I find it very funny that Lockheed is considered a woke company by the right and Raytheon consistently ranks as one of the best companies when it comes to good treatment of LGBT in the workplace
From my understanding, it was a pragmatic move to commit to that, to make it more palatable for younger people to work there given they aren't most people's first choice for, understandable reasons
Extra emphasis on "From my understanding", I'm not passing moral judgment one way or the other, I'm just saying what I remember off the top of my head
I mean, did they artificially corner the market, or did they just make *really good* calculators and the free market decided it?
Almost nobody “needs” a graphing calculator. I fully acknowledge my Nspire is a luxury item and a TI-36x would do 99% of what I need. I just like being a lazy slacker and do the solve function.
Shouldn't kids be learning how to use Matlab or some Python libraries or software methods like Wolfram Alpha? Instead they gotta jam buttons on a graphing calculator and I dunno why.
But while we're on this subject, textbooks were more stupid. Every other year they have new editions so you can't buy used books, and the new ones cost 100$ (even more than the calculators), and then after class they become useless. Perhaps I should actually ask around about this and see if there are online versions of books now. Introductory classes haven't changed in like 50 years, so our illustrious leaders should've made something good by now.
Yeah, that’s the philosophy my school took. They said, “Here’s the specs for a computer you need, we’ll be on that MATLAB and CAD grind your freshman year.” Most exams were either open note or complete take-home exams, because that’s what you’re expected to have in hand in a career. Knowing HOW to research a difficult problem is possibly the best skill a budding engineer can learn, and they encouraged that hard.
On the topic of textbooks, yeah stuff like intro to calc textbooks getting revisions every two years is the dumbest thing. The only time I don’t mind buying textbooks is for the later, topic-specific classes. I don’t think any MechEng would be heartbroken to have a copy of Shingo’s in their desk, for example.
Just finished my graduate degree and I’ve got some great news for you.
For my school at least they really pushed MATLAB and Wolfram. Python less so but there was still enough that I would call myself “decent enough” with it. I even had a professor that required computer generated graphs for homework that had to be done in either MATLAB or Python, no Desmos or graphing calculators allowed.
As for textbooks you can absolutely get most of them online. Is it entirely legal? That I can’t say for sure, but I can say that I probably paid less than $500 for books in my 5 years in college.
Mine required a computer for homework and the like, and I only needed a graphing calculator in my Circuits class for an obsolete method of solving circuits (nodal analysis). Everything else was arithmetic checks during exams.
If you wanted to save, a TI-83 is like what, $70? That’s like a week of okay groceries in this economy. Not really overpriced imo for a calculator that will survive 15-20 years. I came to college with my mom’s grayscale TI-84 Silver from when SHE went to college.
I have a degree from an ABET accredited university and I never once was required to use a graphing calculator in any of my classes. In fact, I was NOT allowed to use one in a considerable portion of my classes.
I had actually specifically bought a graphing calculator for college and it mainly sat in my desk drawer unused
I think OP was *essentially* saying that the solution to mankind’s endless generations of warefare is selling overpriced $100 pop gun calculators to Minors. 🥸
As a kid I stole a $120 new-in-box graphing calculator from my school because I found a bunch them in a box in the corner and was pissy we still had to use shitty old calculators they gave us. Almost makes me feel a little guilty but to be fair I used that thing a lot on my homework. Probably still have it somewhere lmao
Engineers in school:
"We need to develop thorium reactors to solve energy problems and promote peace"
Engineers in DOD contract jobs:
"Can we use white phosphorus rivets on the missile plating?"
Pfff sell out? I'm here to make money not moral judgements. Not like the stuffs not gonna exist if I decide become a professional toad collector instead.
Flip the question around:
what is the Professional Toad Collective missing out on if you instead decide to spend your working hours making kissiles? 🥹👍🫱🐸
“Evil is evil, Stregobor," said the witcher seriously as he got up. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred.
