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From: JimT
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 3 Sep 2008 11:45:00
Message: <web.48beb07b2b9ef42b984b45000@news.povray.org>
Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
> There is no such thing as an item that is "foolproof" because engineers
> fail to take into account the ingenuity of complete fools. :-)
>
> Jim
Which is another way of saying "It may be foolproof, but is it PhD proof?"


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 3 Sep 2008 17:00:33
Message: <48befaf1$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:42:51 -0400, JimT wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>
>> There is no such thing as an item that is "foolproof" because engineers
>> fail to take into account the ingenuity of complete fools. :-)
>>
>> Jim
> Which is another way of saying "It may be foolproof, but is it PhD
> proof?"

LOL, can you get a PhD in "foolery"? ;-)

Jim


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 4 Sep 2008 18:08:51
Message: <48C05CB8.1030508@hotmail.com>
On 03-Sep-08 17:42, JimT wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> There is no such thing as an item that is "foolproof" because engineers
>> fail to take into account the ingenuity of complete fools. :-)
>>
>> Jim
> Which is another way of saying "It may be foolproof, but is it PhD proof?"
> 
PhD's are relatively OK. The real challenge are in my experience MD's


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 4 Sep 2008 18:41:43
Message: <48c06427$1@news.povray.org>
On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:10:00 +0200, andrel wrote:

> On 03-Sep-08 17:42, JimT wrote:
>> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>> There is no such thing as an item that is "foolproof" because
>>> engineers fail to take into account the ingenuity of complete fools.
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Jim
>> Which is another way of saying "It may be foolproof, but is it PhD
>> proof?"
>> 
> PhD's are relatively OK. The real challenge are in my experience MD's

LOL, ain't that the truth....

Jim


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 5 Sep 2008 04:04:38
Message: <48c0e816$1@news.povray.org>
>> PhD's are relatively OK. The real challenge are in my experience MD's
> 
> LOL, ain't that the truth....

I can see that being true. (Although I've never actually met a PhD. 
AFAIK, they're quite rare.)

-- 
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 5 Sep 2008 12:59:55
Message: <48c1658b$1@news.povray.org>
On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:04:37 +0100, Invisible wrote:

> I can see that being true. (Although I've never actually met a PhD.
> AFAIK, they're quite rare.)

Not terribly rare, but I've got a few friends who are...

Jim


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From: Doctor John
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 5 Sep 2008 13:45:07
Message: <48c17023$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
>>> PhD's are relatively OK. The real challenge are in my experience MD's
>>
>> LOL, ain't that the truth....
> 
> I can see that being true. (Although I've never actually met a PhD. 
> AFAIK, they're quite rare.)
> 
You've met me. Though to be quite precise I'm D.Phil

John

-- 
"Eppur si muove" - Galileo Galilei


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 5 Sep 2008 15:43:33
Message: <48C18C2A.40008@hotmail.com>
On 05-Sep-08 10:04, Invisible wrote:
>>> PhD's are relatively OK. The real challenge are in my experience MD's
>>
>> LOL, ain't that the truth....
> 
> I can see that being true. (Although I've never actually met a PhD. 

Who were your teachers at uni then?

> AFAIK, they're quite rare.)

Not where I work ;) ... wait I have a list here... If I did count them 
right 40 on the list of the research center (from a total number of 
about 120 on the list). Actually we are all Dr. and not PhD but for all 
practical purposes the titles are equivalent. Just issued in different 
countries with similar but different rules.


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 5 Sep 2008 17:00:32
Message: <48c19df0@news.povray.org>
>> I can see that being true. (Although I've never actually met a PhD. 
> 
> Who were your teachers at uni then?

<insert bitter remark here>

>> AFAIK, they're quite rare.)
> 
> Not where I work ;)

Heh. So tell me: just how smart are they?

-- 
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*


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From: Doctor John
Subject: Re: Computer users
Date: 6 Sep 2008 05:48:14
Message: <48c251de@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 
> Heh. So tell me: just how smart are they?
> 
Very!

John

-- 
"Eppur si muove" - Galileo Galilei


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