>> I guess I'm still smarting from that guy yelling at me because I keep 
>> asking how rank-2 types work and I still can't get my head around it.
> 
> You need to sit down interactively with someone. There were a handful of 
> things I just couldn't grok until I got someone more expert to give me a 
> clue, then it all fell into place.  (LISP being one of those, for example.)

Yeah, well... not much danger of that. ;-)

>> Actually, I'm still not really comprehending why double-entry book 
>> keeping is really relevant to a computer science degree, but still...
> 
> It's as relevant as anything else. Computer science (such as it is) 
> doesn't solve any problems on its own. :-)

See, I don't give a **** about solving real-world problems. I only care 
about solving "interesting" problems. ;-)

This is possibly why I'm so unemployable... :-/

>> is another qualification going to be different?
> 
> Because in getting that qualification, you get introduced to all the 
> people working in the fields that interest you.

I don't think anybody is "working" with Haskell. (As in, getting paid 
money to use it.) I could be wrong, but it seems pretty rare.

>>> and will have many more employment options once you are done.
>> I currently doubt this one.
> 
> OK, put it this way...  So what? You're not finding any good jobs now. 
> After, if you still don't find any good jobs, what did you lose?

Several thousand pounds in debts? Several years of my life? Possibly my 
sanity? :-} (Did you *see* the links I posted?)

>> I'm thinking I might make a list of cool stuff just for the hell of 
>> it, actually. :-D
> 
> You definitely should.

Meh. I tried making a list of cool things, and it ended up having 
entries like "complex numbers. Because you can calculate stuff with 
them!" Pretty retarded, eh?

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