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>> I very much doubt you can actually do a PhD in "doing cool stuff with
>> a computer".
>
> Of course you can, just substitute "cool stuff" for a subject that you
> actually find cool.
Such as...?
There's lots of stuff that interests me, but none of it is exactly "new"
or "revolutionary".
> Depends on the subject of course, but nowadays I think most journals and
> other academic resources are available online. For a computing related
> PhD I would imagine most of your time will be spent at the computer.
Well, I guess it depends on what precisely you wanted to tackle. Either
way, I suck at research, so...
>> Meh. I doubt it. It seems everybody just asks "how many years' coding
>> experience do you have?" and "what are your customer service skills
>> like?"
>
> If you have a PhD you are not going to be applying for those sorts of
> jobs, and more importantly companies are not going to expect you to be a
> code monkey 24/7 when you are much more capable than that.
Yes, but does anybody actually employ PhDs? Most of the ones I know of
still hang around universities...
> Here's an interesting CV:
>
> http://www.geisswerks.com/ryan/resume_ryan_geiss.doc
>
> See, just write something cool *and actually finish it* and then
> everyone wants to employ you!
"Seeking: Collaboration with a group of smart, creative people, in order
to produce work of practical or aesthetic value to mankind."
...OK, that's pretty special, right there. o_O
But then, we *are* talking about the legendary Ryan Geiss... (I bet he's
Polish or something! All the best programmers are, for some reason.)
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