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I'd add that aside from my byline on AT, the only other places I have the Dr. is on Twitter, and on my business card. Everyone else introduces me that way. If t

I'd add that aside from my byline on AT, the only other places I have the Dr. is on Twitter, and on my business card. Everyone else introduces me that way. If they ask how to introduce me, I say whatever works best. For some reason people equate this to me shoving it down their throats. There was a big reddit thread about it recently.

ghaff 5y ago
It's something about which some people have very strong opinions in both directions. I do not have a strong opinion personally.
wilsonjholmes 5y ago
Might be a little bit of a rediculous request, but do you have an image of your buisness card? I have begun to create my own, and I am wondering what others' in tech look like.
- IanCutress 5y ago
  My advice is to put your head shot on it. I have on mine. Going to events and getting 100 business cards and not remembering what people look like - but they all know what I look like.
  - bombcar 5y ago
    This is the brilliant content we’re looking for. Phenomenal idea.
paulmd 5y ago
> If they ask how to introduce me, I say whatever works best. For some reason people equate this to me shoving it down their throats. I don't know about "strong opinions in both directions" (I don't think I've ever met someone who felt strongly that an academic doctorate title should never be mentioned?) but there are certainly some people who are serious about "ring-knocking" and will get super offended if you don't say it, and given the 'do whatever' instruction, people may be defaulting to putting it in, just in case. Perhaps, again, not even out of fear you'll jump on them, as much as someone else might. In other words, it might not be you so much as the other assholes.
apurtbapurt 5y ago
As a fan and random stranger from the Internet, your Anandtech byline and twitter handle are how your public persona introduces himself to me several times per months over the course of multiple years. Your actual person I of course know nothing about and pass neither judgement nor praise for. That is none of my business!

ghaff 5y ago

It's something about which some people have very strong opinions in both directions. I do not have a strong opinion personally.

wilsonjholmes 5y ago

Might be a little bit of a rediculous request, but do you have an image of your buisness card? I have begun to create my own, and I am wondering what others' in tech look like.

IanCutress 5y ago
My advice is to put your head shot on it. I have on mine. Going to events and getting 100 business cards and not remembering what people look like - but they all know what I look like.
- bombcar 5y ago
  This is the brilliant content we’re looking for. Phenomenal idea.

paulmd 5y ago

> If they ask how to introduce me, I say whatever works best. For some reason people equate this to me shoving it down their throats. I don't know about "strong opinions in both directions" (I don't think I've ever met someone who felt strongly that an academic doctorate title should never be mentioned?) but there are certainly some people who are serious about "ring-knocking" and will get super offended if you don't say it, and given the 'do whatever' instruction, people may be defaulting to putting it in, just in case. Perhaps, again, not even out of fear you'll jump on them, as much as someone else might. In other words, it might not be you so much as the other assholes.

apurtbapurt 5y ago

As a fan and random stranger from the Internet, your Anandtech byline and twitter handle are how your public persona introduces himself to me several times per months over the course of multiple years. Your actual person I of course know nothing about and pass neither judgement nor praise for. That is none of my business!