So I've now earned a Master's degree in Computer Science.
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I defended my Master's Thesis this morning
- Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
*buys Kupek a handle of bacardi and gives him an all night pass to the nearest strip joint and a box of stogies*
Congrats!
Congrats!
"An old man dies, a young girl lives, fair trade." - Bruce Willis from Sin City.
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*steps to the podium with large amounts of throat clearing and much rustling of notes*
*waits for the hall to fall silent and slowly raises a hand, with index finger extended*
"w00t."
*waits for the hall to fall silent and slowly raises a hand, with index finger extended*
"w00t."
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Defended? I take it you were grilled by your peers and/or instructors about the content of the thesis?
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Thanks, guys. Honestly, I feel much like I did after getting my Bachelor's - a little underwhelmed. I think that's partly because it doesn't change what I do much; since I'm pursuing a Ph.D., this is a milestone and not an end in itself. The other part is the reaction I got from my advisor on the presentation itself.
To answer Sine's question, yes, I had to defend my work. I gave an hour long presentation, and then answered questions. I had a committee which consisted of my advisor and two other professors. The other members of my committee seemed satisfied with my work, my presentation of it, and my answers to their questions. But my advisor himself didn't seem pleased with my presentation, which is rather typical of him.
To answer Sine's question, yes, I had to defend my work. I gave an hour long presentation, and then answered questions. I had a committee which consisted of my advisor and two other professors. The other members of my committee seemed satisfied with my work, my presentation of it, and my answers to their questions. But my advisor himself didn't seem pleased with my presentation, which is rather typical of him.
Always late to the party. Congratulations, dude. You deserve it.
