delicious programming

So I'm a science major trying to get into the health professions field, yet I have a thing for programming.

I started off by learning sepples but then quit after I heard about how much bloat exists on that language. I switched over to C and read K&R C. I read some other books that deal with data structures and stuff, so I think I have an adequate grasp of the language and basic programming concepts. How do I apply this knowledge?

I'm not a computer science major or anything IT related, but are some fields I can join to exercise this hobby of mine? Should I try assembly next and maybe do some inline assembly code? But even then, how can I apply this knowledge?

Is network programming any good? Or how about open source stuff?
Help me /prog/

>>40
I have 32 tabs opened over 4 windows.

>>41
Whatever SUPERMAN I hope you get LUNG CANCER in all your SEVERAL DOZEN EYES from concentrating so hard in 2⁵ different places

>>42
RAISe TO THE POWER 5 MY ANUS

>>42
You think that's bad, I regularly have over 50 tabs open (in one window). Using Ubiquity makes working with them a lot easier.

>>44
You think that's bad, Stallman uses e-mail. It's a far more efficient use of his time.

>>44
You think that's bad, I regularly have over 200 tabs open (in 30 windows).

>>40
Haha luser.