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From: Nasser M. Abbasi on 15 Jul 2010 15:15
On 7/15/2010 12:04 PM, fatalist wrote:

>>
>> Another situation is if one have money already and just want to do a PhD
>> just for fun of it?
>>
>> Some people waste years of their life doing worst things than study for
>> a PhD?
>>
>> --Nasser
>

> Haven't met a single person like this who would spend his money and
> time getting himself a PHD without any career considerations, just for
> fun
>

May be there are some people out there who enjoy learning science just
for the sake of it, and they do not care about making too much money?
and being a big manager with a big office? If you have not met one,
does not mean they do not exist?

> Maybe a PhD in humanities ? But hard sciences and engineering ? You
> gotta be kidding...
>

Well, some people enjoy doing calculations all day. Different strokes
for different folks? May be it is genetics what one likes.

> Buying or faking PhD degree is quite common though...

Only if the purpose was the piece of paper itself.

--Nasser


From: fatalist on 15 Jul 2010 15:23
On Jul 14, 10:54 pm, "bharat pathak" <bharat(a)n_o_s_p_a_m.arithos.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
>     I have background in DSP both theory as well
>     as practical. But I do not have much experience
>     in the area of wireless or digital communications.
>
>     Could someone help me define a problem that
>     could be taken up as work towards successful
>     completion of PhD?
>
>     I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm.
>
> Thanks,
> Bharat

Just read what Larry Rabiner said about the state of DSP field years
ago

http://www.ieeeghn.org/wikitest/index.php/Oral-History:Lawrence_Rabiner

Don't kid youself, dude

Chances are nobody will ever read or use your PhD thesis
From: Pete Fraser on 15 Jul 2010 15:59
"Dirk Bell" <bellda2005(a)cox.net> wrote in message
news:dc060ec2-6480-4ff2-af0e-f28655d4527a(a)i31g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...

> I actually regret not getting [a PhD]

I don't.
I decided I could probably learn more in my first job
than I could by doing a PhD. I think that was the
correct decision. I think I lucked out with a great
first job though.

Pete


From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on 15 Jul 2010 16:30


Pete Fraser wrote:

> "Dirk Bell" <bellda2005(a)cox.net> wrote in message
> news:dc060ec2-6480-4ff2-af0e-f28655d4527a(a)i31g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>>I actually regret not getting [a PhD]
>
>
> I don't.
> I decided I could probably learn more in my first job
> than I could by doing a PhD. I think that was the
> correct decision. I think I lucked out with a great
> first job though.

I am surprised nobody yet mentioned that PhD is the necessary element of
the job in academia. Academic lifestyle has its merits.

VLV
From: HardySpicer on 15 Jul 2010 16:42
On Jul 16, 2:33 am, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
> bharat pathak wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> >     I have background in DSP both theory as well
> >     as practical. But I do not have much experience
> >     in the area of wireless or digital communications.
>
> >     Could someone help me define a problem that
> >     could be taken up as work towards successful
> >     completion of PhD?
>
> >     I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm.
>
> Sure. Get PhD online. It will be mailed it to you.
>
> PhD is not an award in appreciation of your brilliance, but something
> that they give to you in exchange for the specific piece of work that
> you did for them. It is a sort of employee-employer relationship. Start
> with finding the university people who would sponsor and back up your work.
>
> VLV

There speaks a man sans Ph.D methinks...
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