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jeffreyrogers
11,353karma·2,915submissions·March 8, 2014
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Hedge Fund -> Defense Industry -> Big Tech
My career has mostly been at the intersection of hardware and software (including a couple of years designing FPGA gateware) and focused on designing and developing correct, performant systems, but I've been paid to do everything from PCB design to React frontends.
I also have an interest in improving clinical trials for novel therapeutics.
email: jeffreyrogers27@gmail.com
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I've had good luck with craigslist for buying bikes. Admittedly, I'm not super knowledgeable about bikes, but the ones I went to go see all seemed in pretty good shape. And pretty much anyon…
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My issue with this article is the author's conflation of his own like and dislikes with what works for students. Many people go into computer science because they want to know how computers work …
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Compilers don't require much math. Nothing difficult at least. (I guess if you're interested in compilers for functional languages this might not be as true). Same for operating systems, as …
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> The trouble of making a site (at least for people who can edit html directly, as in this example) is not about how to do it, but about high expectations and standards that we impose on ourselves …
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I find the focus on building portfolios frustrating. Mostly what I've seen it accomplish is people writing dumb scripts that don't do anything particularly useful or basic web apps that woul…
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> By the way, this is "just" a MIDI controller Are there disadvantages to MIDI? I'm just starting to learn about digital audio, so I'm curious how well regarded it is.
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It's funny, over the last week I've repeatedly come across things from people working at RAD Game Tools. It looks like they've got quite a good group of people working there.
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Here's the rationale for writing this book: http://cs.brown.edu/~sk/Publications/Papers/Published/sk-tea... And here's the pdf: http://cs.brow…
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I tried reading it in high-school. I think I made it about 2 chapters in. To be honest I'm not a big fan of SICP, though I seem to be in the minority.
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I agree, the more math I learn the less useful I think it is for most people, but if you enjoy it it can be rewarding to study on its own. I think some more practical stuff would be great, unfortunate…
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I'm glad to see Cryptonomicon on the list. Looking back, that book has probably had the single greatest influence on my life so far. I've always liked computers, but don't think I…
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I think this is a good point. It's also worth noting that there are pretty much no careers where you can just get a normal job and end up "winning at money". Finance is a possible excep…
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And here's one from Carl Sagan for a nice counterpoint: "The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they l…
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Things can be overpriced (and therefore in a bubble), while still adding value. The people saying we're in a bubble aren't claiming that the companies affected by the bubble are bad companie…
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> That seems unrealistic, given historical returns of US equity markets. Especially considering we've just had 5 years of pretty remarkable returns in the equity markets, so if anything you&#x…