Hi Guys,
I ran across a university professor's webpage
today, where the prof said he was looking for Ph.D
candidates to join him in his DSP reasearch activities.
He said he was looking for Ph.D students who are:
"... excellent, self-motivated, independent,
responsible, and obedient."
The word "obedient" tickled the heck out of me.
"Obedient Ph.D candidates"! - is there any other kind?
[-Rick-]
(Slightly OT) Pursuing a Ph.D
Started by ●March 1, 2005
Reply by ●March 1, 20052005-03-01
Rick Lyons schrieb:> "Obedient Ph.D candidates"! - is there any other kind?Yes, the "Unsuccessful Ph.D. candidates";) Thomas
Reply by ●March 1, 20052005-03-01
Rick Lyons wrote:> Hi Guys, > > I ran across a university professor's webpage > today, where the prof said he was looking for Ph.D > candidates to join him in his DSP reasearch activities. > He said he was looking for Ph.D students who are: > > "... excellent, self-motivated, independent, > responsible, and obedient." > > The word "obedient" tickled the heck out of me. > > "Obedient Ph.D candidates"! - is there any other kind? > > [-Rick-]Hi Rick, Yeah, what a load of shit. Based on the connotations of that word, you could add ass kisser, push over, and slave. You may get some satisfaction from telling that brow beating fuck to take his research activity and shove it up his ass. -Dr. T.
Reply by ●March 1, 20052005-03-01
Go to his desk and tell the ass he must be an "Obedient" Ph.D. employment offering to pay you 150K per year, plus signing bonuses, medical care, 401K matching, dental, vision, disability care, life insurance, file intellectual patents on your behalf and in your name, with copyright entitlements, and future financial advantanges resulting from your own intellectual properties and works. -Dr. T. p.s. What a fucking ass.
Reply by ●March 1, 20052005-03-01
Rick Lyons wrote:> Hi Guys, > > I ran across a university professor's webpage > today, where the prof said he was looking for Ph.D > candidates to join him in his DSP reasearch activities. > He said he was looking for Ph.D students who are: > > "... excellent, self-motivated, independent, > responsible, and obedient." > > The word "obedient" tickled the heck out of me.It's something of a contradiction in terms, that add.> "Obedient Ph.D candidates"! - is there any other kind?Yes, there is. As somebody mentioned, the "non-obedient" PhD candidates may not succeed in their pursue of the degree, but those guys become the pest PhDs, if they ever get the chance. Rune
Reply by ●March 1, 20052005-03-01
On 1 Mar 2005 06:11:32 -0800, "Herb T" <oth3ll0@hotmail.com> wrote:>Rick Lyons wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> >> I ran across a university professor's webpage >> today, where the prof said he was looking for Ph.D >> candidates to join him in his DSP reasearch activities. >> He said he was looking for Ph.D students who are: >> >> "... excellent, self-motivated, independent, >> responsible, and obedient." >> >> The word "obedient" tickled the heck out of me. >> >> "Obedient Ph.D candidates"! - is there any other kind? >> >> [-Rick-] > >Hi Rick, >Yeah, what a load of shit. Based on the connotations of that word, you >could add ass kisser, push over, and slave. You may get some >satisfaction from telling that brow beating fuck to take his research >activity and shove it up his ass. >-Dr. T.Whew Dr. T! I didn't mean to wind your spring so tight! I'll bet you have a few horror stories to tell. [-Rick-] Who's never been a Ph.D candidate.
