Re: Eric Gisse take heed: .... Re: grants

On Jul 23, 4:52 am, "Tom Potter" <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Benj" <bjac...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:0e219653-ea43-4559-a0b8-7139a2a148fb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Jul 20, 9:14 am, Eric Gisse <jowr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 19, 3:18 pm, "Androcles" <Headmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John Parker, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Androcles, and titles mean nothing
except to find work!)

Maybe if they were real they would mean something.

Mean the most when they are real and you make a living building rustic
furniture or throwing utilitarian pottery.
A Ph.D. in biochemistry will definitely give such a business a touch
of "class"!

However, if a person is determined to somehow get a grant, I would
suggest to Bob (and Eric) that a "review of the literature"  is likely
the most laughably time-wasting thing to do.  Instead one has to show
some real intelligence and ability and use that time to make a list of
every high official you know even remotely acquainted with any
position of authority with regard to "grants" and then use that list
to plant your nose firmly in the ass of each one.  Then, possibly, you
might get some small grant.  Since a "grant" implies tax money, which
equals "free money" the actual topic of your "study" is of no
importance.

"Benj" is absolutely right when he states:

If you want to receive taxpayer money use your
"time to make a list of every high official you know
even remotely acquainted with any position of authority
with regard to "grants" and then use that list
to plant your nose firmly in the ass of each one."

As I have suggested for years,
if a society needs advances in an area,
and the free market is not providing results,

a reward should be set up,
starting at some low dollar amount, and escalating
with time if a solution is not forthcoming.

What's the solution to basic research?


Although

"In your guts,
you know he's nuts",

at least McCain is right on this point.

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Tom Potter

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