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"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 3 May 2002 18:14:32 +0100, "Neil Truby"
> <neil.truby_at_ardenta.com> wrote:
>
> >Another drawback of recruitment ads, particularly for some reason US
ones,
> >is the requirement for a computer science degree. No other discipline
will
> >do. I think this is quite short-sighted: one of the best techies I ever
met
> >was a history graduate, and I myself am a technical colossus but have a
> >degree in theoretical physics.
>
> A technical colossus? Mmmm.
>
> Yeah, one of the best techies I ever knew was a chemical engineer. I
> myself am completely uneducated beyond junior school, and can barely
> read. Especially manuals.
Not at all Obnoxio. you just need to find something that has been written - you know by people who can write - not computer manuals which are largely written by CS graduates.
-- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA Audit Commission UKReceived on Sat May 04 2002 - 11:26:23 CDT