Yeah, I should have been a wet blanket on your joke. There are still plenty of people graduate with Majors that don't exactly qualify them for a specific job -- French Art History and Comparative literature are some of my favorites. Picking those majors should come with a measurement for a hat size - and some therapy that makes them feel ok about living in their parents basement.

sadly, there is a mechanic somewhere who would would have done better if there were opportunities for him as a French Art History major... I work as a tech now because there were no opportunities for a marine biologist especially with my health limitations and government gutting marine protection legislation... We do not live in a balanced world and people are forced to get buy best they can. What this means is that a lot of us are not in the fields where we can contribute our best and achieve the most. End result is everyone looses... anyway that is what I noticed and I forgot this was the jokes threat:

old:

when were first soviet elections held?

when god took Adam before Eve and said "and now choose your wife"

 

sadly, there is a mechanic somewhere who would would have done better if there were opportunities for him as a French Art History major... I work as a tech now because there were no opportunities for a marine biologist especially with my health limitations and government gutting marine protection legislation... We do not live in a balanced world and people are forced to get buy best they can. What this means is that a lot of us are not in the fields where we can contribute our best and achieve the most. End result is everyone looses... anyway that is what I noticed and I forgot this was the jokes threat:

old:

when were first soviet elections held?

when god took Adam before Eve and said "and now choose your wife"

When I graduated with a degree in biology, it was clear that I could teach high school or be a technician at a hospital or chemical company. I went back to get a degree in chemistry - then a PhD in chemistry. Your degree is like a product you are trying to sell (you are actually selling a professional service to a company). If the market wants smart phones and you are selling old flip phones, you are going to have some dead inventory that you'll have to sell at a discounted price. The idea that you are not contributing your best to society happened when you picked Marine Biology as your major, not when the government stopped funding research. Canada will spend more money on Forestry, Petroleum and Hockey than it will on ocean life.

 

When I graduated with a degree in biology, it was clear that I could teach high school or be a technician at a hospital or chemical company. I went back to get a degree in chemistry - then a PhD in chemistry. Your degree is like a product you are trying to sell (you are actually selling a professional service to a company). If the market wants smart phones and you are selling old flip phones, you are going to have some dead inventory that you'll have to sell at a discounted price. The idea that you are not contributing your best to society happened when you picked Marine Biology as your major, not when the government stopped funding research. Canada will spend more money on Forestry, Petroleum and Hockey than it will on ocean life.

Hola Gopher,
My youngest daughter is going to take the last three examinations of her career (5 years at the uni) plus a semester abroad (Richmond VA) in Literature.

I cannot see she is not contributing her best to society. I am the only one in the whole family who has offered moral support to get a degree that probably would not allow her a brilliant financial future. She always liked to study that. I would not dare to force her to change her mind. Sería indigno de mi parte.

 

Hola Gopher,
My youngest daughter is going to take the last three examinations of her career (5 years at the uni) plus a semester abroad (Richmond VA) in Literature.

I cannot see she is not contributing her best to society. I am the only one in the whole family who has offered moral support to get a degree that probably would not allow her a brilliant financial future. She always liked to study that. I would not dare to force her to change her mind. Sería indigno de mi parte.

i have nothing against people getting degrees in a topic they like vs degrees in topics they expect to earn a living to feed a family. I don't know what career she is hoping to have but the one person I know with a degree in literature is a customer service representative at a chemical company.

The US is not very supportive of people with 4-year degrees in such topics unless they plan to teach high school and even that is a degree with more graduates than available jobs. Worse yet, graduates in the US are stuck with 10s of thousands (in-state colleges) to 100s of thousands of dollars (private schools, out-of-state schools, or The two big "state affiliated" schools in Pennsylvania) in debt because of high tuition.

 

In my experience in the IT world I've run across (and hired) excellent people with a variety of unlikely majors. I've always thought any disciple with a logical structure is great for programmers. Music or linguistics are obvious ones but there are many more. Myself, I've got a math degree and an MBA with emphasis in Human Resources, made a damn fine systems engineer. The very best systems programmer I was lucky enough to hire had a biology degree, was transgender and taught night classes in bondage and discipline. She was amazing.

 

In my experience in the IT world I've run across (and hired) excellent people with a variety of unlikely majors. I've always thought any disciple with a logical structure is great for programmers. Music or linguistics are obvious ones but there are many more. Myself, I've got a math degree and an MBA with emphasis in Human Resources, made a damn fine systems engineer. The very best systems programmer I was lucky enough to hire had a biology degree, was transgender and taught night classes in bondage and discipline. She was amazing.

Isn't system programming and B&D essentially the same thing?

 

Can be!

 

There is a system that is emerging where investment companies (venture capital organizations), pay tuition and get 20% of the graduate's salary for the next X years according to the established contract.

I read this book a couple of years ago related more or less to what you've mentioned:

https://www.amazon.com/I-P-O-Dan-Koontz-ebook/dp/B00FPR89BA​

Not too bad, if you like fiction. And it was a rather original story.

