NFR Humor (No political jokes)

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Dr. Magill said:
High school chemistry 1971
Slide rule all day long
True story
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My sliderule is long gone but the HP is one I used in college - it could be almost as vintage as the rest of the drafting supplies. After I retired I tried to give close to 40 years of collected drafting supplies to the drafting department of the company, they laughed at me. No more ink or graphite on paper, no more mylar. I suppose that's true now with blueprints - most of the young engineers wanted to work from "tablets" - I still wanted drawings to redline as we worked through projects. Dinasour R Me.
 
Buzzy said:
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My sliderule is long gone but the HP is one I used in college - it could be almost as vintage as the rest of the drafting supplies. After I retired I tried to give close to 40 years of collected drafting supplies to the drafting department of the company, they laughed at me. No more ink or graphite on paper, no more mylar. I suppose that's true now with blueprints - most of the young engineers wanted to work from "tablets" - I still wanted drawings to redline as we worked through projects. Dinasour R Me.
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Isn’t the technology actually replacing the skill set of an accomplished engineer and innovator?
 
cdnred said:
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I still use my drafting tools from time to time. They still work perfectly, and no batteries needing replacement. I don't know where my slide rule went, however. And I have both an engineer's scale and an architect's scale; can't even remember how they're different. I really like the round lead pointer that twirls round and round. And I still have those little boxes of pencil lead - 4H, 6H, and was that soft one 2S? And the stainless steel eraser shield, for those of us who occasionally drew the wrong line.
 
DFG said:
I still have most of my drafting stuff, although I haven't used it in decades (literally).

I've been using Revit for so long that I don't even remember how to use AutoCAD!
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I think Autocad was one of the pioneers when CAD first came out but now it's been replaced by 3D programs like Catia, Solidworks, Rhino..
 
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Salmo_g said:
I still use my drafting tools from time to time. They still work perfectly, and no batteries needing replacement. I don't know where my slide rule went, however. And I have both an engineer's scale and an architect's scale; can't even remember how they're different. I really like the round lead pointer that twirls round and round. And I still have those little boxes of pencil lead - 4H, 6H, and was that soft one 2S? And the stainless steel eraser shield, for those of us who occasionally drew the wrong line.
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Note eraser shield in prominent, easy to reach location...
Lol
 
Dr. Magill said:
Isn’t the technology actually replacing the skill set of an accomplished engineer and innovator?
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Despite the fancy computer programs available the HVAC company that did my building botched the job horribly, not even up to code after some second opinions. So we still need somewhat skilled people to run these programs.
 
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