https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1208.4990/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5096242urn:hackerpapers:mention:1208.4990:5096242Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:00:53 GMT<p>Take me as an example. My Forever Project is Physics. I have a degree in both CS and Physics. I made the decision years ago to work in the industry as a programmer, because it&#x27;s more fun and pays better than being an academic, especially where I live. I&#x27;m not officially involved with my old University, but I still take part in their mailing lists, think about Physics in my free time, I even submit simple papers to journals [+]. I don&#x27;t have delusions about being a good physicists or ever doing anything of any importance, but Physics still fascinates me, I like to ponder its problems and…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1208.4990/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>hep-lat