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vemodalenon Ask HN: What is the largest known prime in sequence?

For Mersenne primes M(57 885 161) is the largest without a gap [0]

There is tracking of these [1]

[0] https://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?p=595056#post59...

[1] https://www.mersenne.org/report_milestones/

vemodalenon Ask HN: What bachelor program is best to focus on mathematical modeling?

Look into Operations Research & <mathematics>. The degree name varies between countries.

Here is a bachelor program in the Netherlands [0]

"Groningen teaches you all about econometric modelling."

Look at this mathematics and modelling program (masters program) [1].

There are other types of specialisations; I saw you mentioned financial, which is why I linked this one.

[0] https://www.rug.nl/bachelors/econometrics-and-operations-res...

[1] https://lnu.se/en/programme/mathematics-and-modelling-master...

vemodalenon Ask HN: Does the rest of the world realize just how much money SWEs can make?

You mention rocket science so I thought I would search:

Here is entry-level US: 31000-45000$ in VA [0]

Experience in orbit analysis and prediction Familiarity with a scripting language (i.e. Perl, Python)

Second one 55000-65000$ in CO[1]

work ethic (~60-70 hours/week)

Experience programming in C, C++, Fortran (lol), Python, MATLAB and/or UNIX or kernels

Am I missing something?

[0] https://www.simplyhired.com/job/2vDPHRlmzl3C2V4hIDXUDxGjiy3t...

[1] https://www.simplyhired.com/search?q=astrodynamics&l=&job=TC...

vemodalenon Ask HN: How to Move on from Google?

For google stuff https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle

Not specifically google but tries go from "do know evil" back to "do no evil" https://www.privacytools.io/

vemodalenon Ask HN: What are your 2022 predictions?

- Malware crypto coin(s) will be created.

- James Webb telescope will miss its desired orbit.

- Brain drain in Australia.

- EU will not figure out its daylight savings issue.

- Fields medal will award another woman maybe Maryna Viazovska or Kaisa Matomäki

-An explicit example will be found (e.g. Merten's or Skewes's)

- World cup will be one of the biggest sport disasters.

- A heat dome near the Baltic Sea.

- Seeing Jim Morrison's work is in public domain (2022) for Canada & NZ. Causes the UK to pressure these two to switch to +70 policy before J. R. R. Tolkien works become public (2024).

-Covid causes more places to consider "die with dignity" policies.

vemodalenon Free/cheap Computer Science degree online?

Maybe something like this will provide you with insight: https://github.com/ossu/computer-science#curriculum