{"id":64,"date":"2017-08-31T11:08:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T11:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/?p=64"},"modified":"2017-08-31T11:18:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T11:18:18","slug":"and-found-no-end-in-wandering-mazes-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/2017\/08\/31\/and-found-no-end-in-wandering-mazes-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"NEPTUN: “And found no end, in wandering mazes lost”"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary<\/em><\/a> the word Neptun<\/strong> originates from “late 14c., ‘god of the sea,’ from Latin Neptunus<\/span>, son of Saturn, brother of Jupiter, the Roman god of the sea (later identified with Greek Poseidon), probably from PIE root *nebh-<\/span> ‘cloud’ (source of Latin nebula<\/span> ‘fog, mist, cloud’ ).” I don’t know whether the developers of the Neptun Student Information System (sic!) were consciously or unwittingly choosing its name, but there certainly is more fog, mist and cloud-shrouded uncertainty surrounding it, than clear direction and information. We also learn from the OE Dictionary, that “[u]ntill the indentificatin of Pluto in 1930, it was the most distant planet known” — hm, again, one wonders if the developers knew ahead how far removed their system will be from the actual, known needs of Hungarian uni populations. Also, how can one expect anything good from a system that is introduced with the following sentence by the University (BME) it was developed for:\"\"<\/p>\n

“This can be a blessing or a curse, but a real means, a surface to manage your student self throughout your studies at our institution.”<\/a><\/p>\n

There is not much solace in knowing that our University (SZTE) was the last to give in and shift to the government enforced system. So, if at the start of this semester you feel like finding no end, in wandering mazes lost, you are entitled to some despair. I too, whenever daring the nebulous entrails of Neptun, encounter–to quote Milton again–<\/p>\n

But cloud in stead, and ever-during dark<\/span>
\nSurrounds me, from the chearful<\/span> wayes<\/span> of men
\nCut off, and for the Book of knowledg<\/span> fair
\nPresented with a Universal blanc<\/span>
\nOf Nature’s works to mee<\/span> expung’d<\/span> and ras’d<\/span>,
\nAnd wisdome<\/span> at one entrance quite shut out. (PL<\/em> 3<\/a>.45-50)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary the word Neptun originates from “late 14c., ‘god of the sea,’ from Latin Neptunus, son of Saturn, brother of Jupiter, the Roman god of the sea (later identified with Greek Poseidon), probably from PIE root *nebh- ‘cloud’ (source of Latin nebula ‘fog, mist, cloud’ ).” I don’t know whether […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/sociablespirit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}