tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post2991702737841553562..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Knuth Gets the KiboshMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-80540538602431860332018-02-15T14:49:40.790-06:002018-02-15T14:49:40.790-06:00Well, at least somebody nudged her towards the doo...Well, at least somebody nudged her towards the door, which is encouraging. What is discouraging is that someone with a degree in "biodiversity" was somehow thought capable of handling high school dropouts and train wrecks--and more capable than the hired and appointed department heads who actually had spent careers working in those areas.<br /><br />Not that it'll happen, but I dare suggest that the fact that they hired a "biodiversity" major to handle train wrecks ought to invite a degree of introspection and apology in City Hall.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-51823710802427338692018-02-15T10:33:17.768-06:002018-02-15T10:33:17.768-06:00Even in Academe, though, you have to publish.
Ini...<i>Even in Academe, though, you have to publish.</i><br /><br />Initially, yes. But once you have tenure, not as much. Bureaucrats should never have tenure, though, especially at six-figure salaries.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-6799508160375229232018-02-15T09:55:14.116-06:002018-02-15T09:55:14.116-06:00Even in Academe, though, you have to publish. It d...Even in Academe, though, you have to publish. It doesn't matter if it's twaddle, as long as it fits the narrative you're golden. 3john2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05359114327414576258noreply@blogger.com