. we met when he was in the throes of the "wait" for his results. anyway, he is a licensed electrician who worked in the field for several years. he was the best engineer I ever had the pleasure of working with. he could design, troubleshoot, and he instantly understood the installation challenges that came with a bad design.

ETA: More importantly, he could explain the complexities of electrical design and troubleshooting to me...and I totally understood it. That's no small feat. He prepared me to have some critical and complicated conversations with stakeholders. I'm forever grateful.

 

[SNAPE/SMOTT PE]

Results out yet?