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Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview

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1798 points jerryX | 1 comments | 30 Nov 18 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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jules ◴[30 Nov 18 09:50 UTC] No.18567950[source]▶
If your country has "democratic" in the name it's probably not democratic. If your major has "science" in the name it's probably not science. If your company has "don't be evil" in its motto...
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armada651 ◴[30 Nov 18 11:32 UTC] No.18568339[source]▶
So Computer Science is Engineering?
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saalweachter ◴[30 Nov 18 11:46 UTC] No.18568397[source]▶
Some things in CS programs are engineering, other things are philosophy.
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humanrebar ◴[30 Nov 18 13:09 UTC] No.18568775[source]▶
Advanced CS work has more to do with psychology and sociology than science and engineering in my experience.
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1. 13of40 ◴[30 Nov 18 14:39 UTC] No.18569380[source]▶
I agree, but I'd say "software engineering" rather than "CS". It's hard to produce software at scale without herding lots of cats.