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Title: Pray for me
Post by: SSY on August 12, 2010, 12:36:40 PM
Just Submitted my application for a Dphil (a PhD by any other name), I'm really worried, because this is a perfect project for me, but I stumbled across it late, so the the application was not optimal in terms of preparation. Also, it's to do with Nuclear energy, so I even get moral credentials for helping mankind  :headbang:

Throw up your hands to all mighty Atheismo and beseech him to aid me! Beg the Noodley appendage of our pasta composed overlord to intervene on my behalf!

P.S. If I remember correctly, Squid is a Doctoral student, have we any other people on the long path to a career in academia? How do you find it?
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: humblesmurph on August 12, 2010, 12:53:36 PM
Let us bow our heads and wish.  Oh spaghetti monster, ruler of all that is starchy and delicious, if you can see it within your providence to allow our brother an opportunity to further our knowledge of science we will be grateful for as long as we breath air.  Ahem.
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: Tank on August 12, 2010, 01:18:12 PM
I'll just send 'woo' out into the aether on your behalf and wish you luck  :D

When do you expect a reply?
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: SSY on August 12, 2010, 01:23:24 PM
Quote from: "Tank"

Don't know, shouldn't be too long. It's going to be great if it works, I get to learn, work with a great group of people, help mankind, and they pay me to do it. Who ever invented doctorates was a genius.

Thanks for the various spiritual assistances received so far chaps, I feel hungrier since making that post, maybe it's the FSM giving me a sign.
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: Tank on August 12, 2010, 01:26:51 PM
Quote from: "SSY"
Quote from: "Tank"

Don't know, shouldn't be too long. It's going to be great if it works, I get to learn, work with a great group of people, help mankind, and they pay me to do it. Who ever invented doctorates was a genius.
I will have my fingers crossed as well, might dowse a crystal too, and sacrifice a pork chop later to the great God IO!
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: karadan on August 12, 2010, 03:44:05 PM
Good luck SSY! If your posts here are anything to go by, you'll bleedin' demolish your doctorate with flying colours!

Ramen.
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: joeactor on August 12, 2010, 04:39:06 PM
I'll throw in a few good words for you with the almighty one ;-)

Go get 'em!

(gotta keep those protons honest),
JoeActor
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: pinkocommie on August 12, 2010, 07:51:21 PM
Good luck, SSY!  You're so clever, I can't imagine you have much to worry about, but that never stops us from worrying, right?  Hahaha.  I'll burn an offering in the name of Mighty Atheismo to shine his countenance upon you.  :D
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: SSY on August 13, 2010, 03:06:29 AM
You're all far too kind to me.
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: Tank on August 13, 2010, 07:55:10 AM
Quote from: "SSY"You're all far too kind to me.
Meh.It's the Internet, what do you expect?

That was rather a /b/ moment  :eek:
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: Cite134 on August 13, 2010, 08:19:49 AM
I hope you get it SSY. I'm still in school trying to go for my BA. I think I do want to get my PhD one day...gotta Looong way to go :) Good Luck nonetheless!
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: SSY on September 28, 2010, 11:29:03 AM
Well, looks like the power of pray has been proven, I was just offered the place, though it did takes ages.  :headbang:

Thanks for all the support guys, I'm reasonably sure it didn't have a statistically significant detrimental effect, which is all I could have ever hoped for.
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: humblesmurph on September 28, 2010, 11:53:13 AM
Congrats!!!!!  :bananacolor:
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: joeactor on September 28, 2010, 03:11:43 PM
sweet!  Congrats!!!
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: freeservant on September 28, 2010, 03:55:33 PM
QuoteSometimes the notion of self-organization is conflated with that of the related concept of emergence. Properly defined, however, there may be instances of self-organization without emergence and emergence without self-organization, and it is clear from the literature that the phenomena are not the same. The link between emergence and self-organization remains an active research question


Yes it was some kind of magic in the polonium halos.  May your credentials lead to moral pot-noodles of goodieness.
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: karadan on September 28, 2010, 04:04:53 PM
:yay:  :hail:  :bananacolor:  

Well done mate.
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: Tank on September 28, 2010, 05:46:36 PM
Excellent news!
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on September 28, 2010, 05:51:59 PM
Quote from: "SSY"You're all far too kind to me.

Very good!
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: DropLogic on September 28, 2010, 08:27:18 PM
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Title: Re: Pray for me
Post by: PoopShoot on September 29, 2010, 10:21:21 PM
Good job, doctor.