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		rabuse on June 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do so few people major in computer science? (2... I've had this encounter so many times in the wild, it's insane. "Well, what can you build?" is typically the question after mentioning you write software.

stevedonovan on June 29, 2020 [–]

Or specializing in Nuclear Physics: "So could you build an atomic bomb?". It was a fun party topic, though.

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