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... first with the rule that the honest SM can block awarding the MB if he determines it could not, in fact, have been earned...

 

Tell us more. It's always a struggle.

 

 

 

BTW, @@SSScout, Fortran is still very much used and has been continually updated. It's widely used in scientific computing, especially on big machines (roughly 1M cores, 10's to 100's of Teraflops, Megawatts of power.)  Granted, there are no more card decks. ;)

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No need for cover.  What they routinely do that is shameful is:

 

 

True Story: In 2012 we were in a camp in NM. The young man teaching Geology appeared knowledgeable. The course was taught in a nice forest area, so I hung out (within ear shot) and just chilled. The first class went okay. For the next four days the class covered where to find diamonds, gold, iron ore and redstone in Minecraft...and how to craft things from them. I kid you not. We had a USGS employee as one of our ASMs. We offered the camp director his services to teach or help in the class. They refused.

 

When we got home we met with all the parents and boys who took the class. We read them the section of the GTA dealing with MBs that were signed off but not really earned. We offered a class for all the boys (and others) affected, run by the USGS dad. Everyone got signed off.

 

Needless to say, we won't be going back to that camp any time soon.

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... BTW, @@SSScout, Fortran is still very much used and has been continually updated. It's widely used in scientific computing, especially on big machines (roughly 1M cores, 10's to 100's of Teraflops, Megawatts of power.)  Granted, there are no more card decks. ;)

But, you can still learn it from a coloring book ...

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Cold war humor + crayons.

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