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Posted June 02, 2013
You wrote a thesis on using the file system check utility?
Posted June 02, 2013
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keeveek: The moment when I put the final dot in it, will be the happiest moment of my life.
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Mr_GeO: Guy who - by some bizzare series of events at some point of his life decided that having a MSc is not enough and getting a Ph.D. is a bloody good idea (wtf I was drinking the day before?!?) here. So I know all too well what does it mean to prepare a thesis. And believe me - it will NOT.

It will be the beginning of the horror that could be summarised as "OMG, EVERYTHING IS WRONG, HOW I CAN BE SO RETARDED TO WROTE THIS PILE OF BULLCRAP?! THIS... AND THIS... AND THIS... AND THIS... AND FU*CING EVERYTHING SHOULD BE DONE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!! FOR GOD'S SAKE, WHY I DIDN'T REALISE THIS BEFORE?!?"

Of course finally, all your anxious will turn out to be cloud of swamp gas and pile of fu*king nothing, but the self-inflicted torment you have to go through are far from end. Brace yourself my friend. I wish you luck!
Oh, the doctoral thesis defence isn't a problem unless your supervisor hasn't checked it properly or one of your examiners is out to get you. (I had nice ones--a very good thing, considering how much power external examiners wield in a UK-style viva voce.) Post-PhD job opportunities during an economic downturn, on the other hand, can be problematic, especially outside the hard sciences...
Posted June 02, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Praca magisterska: not even once :D
And yet you have an awesome job and I don't :-(
Posted June 02, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Praca magisterska: not even once :D
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keeveek: And yet you have an awesome job and I don't :-(
And you have a much higher education and I don't :(
Posted June 02, 2013
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Lifthrasil: You wrote a thesis on using the file system check utility?
No, my thesis is mostly about telephone records, user location data and other logs being used during criminal proceedings.

Kinda opened my eyes on total invigilation :P
Post edited June 02, 2013 by keeveek
Posted June 02, 2013
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Lifthrasil: You wrote a thesis on using the file system check utility?
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keeveek: No, my thesis is mostly about telephone records, user location data and other logs being used during criminal proceedings.
Ah. Sounds more interesting than a thesis on fsck. ;-)
Posted June 02, 2013
Haha, know the feeling. The thought of finally finishing it is probably be the best thing about it. Wrote 62 pages with font size 11, without a single empty line or and without a single picture (mentor's guidelines) about 'Developing WinRT applications for Windows 8'. While I did learn a lot through research and doing some programming myself, it was more or less useless for other purposes. Only 2 professors read it, and while I was defending it, I talked for about 30 minutes. Then they asked me a few questions totally unrelated to the thesis... and that was it.

Stupid waste of time, but I guess you have to do what you have to do. :)
Posted June 02, 2013
I showed up to chime in on writing a thesis about fucking and low and behold I find the bulk of the forum beat me to it (pardon the pun). I happy for keeveek for his accomplishment and I am happy in general knowing my mind isn't the only one perpetually in the gutter. Good start to the day on the whole. :D
Posted June 02, 2013
The worst part about this thesis is the longest source material you can find on the topic is around 20 pages long, B5 format.

And I wrote 50, A4.
Post edited June 02, 2013 by keeveek
Posted June 02, 2013
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keeveek: The worst part about this thesis is the longest source material you can find on the topic is around 20 pages long, B5 format.
I made up a book for my source material just to check if they'll let me go with it :)
Also, used some not-very-scientific English material because that was the only place where I could find things I wanted to include :)
Post edited June 02, 2013 by Novotnus
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keeveek: The worst part about this thesis is the longest source material you can find on the topic is around 20 pages long, B5 format.
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Novotnus: I made up a book for my source material just to check if they'll let me go with it :)
Also, used some not-very-scientific English material because that was the only place where I could find things I wanted to include :)
Depends on who is checking it afterwards :P
Posted June 02, 2013
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keeveek: Depends on who is checking it afterwards :P
I showed it several times and nobody complained :) Now, 2 years after finishing studies, it rots in my uni's cellar and I don't think anybody will check it again : )
Posted June 02, 2013
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keeveek: If anyone is interested, my thesis is Obtaining and usage of traffic data for purposes of criminal justice

I just need to write around 10 more pages, which will take me a few hours and this shit will finally be over.

If anyone asked me what was the worst part about university, writing a thesis would be the one. It's so pointless. Nobody except your professor and the reviewer will read it anyway, you just waste hours upon hours on research and knowledge collection.

But it's nearly finished. The moment when I put the final dot in it, will be the happiest moment of my life.
I'd actually rather write a longer thesis than take the final exam which is on in ten days.
Posted June 02, 2013
Thanks for the encouragement, guys. Though it's still some time till I have to deliver my thesis...:D
Posted June 02, 2013
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Reever: Thanks for the encouragement, guys. Though it's still some time till I have to deliver my thesis...:D
Don't worry. Really, it's more of a formality than anything else.
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