You're right. It was the white TRADE unions** who were keeping out those "others". I was stretching an argument when I didn't have to. Silly me. :-)
Hmmm, are lives at risk from bad BUSINESS programming "practices"? I can see where lives could be at risk from programmers who write process control programs for nucular power plants or automobiles. Interesting question, eh? C PS: No matter, m$ is still evil -- there I brought it back on-topic... ** We need ONE BIG UNION of all of the working class or we'll just continue to all get screwed... www.iww.org http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1576754146/ref=nosim/thomhartmann/ www.thomhartmann.com Hal Kaplan wrote: >=> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chet Gardiner >=> >=> And yet, still, 90% of lawyers and doctors are only >=> maginally competent at best... >=> >=> As for plumbers and carpenters -- "certification" is not >=> designed to weed out the incompetent but rather to raise the >=> bar for entry into lucrative professions to the favored few. >=> In many cases, originally, it was to keep out the Blacks >=> and the Irish. <s> >=> >=> Basic business skills are irrelevant to a good computer >=> program and, if you believe the many pro-m$ types, so are ethics... >=> > >Chet, you are kidding, right? > >Plumbers are certified because the lives of people are at risk from bad >plumbing practices. Remember that in most jurisdictions, plumbers also handle >natural gas installations too. > >Carpentry certification is also based on public safety. > >The line about keeping out minorities is certainly true but the trade unions >are primarily responsible for that. > >B+ >HALinNY > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
