> Woooosh!

Doubt it, the "sucking up time" hypothesis is well known. My issue is with there being such a narrowly defined example of it in action.

A quick google finds no mention of this theory. I'd like to see what you are basing that statement on.

Are all non-mill degrees equal, yes or no?

If yes, you are begging the question that a degree from these two schools would not be up to standard because the entrance exam is, like degree mills, is not meaningful.

If no, your argument that this particular test as written is necessarily meaningful as to what a degree four years later means falls apart.

> Since you didn't reply to my other points can I assume we agree on those?

Nope, just that your begging the question is so bald-faced obvious and I really onlly care enough to go after the low-hanging fruit.

Again, begging the question. The quality scale is not binary.

Men's clothes generally (not always) have a different function from women's. Men's clothes are not sexualized, they tend not to hug body lines, they don't reveal much skin, if any, etc. The aesthetic purpose of men's clothes is to communicate status to other men. It's non-sexual. It says, "Look at my expensive and exclusive suit." And in a community which values such displays, this raises status.

Women's clothes often (not always) hug body curves, expose the female anatomy much more so than men's, often expose significant areas of skin and also often close to places conventionally considered "intimate." Women's clothing of this sort is aimed to communicate sexiness to men. It's not meant toward other women. And it's not meant to communicate status. Just sexiness. If you notice, a woman of high status, like the queen, will generally wear conservative clothing which is similar to men's in that it hides the body's shape, doesn't expose much skin, etc.

Is this retarded? Yes it is. Is our society dumb for falling to this? Sure it is. Do women's shape or skin have to be always sexualized? No they do not, but we often do because we are idiots and it's a habit that doesn't go away easily.

Tell them you are willing to pay $5K for a fully-licensed copy shipped to your business address. Somebody at the project burns you a DVD or loads a $5 usb flash drive with the latest release and ships it. That way you get something tangible and they get the money with a postal receipt in case the project needs to prove they held up their end.

I am not a corporate auditor but I don't think that would scenario would create any problems.

Ideas are a dime a dozen ... what matters is execution. That's not just for games but pretty much everything in life.

But it is likely that out of 24,000 students nobody was smart enough and motivated enough to pass it this time? That none of them studied the tests from previous years and realized that they were already deficient?

That's begging the question, the quality of degrees varies significantly throughout the world. Besides the article suggests that the problem was only with the english mechanics portion of the test, so not particularly relevant to math degrees.

If the problem is not with the test then unless the problem is fixed you are going to run out of people in "other courses" in just a few years.

The objective is to further the education of the next generation. If they have to "dumb down" the university to achieve that, then that's what they need to do. The alternative is a lot worse.

If nobody passes the test, then it seems to me that the problem is with the test, not the people. What are they going to do? Close the university? The test isn't the goal, selecting students for admission is the goal.

This is just another story that should not even have been posted here.