>> 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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