Re:Ask HN: 200k student debt, degrees not very useful. What ...
by teyc on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @01:40AM
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While PhD may sound like a qualifying area, I don't think you should necessarily give up.
The reason is a PhD in, say, Chemical Engineering, doesn't really help with electronic patents do they?
Read up on Groklaw the issues at hand and see if you can mount any interesting arguments / twists. If you have enough knack, then at the very least you'll sound like a qualified candidate.
Otherwise, try for a side entry via some kind of pro-bono work for the EFF.
The reason is a PhD in, say, Chemical Engineering, doesn't really help with electronic patents do they?
Read up on Groklaw the issues at hand and see if you can mount any interesting arguments / twists. If you have enough knack, then at the very least you'll sound like a qualified candidate.
Otherwise, try for a side entry via some kind of pro-bono work for the EFF.