Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> I did actually get my BSc. And yet, nobody gives a **** about that. 
>>> How is a PhD different?
>>
>> What's the difference between being a sailor in the navy and the 
>> captain of the ship?  In one, you're swabbing the decks when the 
>> captain tells you to. In the other, you're responsible for making sure 
>> the ship gets where it's going.
> 
> Oh, I'm sorry, I thought that was the ship's engineer. ;-) </sarcasm>

No. The ship's engineer makes the ship run. It's the captain's 
responsibility to make the ship get there. That's why the ship's captain 
traditionally has ultimate authority as well as ultimate responsibility.

Don't confuse ability with responsibility. :-)

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
   unable to read this, even at arm's length."

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