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in reply to If I wasn't a Programmer, what I'd like to do is...

Some combination, one half of which would be "actor".

Because whatever you do works out better if you can act it.

Teacher? Yes. Stand-up comedy? Sure. World domination? Yes, especially if it saves you from chewing the scenery. Starship Captain?

Erm. Well, a single counter-example doesn't invalidate the whole theory.