The Top Ten Things Engineering School didn't teach
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There are at least 10 types of capacitors. |
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Theory tells you how a circuit works, not why it does not work. |
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Not everything works according to the specs in the databook. |
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Anything practical you learn will be obsolete before you use it, except the complex math, which you will never use. |
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Always try to fix the hardware with software. |
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Engineering is like having an 8 a.m. class and a late afternoon lab every day for the rest of your life. |
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Overtime pay? What overtime pay? |
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Managers, not engineers, rule the world. |
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If you like junk food, caffeine, and all-nighters, go into software. |
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And the number one thing Engineering School didn't teach:
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Dilbert is a documentary. |