 

When I graduated with a degree in biology, it was clear that I could teach high school or be a technician at a hospital or chemical company. I went back to get a degree in chemistry - then a PhD in chemistry. Your degree is like a product you are trying to sell (you are actually selling a professional service to a company). If the market wants smart phones and you are selling old flip phones, you are going to have some dead inventory that you'll have to sell at a discounted price. The idea that you are not contributing your best to society happened when you picked Marine Biology as your major, not when the government stopped funding research. Canada will spend more money on Forestry, Petroleum and Hockey than it will on ocean life.

need clarification here - is marine biologists in general that do not contribute or me if I was one?

p.s. i can only view above as a joke

 

RANDOM MUSINGS:

An EinStarBagelBucks just opened in my neighborhood. That's not quite true. Only the second half has opened so far. It seems that Einstein is a bit slow catching on.


UltraFire brand of lithium batteries... some Chinese marketing man has a wicked sense of humor.


On my answering machine:
"John. Please press 1.
To put the call on hold while they come to the phone, please press 2.
If they are not available, please press 3."
Huh???


Also left on my answering machine:
"Hi. This message is intended to contact you.
My name is Steve Martin and I'm calling regarding an enforcement action executed by the US Treasury intending this for your attention.

Ignoring this will be an intentional [garbled]. To avoid an intentional [garbled] before a leglistive judge or a grand jury for a federal criminal offense.

My number is 216-539-0097. I repeat. 216-539-0097.

I advise you to cooperate with us and I'll try to help you. Thank you."



One half of a phone conversation overheard in a bus station:
"Four point oh... Yeah, four point oh... Woke up in a hospital and didn't know where I was..."
Whoa, this is NOT about a grade point average.

 

One half of a phone conversation overheard in a bus station:
"Four point oh... Yeah, four point oh... Woke up in a hospital and didn't know where I was..."
Whoa, this is NOT about a grade point average.

Once someone has achieved that kind of 4.0 will not likely ever achieve the other 4.0.

 

 

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That's quite a silhouette. I'm guessing his divorce didn't go well.

 

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Good one.

Reminds me of a local restaurant which is now closed.

You had to go through 2 doors to get into the men's room. The reason I was in the men's room as I had consumed my third beer and needed use of the facilities . I went through the first door going out. I was faced with a door that said Women. As I mentioned, I was on my third beer. I promptly turned around and entered the men's room again, looking for the "correct" door to go back to the lobby. I could find none. I went back through the first door and cautiously opened the second door (the one that said women) on the way out. Turns out the sign was a joke for guy's on at least their third beer.

 

Good one.

Reminds me of a local restaurant which is now closed.

You had to go through 2 doors to get into the men's room. The reason I was in the men's room is I had consumed my third beer. I went through the first door going out. I was faced with a door that said Women. As I mentioned, I was on my third beer. I promptly turned around and entered the men's room again, looking for the "correct" door to go back to the lobby. I could find none. I went back through the first door and cautiously opened the second door (the one that said women) on the way out. Turns out the sign was a joke for guy's on at least their third beer.

Good one... but I wonder if the fire department found it funny

 

The reason I was in the men's room is I had consumed my third beer.

Usually, I go in the men's room to take a piss.

 

Usually, I go in the men's room to take a piss.

Clarified it for you.

 

Just read that 4,153,237 people got married last year, not to cause any trouble but shouldn't that be an even number? Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water.
I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
If I had a dollar for every girl that found me unattractive, they would eventually find me attractive.
I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom until they are flashing behind you.
When wearing a bikini, women reveal 90 % of their bodies... men are so polite they only look at the covered parts.
A recent study has found that women, who carry a little extra weight, live longer than the men who mention it.
Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?
America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won't cross the street to vote.
You know that tingly little feeling you get when you like someone? That's your common sense leaving your body.
Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?
My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We'll see about that.
I think my neighbor is stalking me as she's been googling my name on her computer. I saw it through my telescope last night.
Strong people don't put others down. They lift them up and slam them on the ground for maximum damage.
I hate when I am about to hug someone really sexy and my face hits the mirror.
Money talks ...but all mine ever says is good-bye.
You're not fat; you're just... easier to see.
If you think nobody cares whether you're alive, try missing a couple of payments.

 

After passing on, George Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump are going for a job interview with God.
God asks Bush: “What do you believe in?"
Bush replies: "I believe in a free economy, a strong America, The American nation and so on ..."
God is impressed by Bush and tells him: "Great, come sit in the chair on my right."

God goes to Obama and asks: "What do you believe in?"
Obama replies: “I believe in democracy, helping the poor, world peace, etc. .... "
God is really impressed by Obama and tells him: 'Well done, come sit in the chair on my left."

Finally, God asks Trump: “What do you believe in?"
Trump replied: "I believe you're sitting in my chair.”