[hackerspaces] Let's end the unnecessary TROLL [was: let's end the unnecessary joining of the words "food" and "hacking"]

[Pete Prodoehl]

Luckily, like many on this list, I am a Pretengineer.



On 1/29/14, 9:16 AM, Buddy Smith wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:39 AM, Guyzmo <guyzmo+hackerspaces at m0g.net 
> <mailto:guyzmo+hackerspaces at m0g.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 07:21:12PM -0800, Kevin Mitnick wrote:
>     > In some places it's illegal to call yourself an engineer with
>     certain exceptions.
>
>     Can you name places where it is illegal to name yourself an engineer?
>
>
> In the USA, if you do not have a Professional Engineer license, you 
> cannot practice as an engineer.
>
> For example, you cannot start your own company and call it an 
> engineering firm, or advertise yourself as an engineer.
>
> It's similar to a doctor and a lawyer. Lots of people have job titles 
> that involve engineering, or even are "engineer",
> but they are not technically engineers.
>
> "If you don't drive a train or have a PE license, you are not an engineer"
>
> --buddy
>
>

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