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#1 2006-12-14 11:48 am
- mmonte
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I finished my Ph.D.
Well, I've been waiting to post this for a long time.
I defended my dissertation last Friday, and submitted it to the graduate school on Monday. The degree is done.
Many thanks to y'all MAFers for providing hours of, shall I say… "study breaks." Reading the drivel here on Unplugged (and occasionally posting some myself) has been a welcome alternative to all the academic writing that I've been churning out. It's a guilty pleasure which I'll continue to shamelessly enjoy.
Just wanted to share the news. Merry everything, folks.
--"Dr. mmonte" (I'm still getting used to that)
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#2 2006-12-14 11:56 am
Re: I finished my Ph.D.
Congratulations! That is excellent!
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#4 2006-12-14 12:23 pm
- Zetetic Apparatchik
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
What's it on?
Join the MAF AudioScrobbler group.
Protest ist, wenn ich sage, das und das paßt mir nicht. Widerstand ist, wenn ich dafür sorge, daß das, was mir nicht paßt, nicht länger geschieht.
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#6 2006-12-14 12:41 pm
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
Dang. I'm still a ways away from my Dr.
Congrats!
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#7 2006-12-14 1:13 pm
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
Y'know, I get a pain when I do this. Could you take a look at for me?
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#10 2006-12-14 4:48 pm
- Shadowless
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
Zander wrote:
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#13 2006-12-14 6:48 pm
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#14 2006-12-14 8:12 pm
- wellfleation
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
Hopefully you are well compensated accordingly for your efforts. 
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#15 2006-12-14 10:45 pm
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Good for you! BTW, I finished my bachelor's degree earlier this year.
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#16 2006-12-15 12:32 am
- dv
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
huzzah!
"Now commences the process of cutting off the head, which generally takes from an hour to an hour and a half by an expert workman with a sharp blade." -Reuben Delano, Wanderings and Adventures
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#17 2006-12-15 12:57 am
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
wellfleation wrote:
Hopefully you are well compensated accordingly
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#18 2006-12-15 10:01 am
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Congrats! I just defended last May. It's quite a relief, isn't it?
Now all you have to worry about (if you're going into academics) is tenure and promotion. And whiny students.
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#19 2006-12-15 10:15 am
- VegasACF
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
Congratulations. I just submitted my writing requirement for graduation from law school (similar to a doctoral thesis, I imagine, though probably not as lengthy). I just have to get through one more semester of classes (and, of course, the bar exam) and I'm an attorney. I understand completely the relief (joy will follow, I expect) at having this under your belt. For me it's akin to making it to the bathroom just in time (if you know what I mean), and finding ample TP to take care of the situation.
Kudos to you, Dr. Mmonte. May the life that follows shower you with blessings and a sparse smattering of whiny students, should that be the direction you take.
What was the Ph.D. in, again?
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#20 2006-12-15 12:41 pm
- bloomsday
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
nice.
a real accomplishment.
now all that's left is getting a job...
and finding out the schooling has taught you little that is practical.
so i assume, that soon you will meet a lady you'll pay homage to every month...
Mrs. Sallie Mae.
she's the worst.
looking back @ my years in school...
i prize the experience itself.
that is what expands your mind.
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#21 2006-12-15 1:05 pm
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
that ain't all it expands
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#22 2006-12-15 1:27 pm
- DukeofNuke
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
"drivel"? 
Congrats anyway, Dr. of ?
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#23 2006-12-15 1:32 pm
- VegasACF
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
DukeofNuke wrote:
"drivel"?
Congrats anyway, Dr. of ?
Philosophy. That's what the "Ph." stands for. Philosophy of what, though? 
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#24 2006-12-15 1:55 pm
- DukeofNuke
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
VegasACF wrote:
DukeofNuke wrote:
"drivel"?
Congrats anyway, Dr. of ?Philosophy. That's what the "Ph." stands for. Philosophy of what, though?
So, a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics has studied the "Philosophy" of unstable elemental isotopes?
I'm sorry for not knowing this. I'm from a poor family. I had to stop after B.S. to go to work.
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#25 2006-12-15 2:25 pm
- VegasACF
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Re: I finished my Ph.D.
That's a bunch of B.S.
Yes. The "Ph." in "Ph.D" stands for "philosophy." The "D." stands for "doctor," but they're not able to prescribe meds. Damn it. x2
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