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Re:The peculiar status of PhD-employees by gress on Sunday August 31, 2014 @12:44PM (#8249713)
Yes - the subjects of advanced study should be selected by the government. Individual researchers should operate like an army, going where they are told.

/s

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Re:The peculiar status of PhD-employees by judk on Sunday August 31, 2014 @01:27PM (#8249808)
Why not? You at of course free to fund your own research with whatever patronage you can arrange. You'll need to convince convince people you are worth it though, and an apprenriceship is one well understood way.
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Re:The peculiar status of PhD-employees by gress on Sunday August 31, 2014 @04:45PM (#8250322)
Who would have enough money to sponsor research?
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Re:The peculiar status of PhD-employees by lotsofmangos on Sunday August 31, 2014 @06:04PM (#8250535)
Bored patent clerks?
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