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[–] i_ben_fine@lemmy.one 58 points 10 months ago (21 children)

Silly question: is there a community for real, sailing piracy?

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (9 children)

I don’t think the worlds remaining sea pirates are very technical, or smart at all for that matter.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (7 children)

If Piracy wasn't a legit, high technician career, why would MIT offer a Pirate Certificate?

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Students who have completed Archery, Fencing, Pistol (Air Pistol or Rifle) and Sailing should send an email to..."

When a university education becomes a fantasy story meme. At least if you're attending MIT, you're probably multiclassed into some kind of technomancer.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I mean, it's just a piece of paper for competing an otherwise random set of extracurricular activities. MIT students do memes all the time. Well, they use to. I think the administration is trying to crack down on fun stuff.

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