Well it's been said for at least 50 years that education teaches you more and more about less and less until you know everything about nothing, but still not sure why you are on this one man crusade against a very small group of society. There are ***** everwhere. Even on this thread. Sound like your problem is more one of the LLNL recruitment and HR systems picking the least functional members of society for the labs rather than a problem with Phd educated people per se. I work with plenty of people with higher degrees and you can't tell them apart from the normal Joes except on their business card (if they bother putting that on).
See I'd much rather you be totally agnostic my, or anyone else's, degrees and evaluate him/her on their respective merits and experience. I certainly am no more uniquely talented after the paper came in the mail. This mindset sells a lot of people short with mental shortcuts.
Again the more you describe this dude, the less his degree seems the problem and more the guy himself was the issue.
I could rattle off a list of highly educated people with vast knowledge outside of their specialty, we could start with George Philbrick. Dwelling on the otherwise is simply deliberately narrow to make some point. As Daniel bolded above I've been insulted several times here, but the skin is thick especially considering the source.
I've also met millionaire drop-out VC's at functions that can't hold a conversation on any subject, well maybe the last KISS concert they went to.
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Geez, if you want or need a higher level degree go for it, just don't expect it to necessarily mean more money in your pocket. You may actually end up behind monetarily due to all that time spent in school and not working and just the costs associated with going to school. But who cares if that is what you really want or really do sometimes need to actually work in specific fields. PhD's are like any other group, some have social skills and some don't, how is that different than the general population?
It is more about intellectual satisfaction then about funny money 🙂. For many of us, "normal" living standard is enough and there is no need for money race. Money itself does not bring satisfaction, it is rather "empty" though 😉.
A humbled PhD, looking down at the floor and drooling, ready to kiss your feet only to keep his job. Crushed under your huge personality and people management skills. That moment ought to be the peak of your career at LLNL. Must have been a huge ego booster.
I've heard the same kind of stories from Mr. Curl, about how he hired PhD's and proved they are worthless. In my book, these are called "inferiority complex" symptoms, but then I'm not your shrink.
A perfect illustration of "ignorance is bliss".
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On a separate subject I've been trying for to long to get the electronics package for my self powered speakers completed. Between major sickness and other things the people who I have attempted to work with on this just haven't been able to get me to the goal line. Does anyone know someone who can do a pcb with mixed analog and digital on a single board? I'm willing to pay for the design time at a reasonable rate. Obviously someone who understands the particulars of audio would be nice but I'm not looking to make another Vendetta design. more like something most of us can afford and would purchase. I know the basic components and this would use reference circuits from the chip makers so really this is a board layout project for someone who likes a bit of a challenge.
Please take me seriously, I know I can't and shouldn't attempt this myself even with guidance at this time, and I don't want to wait any more to get this done before I just don't care anymore! While I can still hear and appreciate what parts I did myself, the speaker design itself, somebody help!
pps.The circuit includes an AD1701 and TI TPA3251 and a single small class a/b chip for the tweeter, plus WiFi-Bluetooth and a few other features. Something designed well but following the KISS principals, nothing fancy for fancy sake. Just good sound from modern devices that work without needing any unobtanium or silver wires and magic caps!
Please take me seriously, I know I can't and shouldn't attempt this myself even with guidance at this time, and I don't want to wait any more to get this done before I just don't care anymore! While I can still hear and appreciate what parts I did myself, the speaker design itself, somebody help!
pps.The circuit includes an AD1701 and TI TPA3251 and a single small class a/b chip for the tweeter, plus WiFi-Bluetooth and a few other features. Something designed well but following the KISS principals, nothing fancy for fancy sake. Just good sound from modern devices that work without needing any unobtanium or silver wires and magic caps!
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Was worried you had abandoned us. I just wish I could remember the question I was going to ask you...
Bill,
Just been working to make money to pay for this project, no time for the computer much! The conversation hasn't changed much since I was last on. I'm trying to figure out why I can't go straight to this site, something in my cache I think but not sure where it is hiding yet.
Just been working to make money to pay for this project, no time for the computer much! The conversation hasn't changed much since I was last on. I'm trying to figure out why I can't go straight to this site, something in my cache I think but not sure where it is hiding yet.
My first thought was less about polymaths with doctorates than the extremely talented and knowledgeable folks I've been lucky to work/know that have unremarkable degrees, if any. Which I extend to mean really that could be anyone in any subject.
And, yes, I'm sure I could rattle off dozens of folks with non-technical backgrounds that could run circles around me in all aspects of this site.
KHM -- good to have you back, and hope you are fully mended from your illness.
Ah Now I remember. It was when Vacuphile was talking about the speaker he wanted to put into production as you had experiences of the trials of that.
Ref layout guy should be plenty who can do it. Marce would be my choice over here but I think he is busy with military and medical stuff. Plus you probably want someone closer to home. There must be plenty on here with the skills.
Ref layout guy should be plenty who can do it. Marce would be my choice over here but I think he is busy with military and medical stuff. Plus you probably want someone closer to home. There must be plenty on here with the skills.
Anyone else have their subscription to threads broken? I don't seem to be getting any emails.
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For the record, I hired a PhD in 1974 for a special anti-aliasing filter design that I could not do, and we are still colleagues after all these years. In fact, he invited me to have lunch with him this very week! I value the specialized knowledge that ANYBODY has, I just don't like condescension that I get from some PhD's who ignore my input, because I differ from their opinion.
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