(January 4, 2018 at 9:44 am)Abaddon_ire Wrote:(January 4, 2018 at 8:25 am)polymath257 Wrote: Fair enough. But know that I am always willing to answer questions. If you don't want full solutions, I can usually point a direction.
Welcome. There are a number of sock puppet creators that wander these here parts such that there is a certain cynicism about new members (I got a bit of that too), don't much worry about that. Proof of the pudding shall be in the eating thereof. I joined here on foot of chasing one such lying sock puppet around the internet (PGJ anyone?). PGJ, is a prolific internet crank. I have lost track of how many socks he has created here and on other sites.
A close friend of mine is a PhD in math also. The stereotype annoys him as much as I suspect it does you. Take it in good nature. My friends nickname is "traitor" because, while he worked at various interesting things such as weather/climate modeling, he now works for a seriously important financial institution. But no worries, another friend has a PhD in Biotechnology. His thesis was in the action of bacteria in the production of cheese of all things. Inevitably, he is known as "Dr. Cheese" for the last several decades.
It doesn't bother me excessively. It just sucks that a few idiots ruin things for everyone else. I was a bit surprised at the third degree I initially got from here, but I understand the reasons now.
