Old People Can Now Get a Master's at Stanford, without going to the Farm

Oh, oh. Now those organized and annoying Old People can get a master's at Stanford, without going to the Farm: "Online education is not appropriate for undergraduates, who benefit from on-campus socialization, [said Andy DiPaolo, executive director of the Stanford Center for Professional Development, which sponsors the program]. Nor does it work for doctorate candidates, who work one on one with faculty.

But a masters-level degree from the School of Engineering is a good fit for older students who are working and so cannot attend class, he said."

-- INTERVIEW: A 2012 Odyssey --

HR: "Oh, I see here that you're 34 and earned a master's 8 years ago."

APPLICANT: "Yes, from Yale."

HR: "Yes. I see. I'm sorry, but I have a 64 year old candidate who just earned a Master's from Stanford this year, with distinction, and who obviously better understands the most current knowledge in the industry. In this competitive market, we need the freshest talent available. I'm sorry, but you've just become too irrelevant for our needs."

Paybacks will be a bitch, punk. But you just go right on ahead and keep discriminating. Oh, and have a nice day.

Global Rich List

Many younger workers seem to feel oppressed by the wages they earn, despite their lack of experience. I suggest a visit to the Global Rich List to see just how oppressed The Ignorant Old People have made you.

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Web Site Automates Fake Boarding Passes - Yahoo! News

"Before, any 12-year-old could have done it," Soghoian said on Friday. "Now any 30- or 40-year-old could do it as well."
Web Site Automates Fake Boarding Passes - Yahoo! News

THIRTY! Are you reading that, my friend? The destructive message delivered by this type of comment is utterly unambiguous: the average 30 year old is vastly more incompetent and stupid than the average 12 year old. It's obvious hyperbole, you might say, but the fact that such hyperbole is increasingly common and unconsciously accepted means that it exerts and eroding effect. As one tiny droplet of water dropped millions of times will wear through even the most solid rock, so such comments erode the rights of older citizens.

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