I program because I lost track of time... first UCSD course

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I program because I lost track of time... first UCSD course
I thought I was going to be an astronaut. (seriously). I was taking the pre-physics curriculum and one requirement was to take a computer science class.

I'd go down to the center between lectures, and would miss my next class. Then, I'd miss the rest of them. And I would have to sprint to the cafeteria to get dinner because it was closing.

Then... just one more run... to make it work.
And the card reader !!! wouldn't read. It was VERY quiet... and I'd look around.

It was 3 am and they had just shut off access for nightly maintenance.

That was 1975.
Posted: 06/16/2009 @ 11:55 AM (PDT) (edited 06/16/2009 @ 11:55 AM (PDT))

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