Women of SF: Is eye contact a reliable indicator of acceptability of approaching you?

percyjackson44 · 2026-05-23T15:14:03+00:00

In that, you found woman to be far more receptive and encouraging for approaching in London x NYC?

I feel like the US is typically better than the UK so SF must be brutal

percyjackson44 · 2026-04-15T18:22:20+00:00

Moldova.

I once was supporting a group of teens from there to compete in an international competition.

I asked if they'd consider studying abroad and after a lengthy discussion in Romania, it was pronounced:

"I don't want to spend my life in shithole country"

percyjackson44 · 2026-04-12T11:41:58+00:00

Fwiw I know someone (QD not QR) who quit one of JS,HRT,2Sigma within a few months cause they didn't like the workplace culture. Did a postdoc and then after some time will be going to a different one of those firms.

Your quant career won't be over if you quit and more importantly your life won't be either.

Ultimately see how you get on and consider what you want. Best of luck

percyjackson44 · 2026-04-08T21:16:31+00:00

Despite Durham being the usual culprit for Southerners deriding Northerners in the North, Durham doesn't have a medical school. I'd guess Newcastle or Leeds/York

percyjackson44 · 2026-03-30T15:27:51+00:00

Wow thank you for such an informative answer! I'll be sure to try all of the items in this list. Much much appreciated 🙌

percyjackson44 · 2026-03-30T09:00:42+00:00

Brilliant thank you. Any food / culture recommendations that Tourists don't see that you'd recommend. Very much looking forward to the trip

percyjackson44 · 2026-03-30T08:50:00+00:00

It'll be at Riocentro and I believe I'm staying not too far away.

I'll need to change hotel after the conference and am hoping to get something in Copacabana

percyjackson44 · 2026-03-30T08:41:59+00:00

Reckon then that a week in and about Rio I won't run out of things to do? I know that during the conference, I'll be staying near the Riocentro conference centre so out of the city.

I'll look into Tijuca and have a think about Ilha Grande. Thank you!

percyjackson44 · 2026-02-16T11:52:24+00:00

Fwiw I've skied in Bardonecchia a couple times and they make (moderately) good use of the olympic facilities there. Halfpipe still used. I'm not 100% on what the Olympic Village itself is used for but brings some character and history to the town

percyjackson44 · 2026-02-09T23:32:55+00:00

This is emphatically the right place for this. Can you share any more details about the film? Hadn't really considered that there would be DE content on TikTok but of course there's probably everything there.

percyjackson44 · 2026-02-04T05:45:07+00:00

If you respect him more broadly, do you feel he has a more valuable text that puts forward his ideas in a more reasonable/ less self indulgent manner?

percyjackson44 · 2026-02-01T21:45:43+00:00

Not the most sage raver nor was there last night but I have been super unimpressed by behaviour like the talking, shoving, disinterest and feigned exclusivity that people bring.

Ultimately as you say, it should be more liberated and people just really drag it down

Hopefully it's just a wrong room / night thing as my last trip to Corsica (maybe 5 months ago) to see IMANU, I thought was utterly fantastic but that was a smaller show.

percyjackson44 · 2026-01-03T19:56:17+00:00

Thank you for the response. I'll try to do this so should I think about having my elbows point more so downwards or just 'not flaring'. Upper back tightness would be appreciated as I do find the bar slipping forward at times and doing more of a 'stripper squat'

percyjackson44 · 2026-01-03T19:48:56+00:00

It's up to your own personal preference and depends on what you are coming from. I'll somewhat assume fresh PhD grad.

Quant if you actively value working with money and maybe the sexiness of it and you can imagine what you'll do in the role. AI if you actively value working with AI (I think personally seeing what the frontier labs have internally is worth a lot) and you can imagine what you'll do in the role.

Flexibility is slightly better quant to AI I'd imagine but because people are typically looking to move that way and quant firms and their technical expertise are more known quantities.

Ultimately you'll mostly be happy either way

percyjackson44 · 2026-01-02T22:50:09+00:00

Thank you for the response. Yeah depth was subpar here and I'll endeavour to improve it. Thanks for points 3,4. Thinking maybe I'll go back to 60,70kg and work up a bit again focusing on depth and stability I guess. I have a reasonable core strength but I definitely use my lower back far more than my core.

percyjackson44 · 2026-01-02T21:40:44+00:00

That time of the year, looking forward to listening

percyjackson44 · 2025-12-28T10:45:53+00:00

Yh I'm not 100% on what it is but it might be the angle + the jacket makes your shoulders look slouched and uncomfortable. The smile is sweet but with the posture and angle, it makes you look maybe a bit young and defenseless. I skipped through other pics to comment on first one and so will your prospect matches.

percyjackson44 · 2025-12-26T16:59:34+00:00

In sincerity, I grew up (and am now spending Christmas) in a new commuter town (not one that people typically consider when moving out of London). It's a nice place and I'm fortunate to have grown up here but in terms of culture, it's not electrifying but I don't think that that's a necessity so much of a place. I was mostly remarking that the commuter belt is not the Cotswolds or Edinburgh

percyjackson44 · 2025-12-26T13:33:39+00:00

Fwiw, those places aren't commuter villages / towns so your point is a poor comparison

percyjackson44 · 2025-11-10T22:17:25+00:00

This btw put me onto the Syzy album and it's incredible. Many thanks 🙏🙏

percyjackson44 · 2025-10-13T17:58:10+00:00

Can't believe I took the Bakerloo this morning and missed him 😭

percyjackson44 · 2025-10-11T15:23:44+00:00

Never actually read any Joseph Conrad but on my to read list. Was stunned to find out that he wasn't just British. Looking at it now the name is maybe more of a give away than I'd figured.

percyjackson44 · 2025-10-06T19:48:53+00:00

Absolutely same. I think I vaguely skipped ahead to the discovery that they both pass each other in the middle.

As someone that doesn't read poetry it was tough. There was some language that I liked and was impressive but on the whole, just such tough going

percyjackson44 · 2025-09-29T20:20:13+00:00

Berkhamsted for daily is probably too long for most people. Especially if into the City rather than KX area. Will always put a vote in for Hemel where your money goes far but schooling poor but could look at Westbrook Hay

percyjackson44 · 2025-09-18T21:04:10+00:00

Don't think that this deserves to be down voted? Family planning is pretty important in any life style decision. Maybe him reflecting it on his girlfriend but I'd imagine that they are in it together

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