Jelena

The real measure of education: Can this person learn anything on their own? A PhD in Greek who taught physics without having taken any physics courses. A biochemist who learned pedagogy by reading and watching, not by taking education classes. These aren’t exceptions. That’s autodidacticism, which is the skill that matters most after graduation. The person worth hiring is the one who says, “I don’t know how to do this, but I’ll learn it.” Can you learn a coding language from YouTube tutorials? Can you understand a hard paper by reading it slowly twice? Can you teach yourself? That’s the superpower.

@SaveAusUnis @JasonClareMP 🇦🇺 will be saved only if politicians take back basic service industries- healthcare, education and realestate/housing- back to public hands and start heavily regulating and implementing standards and oversight for these sectors. Otherwise this is just ripping tax payers' money

Australian universities have spent an incredible 1.8 billion on consultants in one year alone while cutting hundreds of jobs crying poor. They also aren’t disclosing what they are spending the money for. This level of corruption is shocking and unseen. @JasonClareMP

@ledjenac @mojejemoremojje Jel' ti operacija pomogla? Ja se mucim vec godinu dana, bude malo bolje a onda gore a ne znam da li da rizikujem. Inace Imala sam komplikovanu operaciju mioma koji je lezao na kicmi i pritiskao ledjni nerv i deo hronicnog bola potice jos od tad da bi se sad jos 'dodao'. Savet?

@mojejemoremojje Evo konkretno, prošle god.u avgustu zakazala MR kičme u KBCV za 17.04.26. Zbog bolova nisam dočekala,već odradila privatno. Posle pet dana operisana takođe privatno jer se u državnoj čeka po nekoliko meseci. Danas se oporavljam od operacije a još nije 17.04.

Smrznem se kad vidim koliko ljudi predugo čeka magnetnu, skener ili operaciju od koje život zavisi. Za pare, po privatnim bolnicama, sve to može sutra da se obavi, lekara da biraš, sestrice da te maze, svi da ti se smeškaju i da te hrabre. Ko nema..neka crkne.

Why does everything in the universe spin?

academia should consider changing "et al." to "& besties"

It's the birthday of Stefan Banach—a man whose brilliance was so natural that he had to be gently tricked into earning his own PhD. Banach was not the kind of person who chased degrees or academic titles. He loved mathematics deeply, but he had little interest in writing formal papers or preparing a doctoral thesis. To him, discussing ideas and solving problems mattered far more than collecting credentials. But his colleagues saw something extraordinary in him. They knew his ideas deserved recognition, and they were determined to help him achieve it—whether he cared for it or not. So they came up with a clever plan. They arranged for an assistant to regularly meet with Banach under the pretense of casual mathematical discussions. During these meetings, the assistant quietly took detailed notes of Banach’s thoughts, proofs, and insights. Over time, these notes grew into a complete doctoral thesis—without Banach ever formally “writing” one himself. When it was ready, Banach simply reviewed and approved it. There was still one final step: the oral examination. Once again, his colleagues used a bit of creativity. They invited Banach to discuss a mathematical problem they claimed to be struggling with. Banach, always eager to talk mathematics, showed up without hesitation. What he didn’t realize was that this “discussion” was actually his official oral exam. He passed, of course—effortlessly. And that’s how one of the greatest mathematicians in history earned his PhD: not through formal ambition, but through pure love of ideas and a little friendly trickery.

@seahorse_anton @TweetsOfSumit Not true - in Australia 🇦🇺 seems even worse (from experience), jobs nowhere for find, neither for experienced professionals nor for entry level, you need to be v. lucky or 'jobs for mates' (even if not properly qualified). Western world similar everywhere

Tech in EU is dead. But job market all over the world is in chaotic situation. Other countries can look forward. But Europe has many structural problems and lack of risk taking/paperwork/start up culture. Except defence sector - looking for extremely specialised guys (like optics) . on the long run it is also not good. If it goes like this the logistic sector will feel because consumption will not run like before when inflation and war economy dominates and place the huge pressure on common folks .

The job market in tech in Germany seems to be pretty tough right now. Maybe I'm in a bubble, but I'm seeing lots of folks, engineering leaders, PMs, developers, who struggle to find jobs right now. Unemployed for months. "Open to work"-badge on LinkedIn. They all had cushy 6-figure positions before and can't find anything right now. Are these isolated or something you can see as well?

