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Electron band structure in germanium, my ass (2001)

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896 points tux3 | 3 comments | 01 Apr 25 12:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.744s | source
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roadbuster ◴[01 Apr 25 14:26 UTC] No.43547165[source]▶
I read this in 1999 when entering university. It was so refreshing hearing a student provide a glimpse into the boots-on-the-ground reality of undergrad life at these world-renowned institution.

The closing sentence is also prescient; the author pivoted to CS, ultimately completing his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin at Madison

https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kovar/

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madcaptenor ◴[01 Apr 25 14:45 UTC] No.43547405[source]▶
LinkedIn has him as Staff Software Engineer at Google: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-kovar-185a3531/
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1. perlgeek ◴[01 Apr 25 15:14 UTC] No.43547787[source]▶
I'm pretty sure he's rolling in cash now :-)
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2. moffkalast ◴[01 Apr 25 19:28 UTC] No.43550496[source]▶
But still doesn't have any women ;)
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3. djmips ◴[01 Apr 25 20:57 UTC] No.43551255[source]▶
Not so fast... You might be surprised.