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ajaalto | 5 years ago | on: Ancient Earth Globe

John McPhee: Annals of the former world, Simon Winchester: The Map that Changed the World, Lutgens et al.: Essentials of Geology

ajaalto | 5 years ago | on: Surgical Reading: How to Read 12 Books at Once

This is somewhat similar to how scientific articles are typically read.

ajaalto | 5 years ago | on: Bayesian Data Analysis, Third Edition [pdf]

The first link points to Aki Vehtari's personal page. He is one of the co-authors.

ajaalto | 6 years ago | on: A Croatian fisherman caught a new NASA device while fishing

150 pounds is quite heavy. It could be a seismic air gun. They may float just below the surface.

The route of the ship also matches that of a seismic or some other kind of survey.

ajaalto | 6 years ago | on: Stock Picks from Space (2019)

Trading helps the society to determine various prices and therefore makes it possible to allocate resources more efficiently.

ajaalto | 6 years ago | on: In Battle to Recruit New Quants, Hedge Funds Outpay Banks

I worked as a software developer before I got the seismologist position. It was not too difficult to interview for various data science positions.

ajaalto | 6 years ago | on: In Battle to Recruit New Quants, Hedge Funds Outpay Banks

Quant here. I used to be a seismologist but switched to finance one year ago. This year I earned well below 100k€.

ajaalto | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Over 60 = no engineering jobs?

Use this as your application, don't write anything else:

My summary: 35 years in Silicon Valley; 3 STEM undergrad degrees, MS in AI from Stanford, PhD in AI from a top-10 program; ICPC champion; always considered to be an elite programmer; very current knowledge; constant employment; wide variety of skills; management experience with small teams; very stable life; no vices; very healthy and energetic; I get along with everyone and like working in teams.