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[lonewolf_]

I'm not sure what you mean about your last paragraph... something doesn't make sense.

But about experiments. Yeah, I have to get used to the world which is not an "ideal world". Something that made me lose my nerves in the final lab exam is the ohmmeter's reading was changing every second. I was really gonna throw it out of the window until I finally "found a trick" to make it read one correct reading.

But why did you quit astrophysics? That's not very close to computer programming. It's the job, isn't it? They keepo telling me that. With physics you'll either be a very brilliant scientist or a teacher or nothing. ah, whatever. I'm doing what I like. I'll care later about jobs... I know this is not very realistic, but eh. I've never cared much about money. I don't want to be poor either; just "moderate".

[twofish]

I'm not sure what you mean about your last paragraph... something doesn't make sense.

I think some weird cut and paste bug came in....

But why did you quit astrophysics?

I couldn't subject my kids to a several years of poverty.

That's not very close to computer programming.

It actually is, not a large gap between numerical astrophysics and computer programming. 

It's the job, isn't it? They keepo telling me that. With physics you'll either be a very brilliant scientist or a teacher or nothing.

This actually isn't true.  The "good news" about physics Ph.D. is that if you define success in terms of having a decent job that will allow you to live a middle class lifestyle, then the Ph.D. is quote useful.  The bad news is that the system forces you to leave academia if you that, but I'm trying to change the system.  If I hadn't gotten sucked into quantitative finance, it would have been possible for me to still be a self-funded theoretical astrophysicist.

I know this is not very realistic, but eh. I've never cared much about money. I don't want to be poor either; just "moderate".

Kids changes things a lot.  Also at some point, you just say to yourself that you are just sick and tired of not having the money to spend on something stupid like lunch at a nice restaurant, or a vacation somewhere.

[lonewolf_]

Yeah I know about kids. Maybe that's a reason why I don't want to marry. But they keep telling me that I will change eventually... ah, whatever. I don't want to think about future. I learnt from my experience that it's absolutely useless. Specially distant future. I keep changing my mind so I keep changing my plans... The only thing I need is to think of a target. Nothing more.

Well it was very nice talking to you. I generally prefer talking to adults. My best friend was actually a teacher. I don't know, I just feel more comfortable with them maybe. I still like people my age, but I dislike staying with them... anyway. See you.