tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post8347860986871601315..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Stainless stealingTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-84789366691073289122013-02-24T07:45:18.700+00:002013-02-24T07:45:18.700+00:00Pearl: which is why increasing numbers - including...Pearl: which is why increasing numbers - including those with no real taste for academia - are going for postgraduate degrees, to give them an edge.<br /><br />But if the Chinese guy is making six or seven lots of 50K, Herman...<br /><br />I can see his point, Gadjo. His only real sin was to be found out...Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-30381547698120446892013-02-22T05:49:08.685+00:002013-02-22T05:49:08.685+00:00That's a grim prediction, Tim. Over here we no...That's a grim prediction, Tim. Over here we now have a prime minister who grossly plaguerised his PhD thesis and, unlike politicians in neighbouring countries who did the same - yes, it does seem to be a trend - refused to resign over it - perhaps setting another trend.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-50768709243425374892013-02-21T03:05:57.343+00:002013-02-21T03:05:57.343+00:00Reminds me of the recent story about the programme...Reminds me of the recent story about the programmer who was outsourcing his work to a Chinese guy. The programmer would fill his days surfing e-Bay while raking in a hefty six digit salary, 50k of which he would pay the Chinese guy who was actually doing the work.HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-19408619129175679722013-02-20T15:51:21.169+00:002013-02-20T15:51:21.169+00:00I know nothing of colleges, really, but I do know ...I know nothing of colleges, really, but I do know that the college graduates I am meeting these days are woefully unimpressive. And yet everyone wants to hire someone with a degree...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.com