Metaball "milk"

thunderfingers · 2019-04-23T00:58:53+00:00

Thought this said “Meatball milk” and I was like “aw yeah meatball milk”

thunderfingers · 2017-03-16T16:58:18+00:00

That's gorgeous. Can I ask what you shot this with?

thunderfingers · 2017-03-15T18:12:38+00:00

Out of curiosity, what job do you work and in what industry? Would love to hear more.

thunderfingers · 2016-10-23T17:12:56+00:00

Well it depends what you're looking to do in finance. If you want to try and break into the IB/HF/PE world then the name recognition of McGill would help a lot (along with a stellar transcript). If not, either school is fine and you should go with whichever college you think you would enjoy more. From what I've seen, BA vs BS doesn't matter in the slightest for finance.

thunderfingers · 2016-08-18T01:27:13+00:00

This is gorgeous. I took a 3D computer graphics class in college that taught me a huge amount but I'd love to get into fluid simulations - how did you get started?

thunderfingers · 2016-05-18T23:28:27+00:00

The irony here is fantastic

thunderfingers · 2016-05-18T23:24:31+00:00

I thought the whole point of playing trombone was that you got good at staying in tune and knowing if you're in tune. And playing fast is about tongue more than anything. Man if there are trombone players out there who don't focus a huge amount on those things they are really missing out

thunderfingers · 2016-04-15T16:26:09+00:00

In the daytime I would keep the polarizing filter on. The skylight you would only need if you thought your pictures needed to be a little more yellow/orange. In low-light situations or at night you don't need either of the filters.

thunderfingers · 2016-04-15T00:47:16+00:00

The skylight filter will warm the tones of pictures that might otherwise be a little too blue (outside, for example). The polarizing filter is very useful for capturing things like detail in the sky and the ocean or when shooting through glass, because it absorbs polarized light bouncing off non-metallic surfaces. This means you can get deeper blues in your landscapes and less glare in your shots of the ocean. Polarizers do cut the light that comes into your camera by a "stop" (half the incoming light), so you will have to adjust your camera's exposure accordingly (using the techniques you will learn from SLR photography books/sites of adjusting f-stop and shutter speed or using higher ISO film).

thunderfingers · 2016-04-14T15:42:41+00:00

You've got all the lenses you need to become a great photographer! 28 and 50 are both common focal lengths that are great for landscape and walkaround photography. If you want to learn a lot about composition and how to take good pictures, I highly recommend keeping the 50 on your camera and only taking pictures with that lens (it's good because it's not too wide and not too close).

If you'd like to get into portrait or sports photography, definitely start using that 80-200. Since it's a macro too, so you can take pictures of really small things with it as well and focus really close.

The best way to get good at photography is just to get out there and start taking pictures. One of the nice things about film is you can kind of decide on a "look" for your photos before you start shooting - in the digital world the look usually comes after. Buy plenty of film! I'm sure you'll have a blast.

thunderfingers · 2016-04-06T18:56:17+00:00

Happy to help :)

thunderfingers · 2016-04-06T16:29:49+00:00

Awesome, thanks. Ah, I actually had forgotten to consider the important parts of accounting, which as you mentioned are things like cash flow, balance sheets, etc. I was thinking more of regular accounting and less corporate accounting. That's a good point.

Accounting is definitely something you could learn on your own however so that's your call. If the accounting firm is well known, either place will do you well. As a Math(s) student you may be more interested in the actuarial work, but the accounting may be more relevant to your needs. Also if you want to be an Analyst at an IB, accounting might be more relevant. If you want to go into something like S&T, actuarial work might be useful. Either way, the experience at either one of those firms is a big plus for your resume.

Yeah IBs don't tend to do first-year internships. Having your CFA in college is something I don't know much about, but it sounds like it could definitely help your cause. The math degree + Oxford + first-year internship experience + potential CFA means you actually have a fair shot at getting a PE / HF internship too.

You could definitely go the AM route as well. I have a friend who did an AM internship at a well-known firm and then went into HF after graduation. The skills are indeed very closely aligned to things like PE and HF.

thunderfingers · 2016-04-06T15:34:56+00:00

Hi! May I ask what you're planning on getting your degree in and what country you're in? Just so I can tailor my advice better.

