Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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People saying "cube" when they mean "cuboid". For example:
If you don't like that, did you know a "segment" of an orange is actually a sector?
Thanks, there's something else for me to be annoyed by in the future.
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The word "engineer" in job titles of people who aren't engineers.0
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Ditto for so-called "architects".0
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If you don't like that, did you know a "segment" of an orange is actually a sector?
Lay one on its side and ask yourself what shape it is. If we're being truly precise, sectors and segments are parts of a circle, and oranges are, to a high degree of mathematical precision, orange-shaped.Specialized Roubaix Elite 2015
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If you don't like that, did you know a "segment" of an orange is actually a sector?
Lay one on its side and ask yourself what shape it is. If we're being truly precise, sectors and segments are parts of a circle, and oranges are, to a high degree of mathematical precision, orange-shaped.
Isn't it the case that sector and segment apply to circles? How does this relate to spheres (or orangoids)?
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
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Hmm, interesting that neither of those apply to oranges, chocolate or otherwise.
Spherical wedge it is then.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_wedge
"Ungula", now that I do like!
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Shouldn't they have hooves?"Ungula", now that I do like!0 -
The word "engineer" in job titles of people who aren't engineers.
This! Charlatans.
Signed, an EngineerBen
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Do you install cable TV?The word "engineer" in job titles of people who aren't engineers.
This! Charlatans.
Signed, an Engineer
My grandfather in Italy was an engineer, proper one that is. Had the title Ing before his name in the same way doctors would have Dr over here. Engineers seem to be valued more highly over there.0 -
Do you install cable TV?The word "engineer" in job titles of people who aren't engineers.
This! Charlatans.
Signed, an Engineer
My grandfather in Italy was an engineer, proper one that is. Had the title Ing before his name in the same way doctors would have Dr over here. Engineers seem to be valued more highly over there.
My dad is a member of the institute of civil engineers so he has MICE after his name!www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
The word "engineer" in job titles of people who aren't engineers.
This! Charlatans.
Signed, an Engineer
Domestic engineer?0 -
Is Ungula from Rwanda?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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the word manager in the job titles of people who clearly can't manage.0
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the word manager in the job titles of people who clearly can't manage.
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Do you install cable TV?The word "engineer" in job titles of people who aren't engineers.
This! Charlatans.
Signed, an Engineer
My grandfather in Italy was an engineer, proper one that is. Had the title Ing before his name in the same way doctors would have Dr over here. Engineers seem to be valued more highly over there.
My dad is a member of the institute of civil engineers so he has MICE after his name!
CEng MICE. So, yeh, proper.Ben
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Do you install cable TV?The word "engineer" in job titles of people who aren't engineers.
This! Charlatans.
Signed, an Engineer
My grandfather in Italy was an engineer, proper one that is. Had the title Ing before his name in the same way doctors would have Dr over here. Engineers seem to be valued more highly over there.
It's a much more respected profession, on the continent.Ben
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I'm Pinno, Dip Eng, Ba Hons.
There is not a lot of 'real engineering' left unfortunately.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Ditto for so-called "architects".
Architect, unlike Engineer, is a protected title and can only be used if you have the relevant qualifications. Which is odd as (proper) Engineers are obviously far superior and therefore the title should be more deserving of protection 0 -
Do you install cable TV?The word "engineer" in job titles of people who aren't engineers.
This! Charlatans.
Signed, an Engineer
My grandfather in Italy was an engineer, proper one that is. Had the title Ing before his name in the same way doctors would have Dr over here. Engineers seem to be valued more highly over there.
My dad is a member of the institute of civil engineers so he has MICE after his name!
CEng MICE. So, yeh, proper.
My new job title is going to be "Senior Engineer"... so far I've managed to stick to "Consultant", I studied geology and have an MSc... my dad is an engineer (mechanical) and I feel like a fraud calling myself one.
Technically I could put AMIChemE after my name these days, but I don't like to.0 -
Ditto for so-called "architects".
Architect, unlike Engineer, is a protected title and can only be used if you have the relevant qualifications. Which is odd as (proper) Engineers are obviously far superior and therefore the title should be more deserving of protection
Regarding the term being protected, please explain this to LinkedIn. They currently believe that I may be interested in applying for a position as a systems-architect, cloud-architect or solutions-architect.
Regarding engineers being 'far superior', I reckon you're right if you mean you get paid more for doing less. If only you could explain this to my younger self. Harry182 ARB, MArch 0 -
the word manager in the job titles of people who clearly can't manage.
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I'm with Al Murray on this. We're all managers. Managing means doing just about enough to get away with it. I managed to get up and make breakfast without burning the house down. Managed to ride to work without punching Allez man in the back of the head (close run thing though..) etcCS7
Surrey Hills
What's a Zwift?0 -
WTF!?!? Unless this involves designing fluffy things in the sky somebody needs shooting for this....cloud-architect...
The cloud. There's something that irritates the hell out of me. It's not a fookin' cloud it's a remote server that you access via the internet and if you're connection goes down or they have a problem there is bugger all you can do about it.0 -
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WTF!?!? Unless this involves designing fluffy things in the sky somebody needs shooting for this....cloud-architect...
The cloud. There's something that irritates the hell out of me. It's not a fookin' cloud it's a remote server that you access via the internet and if you're connection goes down or they have a problem there is bugger all you can do about it.
Ironically, computer geeks who call themselves Engineers or Arcitects probably earn a damn sight more in this modern age than those trying to protect their "trade names"0 -
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People who incorrectly use ironic or ironically.
i·ron·ic
happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this
In this case, people who go to get an official qualification to call themselves an Enginner or Arcitect being upset that people call themselves such to make their jobs sound more important. But in MOST cases in the IT world these people who are scorned are most likely earning the sort of money the Engineer (B.Eng) or Arcitect (BA) could only dream of.
How many Engineers or Arcitects you know of are multi-billionaire CEO's? I know this is taking it to the extremes but still it doesnt make your job qualifications more important0 -
I literally hate it when people uncorrectly use ironic, even ironically (bloddy hipsters). Everyone and they're uncle know grammar pedants are fewer interesting.CS7
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What's a Zwift?0 -
I literally hate it when people uncorrectly use ironic, even ironically (bloddy hipsters). Everyone and they're uncle know grammar pedants are fewer interesting.
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Women drivers rarely put up a hand or a finger up in acknowledgement of you giving way or letting them in.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
