https://justinmcafee.com/series/allusions-for-engineers/ Recent content in Allusions for Engineers on Hugo en-us Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:37:14 -0500 https://justinmcafee.com/posts/2026/greek-myth-references/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:37:14 -0500 https://justinmcafee.com/posts/2026/greek-myth-references/ <p><em>This is part of a new series called,&ldquo;Allusions for Engineers&rdquo; which hopes to improve the cultural lexicon of technical or foreign peers who may not share a formal education in &ldquo;classics&rdquo; by western definitions. Other parts in this series include Biblical allusions, Norse, Modern/American, and others.</em></p> <p>Working with engineers, I often find their lexicon slightly…lacking. Not for complexity or precision, but for the classical references that make allusion and simile the marks of a well-rounded Western education. And that often leads to some well intentioned accusations that working with me is akin to &lsquo;Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel&rsquo;.</p>