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One hint, some analytical models used in physics are very useful in finance. I have a friend doing his physics masters degree in analytical finance. It seems very promising for him…

I may still have an old tape with some LOGO programs I wrote back in 1989, when I was 8.

Graphene seems promising too.

At the age of 8, I was enlisted in a programming school (thanks mom!), learning how to move the LOGO turtle around the screen. At the age of 12, I was programming a game while my c…

I would keep doing what I already do. I care deeply for the organization I work for, and I have many friends there. But I would engage only in what seems fun and meaningful, and av…

Also.

USA makes me proud. But the other way around.

I see. Guitar is something that requires patience, for sure. Someone can play well enough to entertain drunk friends with one year of half-assed practice. To play on a stage, it's …

You seem to have a lot of stuff figured out. You stayed out of trouble. You have a hardcore work ethic. But if you're in doubt, you can always work less and do something else. And …

What this can possibly mean? Because C is everywhere. It is in the code that runs the VM of your favorite language. It is in most compilers. It provides basic system services. Why …

Sometimes I use shirt and tie to go to work for fun. In a building full of t-shirt and jeans guys, it's easy to stand out like that. And sometimes I want to (or need to) stand out.…

Speculation. And a bad idea. Facebook is good in social "notworking", and competing with Google in Google's territory is not a good idea. Since we're in the field of speculation, I…

Yes, my team uses this style. Coding style is a matter of choice, and we should adapt to the style of our peers.

Very nice. Excelent idea, and it looks beautiful. If you had a +1 or like button, I would have clicked both.

I use a popup :) https://github.com/trbecker/getbacktowork .

A function to fit a rectangular area inside another. I use it whenever I need to fit a view inside a window. Pretty handy.