The Ph.D Grind: A Ph.D Student Memoir

Re:The Ph.D Grind: A Ph.D Student Memoir by seanmcdirmid on Friday June 29, 2012 @10:33PM (#4180249)

I've been out for 7 years now (ended about the same time this guy started). I actually had some experience working at Dawson's bug finding startup a bit at the end, which was an interesting experience, but not what I was interested in, so I went to EPFL to work on Scala for my post doc. I can sympathize with the author's struggles!

I'm only halfway through this, but everything is true, especially about research agendas and insider academic sub-communities.

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Re:The Ph.D Grind: A Ph.D Student Memoir by pgbovine on Saturday June 30, 2012 @12:30AM (#4180599)

oh thanks for reminding me ... i should forward this to your advisor!

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Re:The Ph.D Grind: A Ph.D Student Memoir by seanmcdirmid on Saturday June 30, 2012 @02:22AM (#4180905)

Ah, you MIT guys all know each other :)

While you are at google, you might consider continuing to engage with the academic community to a limited extent. Onward! is very different with a new/improved community that is interested in bridging gaps between PL/HCI/systems and isn't so concerned about the publishing rat race.

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Re:The Ph.D Grind: A Ph.D Student Memoir by pgbovine on Saturday June 30, 2012 @02:42AM (#4180941)

actually i don't know wilson, but he went to grad school with my advisor, so i figure i should ping him!

re: Onward! yes, i've heard good things about it; will keep a look-out.

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Re:The Ph.D Grind: A Ph.D Student Memoir by regehr on Saturday June 30, 2012 @12:38PM (#4182040)

I expect that Wilson will enjoy your writeup, definitely forward it to him. He's a Googler you should get to know anyway...

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Re:The Ph.D Grind: A Ph.D Student Memoir by pgbovine on Saturday June 30, 2012 @12:57PM (#4182111)

ha you're another person i meant to email today ... i should get on that soon!

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