brut

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   by brut 10y ago

   We might have a definition problem, where some institutions that offer what amounts to a technical education (i.e. with almost no mandatory "theoretical" courses) call themselves "colleges". In the workplace I definitely
2. 32.▲
   by brut 10y ago

   You are right. It is also my experience that some graduates from technical schools are much more knowledgeable than some graduates from college. But the point stands, the two types of schools are serving different needs. We need both.
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   by brut 10y ago

   One of my professors made a point about college: it's not about getting a job or not, but rather, being a button-pusher or understanding what you're doing. It's way too easy to become a "button-pusher". I am 100% co
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   by brut 10y ago

   If I may, the article would be much more enjoyable with pictures of the animals discussed populating the margins. I am constantly googling for said animals :)
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   by brut 10y ago

   The last pair of great auks had hidden themselves on a huge rock in the northern Atlantic. In 1844, a trio of Icelandic bounty hunters found them in a crag, incubating an egg. Two of the hunters strangled the adults to ge