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Hey HN,

I've been teaching an artist friend of mine how to code. She's been loving it and recently has started to incorporate programming concepts into her other art. She's planning on doing a series of paintings that incorporate code snippets.

Here's an early example: http://i.imgur.com/itPcm.jpg

I showed her Quake III's Fast InvSqrt() (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_inverse_square_root#Overview_of_the_code). Do you have any other other interesting, important, historically significant, or just plain quirky code snippets?

As is the case with many students, I am currently approaching the end of my undergraduate education and I am faced with a decision about what to do next. I am in the unusual position, however, of having blown through my coursework quickly enough to finish a 5 year combined BS/MS program in Electrical Engineering in my first 4 years of college meaning my undergraduate scholarships pay for my master's degree and make it, essentially, free.

I am interested in applying to a different graduate school when I graduate - I think there's still a lot of really interesting things for me to learn and a lot of really exciting programs out there. However, I don't feel like I necessarily want to get a PhD, and I am unsure what my other options are.

How much utility is there in getting a second MS in a related technical field, given that I'll already have earned one? Is this done often or at all?