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> I enjoy getting my work done, so then I can work on my other projects or look for new jobs. When my required work is done, then I don't feel bad about doing other things...

Do you work remote, or does your employer allow to go earlier/work on your own stuff in your office?

I would finish the master thesis first. Publishing a half finished app doesn't make sense for me. The whole thing rather sounds like some kind of procrastination. Successfully finishing university with a good degree on the other hand is a sure shot and something you can build on later in any case.

> May I ask you what gave you the confidence to say you "would not have a problem getting a quant position"?

A lot of contacts , some of them I could activate at any time. For instance, one of the first students of my advisor owns a fintech company today. He actually offered me a job some time ago. One guy I shared my office with started his own fintech startup during his PhD. Basically 10-20% of my alumni hold a quant position, with or without having a PhD. It's seems to be a common career path in Germany for mathematicians.

I agree, doing a PhD can still be worthwhile. It's just a considerable gamble in my opinion.

> I don't agree. I work at a large industry research lab, and every position basically requires a doctorate.

I should have been more precise. If you want to do research outside of academia, you will need one obviously. Also, it depends on your field and your location. For instance in Germany, doing a PhD is mandatory if you're wanting to pursue a career as a chemist. On the other hand, having a PhD in humanities will significantly worsen your job prospects outside academia in Germany.

Assuming you run a legit SSH server on port A and an SSH tarpit on port B. What hinders an attacker to connect to port A an B at the same time? What is the advantage having an attacker connected for weeks on port B?

Earning a PhD is though, and can be very hard, depending on your advisor. But even if you've managed to finish it, you face a relentless fight for permanent positions, which according to the statistics, you're going to loose.

Once you've dropped out of academia, the prestige of the PhD will matter for nothing. What could maybe matter, are some skills/contacts which you hopefully acquired during your PhD studies. But whether this justifies doing a PhD is IMO questionable. A topic in statistical machine learning sounds good. But then again, I did my PhD in pure math, and would not have a problem getting a quant position.

If you don't manage to finish your PhD, which is quite possible, you certainly don't have any prestige, and you will in addition face the pain of failure, which can be huge in that context.

In short, don't underestimate the task of doing a PhD, and don't overestimate the impact of having one.

> Vikernes himself, who has never shown any remorse for the murder, has called the film “slanderous garbage”, objected to his portrayal (“I have never participated in a threesome in my life”) and – since he is a virulent antisemite – taken umbrage at being played by a Jewish actor.

Hilarious! Can't wait to see the movie. Thanks for the post!

> By turning sleep into a life goal, we’ve paradoxically made it harder to simply fall asleep.

This is not my experience. My sleep improved tremendous since I started optimizing for it. Sleep hygiene tips should not be seen as todo lists before bedtime, but as suggestions to reduce friction. They are exactly about getting out of the way.

Same trend here in Germany.

> Clinicians should be conscious about the choices they make in relation to their app use and, when recommending apps to consumers, explain the potential for loss of personal privacy as part of informed consent.

That's for me the most important point of that study. It's no good if you avoid data kraken where you can, and meanwhile your physician unwittingly distributes your sensitive data via the latest health app.

Depends on your definition of "safe" and "social media". I would certainly not post pictures of myself to Facebook/Instagram, let alone flaunting my kids.

> The hard truth is that most things in your life – good and bad – are your fault.

I find the premise of the article a bit simplistic. I'm all for an active mindset and ownership. But the hard truth is, that most things in our lifes are beyond our control. That's the whole point of e.g. stoicism: distinguish between control and non-control, and let go if necessary.

> Instead the study suggests pro-social religions appeared after complex societies had already emerged.

This completely makes sense. I've always seen monotheistic religions in particular to be cunning policy strokes, which violently unified diverse groups and rites behind their (processional) banners. This reduced diversification and complexity, and accumulated power to the present day. In fact, the current monopolisation of the once so decentralized internet is an amusing reminiscence of that tale.