tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post2004073788933045521..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Social Justice Warriors Attack EngineeringStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-49473203124824294152018-08-21T17:32:11.717-07:002018-08-21T17:32:11.717-07:00One of the most pernicious ideas of recent times i...One of the most pernicious ideas of recent times is “disparate impact.” It’s an Obama-Holder favorite. <br /><br />The idea being that government policy impacts races differently. I believe this standard is silly, unless it is intentional, which is why “disparate treatment” has been the historical standard, and is fully sensible. <br /><br />That said, let’s try a thought experiment: How about the disparate impact of government gun control on the crime rates (most notably shootings and murder) on the African-American community?<br /><br />[Silence]<br /><br />Exactly. There is no answer. Which is why “disparate impact” is a vicious canard.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-1315793359886642582018-08-21T13:30:23.929-07:002018-08-21T13:30:23.929-07:00SJWs want to "bring us down", and our bu...SJWs want to "bring us down", and our buildings, too.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-90931218360991462522018-08-21T09:15:24.868-07:002018-08-21T09:15:24.868-07:00A few observations...
First, the employment title...A few observations...<br /><br />First, the employment title "engineer" means nothing. Recall the bridge that recently collapsed in Florida after being built to Obama Admin TIGER program specifications? The "engineer" who claimed credit for the bridge pre-collapse, Mzzz Leonor Flores ("It’s very important for me as a woman and an engineer to be able to promote that to my daughter because I think women have a different perspective. We’re able to put in an artistic touch and we’re able to build too.”), does not have a degree in engineering (sans quote marks). Her degree is in construction management.<br /><br />Second, and I say this at risk of triggering many people, the term "software engineer" is a complete misnomer. Weinberg's Second Law puts it succinctly: "If engineers built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization." Recall the Obamacare software "rollout".<br /><br />Third, it has come to my attention, via Keen [PhD, 2010, Curriculum and Instruction] and her student, Anna Salvatorelli, (both in the U Kansas State Dept of "Construction Science"), that gender "biases in the licensure exam for professional engineers" account for the lower female passage rate. Here are some sample questions, you make the call:<br /><br />https://www.scribd.com/document/386439152/Engineering-Exam-Sample-Questionstrigger warningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-80742297726430079562018-08-21T06:05:03.065-07:002018-08-21T06:05:03.065-07:00"the patriarchy and white male colonialism&qu..."the patriarchy and white male colonialism"<br /><br />In many if not most engineering disciplines, the majority of students, and increasingly of practitioners, are Asian. David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com