I I would replace the real life king, I'd choose Holy Roman Emperor during Saint Louis' time at the french throne. We could make so much happen together without all the infighting stirred by Frederick II
If not, I'd probably choose to be a French king of the capetian dynasty
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Sucks with game nights, though. I have had to reschedule after having bought snacks, prepared the table, etc
Gotta up my junk food consumption then
The knife wouldn't have stopped the bear, though hahahaha
Traditionally, financial engineers are people who create financial instruments, like contracts. Say you want to get a mortgage but instead of just paying interest you want to make it spicier somehow, something like "if the value of a home in this part of town is so and so, I'll pay this, if not then that", or something to that effect. A bank would come in with pricing, risk analysis, etc. for such a contract, done by people with knowledge in financial engineering. Nowadays the degree is chased mostly by people who want to get into investing, though, and they get an advantage in that due to the heavy quantitative focus of the program.
Econometrics is an area of statistics that is concerned with studying causality, particularly in economical and financial data. Say you think tariffs cause inflation (very topical lol), you would not only want to have theoretical basis for that, but an empirical foundation too, which is established by an econometric study.
I'm targetting financial engineering because it's harder to get into, thus salaries are better, but would settle for econometrics because I can get similar opportunities if I play my cards right
Not only turning down a douche but proceeding to kick his ass is crazy, nice work
Financial Engineering, but I would settle for Econometrics or even Applied Statistics
I feel this. Physical books are much better for reading but I miss grep so much when I need to consult
Marriage and master's degree. The latter probably will end up not happening due to impending burnout
Carmella "you made me so hawt down thea" to a comatose Tony was something, especially with that weird camera angle
There is no way to accomplish this return of the hobbyist internet without deep systemic change (that won't ever happen if we're honest). We can only hope to carve out our little corners by leaving the lurker mindset and actively participating in the discussion of our hobbies:
Document your struggle running that one RPG system as a duet. Post how to solve the bug you were having with Linux. Review that one book you just finished. Make a list of your favorite resources on baking. Contribute to open source.
Problem is, we can't force people to do it, we can only do it ourselves and hope to make an impact, and that isn't really effective...
Got another player to join my weekly One Ring 2e table. We had paused for a while because 2 players left (one for scheduling issues, the other for not liking the game), but with someone new we can start again next week
Not so much a hobby, but I finished the second season of The Wire (first watch). To me it was way better than the first, the story with Frank just hits home so hard. Fucking Ziggy