Does using the word "electronical" make you sound like a dumba$$, or is it accepted in the realm of EE?

@YetAnotherRandomUser . . I look down on its use, but I wouldn't thrash someone too much if they use the word.

Any change if it's in a resume?

I don't think I've ever heard of that expression lol. I know what "mechatronic" is.

mechatronic is a degree

If used on resume, I would raise an eyebrow, but I wouldn't disqualify an applicant.

sweet, hire me? lol

One thing that I have seen on resume is "etc". And I did dismiss the applicant.

A resume is no place for etcetera

@Marla LOL

I remember one time we were interviewing a person with a Ph.D. but they didn't have any technical skill whatsoever. It was unfortunate. The candidate was a really nice person and their partner was a medical doctor in this city.

(tried to keep it as gender neutral as possible)

@KingDuken . . even I sometimes have difficulty with the neutral.

(I keep forget about the loud DONG sound and it startles me every time because I have headphones lol). I believe saying "they", "them", or "their" instead of "he or she", etc...

... is considered gender neutral

Yes, but then it sounds plural.

neutral is the 31st gender in NY. I guess. Must be why it's not listed on their friendly PDF explaining the 31 genders there.

Not really a political correctness thing, but just more of a guise for identity. It does sound plural but I can't think of a "singular" gender neutral pronoun.

they/their can be singular or plural

And on a quiet evening, that DING can be terribly loud.

I wonder why it's a feature. I mean, it's effective in giving someone attention.

On my PC, while using another tab, the Ding is helpful.

@Marla yeah, whatever we do about that is a kludge :P one of the many annoying infelicities of the English language, right there with "and/or" for inclusive-OR vs. just "or" for exclusive-OR :P

XOR = one or the other? :P

@KingDuken yup

but not both :)

Questions that are, "I was wondering . . . . ". Sounds off topic. What do you think ?

I didn't see any question on Meta that discussed the "I was wondering"

Anyone else concerned that Olin doesn't seem to be active?

@ScottSeidman Maybe he found other things to do while suspended, and just hasn't gotten around to checking back here

Hey Marla, customer sent in those SSR-250R tubes for testing... four of them... with three having broken top posts. The broken ones were leaking a smelly oil. Any idea of the chances that oil being PCB? (Poly-chlorinated biphenyl, known carcinogen, banned since 1979 or so.) I put all of them into several plastic bags (using gloves), just in case.