Posts by Lilith __
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Hard News: Higgs Live!, in reply to
the birth of serifs
Indeed :-)
Nobody could call your ideas lightweight. ;-)
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Hard News: Higgs Live!, in reply to
Good communication design
Speaking of oldies but goodies, was something wrong with tablets of stone?
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Hard News: Who'd have thought?, in reply to
Not when the managers are in charge.
Jesus.
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Hard News: The not-so-Evil Empire, in reply to
Acoustic Vases
Ian, thank you for that. Do you think some of them go to 11?
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Neat travelogue, Sof! And a nice anti-crepuscular ray with your moon.
All at 100km/ph :)
Assuming you weren't driving :-)
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I seem to know so many people who trained in one thing, sometimes to a high level, but are now doing something utterly different. And a few who’ve switched careers repeatedly.
Most people have more than one talent or aptitude.
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Hard News: Who'd have thought?, in reply to
One area that schools really do need to work their arses off these days is in careers so that every kid has got an idea of what their options are and can choose ones that fit for them
Can teenagers really know what fits them, career-wise? I think it’s great for them to have a look at the options (and particularly if they can go out and talk to people who do them), but don’t most people blunder around a bit before they find the right thing?
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Hard News: Who'd have thought?, in reply to
this isn’t a “philosophy of education.” It’s a regime of quantification masquerading as a system of value. It’s part of the same long, slow cultural tragedy that sees managerialism eventually destroying the ethos and, well, point of every institution it invades.
+1
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Hard News: Who'd have thought?, in reply to
note to PM: Data are plural
I think for any Star Trek fan, there can only be one! Appearances can be deceptive, though!
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Capture: Ice Rink Luck, in reply to
This one was indifferent.
Looks like you got a mirage there on the horizon too! Got any more pics of that?
[Now I'm trying to decide if it's a superior or inferior one, no value judgement implied ;-) ]