Originally Posted by Daisy

erm...did anyone ever figure out why? Not that it isn't an honor, I'm sure, but law school? MIT, WIP, sure, but Pierce Law? Well, at least the message, or one of many, is spreading. I'm not sure how fond of GP they will be though. ;)

Originally Posted by Richard

In my former job, I used to tell my electrical engineering students, "a mind is a terrible thing to waste, so don't go to law school."

Not all lawyers are a waste of intelligence, but with so many of them and so few ambulances to chase, the ones who really contribute to the greater good are getting harder to find.

Maybe someday we'll have so many engineers and scientists that they'll run out of useful work to do and run amok, threatening the world with needless innovation? No, I guess that won't happen. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

I also heard that Dean would be here in rochester for another graduation friday. ;) I wish i cold go to see it.

Originally Posted by Daisy

erm...did anyone ever figure out why?

Originally Posted by KarenH

So he could have a wardrobe change? ;)

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

I don't know... I think I see a denim collar sticking out of his dress, oops, I mean gown... er... graduation garb thingy.

Originally Posted by Richard

Looks like a denim cuff, too. Guess this really is Dean Kamen, after all. ;)

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

not the ones who challenge patents :^)

Originally Posted by J Flex 188

You mean like the Virgina based patent firm NTP Inc. who went after RIM, one of the biggest supporters of Waterloo University and in turn one of the biggest supporters of FIRST in Canada? ;)


On a more serious note, I am glad that most of the lawyer comments have been tinged by a note of humour. After all. without lawyers what would stop another individual without FIRST like principles to come and steal your idea, unless of course you offered to share it. But upon a bit of searching on wikipedia (its not the devil!) "The school is internationally recognized as a prestigious Intellectual Property training center. For that reason it attracts students from around the world. The school founder is Robert H. Rines a respected lawyer, inventor (holds more than 60 patents), researcher, composer and M.I.T. professor."

On another note, anyone notice the flag of Taiwan hanging prominently in the background? I am surprised by that fact but if anywhere that it would be displayed in, it would be a U.S. education. Particularly since they have partnership with Tsinghua University in Beijing.

So it may not be that strange why they bestowed this honour upon Dean after all?