"beerbarrel" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:03:14 -0500, "MnMikew"
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"beerbarrel" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:29:47 -0500, "MnMikew"
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"dxAce" wrote in message
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John Plimmer wrote:

I couldn't agree more with dropping CW from the ham test.
It reminds me of the legal profession here in South Africa.
It used to be a requirement that lawyers had to pass Latin in high
school
and have at least two courses in Latin for their law degree.
That was scrapped about ten years ago amid loud protests from the
dinosaurs.
Today the law profession is flourishing more than ever before with
high
quality judges and advocates.
The only thing I have noticed is that the high and mighty no
longer
spew
out
Latin quotations = R.I.P.

Our SARL (South African Radio League) ham club is diminishing by
the
year
and the once crowded ham bands are now empty.
We need to make it easier for new entrants to come into this
wonderful
hobby.

Why does everything need to be made easier? Can't the 'tards learn
the
code? If
so, WHY can't the 'tards learn the code?

If ordinary folks could pass the test in years past what is so
different
today?

Laziness?

It's like being certified in COBOL when you work on MSSQL, it's a
waste
of
time.



But COBOL is still a viable language....

True, but it's popularity is waning.




I do have a buddy that programs for Loctite amd makes well up into 6
figures. It's still used pretty heavily in the business world.

Sure is. My shop is finally moving away from cobol to all java in the next
few years.