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Update on philip_hughes

Post by Usenko » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 07:39

Hi all,

Those of you who have been here a while may remember that my younger brother, known here as philip_hughes, has been doing his PhD for . . . I dunno, forever.

I can confirm that at 3:17 this afternoon, the aforementioned brother pressed the button that submitted his thesis.

I'm just a little excited, partly because I'm proud of my brother, partly because "Doctor Phil" has a nice ring to it, and partly because I'm relieved that this whole hellish ordeal is over. ;)
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Post by mrbadger » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 07:48

Yay!!!

It is indeed a special kind of torture. There are bits of my thesis I still can't read without twitching.
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Post by pjknibbs » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 08:26

Was he too scairt to come on and tell us himself? :wink: Anyway, good luck with the PhD thesis, philip_hughes!
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Post by mrbadger » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 09:34

If his experience was anything like mine he's too distracted and lacking in sleep to do that.

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Post by Ketraar » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 10:26

Congrats on the achievement. Get some sleep and rest, as this means MUCH MORE to do now, due to the responsibility of being educated, the world is in need of people fixing stuff.

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Post by berth » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 11:16

Congratulations!

I had wondered what had become of him..

For some reason I thought you were the younger brother :?
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Post by Bishop149 » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 11:30

From someone who went through the same thing not so very long ago, pass on my many congrats! If it was anything like majority of PhDs I'm sure he's spent the last 6 months to a year working all the hours sent!
Tell him to take a well derserved holiday!

What's the examination situation down under? Viva mostly a formality? Or something to worry about and study for? In the U.K. it's about 50:50 of each.
Or is that all done and dusted too, corrections complete and ceremonies await?
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Post by Usenko » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 12:43

berth wrote:Congratulations!

I had wondered what had become of him..

For some reason I thought you were the younger brother :?
May God bless you for your kindness to an old man. ;)
Morkonan wrote:What really happened isn't as exciting. Putin flexed his left thigh during his morning ride on a flying bear, right after beating fifty Judo blackbelts, which he does upon rising every morning. (Not that Putin sleeps, it's just that he doesn't want to make others feel inadequate.)
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Post by birdtable » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 13:04

Two questions remain...
1. Will philip_hughes become a "person of note" .... ?
2, Should Usenko update is youthful picture to reflect "kindness to an old man"..... ?
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Post by Usenko » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 13:17

Heh, I was just thinking that - the photo is from about 10 years ago! :)
Morkonan wrote:What really happened isn't as exciting. Putin flexed his left thigh during his morning ride on a flying bear, right after beating fifty Judo blackbelts, which he does upon rising every morning. (Not that Putin sleeps, it's just that he doesn't want to make others feel inadequate.)
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Post by InFlamesForEver » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 14:00

Is it going to be Dr. Dirt? If I remember correctly his PhD was in soil.
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Post by Usenko » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 15:35

Yeah, it's a dirty business. ;)
Morkonan wrote:What really happened isn't as exciting. Putin flexed his left thigh during his morning ride on a flying bear, right after beating fifty Judo blackbelts, which he does upon rising every morning. (Not that Putin sleeps, it's just that he doesn't want to make others feel inadequate.)
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Post by Morkonan » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 16:37

Ah, the Dirt Guy! I remember reading some things he posted on the subject and, IIRC, part of a paper, perhaps.

Glad to know he pushed the button!
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Re: Update on philip_hughes

Post by Redvers Ganderpoke » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 16:47

Usenko wrote: I'm just a little excited, partly because I'm proud of my brother, partly because "Doctor Phil" has a nice ring to it, and partly because I'm relieved that this whole hellish ordeal is over. ;)
Has he to have do a viva yet?

Pass on congratulations to Phil for actually submitting it.

I know it can be hard to finally get round to submitting it. My wife took ages to submit hers.
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Re: Update on philip_hughes

Post by Warenwolf » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 16:51

Usenko wrote:Hi all,

Those of you who have been here a while may remember that my younger brother, known here as philip_hughes, has been doing his PhD for . . . I dunno, forever.

I can confirm that at 3:17 this afternoon, the aforementioned brother pressed the button that submitted his thesis.

I'm just a little excited, partly because I'm proud of my brother, partly because "Doctor Phil" has a nice ring to it, and partly because I'm relieved that this whole hellish ordeal is over. ;)

Congrats to Phil for reaching the "pushing the button" point and all the luck in the future process!
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Post by clakclak » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 16:53

Nice! For a moment I thought something bad had happend, by just reading the title. Good to hear that it is the opposite.
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Post by birdtable » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 17:21

The only bad thing we found out is that Usenko is a lot older than he looks.. Well bad for Usenko...
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Re: Update on philip_hughes

Post by Rapier » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 18:52

Usenko wrote:I can confirm that at 3:17 this afternoon, the aforementioned brother pressed the button that submitted his thesis.
At 3:18 he noticed the first typo, of which he will notice many more in the coming years.
(Nothing personal, just the way it is ;) )

Well done Dr-in-waiting Phil! The hard part is over, now you just have the scary part!
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Post by Tracker001 » Mon, 9. Jan 17, 20:25

InFlamesForEver wrote:Is it going to be Dr. Dirt? If I remember correctly his PhD was in soil.
Well got beat to "Dr. Dirt" .

Congrats to Mr. Philip and hope his Thesis passes with flying colors the Board of Inquisition .

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Re: Update on philip_hughes

Post by Morkonan » Tue, 10. Jan 17, 02:51

Rapier wrote:
Usenko wrote:I can confirm that at 3:17 this afternoon, the aforementioned brother pressed the button that submitted his thesis.
At 3:18 he noticed the first typo, of which he will notice many more in the coming years.
(Nothing personal, just the way it is ;) )..
Figure A and Figure B were accidentally interchanged and reversed, all notations replaced with the credits list for the Belgian Waffle Maker's Association Instructional Video, all formulae have their values increased by a random number, viva voce is held, but applicant goes to the wrong building.

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