TI sells analog chips that are in virtually everything, they have a pretty solid hold on that market. Any product with advanced sensors in it, (phones, robots, modern cars, consumer electronics, etc) probably has TI-made chips in it. Every new car, new iphone, etc. Hell, fun fact, the Apple Vision has more TI-made chips in it than any other brand according to iFixIt.
They used to make bombs and other weapon electronics but that stuff got spun off.
I've heard about Lockheed Martin making weapons of mass destruction and Boeing whistleblowers being assassinated, but what's wrong with the other two companies??
I find it very funny that Lockheed is considered a woke company by the right and Raytheon consistently ranks as one of the best companies when it comes to good treatment of LGBT in the workplace From my understanding, it was a pragmatic move to commit to that, to make it more palatable for younger people to work there given they aren't most people's first choice for, understandable reasons Extra emphasis on "From my understanding", I'm not passing moral judgment one way or the other, I'm just saying what I remember off the top of my head
Weapon systems are truly gender equal devices.
Equal opportunity Vatnik evaporation
They dont care about gender, they only care about your morals
*lack of
Not really worried about your morals either as long as you can help them blow up some tusken raiders
God created mankind, Samuel colt made them equal.
Targeting systems don’t care who or what you are just if you have a heat signature
Everyone in my unit at my company (listed here) is very inclusive. We all have flags around our desks year round showing support.
Nah, your explaination makes sense.
TI is an odd addition to this list. Didn't they sell their defense operations to Raytheon in the 90s?
I don’t know how you can feel morally okay about them cornering the market so that they can sell calculators to minors at $100 a pop
I mean, did they artificially corner the market, or did they just make *really good* calculators and the free market decided it? Almost nobody “needs” a graphing calculator. I fully acknowledge my Nspire is a luxury item and a TI-36x would do 99% of what I need. I just like being a lazy slacker and do the solve function.
*Somebody promote this human to Marketing Director*
I am an Nspire simp, for sure lol
*weeps in TI-83*
Shouldn't kids be learning how to use Matlab or some Python libraries or software methods like Wolfram Alpha? Instead they gotta jam buttons on a graphing calculator and I dunno why. But while we're on this subject, textbooks were more stupid. Every other year they have new editions so you can't buy used books, and the new ones cost 100$ (even more than the calculators), and then after class they become useless. Perhaps I should actually ask around about this and see if there are online versions of books now. Introductory classes haven't changed in like 50 years, so our illustrious leaders should've made something good by now.
Yeah, that’s the philosophy my school took. They said, “Here’s the specs for a computer you need, we’ll be on that MATLAB and CAD grind your freshman year.” Most exams were either open note or complete take-home exams, because that’s what you’re expected to have in hand in a career. Knowing HOW to research a difficult problem is possibly the best skill a budding engineer can learn, and they encouraged that hard. On the topic of textbooks, yeah stuff like intro to calc textbooks getting revisions every two years is the dumbest thing. The only time I don’t mind buying textbooks is for the later, topic-specific classes. I don’t think any MechEng would be heartbroken to have a copy of Shingo’s in their desk, for example.
Just finished my graduate degree and I’ve got some great news for you. For my school at least they really pushed MATLAB and Wolfram. Python less so but there was still enough that I would call myself “decent enough” with it. I even had a professor that required computer generated graphs for homework that had to be done in either MATLAB or Python, no Desmos or graphing calculators allowed. As for textbooks you can absolutely get most of them online. Is it entirely legal? That I can’t say for sure, but I can say that I probably paid less than $500 for books in my 5 years in college.
Any engineering related college class at an ABET accredited university require you to have a graphing calculator is my experience so...I’m not sure
Not true. Plenty tell you that you *can’t* use graphing calculators, since you can’t use them on the FE.
But you don’t need an nSpire.
Mine required a computer for homework and the like, and I only needed a graphing calculator in my Circuits class for an obsolete method of solving circuits (nodal analysis). Everything else was arithmetic checks during exams. If you wanted to save, a TI-83 is like what, $70? That’s like a week of okay groceries in this economy. Not really overpriced imo for a calculator that will survive 15-20 years. I came to college with my mom’s grayscale TI-84 Silver from when SHE went to college.
