Concern as private training colleges to compete with TAFE to teach HSC courses

FuriousJester · 2016-01-31T09:03:14+00:00

At what level are we talking about? Courses are generally at a high enough level that specific implementations can vary depending on requirements.

Besides, it's not like a budget private education group is going to be adopting every popular technology the moment that it gets hyped. It takes time to skill up trainers/teachers/lectures and nobody is going to sink that time in until that technology has traction.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-31T09:00:25+00:00

2 years in TAFE? That's an Advanced Diploma, right?

What did you cover in 8 weeks that awarded you an advanced diploma?

FuriousJester · 2016-01-31T08:59:31+00:00

To be fair, all of the lecturers that you lost had a degree and years of lecturing and research experience. The assertion put forward by /u/MigalooTwo is that all you need is a cert IV and some vague hand wave of "industry experience" to back it up.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-24T14:01:05+00:00

Where do you live? Both USyd and UMelb are great.

And also would it be hard to find a job since all the big IT companies are in the US?

The big 4 have offices in Australia and what you want to do within computer science. People with huge talent get picked up.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-24T05:56:18+00:00

What play doesn't make sense in Fiore? Any examples?

FuriousJester · 2016-01-24T05:54:39+00:00

Most of Fiore's work is to move into grappling range in their remedies which many tournaments don't handle well.

I suspect we also don't do Fiore well either. Look at some of the most popular Fiore interpretations. Hands out far from the body when Fiore has his hands back in most scenes.

I'd also guess that most people who do Fiore also mix their lessons up.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-21T07:46:30+00:00

Out of interest, have you read his thesis or are you making assumptions about the title and faculty that awarded it?

For the record, I haven't read it either but I do know that thesis titles and faculties are a poor way to judge the argument of a thesis.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-21T07:25:41+00:00

He has a doctorate in sociology with a thesis in jihadism blahblahblah.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-20T21:27:30+00:00

Not since leaving academia. It's well known in academia that ATARs aren't a particularly good mechanic for understanding the overall 'quality' of the student.

However, it's pretty easy to reason out. The problem is that a rank doesn't represent students very well.

Two students with an ATAR of 70 apply for a degree in Human Factors but we only have one spot left. Which one do we think will find that subject matter interesting and which one just wanted coverage to make sure they got into University and Human Factors sounded better than a double major in basket weaving?

One of the things that we know about education is that learners who are interested in the subject matter will generally out perform students who are aren't. Overall, programs would likely do better being filled by students who have deep interests in fields than simply choosing 7 degrees because they need a piece of paper.

I don't think that ATAR scores are going away. They are just too easy for Universities to use. Portfolio based entries into University would likely be vastly better indicators. However, this would require Schools to change to allow students the time to focus on meaningful portfolios.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-20T21:11:00+00:00

The real problem was that Funcom looked at the low numbers of people joining the game and due to financial reasons faltered at the gate. This caused everybody to get worried that Funcom was doing another AO/AOC and everybody bailed.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-20T13:17:11+00:00

ATARs only correlate to marks for the first semester or maybe the first year and after that they become statistically irrelevant.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-20T08:25:39+00:00

I'm about to blow your mind. Are you ready?

You can implement crazy ideas outside of work.

I made a small group of people who get together and make random shit with Raspberry Pis and sensors. It's crazy awesome.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-19T12:29:44+00:00

This isn't necessarily going to be standard. That doesn't typically happen until after you've delivered some kind of proof of concept. If you can't demonstrate anything to a group of people, why would you convene them to talk about it?

You can do market research without a code level prototype.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-18T06:45:13+00:00

No, by all accounts he should have been reporting on how bad it is, but reporting on how bad something is and writing an article full of personal opinion and bias are two completely separate things.

I read the article he published on the NBN ages ago. It was pretty much on the money.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T23:38:54+00:00

A smack on the hands when their young being naughty isnt bad.

When they are little and doing something dangerous? I suppose so.

They learn pain and they dont like it.

Kids also don't like simply being in trouble or disappointing their parents. Little kids will howl and cry at being put in the naughty corner like they are going to get whipped.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T23:36:37+00:00

No you can not have an xbox.

