Bill Reid
7/25/2011 2:08:00 PM
On Jul 24, 4:36 pm, b...@cs.stanford.edu (Ben Pfaff) wrote:
> Geoff <ge...@invalid.invalid> writes:
> > On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:05:13 -0700 (PDT), Chad <cdal...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >>Geeze, the first thing that came to my when I saw this topic was
> >>"Someone is trying to stalk him". Now someone correct me if I'm wrong
> >>here, but as far as I know, it's Dr. Sosman and not Mr. Sosman.
>
> > Not that I can see. He doesn't put any professional title on any of
> > his profiles. At least not if it is the Eric Sosman formerly at Sun,
> > now at another tech company of Silicon Valley ilk.
>
> That's not meaningful. I know plenty of PhDs who don't even put
> that on their business card, let alone their webpage.
>
That's some fancy logic there...I guess I'm also a PhD because
I don't put it on MY webpage...also, correct me if I'm wrong, but
as far as I know, the girl that bagged my groceries yesterday
also has a doctorate, because her name tag didn't say "Dr. Pam"...
> "Am I missing something?"
> --Dan Pop
If you're missing a "Dr." in front of your name, it means
you HAVE a PhD...and by the same logic, if you brag about it,
you're probably a liar...
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William Ernest Reid