[TriLUG] OT: Education

[Jim Ray]

success in the school of hard knocks depends on ones's ability to screen 
out all the noise heard along the way and to follow your dream.  i've 
gotten more education from the school of hard knocks than any masters or 
phd course i've ever taken.  however, both schools have their merit.

making your own wheel rather than that of your professor yields more 
personal satisfaction and creativity.  otherwise, we succumb to the 
regurgitation of those that made wheels before us.

>And other point in favor of using the School of Hard Knocks (as opposed
>to pursuing a traditional Masters/PhD route), is that sometimes you end
>up inventing a whole new wheel (or merely a new wheel part) that is more
>effective than what is traditionally practiced by similar industries.
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