@21percentgroup It is always '3-5 years plan' - plan that typically spans a few years which more sort of lame excuse to do nothing (substantially), but simply put big announcements (like nicely written essays) for poor to no results - or like the old expression says 'mountain moved, mouse came'

University senior management have invented new genre of euphemisms for “you’re fired” "Our ambitious 5 year plan", Edge Hill "Adapting for Continued Success", Aberdeen "Our Future Nottingham Plan", Notts "Our Academic Futures", Cardiff "Shaping For Excellence", Leicester

@MilenaZrni @LajaviKrele Meni ni to vise nije jasno - koliko ima ljudi koji imaju razlicite ozbiljne, terminalne bolesti ili invalidnost, hocemo krenuti sve njih/nas da eutanaziramo, i cemu onda porez za zdravstvo. Neko treba da stane na put ovom, inace ce se i ljuski organi pretvority u commodity

@LajaviKrele Pročitala sam na više mesta da ima, da je imala. Nisam protiv eutanazije generalno, samo mi je malo teško da razumem na koji način se vrši procena. Kod neizlečivih fizičkih bolesti mi je jasnije.

Moram priznati da mi ova potresna priča o eutanaziji iz Barselone,nije najjasnija. Kako devojka sa mentalnim problemima i problemima u razvoju i tako mlada,može da donese samostalno odluku o asistiranoj smrti i da je sistem podrži. Nije mi jasno. Jako strašno i tragično.

@bilopaprosl @GordanaDju5193 Iz Australije bas nije blizu (a ni jeftino) da skoknes za avion

@Jelena_notes @GordanaDju5193 Imaju karticu, idemo u Euromedik, predaju karticu, plate, dobiju racune kad dodju kuci, refundiraju. Moji su u godinama , imaju i kucnu posetu... Problem je samo sto na moraju povremeno da odu gore, pojave se kod lekara.

Naš državljanin, ceo radni vek proveo u Holandiji. Otišao u penziju i vratio se u Srbiju. Doveo ženu Holanđanku. Malo je reći da su šokirani i razočarani našim zdr. sistemom.

@bilopaprosl @GordanaDju5193 Ne radi se to tako, pacijenti ne nose svoju dokumentaciju ne samo zbog prevare vec hitnosti, poslovnosti, itd, u principu samo das broj police i oni sve sredjuju - pacijent se LECI. Djavola, Allianz, medju najpoznatijim svetskim kod nas klinika (privatna poznata) - ne prihvata!

@Jelena_notes @GordanaDju5193 Moji nemaju problema, plate obde, uzmu racun, gore refundacija. Bez problema.

@bilopaprosl @GordanaDju5193 Djavola, ja imala strano osiguranje i nase privatne klinike ga NE prihvataju, bar ova sto sam ja bila (poznata), samo nase domace osiguravajuce kuce. 'Beggars' believe sto bi australijanci kazali (za neverovati)

@GordanaDju5193 Kao strani drzavljanin koristi privatno osiguranje i zdravstvo E, da ga jbm ko moze da se pozali na bilo koju uslugu u privatnim bolnicama. Od osoblja, opremljenosti, brzine, cene usluga koje su visestruko nize nego na Zapadu. Znam, Nemci i Rusi zive sa mnom.

@dom_ma Access to European Horizon funds for research (from 2027) is also incredible opportunity. Opinion: australia should also contribute, not just 'take parts' and - very importantly- treat research students and academics like in EU (eg full work rights etc) - not like casual slavery

This is incredible. I didn’t see it reported in Australia, so very grateful to the poor Brits for pointing it out. International work rights are so important these days when a lot of professional careers require going where the job is.

Perks of dating a European man: - Rich (€1,100/month, can never be fired) - Educated (at least two masters degrees) - Cultured (did Erasmus exchange in Ljubljana) - Tolerant (you can have a black boyfriend) - Fit (cycles 17km to work) - Good with money (pays 65% tax)

Australia has secured a once in a generation landmark trade deal with the European Union, the world’s second largest economy.

@CuriosityonX Taking selfie

What would you do in this situation?

I just saw PHD student saying her paper was stolen by her advisor and he published it under his name. Is this something that opens often ? I am shook

I grew up with a German parent, so imagine my surprise when I moved out and realized people do not open their windows. My roommates were SHOCKED when I would air the house out in the morning 😭 what do u mean youve never heard of air being stale

@rationalaussie Not many people were going to pay lower prices, now it is off the list for almost everyone

International tourism to Australia is going to fall off a cliff. Not many people would pay $6k for a return flight from Europe.

@ja_sam_nisam Posle vise meseci vezbanja za lumbalni deo kicme ispela i to i jos neke 'vezbice'. Al se sledece jutro probudila sa ukocenim ne samo lumbalnim vec i vratnim delom i vrtoglavicom da sam zavrsila u hitnoj na neurologiji. Zakljucak: ne slusaj vise fizijatra.

Mene sad ozbiljno zanima je l' vi svi stvarno možete da stojeći pipnete prste na nogama kad se savijete