Wuz Captain Crunch a real captain?
In my professional life ... an EE degree would only land one their first job (mine was in communications R&D at IBM at RTP) where they were common .... in my bleeding/leading high tech career, in real life.... you either had 'IT', or you did not.... and that's what mattered

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I have a Computer Science degree .... I am NOT a scientist either... meh.
I once looked a female in the eyes... soooo... NOT an engineer either

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Who cares?