Banter RDT 164 - Sway, Duck, Whack

[Bender_]

Alfred's gets by on reputation alone these days surely?
Their burgers aren't special at all.

They're trash.

 

[THE A5]

This is very random cause it came up on my news feed but do private schools these days allow boys to have mullets? 10 years when I was at school they even banned a skin fade and long top

 

[Carbine Chaos]

This is very random cause it came up on my news feed but do private schools these days allow boys to have mullets? 10 years when I was at school they even a skin fade and long top wasn’t allowe

Would depend on the school, but generally speaking - no.

 

[CM9000]

Same as all the others. Hell, uni really did a number on us.

Gonna tell my kids to get a trade and have 3 negatively geared houses by the time your 30. Do an arts degree when you retire if you really want.

I remember in high school when all the kids who wanted an apprenticeship left in year 10 so many of the remaining kids branded them as “drop kicks” and “the dumb ones”. Now the ones who left are making the most money and the ones who stayed and went to uni are sitting on 30k+ debt in HECS.

For sure, had the exact same experience. Pretty embarrassing in hindsight.

It's a vicious cycle too because schools try to get as many as they can into uni as it looks good. And then unis shill out shitty degrees to money making international students because their funding has been steadily decreased.

So you end up in a situation where you have 5 universities in Perth that have law schools and like six jobs at the end of it and wages are pushed down because of surplus grads. Nobody needs that many lawyers!

In Sweden it's even crazier, you need a degree to become a real estate agent! But at least you don't need to pay back the degree. No free Centrelink tho, need to pay that back.

Took me 6 years to do a 3 year degree. Haven't used it since

I think this a very unfortunate view on what a university actually is. Only 200 years ago did people enter academia for the sake of learning and knowledge, rather than purely as a means to an end.

Surely degrees can be an end in themselves i.e. be worthwhile because of the knowledge they provide, the meaning they give?

 

[ashley12]

Aus cricket will be a shambles tonight with Warner and Finch opening.

Expecting 1/25 off the powerplay, the middle order to fightback to make 145 and QDK to chase it down in 16 overs.

Reasonable guess cept we batted 2nd and won

 

[Mr Eagle]

I think this a very unfortunate view on what a university actually is. Only 200 years ago did people enter academia for the sake of learning and knowledge, rather than purely as a means to an end.

Surely degrees can be an end in themselves i.e. be worthwhile because of the knowledge they provide, the meaning they give?

If you can afford it. Which most teenagers leaving school have no hope of. The odd retiree with spare cash might be so lucky.

Universities are now more than ever expected to be commercially viable. Research must have practical application. "Degree farm" is the reality.

 

[W.C. Fry]

Popped up in my suggested content on Facebook. I had a chuckle.

 

[WCErevival]

If you can afford it. Which most teenagers leaving school have no hope of. The odd retiree with spare cash might be so lucky.

Universities are now more than ever expected to be commercially viable. Research must have practical application. "Degree farm" is the reality.

But they dont have to pay anything until they are earning over a certain amount.

 

[Godfather32]

I think this a very unfortunate view on what a university actually is. Only 200 years ago did people enter academia for the sake of learning and knowledge, rather than purely as a means to an end.

Surely degrees can be an end in themselves i.e. be worthwhile because of the knowledge they provide, the meaning they give?

The reality is that universities have become just another business, like pretty much everything in the world today.
The course I started was much more challenging and interesting in the first year than in the last year because in those intervening years there had been an explosion of overseas students and everything had been dumbed down to cater for them and the fact that English was their second language.
Can't have the people who are paying massive amounts upfront all failing so they made the coursework easier.

 

[Keys]

Smart kid



lol

 

[squashface]

I think this a very unfortunate view on what a university actually is. Only 200 years ago did people enter academia for the sake of learning and knowledge, rather than purely as a means to an end.

Surely degrees can be an end in themselves i.e. be worthwhile because of the knowledge they provide, the meaning they give?

I agree in theory. I have an English Literature degree because I was interested in it and didn’t know what I wanted to do career wise when I left school. Often people will ask “oh so what job does that degree get you” and I don’t really have an answer because it’s not a career focused degree and I’m fine with that as it’s still helped me develop skills that secured me a career I enjoy.

But ultimately people go to university to get a job which is why so many do degrees like nursing, engineering, teaching etc because they want a clear pathway into the career they want.

 

[kane249]

OK then

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Reasonable guess cept we batted 2nd and won

Finch 0 off 5 balls
Warner 14 off 15

They failed in the practice match too

 

[HoneyBadger35]

OK then

That’s amazing, and the only thing letting it down is that ******* TikTok text to speech voice. Genuinely the most annoying sound on earth.

 

[happy_eagle]

I agree in theory. I have an English Literature degree because I was interested in it and didn’t know what I wanted to do career wise when I left school. Often people will ask “oh so what job does that degree get you” and I don’t really have an answer because it’s not a career focused degree and I’m fine with that as it’s still helped me develop skills that secured me a career I enjoy.

But ultimately people go to university to get a job which is why so many do degrees like nursing, engineering, teaching etc because they want a clear pathway into the career they want.

A lot of the time the links between your area of study and final profession are not as obvious either.

So whilst you may not end up in a job of that specific field (i.e a nurse that studies nursing), the knowledge and techniques you learnt via your studies (e.g critical thinking, analytical skills) are something that you require or make you stand out in your current job. But people will write off certain degrees as pointless unless your final job title = your degree title.

 

[Bender_]

When you hear what you think is fireworks outside but you're not 100% confident that city isn't being carpet bombed.

 

[Keys]

When you hear what you think is fireworks outside but you're not 100% confident that city isn't being carpet bombed.

Strong username to post correlation is strong

 

[DanWCE]

When you hear what you think is fireworks outside but you're not 100% confident that city isn't being carpet bombed.

Took a while for the sound to travel up the hill. I heard it bang on 8pm

 

[ep2018]

When you hear what you think is fireworks outside but you're not 100% confident that city isn't being carpet bombed.

Marking the start of fishing season, a Catholic thing iirc.

 

[KERRPOW]

10 of Perth's Best Burger Spots to Enjoy Your Next Perfect Patty

For burger aficionados in Perth there's a slew of outstanding spots around the city. Here's the best places in Perth to enjoy a quality burger.

themarketherald.com.au

Alfreds is rubbish.

Not a huge fan of short order either....overrated.

 

[kane249]

ashley12 pantskyle

 

[pantskyle]

ashley12 pantskyle
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You shut it.

 

[FKASC]

A lot of the time the links between your area of study and final profession are not as obvious either.

So whilst you may not end up in a job of that specific field (i.e a nurse that studies nursing), the knowledge and techniques you learnt via your studies (e.g critical thinking, analytical skills) are something that you require or make you stand out in your current job. But people will write off certain degrees as pointless unless your final job title = your degree title.

100%.

Strong username to post correlation is strong

That would be “Al”

 

[Truckosaurus]

I know you can't fence off an entire road cycling course, but you'd think the organisers could manage to make it harder for people to cross the track at the finish line:

 

[Dazzler9]

I know you can't fence off an entire road cycling course, but you'd think the organisers could manage to make it harder for people to cross the track at the finish line:

I'm not sure the organisers were entirely to blame.