Max Power 6,601 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I'm just imagining the FB furore when the first students are jailed (or not) for breaking the rules! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoTailT 375 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/fedelta-offices-reopen-after-precautionary-covid-closure/ Fedelta rightly kicking off at Gov. Track and trace is so damn broken and 111 seemingly incapable of reacing properly to situations. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gladys 7,585 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Barlow said: You're being sarcastic for sure. These days our precious young things see full stops as a sign of aggression (and capitalization a pain in the butt and they can hardly spell their own name without making a spelling mistake). Doubt they will be the ones going to Uni. Having said that, when I was at Uni I shared a floor in halls with some fine art students who had to do 2 written assignments each year. One was a very talented artist but not an academic. For one assignment she plagiarised a text book on the required topic. Unfortunately, her assignment opened with "At this juncture..." I don't think it affected her degree results and she subsequently exhibited at the Slade. Edited November 12, 2020 by Gladys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 6,601 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, NoTailT said: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/fedelta-offices-reopen-after-precautionary-covid-closure/ Fedelta rightly kicking off at Gov. Track and trace is so damn broken and 111 seemingly incapable of reacing properly to situations. There's definitely something wrong there! Quote ’Our employee took the sensible precaution of isolating from the moment they became aware of the issue but, bearing in mind they were living in close contact with identified high risk individuals. ’It seems questionable that the advice from 111 to the individual concerned was to go about their normal business (including going to work in an office with 30 colleagues) and await further contact if necessary.’ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoTailT 375 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Max Power said: There's definitely something wrong there! I'm told the exact same advice was given by 111 to the nursing home incident yesterday. Total shambles, coordinated by his Great Lordship Ashford. Edited November 12, 2020 by NoTailT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTeapot 10,610 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Just now, NoTailT said: I'm told the exact same advice was given by 111 to the nursing home incident yesterday. Total shambles, coordinated by his Great Lordship Ashford. MBE 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoTailT 375 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Just now, TheTeapot said: MBE Sorry. Great Lord Prince Ashford, MBE. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barlow 992 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, Gladys said: Doubt they will be the ones going to Uni. Having said that, when I was at Uni I shared a floor in halls with some fine art students who had to do 2 written assignments each year. One was a very talented artist but not an academic. For one assignment she plagiarised a text book on the required topic. Unfortunately, her assignment opened with "At this juncture..." I don't think it affected her degree results and she subsequently exhibited at the Slade. The uni* students are as bad as any. We get them with degrees and there (sic) spelling and grammar is often primary school level. At a push I kind of get where this modern teaching of grammar and spelling being secondary to meaning (or whatever the excuse for modern slack-arsed education is these days) but when I used to see a job application or report with shit grammar and spelling it went to the bottom of the pile. *Used to be called 'University' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Max Power 6,601 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Barlow said: The uni* students are as bad as any. We get them with degrees and there (sic) spelling and grammar is often primary school level. At a push I kind of get where this modern teaching of grammar and spelling being secondary to meaning (or whatever the excuse for modern slack-arsed education is these days) but when I used to see a job application or report with shit grammar and spelling it went to the bottom of the pile. *Used to be called 'University' I know an English teacher in their 30s with terrible grammar, punctuation and spelling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Hedgehog 960 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) Hmmm. Sounds like there is somebody senior who is too thick to show any kind of flexibility or iniative to deap with a quickly changing situation. Well played to the lab staff for bypassing him/her. Edited November 12, 2020 by Dave Hedgehog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barlow 992 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Max Power said: I know an English teacher in their 30s with terrible grammar, punctuation and spelling! I know a computer programmer the same. One simple spelling error can screw up a program big time and cause hours/days/weeks lost time . Cobal and Fortran don't have spell checker and autocorrect. (actually they kind of do up to a point) Edited November 12, 2020 by Barlow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gladys 7,585 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Barlow said: The uni* students are as bad as any. We get them with degrees and there (sic) spelling and grammar is often primary school level. At a push I kind of get where this modern teaching of grammar and spelling being secondary to meaning (or whatever the excuse for modern slack-arsed education is these days) but when I used to see a job application or report with shit grammar and spelling it went to the bottom of the pile. *Used to be called 'University' I agree, grammar and spelling is almost completely ignored. When I was at primary we were taught the grammatical rules, often learning by rote with those little memory rhymes. Still use them now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gladys 7,585 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dave Hedgehog said: Hmmm. Sounds like there is somebody senior who is too thick to show any kind of flexibility or iniative to deap with a quickly changing situation. Well played to the lab staff for bypassing him/her. That is what happens when you have a non-scientist directing a scientific response to a scientific problem. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Apple 941 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Who are the people manning and managing the 112 line. Are they clinically qualified? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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