   proposition from a poor phd graduate student
  So here's my proposition to some philanthropist who trolls these forums.  Buy me a macbook pro 2.4Ghz, 2GB ram, 7200rpm hdd, 17" and I will treat you to a free dinner and lavish you with my gratefulness.  How does that sound?  Those 2 things can be yours for the easy task of a simple purchase.[Edited by - soconne on September 11, 2007 11:43:31 PM]
  I'll make a counter bid: I'm also a PhD student, and in return for the same computer I'll treat a lucky philanthropist to a free dinner, write them a song, and bake them a cake.   ;Quote:Original post by Trapper ZoidI'll make a counter bid: I'm also a PhD student, and in return for the same computer I'll treat a lucky philanthropist to a free dinner, write them a song, and bake them a cake.I will do those things listed by Trapper plus mow your lawn for 6 months, wash your car for 12 months AND create a custom piece of software up to 10,000 lines of code.   ;Quote:Original post by soconneI will do those things listed by Trapper plus mow your lawn for 6 months, wash your car for 12 months AND create a custom piece of software up to 10,000 lines of code.I've been outbid! Since I cannot better that offer at this time, I must respectfully withdraw. Well played.;Quote:Original post by soconneSo here's my proposition to some philanthropist who trolls these forums.  Buy me a macbook pro 2.4Ghz, 2GB ram, 7200rpm hdd, 17" and I will treat you to a free dinner and lavish you with my gratefulness.  How does that sound?  Those 2 things can be yours for the easy task of a simple purchase.Are you a hot chick? Otherwise being "lavished with your gratefulness" isn't so attractive to me...;Quote:Original post by soconneI will do those things listed by Trapper plus mow your lawn for 6 months, wash your car for 12 months AND create a custom piece of software up to 10,000 lines of code.But are you a phd student?Oh, and what are all of you studying/researching? [I'm a broke grad student too, so I'm not buying a laptop for some *other* broke grad student, but it's good to know what I'm missing]   ;Quote:Original post by Drigovas[I'm a broke grad student too, so I'm not buying a laptop for some *other* broke grad student, but it's good to know what I'm missing]Lol, yes I am a phd graduate student.  I am currently studying at the Louisiana State University Computer Science department.  But this is my first semester, so I have not become officially set in a research area yet.  I would like my main focus to be in graphics research, specifically image based rendering techniques or something similar along those lines.