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Flashman

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Chewing gum is about one-third plastic (styrene, PVA, polyisobutylene or polyethylene)

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Flashman@crankgriems.bsky.social · 7d ago

The new Needs-based Funding measure in the Australian Universities Accord is delightfully vague about who can be designated "Low socioeconomic status", providing a level of self-governance that is both refreshing and terrifying:

Can the definition of low socioeconomic status (low SES) for NBF be applied flexibly (e.g. using self-identification or indicators such as receipt of means-tested government benefits)? For NBF funding purposes, low SES is defined as students first address being in the lowest quartile (25%) of the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Education and Occupation. However, the delivery of supports is not designed to be exclusionary and there is no mandatory verification method for supports provided to low SES students. Other indicators, such as self identification, students from regional and remote areas or students receiving government benefits, may be appropriate alternative methods to guide the delivery of supports and services. Similarly, providers may target their programs or use terminology that students can relate to rather than defining them as low SES supports. Providers must document and be able to articulate their chosen approach recognising there may be differences between providers and programs allowing for flexibility. Regardless of the programs delivered and identification method used by providers, only the formal definition is used to determine funding amounts.
Flashman@crankgriems.bsky.social · 2w ago

probably the thing i'll never stop marvelling at in database technology is delta tables what do you mean we can rewind the database to any point in the past? that must require at least 100 times more hard drives. except it doesn't