Premature Education

Today I received a letter from the nice people at the Open University, extolling the virtues of postgraduate study. While I would really be quite interested in this, and all the study material looks completely fascinating, I can't help but ask the obvious questions.

In order to do postgraduate studies, isn't it necessary to be an actual graduate? Like, specifically, have a Bachelors Degree ? Not that my (so far not in my possession) Certificate is (will be) pretty, but it's only equivalent to 6 months full-time study, and of Level 1 papers at that - hardly what I'd call graduate level (note to non-family readers: both my sisters have Masters degrees - this isn't snobbery - if anything it's inadequacy).

Plus the fees are scary. Undergrad papers are approx £660/year (at the load I'm prepared to study at). The equivalent workload at postgrad level is ~£3500 - I suspect government funding falls off a bit.

Stupid laws

Mel Smith surrenders
Is it just me, or is this completely insane? He's playing a character who was known for his cigars, but if he lights the thing they venue will lose it's entertainment license.
This isn't shock theatre - this is the Edinburgh Fringe, and this is Mel Smith, who's been on television since 1979.

A man of Letters

The results came through the other day - I'm now more of a man of letters than I was before. admittedly I can't prove the new one quite yet, because the paperwork hasn't actually arrived just yet (comments say it might be a few months), but I'm now Dominic ACBC, Cert IT and Comp (Open)

The Bat Man's back

Meat Loaf ready to resurrect the Bat
Thing is, I thought the tour just finished was the final, last ever, farewell, goodbye tour.

Not that I'm complaining, mind - it'll be good to see Bob out on the road again....

Photos transformed into 3D model

Photos transformed into 3D model

Something so cool, and it came from Microsoft? *sigh* I suppose they'll still find some way to run it.....

But

I want this, now.....