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15Not the Science sites either. With few exceptions where the fields are very closely linked to computers (e.g. Bioinformatics or Theoretical Computer Science) most of the science sites have nothing to do with "technology" (whatever that exceedingly broad term even means).– terdonCommented Jul 10 at 14:48
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1Well put, I think. Technology as a word is probably broad enough to encompass the whole network (see my comment here), but I wouldn’t say that’s regular usage nor helpful here.– D. Ben KnobleCommented Jul 10 at 16:56
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7The way I explained it was "sites based on data, facts, and science", and the way Joel explained it was "sites that can be documented in a reference book" which is a bit more broad, but also true.– Jeff AtwoodCommented Jul 10 at 18:06
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4@JeffAtwood Didn't someone once liken the sites to colleges or departments at a university? I swear that was in an early blog post or podcast that I can't find now. Or maybe I just made that up in my head.– Thomas OwensCommented Jul 11 at 10:20
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2@ThomasOwens that sounds like something Joel would have said, and I do agree with it.– Jeff AtwoodCommented Jul 12 at 17:35
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Mechanics.SE would fall in this realm as well ... not served.– Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2Commented 2 days ago
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