Re: Are your skills obsolete?

Posted by Robert J. Cordingley on Nov 12, 2008; 4:38am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Are-your-skills-obsolete-tp1482113p1488345.html

When I graduated in Engineering I was told my knowledge had a half life of 4 years.  This from a Continuing Education specialist.  That means that of my degree training only 1/861 st of it is still useful.  Trouble is I can't figure out which bit that was or where I left it!
R

Tom Johnson wrote:

All:

Some of us may recall Bruce Sterling's fun site, "Dead Media,"
technologies that no longer are necessary or exist.
http://www.deadmedia.org/

The human side of all that can now be found at "Obsolete Skills"
http://obsoleteskills.com/Skills/Skills

Build your personal timeline of obsolescence, friends.

-tom

  

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