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		old-gregg on Dec 16, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Advice to programmers: Get a government job Private companies like AT&T/Bell Labs and IBM used to do LOTS of research. Most tech companies used to do more research during the Cold War, because The Customer was paying well. Should I add more?

darjen on Dec 16, 2008 [–]

no, that's quite alright, you've added enough nonsense to the thread already...

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