In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>The major problem with professional bodies is precisely their lack of
>insistence on a practical demonstration of capability. "Paper MCSEs",
>for example, frequently make bad Windows system administrators because
>their edu
Richard Brodie wrote:
> > Wrong [see above]. I don't remember many mediaeval cathedrals falling down.
>
> Your memory of medieval times has gone a bit hazy I expect
probably because he was hit in the head by a falling stone during a trip to
southern
france, many years ago.
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Steve Holden wrote:
> Consider yourself excused.
Thanks.
Anton
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:13:01 +,
Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> attempt to draw direct comparisons. Maybe having an uncle helped you in
> to the trade, but it didn't cut you much slack in terms of required
> standards, hence the absence of cathedral-shaped heaps of rubble.
"Steve Holden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Wrong [see above]. I don't remember many mediaeval cathedrals falling down.
Your memory of medieval times has gone a bit hazy I expect; in truth,
some would fall down from time to time, particularly if the builders tri
Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:27:39 -0800, Alex Martelli wrote:
>
>
>>Or some even more stringent qualification, such as the state's Bar exam
>>for lawyers -- you may not be able to sit for that exam w/o the
>>appropriate degree, but the degree by itself is not enough, you still
Anton Vredegoor wrote:
[stuuf]
>
> 'excuse me if I sound a bit bitter and as if suffering from a sense of
> untitlement'
>
Consider yourself excused. Now stop whining and go do the things you *can*.
regards
Steve
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On Jan 3, 2006, at 9:54 PM, Brian van den Broek wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano said unto the world upon 03/01/06 07:33 PM:
>> On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:27:39 -0800, Alex Martelli wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Or some even more stringent qualification, such as the state's
>>> Bar exam
>>> for lawyers -- you may not b
DaveM wrote:
> On 3 Jan 2006 20:09:34 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote:
>
> >Unfortunately, this isn't quite true. Medicine and law both require the
> >passing of an apprenticeship, so there's still some room for favoritism
> >and blackballing.
>
> In the UK, in Medicine, House Officer jobs
On 3 Jan 2006 20:09:34 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote:
>Unfortunately, this isn't quite true. Medicine and law both require the
>passing of an apprenticeship, so there's still some room for favoritism
>and blackballing.
In the UK, in Medicine, House Officer jobs pretty much match the
qual
Brian van den Broek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (I do realize that US data isn't most pertinent to Steven, Alex or
> myself -- au, it, ca -- but it is ready to hand. Shamefully, my
Actually, I've been living in the US for over 9 months now, and like all
immigrants I have more dealings with law
Steven D'Aprano said unto the world upon 03/01/06 07:33 PM:
> On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:27:39 -0800, Alex Martelli wrote:
>
>
>>Or some even more stringent qualification, such as the state's Bar exam
>>for lawyers -- you may not be able to sit for that exam w/o the
>>appropriate degree, but the degr
[much stuff deleted that I mostly agree with to get at an interesting
chunk of disagreement]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>By contrast, today's professional bodies like law, medicine etc. have
>independent standards of skill that must be met. I don'
On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:27:39 -0800, Alex Martelli wrote:
> Or some even more stringent qualification, such as the state's Bar exam
> for lawyers -- you may not be able to sit for that exam w/o the
> appropriate degree, but the degree by itself is not enough, you still
> have to pass the exam. It
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