Posted by huntsmanic on Wednesday, October 31, 2007
for a deliciously crafted explanation of the what’s worse, deadliest jobs edition rules, see part 1
Commercial Diver v Smokejumper.
Smokejumpers are firefighters who must be in the air within 10 minutes of getting the call on a remote wildfire. Dropped in from a small plane as low as 1200 feet in altitude, a smokejumper begins […]
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Posted by huntsmanic on Friday, October 26, 2007
This blog is about consequences. Death, being one of life’s two certain consequences, could thusly be our focal point. But this blog is also about professionalism; as such, we’ll be posting a series that plays off a well-tread interwebs theme: the most dangerous jobs. It’s kind of a tired subject—every time the US Bureau of […]
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Posted by huntsmanic on Tuesday, October 23, 2007
At first, politics and online learning cry out for juicy comparison. But the seeming similarities quickly break down:
The online student experience offers
a) the ability to attend class whenever you like
b) the luxury of studying wherever feels right—couch, coffee shop, etc
c) the chance to work and graduate very quickly, ahead of schedule.
Meanwhile, the common experience […]
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