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mbustamanter
2,238karma·255submissions·May 27, 2020
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Miguel Bustamante R.
Applied Mathematician working in high-tech engineering. Specialized in Finite Element Analysis, Continuum Mechanics and Geometric Modeling.
Interests: Multiphysics, Manufacturing Robotics, Electronics, Computer Algebra.
Personal site: under construction.
From Santiago, Chile.
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I prefer using FOSS apps. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34343297
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Yes, 45k USD remote for US companies, as opposed to entry level salary for MSc grads of 18k for the field I'm working in, in Chile. As I said, that's the lowest salary offer of remote jobs. …
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I want to start off by saying that I am not a dev, my job is engineering that uses advanced mathematical theory to solve physical problems. I have only set up a LinkedIn profile. Recruiters have my em…
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Precisely, it baffled me how people here went on with it seeing only the first order consequences. I'm a grad student in Chile and I get emails from recruiters in the US three or four times a wee…
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Middle income countries are also facing demographic busts (although years later compared to rich countries). Competing for highly-skilled human capital, not massive third world immigration is essent…
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Thank you for sharing your experience, I'm really interested in this! I daydream daily of going rural while still building technology, also I agree with you that real wealth like land is essentia…
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I wonder how different countries will react to this exceptional context in the next two decades. To give an idea of the novel nature of this demographic crisis: 1. Some demographers say that for the f…
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Do you have a model of the twin towers within it?
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Related to N. N. Taleb, his colleague and CIO of Black Swan fund Universa Investments Mark Spitznagel [1] discusses iatrogenics in the context of hedge funds in a recent interview [0], at 18:20. [0] …
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Mike is perhaps one the most impressive plane hackers I've seen. His creativity and transparency (he shows all the process!) are much appreciated. He inspired me to try and make some carbon fiber…
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Absence of evidence != Evidence of absence. This mistake is especially pernicious when facing the choice of repeated trials, and something inherent to this topic since constantly eating food that at s…
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https://archive.is/cJpkT