Reply by ●March 1, 20052005-03-01
in article 1109686292.879968.76710@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, Herb T at oth3ll0@hotmail.com wrote on 03/01/2005 09:11:> Rick Lyons wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> >> I ran across a university professor's webpage >> today, where the prof said he was looking for Ph.D >> candidates to join him in his DSP reasearch activities. >> He said he was looking for Ph.D students who are: >> >> "... excellent, self-motivated, independent, >> responsible, and obedient." >> >> The word "obedient" tickled the heck out of me. >> >> "Obedient Ph.D candidates"! - is there any other kind? >> >> [-Rick-] > > Hi Rick, > Yeah, what a load of shit. Based on the connotations of that word, you > could add ass kisser, push over, and slave. You may get some > satisfaction from telling that brow beating fuck to take his research > activity and shove it up his ass.http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ekkma/ it seems not unexpected. the guy's in Singapore which is a very oppressive, but highly developed culture. i would be arrested, just for the length of my hair. (dunno if they would cane me or not.) -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Reply by ●March 1, 20052005-03-01
"Rick Lyons" <r.lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote in message news:4224541f.651854515@news.sf.sbcglobal.net...> > > Hi Guys, > > I ran across a university professor's webpage > today, where the prof said he was looking for Ph.D > candidates to join him in his DSP reasearch activities. > He said he was looking for Ph.D students who are: > > "... excellent, self-motivated, independent, > responsible, and obedient." > > The word "obedient" tickled the heck out of me. > > "Obedient Ph.D candidates"! - is there any other kind? > > [-Rick-]Any chance the professor is/was from the Indian sub-continent? Being 'obedient' is one of the very many qualities that teachers look for in students (in India - and I suspect this might extend to some of the other Asian countries as well). Parents would be very proud if a teacher told them that their ward was very obedient since basically translated to the fact that the student has some respect for his teacher. So my guess is that this professor hasn't quite lost his roots (not a bad thing) and all he is really looking for is some respect. Cheers Bhaskar
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in article 38jn7dF5m6643U1@individual.net, Bhaskar Thiagarajan at bhaskart@deja.com wrote on 03/01/2005 12:30:> "Rick Lyons" <r.lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote in message > news:4224541f.651854515@news.sf.sbcglobal.net... >> >> I ran across a university professor's webpage >> today, where the prof said he was looking for Ph.D >> candidates to join him in his DSP reasearch activities. >> He said he was looking for Ph.D students who are: >> >> "... excellent, self-motivated, independent, >> responsible, and obedient." >> >> The word "obedient" tickled the heck out of me. >> >> "Obedient Ph.D candidates"! - is there any other kind? > > Any chance the professor is/was from the Indian sub-continent?close, but he's from the SE Asian sub-continent. http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ekkma/ however, not having visited there, i don't consider Singapore to be representative of all of SE Asia. it seems that Singapore, though very prosperous, is also quite authoritarian and somewhat oppressive.> Being 'obedient' is one of the very many qualities that teachers look for in > students (in India - and I suspect this might extend to some of the other > Asian countries as well). Parents would be very proud if a teacher told them > that their ward was very obedient since basically translated to the fact > that the student has some respect for his teacher. So my guess is that this > professor hasn't quite lost his roots (not a bad thing) and all he is really > looking for is some respect.i agree with the other sentiment that what this prof wants, is what i have seen in U.S. grad schools mostly with foreign profs, is a little slave that will do all of the hard work, be the primary author of the papers generated, but allow the prof to co-author. (i know of one EECS prof at Northwestern, where i was a failed PhD candidate, that had a whole "harem" of Chinese PhD students and he insisted on being the "primary" author, though he didn't do the work nor wrote the papers - it was very embarrassing once when he had to substitute for one of his PhD students at an IEEE conference and present their research - he couldn't answer a single question about it.) the real shame is that these PhD students eventually get their PhDs and then eventually tenure and they feel entitled to do the same to the poor slugs that the get to work for them. it's a racket, similar to MD Residents in the hospitals, where one generation feels entitled to piss on the next, because it was done to them when they were first-year residents. (it's those guys who've been awake for 48 hours and are cutting on you in the Emergency Room.) a damn shame. -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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robert bristow-johnson wrote: ...> a damn shame."Shut up and keep swimming". It's supposed to make a man out of you, just like in West Point. -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
