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| Raveninghorde... |
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One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:55 am |
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What amazes me is the world still funds the PhD system.
Steve |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:04 am |
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[quote]Not surprising.Have you read any IEEE papers most of those pea brains
have PHD's.
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They have to have a doctorate or a masters, or your not really allowed
to publish in most refereed journals, unless your a student working
with a PhD..
I'm dealing with a situation where a friend doesn't have the right
"qualifications" to publish. He came up with something earthshaking,
new, useful, and novel, patented it, licensed it etc, Now wants to
further it along, and publish what he found. His condition for
working with the pointy haired crowd, simply his name is on the
byline, he'd even fund the research. He knows the science better then
most postdocs in the field.
So far no takers.
Steve |
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| Phil Allison... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:12 am |
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"Raveninghorde"
[quote]
One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
[/quote]
* Messrs Abbott and Costello famously said:
PhD stands for Pin headed Dope.
.... Phil |
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| Jim Thompson... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:43 am |
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:09:20 +0000, Raveninghorde
<raveninghorde at (no spam) invalid> wrote:
[quote]One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
[/quote]
PhD == Piled Higher and Deeper
...Jim Thompson
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| Ken S. Tucker... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:50 am |
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On Oct 29, 4:09 am, Raveninghorde <raveninghorde at (no spam) invalid> wrote:
[quote]One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
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I find Ph.d's know a lot about something specialized, sometimes
as mundane as 'navel lint, but can be naive out of their specialty
without being aware of it, since they conflate with the degree.
A caboose of alphabet behind your name means squat after a
few years in reality, wherein your true talent is exposed.
Ken |
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| WangoTango... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:08 am |
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In article <veaje5lh4sfng3ljjpvn2e95nu7b6i1b0l at (no spam) 4ax.com>, To-Email-Use-
The-Envelope-Icon at (no spam) My-Web-Site.com says...
[quote]On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:09:20 +0000, Raveninghorde
raveninghorde at (no spam) invalid> wrote:
One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
PhD == Piled Higher and Deeper
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A lot of folks around here have PhDs (Post Hole Diggers). |
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| Ian Bell... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:52 am |
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Raveninghorde wrote:
[quote]One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
[/quote]
Sounds like he already knows a lot about nothing. No need to send him
for a PhD.
Cheers
Ian |
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| Raveninghorde... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:18 am |
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:52:51 +0000, Ian Bell <ruffrecords at (no spam) yahoo.com>
wrote:
[quote]Raveninghorde wrote:
One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
Sounds like he already knows a lot about nothing. No need to send him
for a PhD.
Cheers
Ian
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I'm not sending him.
He's from a culture that respects qualifications not achievements. I
think respect for the Word prevents one being willing to challange
received wisdom.
To be fair to him he'll do well in a non design environment. |
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| Jim Thompson... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:33 am |
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:18:39 +0000, Raveninghorde
<raveninghorde at (no spam) invalid> wrote:
[quote]On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:52:51 +0000, Ian Bell <ruffrecords at (no spam) yahoo.com
wrote:
Raveninghorde wrote:
One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
Sounds like he already knows a lot about nothing. No need to send him
for a PhD.
Cheers
Ian
I'm not sending him.
He's from a culture that respects qualifications not achievements. I
think respect for the Word prevents one being willing to challange
received wisdom.
To be fair to him he'll do well in a non design environment.
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I've made LOTS of money from fixing circuits for PhD's, then returning
again and again and again to fix what they changed after I left 
...Jim Thompson
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| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |
"Somebody had to build the ceiling...
before Michelangelo could go to work."
- John Ratzenberger
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Somebody_had_to_build_the_ceiling.pdf |
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| Hammy... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:54 am |
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:09:20 +0000, Raveninghorde
<raveninghorde at (no spam) invalid> wrote:
[quote]One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot
about nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a
board had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think
you have to know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
[/quote]
Not surprising.Have you read any IEEE papers most of those pea brains
have PHD's.
I'm surprised more people aren't killed from shoddy consumer and for
that matter industrial electronics. |
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| Rich Grise... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:55 am |
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:09:20 +0000, Raveninghorde wrote:
[quote]One of my chaps is off to do his PhD, which means he will know a lot about
nothing.
He asked me the other day if reversing the 24V AC power supply to a board
had caused damage to an elctrolytic capacitor. I don't think you have to
know the circuit to answer the question.
Talk about not understanding what he knows.
[/quote]
You should send this to Scott Adams for his "True tales of induhviduals"
segment. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich |
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| Jim Thompson... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:09 am |
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:04:00 -0700 (PDT), osr at (no spam) uakron.edu wrote:
[quote]
Not surprising.Have you read any IEEE papers most of those pea brains
have PHD's.
They have to have a doctorate or a masters, or your not really allowed
to publish in most refereed journals, unless your a student working
with a PhD..
I'm dealing with a situation where a friend doesn't have the right
"qualifications" to publish. He came up with something earthshaking,
new, useful, and novel, patented it, licensed it etc, Now wants to
further it along, and publish what he found. His condition for
working with the pointy haired crowd, simply his name is on the
byline, he'd even fund the research. He knows the science better then
most postdocs in the field.
So far no takers.
Steve
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When I google I search "search phrase" -IEEE -WIPO -patent -portal
...Jim Thompson
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| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |
"Somebody had to build the ceiling...
before Michelangelo could go to work."
- John Ratzenberger
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Somebody_had_to_build_the_ceiling.pdf |
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| Joerg... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:25 pm |
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osr at (no spam) uakron.edu wrote:
[quote]Not surprising.Have you read any IEEE papers most of those pea brains
have PHD's.
They have to have a doctorate or a masters, or your not really allowed
to publish in most refereed journals, unless your a student working
with a PhD..
[/quote]
One of the huge mistakes in academia. Right up there with universities
and colleges not allowing practicing engineers to teach because they
don't have the "proper credentials".
[quote]I'm dealing with a situation where a friend doesn't have the right
"qualifications" to publish. He came up with something earthshaking,
new, useful, and novel, patented it, licensed it etc, Now wants to
further it along, and publish what he found. His condition for
working with the pointy haired crowd, simply his name is on the
byline, he'd even fund the research. He knows the science better then
most postdocs in the field.
So far no takers.
[/quote]
Why not self-publish it on a web site and make sure search engines find
it? You can format it just like a scientific publication and there's
nothing the ivory tower guys can do against it.
--
Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/
"gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam.
Use another domain or send PM. |
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| Vladimir Vassilevsky... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:36 pm |
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Joerg wrote:
[quote]One of the huge mistakes in academia. Right up there with universities
and colleges not allowing practicing engineers to teach because they
don't have the "proper credentials".
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It's normal. Each closed group supports their status and defends itself
from intruders using whatever reasons. BTW, try practicing law or
medicine without proper credentials. And would you remind what is
exactly P.E. about?
VLV |
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