dronesIlocano wrote:
Nah. Oldest wants to work for JPL relating to robotics and aerospace. Youngest has an interest in Medicine like biotech.Uzique The Lesser wrote:
keep us posted. if your kids don't go to princeton will you put them in a weighted sack with some snakes and throw them in the river?Ilocano wrote:
Getting anything below 90% is a failure in my book.
Stateside unless Bell curved is:
C = 70% = passing average = 2
B = 80% = above average = 3
A = 90% = excellent = 4
Macbeth wrote:
Take it to the college thread.
Big MMA event Saturday. Going to watch the event at the bar and then blaze it afterward.
You never had a professor that would absolutely mindfuck every student in the classroom with a two hour test that could only be adequately completed in four hours unless the student was an absolute expert? I had a lot of those, which led to a lot of curves.Ilocano wrote:
I'm trying to understand the scaling. Getting only 6 of 10 questions correct is acceptable? That's most of your classmates? Shit
Yes different from stateside but I'm trying to understand where getting just a little over half the answers correct is acceptable.
It was cakewalk for me getting on the Dean's list.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Macbeth wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Take it to the college thread.
You don't own this forum!!!!
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
But I own this thread.
And if you close it, some mod will just re-open it.
Friday. Last day of training in which I will get my bronze certification in wine knowledge. There's a big quarterly staff booze up tonight - free wine for all!
Still havent sent me any samples. fwp.
Is this your job?Jaekus wrote:
Friday. Last day of training in which I will get my bronze certification in wine knowledge. There's a big quarterly staff booze up tonight - free wine for all!
Exactly one week left till I turn 21
Enjoy your first legal Zima!
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-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
zima sucks green donkey dick. i feel for you Jay, that that is your only encounter with alcohol . . .
Do they even still make it? I haven't seen it in like twenty years
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
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g t f oJay wrote:
Enjoy your first legal Zima!
I've never heard of it tbh
Yeah, we receive bronze wine training to start with, then silver training in about 6 months, then gold training in around 18 months. After that we can get our WSET certs I, II and III, which are internationally accredited and recognised - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%26_S … tion_TrustFFLink wrote:
Is this your job?Jaekus wrote:
Friday. Last day of training in which I will get my bronze certification in wine knowledge. There's a big quarterly staff booze up tonight - free wine for all!
tbh I could probably pass cert I right now. I've heard III is quite difficult as part of it is blind tasting to correctly recognise varietals.
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now there's a test i could appreciate.Jaekus wrote:
I've heard III is quite difficult as part of it is blind tasting to correctly recognise varietals.
I think in terms of regionality it could be quite difficult. For example, a Margaret River Chardonnay or Semillon (I forget which) tastes very similar to a NZ Sauvignon Blanc. So if a customer was to say they don't like NZ SB but love white definitely don't offer a Margaret River chardy/semi
I don't mean this offensively, but what does a wine taster do that contributes to society, or where do you get... Placed?
I really just don't know, so don't think that I think your job is pointless or anything.
I really just don't know, so don't think that I think your job is pointless or anything.
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its a good thing we live in a world where we can have a job that doesnt contribute to societyFFLink wrote:
I don't mean this offensively, but what does a wine taster do that contributes to society, or where do you get... Placed?
I really just don't know, so don't think that I think your job is pointless or anything.
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some sort of fancy waiter id assume. cant imagine youd qualify for much else other than making your own wine
what job did you just get again? what are your qualifications? what stakes your inherent worth?FFLink wrote:
I don't mean this offensively, but what does a wine taster do that contributes to society, or where do you get... Placed?
I really just don't know, so don't think that I think your job is pointless or anything.
he tastes wine and educates himself on wine so that he can advise (and most importantly, SELL) wine to people who want wine. it's basic knowledge economy. do you understand that? people specialize in certain things... other people without the time/inclination to be that specialised, however, would like a good drink... they pay a man to advise them, or they go to a store/business with lots of experience (such as the one he works for), who then recommends them a suitable product. everyone leaves happy.
it's basic capitalism. "wine tester" and "wine salesman" is no different in core skillset from "car salesman". you're just memorizing different jargon and selling-points. his bullshit 'terroir' is a car salesman's "fuel-injection kit". he's essentially learning a bunch of wine-tasting neologisms/technical terms in order to be able to converse fluently in the professional parlance of his trade.
this is not difficult.
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Is there a demand for wine? Yes.
So there would be a demand for people who know about it.
So there would be a demand for people who know about it.