tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post114992867900615136..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Tips for despairing grad students: a new seriesStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-9747081769084173542006-12-01T20:28:00.000+11:002006-12-01T20:28:00.000+11:00Thank you! I've been pummeling myself with the fea...Thank you! I've been pummeling myself with the fear that mine is going to be that exemplar thesis. I don't think it will be, but even if so, I will have passed. <br /><br />(In the initial writing, I used the word "I" instead of mine, and instead of it. Perhaps an additional tip there: you are not your thesis!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1149988576139651412006-06-11T11:16:00.000+10:002006-06-11T11:16:00.000+10:00Oh, and I think you have a higher chance of findin...Oh, and I think you have a higher chance of finding one the closer it is to your own topic. The reason I spotted all these "obvious" mistakes and the examiners presumably didn't is that this is material I have been dealing with intensively myself for the past two years and I know the references, terminology and potential pitfalls back to front.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1149988479501219032006-06-11T11:14:00.000+10:002006-06-11T11:14:00.000+10:00Yeah, I guess the problem is actually finding one....Yeah, I guess the problem is actually finding one. You probably have to read a lot of good ones before you discover one that makes you feel better rather than worse.<BR/><BR/>I just got lucky with this one. But I'm going to keep it nearby as essential bedtime reading forever after.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1149986029495616152006-06-11T10:33:00.000+10:002006-06-11T10:33:00.000+10:00Where do I get my hands on such a thesis, and why ...Where do I get my hands on such a thesis, and why didn't I think of that tactic earlier?cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438841050844456591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1149940174983692932006-06-10T21:49:00.000+10:002006-06-10T21:49:00.000+10:00That is SUCH a good idea... I need to find one of ...That is SUCH a good idea... I need to find one of those...Psycgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476028853857792495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1149932693037483942006-06-10T19:44:00.000+10:002006-06-10T19:44:00.000+10:00Woohoo for positive thinking! :)Woohoo for positive thinking! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com