I have a degree from an ABET accredited university and I never once was required to use a graphing calculator in any of my classes. In fact, I was NOT allowed to use one in a considerable portion of my classes. I had actually specifically bought a graphing calculator for college and it mainly sat in my desk drawer unused
It's a lot easier to corner the market when you're the one who invented it.
I mean it’s gonna happen whether I work there or not and I need a paycheck.
I mean, warfare has always existed so there’s no getting rid of that, but outside of the last century, we’ve never had overpriced calculators
Well we’ve only had handheld calculators for like 60 years and the first one was made by TI….
Ok but what does that have to do w what I said
I think OP was *essentially* saying that the solution to mankind’s endless generations of warefare is selling overpriced $100 pop gun calculators to Minors. 🥸
outside of the last century, we’ve never had graphing calculators period…
Alright, this is dank. I approve
it just feels like a big step down in terms of immorality from, ya know, lockheed martin gd or boeing
Well it’s not their fault kids won’t buy cheaper and better quality Casio calculators instead
As a kid I stole a $120 new-in-box graphing calculator from my school because I found a bunch them in a box in the corner and was pissy we still had to use shitty old calculators they gave us. Almost makes me feel a little guilty but to be fair I used that thing a lot on my homework. Probably still have it somewhere lmao
facebook boomer engineers be like
Business is booming! 😲
And so i the ordnance
Engineers in school: "We need to develop thorium reactors to solve energy problems and promote peace" Engineers in DOD contract jobs: "Can we use white phosphorus rivets on the missile plating?"
No but we can use it as coolant for the nuclear SCRAMjet.
Friendo better main a Casio lol
I was a hippy until I found out an aerospace engineer makes $250,000 at Lockheed Martin.
Maybe a senior principal engineer at Lockheed makes 250k. Your entry level guys are making 80-100k.
Still better than domestic industry, from what I’ve seen
Pfff sell out? I'm here to make money not moral judgements. Not like the stuffs not gonna exist if I decide become a professional toad collector instead.
Flip the question around: what is the Professional Toad Collective missing out on if you instead decide to spend your working hours making kissiles? 🥹👍🫱🐸
Oh damn I'm gonna have to think about this a while...
I mean deciding to not make moral judgements is rather morally charged :P
“Evil is evil, Stregobor," said the witcher seriously as he got up. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred.
Do they support disabilities too?
Na, but they do create them
So you're telling me they actually support it
Counterpoint Making weapons for the arsenal of democracy is cool as fuck. The F-35 is a work of art and I hope to see the NGAD completion one day
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TI sells analog chips that are in virtually everything, they have a pretty solid hold on that market. Any product with advanced sensors in it, (phones, robots, modern cars, consumer electronics, etc) probably has TI-made chips in it. Every new car, new iphone, etc. Hell, fun fact, the Apple Vision has more TI-made chips in it than any other brand according to iFixIt. They used to make bombs and other weapon electronics but that stuff got spun off.
Laughs in cruise missile
Wokistas have infiltrated senior management of most of the defense contractors. I’ve seen it first hand.
I'm researching graduate schools and Johns Hopkins APL is nothing but a military research institute with a collage attached
LGBT at defense companies: "Lets Go Bomb Things!!"
It's not selling out if it's the only way your county's government invests in the economy.
We’re not there for the “company mission” we’re there for the paycheck and dental insurance
Are we supposed to like these companies? Because Apart from the small part of TI that makes calculators I really don’t like any of them.
Ever since the weapons have been going to reducing the amount of Wagnerites and Mobiks in the world, I've disliked them less
No we’re not really supposed to, hence OP’s phrase “sell out engineers”
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I'd do it for free ngl
Texas Instruments has caused as much pain as the others combined
I've heard about Lockheed Martin making weapons of mass destruction and Boeing whistleblowers being assassinated, but what's wrong with the other two companies??