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Diary of a B+ Grade Polymath ([personal profile] tcpip) wrote2009-06-22 04:20 pm

MBA Enrolment and Which Bank, AvenueQ, Revolutionary Reformism

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.

[identity profile] fluffyblanket.livejournal.com 2009-06-22 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
Wow - they're lucky to get you !
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[identity profile] discordia13.livejournal.com 2009-06-22 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
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.

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

[identity profile] omnot.livejournal.com 2009-06-22 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
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.

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

*lights up a Roman candle to celebrate!*

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

you crazy kangaroo people

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