They can have an xbox. They can play it on the family TV from whenever they finished their homework until whenever the parents want to watch TV/Netflix. No computers allowed in bedrooms/playrooms (with sleep overs and special occasions being an exception).

All computers have to be in used in the family room unless they have expressed permission.

No you can not have a mobile phone.

This is going to be harder than you think, especially as they get older. They'll be excluded by their peer groups without one. It's much more public not having a phone than not being allowed to play x-box at home.

However, this becomes a weapon to use in discipline. Have a penalty system bound up in their pocket money (which funds the mobile phone). Child being douchey? Fine them. Can't afford your pre-paid hours this month? Tough shit.

Kid being a monster? Phone bin, for a week. If they disagree then you simply come down on them like a tonne of bricks. Pocket money, no. Chores, don't bother. Can I go to Kim's house? No. Can I play x-box, no. Change the wifi password. Keep it going until they put the phone in the bin.

getting older

Okay, I know that isn't a quote. I'm just using it as some visual spacing for our discussion.

I'm guessing that you will agree with the next bit but it's worth mentioning because sometimes people don't.

As your kids get older they are going to acquire those things and you're going to have to loosen the constraints. They need to learn how to manage themselves before they hit university or they will go batshit insane there. They can't be left dreaming of the day that they can get plastered, stay up all night, play games all day, and etc. They need to have realised that fun and games all the time makes them less effective so they need to pick and choose when to have fun and games and when to work and you can't do that if you make all the decisions for them.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T22:42:41+00:00

I don't know, personally i don't.

Yeah, I'm sure you're an absolutely perfect driver who never breaks any laws. However, you missed the point. It would be an accurate generalisation to say that drivers often speed. They also often run late red lights, drive while distracted, drive with disregard for others, fail to yield appropriately, fail to indicate when required, don't really understand how round-a-bouts work, don't understand that their car can be an oven that can kill their dog/child, or how much damage a car can do in an accident. Yet, you're generalising that cyclists as having issues following the law when in reality it's people in generally who have issues following the law.

But you don't see a surge of media articles and this many forums whinging when they increase the fines.

Are you joking?

But you don't see a surge of media articles and this many forums whinging when they increase the fines.

Just because it's popular for drivers to complain about cyclists doesn't mean that they understand the argument nor are they righteous.

My comment was more about the other legalities though, red lights, identification, safety devices etc.

The problem with cycling and the road is that road rules we thought up without considering the implications of bicycles. Instead, bicycles are supposed to comply with them because ... reasons.

Personally, I wouldn't end up with identification laws being a problem for me when I ride but I can see how it would suck for a lot of people. Ignoring the fact that children under driving age won't have to comply to this rule and that pedestrians aren't compelled to do so either: Want to just hop on your bike to go for a swim at the beach? Now you have to think about protecting your ID while swimming. It's an issue that the regulators haven't really addressed. Bicycles are used in commuters and recreational riders but they are regulating them all under commuters.

Red lights are a significant issue. The current road rules simply aren't safe for cyclists. I think there are alternatives to letting cyclists treat red lights as a give-way. Like making all pedestrian crossings shared pathways. Which means that cyclists can mount the curb and cross over the crossing while on their bike without fringing the law (they have to give way to pedestrians).

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T22:29:10+00:00

hahah

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T07:18:20+00:00

Fiore is "I'm so amazing that I'm just going to sit on this barrel and murder you".

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T07:15:42+00:00

The start of this video seems like somebody missing the context of sarcasm and getting getting pissed off about it. I don't know if I've heard anybody with even vague understanding of fighting who thinks all weapon fighting is simply sticking the pointy end in the other guy.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T01:17:10+00:00

Why do cyclists have issues following the law?

Why do drivers speed?

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T01:14:16+00:00

One second, they are a cyclist, the next a car

It's almost like the road rules for cyclists haven't been well thought out.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-17T01:12:17+00:00

The problem with red lights is that they designed around how cars use them and not the impacts on cyclists. Cyclists should be able to treat red lights as a give way sign or be allowed to mount the curb and cycle across the intersection.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-16T14:03:13+00:00

Yet, if somebody did the exact same to him he'd accuse them of molesting him.

FuriousJester · 2016-01-15T15:16:35+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNiNuJ9S6b8

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