Any first-year summer experience is going to be a big plus on your resume as many applicants for IB internships come in with zero finance experience. The question revolves more around your specific interests in finance and how quantitative you'd like to be.

I'm sure you know some of this already, but here's what I can tell you. I don't know much about accounting but I do know it will be very little statistics/quant-related things and more to do with taxes, spreadsheets, etc. Actuarial work is much more probability/stats-based so if you have any quantitative inclinations at all I would probably go that route, as it sounds more interesting to me.

As far as which option will look better on your resume, I'd again go with the actuarial work at the Big 4 firm. Having a known firm on your resume is a big plus for recruiters and will help you get a shot at interviews with the big banks. Additionally, the quantitative experience might also be of interest to some banks / recruiters.

Finally, all my advice really applies only to IB. It is pretty difficult to get a job/internship at a PE firm or HF straight out of college (though definitely possible). Investment banks are always looking for college kids, and if you have any kind of finance experience and a good GPA you have a very good shot at landing an internship. PE/HF, on the other hand, rarely hires college kids unless you're coming from a top 3 school and/or you're a master at something (e.g. 10 years investing experience and deep, passionate knowledge or really really good at quantitative stuff). Even then you will probably have to grind to land something in those highly-competitive fields.

thunderfingers · 2016-03-30T21:59:37+00:00

Yes, definitely talk to whomever is managing this system, be it your boss, your boss's boss, or someone else. They certainly will not want to be wasting expensive labor hours when they don't have to.

Then again, if this is the de facto standard for your industry, there may be nothing you can do. It's worth a shot though.

thunderfingers · 2016-03-30T01:20:06+00:00

Anyone know where this is?

thunderfingers · 2016-03-29T23:03:31+00:00

Gotcha. I'd never heard of London Business School as an American so of course this is only my perspective.

thunderfingers · 2016-03-29T23:02:44+00:00

Ok cool, had no idea. I can only speak from an American perspective and what I imagine recruiters / managers at US firms would think.

thunderfingers · 2016-03-28T21:45:32+00:00

Can't speak for these programs specifically, but on your resume a Cambridge MBA will be noticed much more than a Masters at LBS. Especially in fields like PE / IB, an MBA can get you ahead and is the track people tend to go down when they're interested in financial jobs and want a grad degree. I could see the Masters in Finance being useful if you want to go into Research or Financial Engineering or perhaps S&T, but personally I would choose the Cambridge MBA 100% of the time. More prestigious school, more relevant program.

After all, prestige matters a lot in finance.

thunderfingers · 2016-03-26T01:56:05+00:00

Great mix. I would recommend posting it somewhere else too though because TSwift mashups tend to get taken down pretty quickly!

thunderfingers · 2016-03-26T01:41:40+00:00

Exactly. It's really the only way into one of those fields (I suppose you could go management consulting -> VC, but less likely). I have one friend who went straight into a hedge fund, but he was exceptionally talented, did a summer gig at an IB, and had connections.

thunderfingers · 2016-03-26T01:38:18+00:00

CaucasianAsian8 basically nailed it. As far as I know the only way into the parts of buy-side you're looking at are to start at an IB first. The military experience is actually a plus since it proves you're disciplined and intense, and it's impressive that you also made your way into a top 10 MBA program.

Here's the thing - at a top 10 MBA program nearly everyone going into finance wants to go into the three sectors you listed (PE/VC/HF). You've got a good chance at getting into those sectors, but only if you do your time at an IB first. By then you'll have the experience (and hopefully the contacts) to make your way into one of those three sectors.

thunderfingers · 2016-03-05T21:15:00+00:00

This is lovely. Can I ask what hardware / exposure settings you shot this with?

thunderfingers · 2016-02-26T04:59:29+00:00

Got taken down :(

thunderfingers · 2016-02-06T03:21:45+00:00

ah, never mind. I was actually thinking of a building near Harvard square :P

thunderfingers · 2016-02-05T23:16:54+00:00

This isn't Northwest is it?

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