Treadeager wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:34 pm
One example of a " good degree " , might be an honours degree , fully accredited by the professional body with whom you intend to create a full career . Eg approved by the IEEE ( Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineering ) if you wished to have any hope of becoming a Chartered Electrical Engineer
I don't want to be a Chartered Electrical Engineer so clearly my time at Uni was wasted
I did meet Mrs D there though, so it wasn't all bad.
If you can't comprehend the difference between " one example " and " a good degree is exclusively " , you would be lucky to get a diploma , never mind a Royal Charter
I would have to agree with you though that some things in life are far more important that paper qualifications
Taipan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:34 am
I don't have no stinking degree, but you need one to do my job!
Ditto
If I'd been recruited 'normally' I wouldn't have got beyond the CV filtering stage.
And to clarify, with the way the discussion has evolved, the requirement is a 'numerate' degree. Foal was employed by a company that only wanted graduates with a 'first' (albeit they offered him a job before results were announced ).
I think it’s a sad state of affairs when people buy into these academic fantasies and try to impose them on young people trying to get a start in life.
It’s an entertaining discussion, we all have an opinion and I can think of over a million reasons why I made the right career choices.
And fortunately there is still a choice, so those that can, do, and those that can’t, teach.
But this is the random picture thread, so feast your eyes on my plums.
All the community plum trees near my house are sans plum this year. I can only assume it's a weather thing? Tis a shame cause Baby D often used to pick her school snack on the walk in
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:17 am
All the community plum trees near my house are sans plum this year. I can only assume it's a weather thing? Tis a shame cause Baby D often used to pick her school snack on the walk in
Blackberries are going nuts though!
I’ve had to prune our blackberries back, our blueberries, loganberries and boysenberries are doing well, but the raspberries died.
I’ve got an apple tree that I’ve had to trim the fruit before it snapped branches under the weight, but an exact same tree 100m away in another part of the garden has zero fruit.
I wondered if it’s insect pollination, the trees in the wild part of the garden with loads of wild plants and shrubs have loads of fruit, the solitary trees scattered about seem to have struggled.
Horse wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:58 pm
And to clarify, with the way the discussion has evolved, the requirement is a 'numerate' degree. Foal was employed by a company that only wanted graduates with a 'first' (albeit they offered him a job before results were announced ).
I'm still confused about what is a good degree and Pony has decided not to enlighten me. Is a 1st with honours in Media Studies a better degree than a 2nd in Physics?
Clearly a Media Studies degree is gong to be a numerate degree. Let's face it, the media is all about the numbers innit.
Potter wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:28 am
I’ve got an apple tree that I’ve had to trim the fruit before it snapped branches under the weight, but an exact same tree 100m away in another part of the garden has zero fruit.
I wondered if it’s insect pollination, the trees in the wild part of the garden with loads of wild plants and shrubs have loads of fruit, the solitary trees scattered about seem to have struggled.
Unlikely to be pollination as they're all in the same general vicinity. If they've been left to do their own thing they've possibly become biennial. Loads of fruit one year, nowt the next. Pretty common with apples and pears.
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:17 am
All the community plum trees near my house are sans plum this year. I can only assume it's a weather thing? Tis a shame cause Baby D often used to pick her school snack on the walk in
Blackberries are going nuts though!
Lots of Blackberries round here but lets face it, they're nothing compared to Raspberries are they?
Few of them about and they're just better all over.
Buggerall wild bilberriers even though the ones in the garden are going nuts.
I went to check if there were any quinces on the err...quince trees...yesterday and left disappointed. They're all brown and covered in thick white fuzz, looking skanky and mouldy.
Googled it when I got home and discovered to my delight that's just how quinces grow When they're ready the fuzz falls off and they turn yellow.
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 8:11 pm
I went to check if there were any quinces on the err...quince trees...yesterday and left disappointed. They're all brown and covered in thick white fuzz, looking skanky and mouldy.
Googled it when I got home and discovered to my delight that's just how quinces grow When they're ready the fuzz falls off and they turn yellow.
Quince harvest at some point in future!
But what will you do with them? I made quince wine once. It was even worse than my regular wines.
Our nob of a dog yesterday in the pissing rain, he loves going out in the rain getting soaked, then taps at the door to come in, then when we do the door handle, he runs off, which was frustrating as we were trying to get him in as we were going out....
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 8:11 pm
I went to check if there were any quinces on the err...quince trees...yesterday and left disappointed. They're all brown and covered in thick white fuzz, looking skanky and mouldy.
Googled it when I got home and discovered to my delight that's just how quinces grow When they're ready the fuzz falls off and they turn yellow.
Quince harvest at some point in future!
But what will you do with them? I made quince wine once. It was even worse than my regular wines.
Poach them in water to soften 'em up, slice into wedges, fry in butter, serve with lamb tagine.
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 8:11 pm
I went to check if there were any quinces on the err...quince trees...yesterday and left disappointed. They're all brown and covered in thick white fuzz, looking skanky and mouldy.
Googled it when I got home and discovered to my delight that's just how quinces grow When they're ready the fuzz falls off and they turn yellow.
Quince harvest at some point in future!
But what will you do with them? I made quince wine once. It was even worse than my regular wines.
Slice it and eat it with mince,using a runcible spoon.
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