The HSMP Rant (and a little question)

[michael]

On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Peter Corlett wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 06, 2007 at 12:54:36PM +0000, the hatter wrote:
>> On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Ovid wrote:
>>> if a degree in basket weaving makes my life easier ...
>> Not only easier, but will likely be easier to argue that it's a special
>> and unique skill.
>
> Not with the diploma mills churning out thousands of graduates with
> similarly-useless degrees.
>
> "Arse-elbow disambiguation", that's one I'd like to see.

The University of Bums on Seats run a e-degree course in that
up to PhD level

http://www.cynicalbastards.com/ubs/edegree.html

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Michael
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