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KC Lemson brought back some memories for me in her post on If you'd ever considered Physics over CS ...

You might want to think again.

(Side note: at one point, the team of people who were in charge of monitoring Microsoft's Exchange servers and investigating any issues found all had advanced degrees such as Ph.Ds in nuclear physics and the like. Yes, that's right - real rocket scientists.)

How funny!  My own start was in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, but then I switched to software development when I looked for work.  I spent more time outside of the labs than in, but this reminded me of some of my own experiences as well.  I especially liked this guy's conclusion:

Going into physics was the biggest mistake of my life. I should've declared CS. I still wouldn't have any women, but at least I'd be rolling in cash.

Hilarious!