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My thesis is now publicly available! Might be interesting if you're into , Gaussian processes, uncertainty, surrogates and decision making. Or it might not be interesting.

theses.ncl.ac.uk/jspui/handle/

"What might come as a big surprise to those of us deeply embedded in academic culture is that what we have achieved doesn’t matter so much as what we are capable of doing. That tall stack of publications might have zero value outside academia, but all of the talents that we racked up in the process of producing those papers can be highly valuable."

scienceforeveryone.substack.co

The early software industry was nerds having a blast but the way it works these days, most workplaces for programmers are software factories. Contractor shops where the work is often meaningless and repetitive. If you're a programmer and you don't have a job like that, you're among the lucky ones, and should remain quiet.

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@AmpBenzScientist I'm looking at working in healthcare. I've realised that my sharp mind can be applied toward a nobler goal than computers. I can understand people, places, objects and social relationships using the same analytical abilities that made me a good computer programmer, but with much more meaning.

@AmpBenzScientist Poor impulse control is modern name for following your heart, which has gone out of fashion.

@AmpBenzScientist It's easy enough to accommodate for those with low impulse control, but it tends to be unpopular with everybody else.

Future Organ Donors of America.

Not A Single Child Tested Proficient In Math In 67 Illinois Schools

My water from Thailand has a CA “known to cause cancer” sticker on it. :comfywater:

And women wonder why men can be a bit confused about what to do...

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