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protomyth on Sept 7, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Anyone Hiring Real Engineers?

In some states, using the word "engineer" for a non-licensed position or person is against the law. In other words, in some states the term is simply "engineer".

sliverstorm on Sept 7, 2012 [–]

In that context, it's funny how upset folks in threads like these get over phrases like "real engineer".

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