Me: Infinitely many mathematicians walk into a bar, and order a beer, and a half, and a quarter, (...) and the bartender gives them two beers and says, good that you know your limits!
Class: *dead silence*
Watching the Rings of Power and...... not totally hating it?
I'd wager few know Tolkien's works and world better than I do. I admit I've created a lot of (TTRPG) fanfic in this realm. But the Master and Commander quote got me.
This is standard. And if the academic in charge chooses to assign a fair marking load to the casual marker, they end up having to make up the difference, and spending all their waking hours marking.
Another example of what I'd call "bulk standard" wage theft at an Australian university: piece rates for marking that don't begin to cover the time taken to mark https://abc.net.au/news/2022-09-02/curtin-university-casual-staff-in-wages-theft-claim/101395766?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=twitter&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_webβ¦
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Australia is working on acquiring hypersonic missiles capable of travelling between Melbourne and Sydney in just seven minutes. http://7NEWS.com.au#7NEWS
Trying to reflect on his real achievements and not dwell on the lost opportunities that followed.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91
After the days of #mikhailgorbachev I remember sitting in my hotel bar watching American businessmen all hopped up on "Democracy" buying teenage sex workers who during the Soviet Union would have been at uni but now b/c the economy collapse were up for sale to the West & USA.
amazing serie of books.
I would like to thank Nicolas Merrien and Emmanuel Chastelliere there, the two french translators and hard core fans for their incredible help on those covers.
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Littleproud reckons it's a waste of an inquiry to carry out a second one into Morrison, particularly as there are so many other scandals, rorts and assaults on democracy that need inquiries.
Lachlan Murdoch, of the Fox Corporation, has repeatedly accused a small Australian news site of defaming him in a column that claimed links between the Murdochs and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
On Monday, the news organization, Crikey, responded: Sue us.
There's been 'a significant redistribution towards profit' and away from wages. Is it a problem? https://abc.net.au/news/2022-08-22/wages-versus-profits-as-inflation-soars/101350882β¦
Depressed, anxious and burnt out. What 'distressing' survey results reveal about staff at NSW university https://abc.net.au/news/2022-08-19/university-new-england-staff-report-severe-mental-health-issues/101350432β¦