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Pierre Poutine

Guest under the pseudonym "Pierre Poutine" on The Great Dive Podcast (Ep. 480, "The Problems With DIR"); the name is a known alias, so no verified public identity.

Oct 9, 2026

11:24
So what was your point about that?
11:28
Well, my point about that, Senior James, is that not everyone seems to be able to or have the resources or have the time to go through the training that you guys require.
11:47
For example, your entry class of the essentials with the UTD or the fundamentals with GUE.
11:57
that has a very low passing rate.
12:00
It seems like a money grab to some extent, where you're not going to pass the class on the first try, and you're going to have to put in a lot of extra time to be proficient at these so-called skills that are required.
12:17
Whereas in my classes, I can hold my buoyancy, I can swim fine, What's the problem? Why is there such a high level of expectation of skills? Those are problems to me.
12:31
And then I've got to find a similar diver.

49 MINS LATER

61:09
You bought your top of the line computer to do that for you.

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