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I have become an MBA student! Specifically at the Chifley Business School, the programme in technological management is very sensibly designed, allowing one to complete a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and then Masters in succession. One of the matters pointed out at my last workplace performance review was that at some stage I'll have to choose between the management path and technical path. With postgraduate qualifications in technological management, at least I can become a manager and still justify having an interest in technical developments. Speaking of technology, which bank gets confused about some fairly trivial technical and security issues on their own helpdesk system?

Went with [livejournal.com profile] caseopaya, Meghan, Erin and Jenny to see AvenueQ at the Comedy Theatre, an adult version of Sesame Street. Not quite on the same scale of purile hilarity as Meet The Feebles, it still is memorable for the classic The Internet's For Porn (youtube). Appropriately we ate at Mrs. Parmas beforehand (amazing how many people don't get that old joke). Also have booked tickets to the performance Servant of the Revolution next month.

Following that tangent (see how my life links together?), have written article on Revolutionary Reformism as an appropriate strategy in liberal democratic states on isocracy.org which will be reprinted later this week on LeftFocus. One thing that should be mentioned here is that said strategy certainly isn't appropriate for countries where the pretence of democratic elections is clearly a sham (read: Iran), rather than supposedly due to "false consciousness", or other dubious claims of leftist elitism.

Have added a few more RPG items to the list for sale on Ebay; more coming soon.

Date: 2009-06-22 06:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fluffyblanket.livejournal.com
Wow - they're lucky to get you !

Date: 2009-06-22 07:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
Why thank you :) I look forward to having a look at various management theories.. Of course, people like [livejournal.com profile] zey are far more experienced in that regard..
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Date: 2009-06-22 07:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
Sure did!

Date: 2009-06-22 07:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
Sir, you are quite the genius!

Date: 2009-06-22 08:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] discordia13.livejournal.com
Sad... If they had outsourced to India they might have understood your original point regarding security.

Actually something else occurred to me... Okaaay I was right.

HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:51:34 GMT
X-Powered-By: ASP.NET
X-AspNet-Version: 2.0.50727
Location: https://www.comsec.com.au


Seriously. Dont bank with them. Just dont. If you value your online details. dont.

Date: 2009-06-22 09:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
IIS 5.0? Wasn't that.. eight years ago? Or am I missing something?

Date: 2009-06-22 10:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] discordia13.livejournal.com
Yup, that pretty much means its Windows 2000 Server - so older than 9 years. Yeah.

Date: 2009-06-22 12:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
*shudder* That's terrible.

Date: 2009-06-22 09:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] omnot.livejournal.com
I do hope your course is interesting and well run.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets telephone tech support that would not pass the Turing Test.

I'm going to see Avenue Q in a few days time. I've not been to anything like it, so I'm anxious and quietly excited.

I don't get it.

Date: 2009-06-22 09:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
Yeah, the course looks really good. I've been looking through the actual content of the descriptions and they have good coordinators and, as mentioned, the organisation is excellent. Funny thing that, being basically run by a bunch of people who bridge the divide between professional association and trade union.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets telephone tech support that would not pass the Turing Test.

I was.. a little surprised. I was more surprised by the reaction of the email helpdesk people. I mean, they're supposed to be 'level 2'.

I don't get it.

"Mrs Palmer" is an old euphemism for male masturbation. As in "have you been seeing anyone?" "Only Mrs Palmer and her five daughters".

Date: 2009-06-22 10:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] celsa.livejournal.com
Ah. I have heard of Mrs Palm and her five daughters, but not Mrs Palmer.

Okay. Now I get it. *snigger*

Date: 2009-06-22 09:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madame-mage.livejournal.com
CONGRATS on the entry into being an MBA student!

*lights up a Roman candle to celebrate!*

Date: 2009-06-22 09:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
Wow, a Roman candle? Now that's going off with a bang!

Date: 2009-06-22 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] actionjackson36.livejournal.com
lol "programme"

you crazy kangaroo people

Date: 2009-06-22 10:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
'Strewth cobber, fair shake of the sauce bottle, that's standard Commonwealth English! :)

Date: 2009-06-22 10:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] actionjackson36.livejournal.com
might as well be estonian to me

Date: 2009-06-22 11:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
Eesti on lähedal Soome!

Date: 2009-06-23 03:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] loreleilove.livejournal.com
Congratulations on getting into business school. That sounds like a really interesting program.

Date: 2009-06-23 11:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
What I really like about it (apart from the organisation and content) is that it's run by professional associations which are also affiliates to the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

Gee who would think that mere workers would be able to run one of the best business schools in Australia?

Date: 2009-07-01 12:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com
Just dropping in to say 'hello'?

Date: 2009-07-03 12:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ln666ln.livejournal.com
Almost=)

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