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Electron band structure in germanium, my ass (2001)

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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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1. lucisferre ◴[02 Apr 25 00:02 UTC] No.43552508[source]▶
I read it about the same time. My friends and I (all of whom declared Physics and most of us switched to other majors before graduating) had tears in our eyes reading it. Funniest thing I had ever read.

I'm glad he's doing well.