thanks the feeling is mutual since comp scientists sneer at physicists too, just for other reasons

Really? Why would comp scientists sneer at physicists?

They write reeeeaaaaalllly bad code

Haha, very true!

this is a painfully accurate description of how we feel we are treated(CERN physicists that is) are you an ex colleague or something :)

hallelujah brotha, I've seen ROOT questions on so and only CERN people has responded yet it wasn't the best answers one can get