Blackacre,

I was an architecture major at
Auburn, and the artistic worth of my efforts was not nearly as important as my defense of them.

It was Socratic to a fine degree.

"Why did you choose this shape for the site?"

"Why did you put the conference room between the receptionist and the Boss?"

A couple points. I thought this line of questioning unfair at the time, but I now know it was entirely real-world.

Some of the questions had no empirical answer. They were designed to make me explain my design. To make me ensure that my designs were not random, but well considered.

I saw poor design that was well defended. I thought this unfair. It was, but that is the way of the world. Art must be explained, defended, and made relevant.

So must intellect. Often, poor intellect is well defended, at least on the surface. But intellect, unlike art, will surface eventually. Such is the beauty of science, of philosophy, of engineering, of rhetoric.

What is most important is our appreciation of truth. Especially truth to the contrary of experience and expectation.


DF

quote:

Originally posted by DeepFat:

Often, poor intellect is well defended, at least on the surface. But intellect, unlike art, will surface eventually. Such is the beauty of science, of philosophy, of engineering, of rhetoric.

What is most important is our appreciation of truth. Especially truth to the contrary of experience and expectation.


DF

That was darn near...profound!
Well said.

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Don't flatter him. He's got a big head tonight.


Nicely put, DF. I have zero talent in art. My stick figures are unrecognizable!

quote:

Originally posted by DeepFat:
I was ordained in the Right Reverend Church of the SubGenius in 1989.

Y'all may now call me the Right Reverend Dr. DeepFat With Honor and Grace.


DF

Sounds good, the acronym sucks though!

I'm thinking about getting an online degree from Rassmussen College, just because I like saying "RASSmussen".

There was a woman on the news just this morning that is being prosecuted for posting bogus credentials and practicing without a license.

It just takes one person to turn these frauds in. (Ged - Frauds, not broads)

quote:

Originally posted by CrustyMac:
I'm thinking about getting an online degree from Rassmussen College, just because I like saying "RASSmussen".

I always favored Bullwinkle's alma mater, Watsamatta U.

The kids at my little college called it Wassamatta U.

DF

I got two fishy degrees from TUNA.

quote:

Originally posted by Trutooit:
I got two fishy degrees from TUNA.

LOL Me too!

My current degrees are from Zoo U, and Memphis Mistake.

i finished my last ONLINE. it's from BAMA!
TUNA wasn't far enough away from home when i was young.

At the time I was working on my doctorate at UA there was an interesting phenomenon. An undergraduate's rights were spelled out in the catalog. A doctoral candidate had no rights! Since this was a long time ago, this may have changed.

That might explain the attitudes of post-grad T.A.s.

When I got my doctorate from Louie's School of Feelgood and Taxidermy, the pride of Joppa (Go Fighting Jackalopes!), we had the right to buy Louie lots of beer. It was easier than making bass-plaques.

DF

I just got to pay apartment rent (30 minutes in line) and pick up medicine at the drugstore and fun things like that. The guys had the fun of getting the car washed and other more manly things. The tension of having no rights was the real kicker!