Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-02 Thread martinwguy
On 1 March 2013 17:08, Urs Liska li...@ursliska.de wrote: How might one fit the realist in here (without loss of pithitude)? He accepts that he can't do anything about it. Oh Lord, give me the courage to change the things I can change, the patience to accept the things I cannot change and the

OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
David Kastrup writes: Starting scene of Macbeth. But at any rate, I perceive a shift in educational systems to award degrees that have at best a weak correlation with being competent in the certified field of expertise. There is much stronger pressure on teachers and professors to have

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread David Kastrup
Jan Nieuwenhuizen jann...@gnu.org writes: David Kastrup writes: Starting scene of Macbeth. But at any rate, I perceive a shift in educational systems to award degrees that have at best a weak correlation with being competent in the certified field of expertise. There is much stronger

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread Urs Liska
Am 01.03.2013 12:27, schrieb David Kastrup: An ex of mine studied Romance Language and Literature with a minor in ... I'm probably pissed a lot more than she was that this was likely a smart choice for her to make. That would be a wonderful story if it wasn't so sad :-(

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread Jan Nieuwenhuizen
Urs Liska writes: I'm probably pissed a lot more than she was that this was likely a smart choice for her to make. That would be a wonderful story if it wasn't so sad :-( The best, most wonderful stories, are all sad. It's just that Hollywood will find a way to pervert most beautiful sad

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread David Kastrup
Jan Nieuwenhuizen jann...@gnu.org writes: Urs Liska writes: I'm probably pissed a lot more than she was that this was likely a smart choice for her to make. That would be a wonderful story if it wasn't so sad :-( The best, most wonderful stories, are all sad. It's just that Hollywood

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread bobr...@centrum.is
An optimist believes that we are living in the best of all conceivable worlds. A pessimist _knows_ it. -- David Kastrup NICE! ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread PMA
bobr...@centrum.is wrote: An optimist believes that we are living in the best of all conceivable worlds. A pessimist _knows_ it. -- David Kastrup NICE! ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Peter, An optimist believes that we are living in the best of all conceivable worlds. A pessimist _knows_ it. Yes! Got me wondering -- How might one fit the realist in here (without loss of pithitude)? I thought the same thing… What I came up with is this: An optimist believes that

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread Urs Liska
Am 01.03.2013 17:05, schrieb PMA: bobr...@centrum.is wrote: An optimist believes that we are living in the best of all conceivable worlds. A pessimist _knows_ it. -- David Kastrup NICE! ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread PMA
Kieren MacMillan wrote: Hi Peter, An optimist believes that we are living in the best of all conceivable worlds. A pessimist _knows_ it. Yes! Got me wondering -- How might one fit the realist in here (without loss of pithitude)? I thought the same thing… What I came up with is this: An

Re: OFF-TOPIC: Changing Education Paradigms [Re: Advocating non-free softwares]

2013-03-01 Thread PMA
PMA wrote: Kieren MacMillan wrote: Hi Peter, An optimist believes that we are living in the best of all conceivable worlds. A pessimist _knows_ it. Yes! Got me wondering -- How might one fit the realist in here (without loss of pithitude)? I thought the same thing… What I came up with is