I have a mathematics degree from Waterloo, where I was employed through their co-op program for two years as a 3D graphics developer for SideFX's Houdini, working on the 3D viewport. I then moved into augmented virtual reality (as we called it), researching developing mapping systems for a company which sold to Facebook, Sulon technologies. After that I worked for Teledyne Optech, the leading Lidar company, developing their mapping suite software. At the present I am working on building a startup developing an analytics suite software using NLP for M&A law firms. Ideally I would find some part-time remote work (30 hours is still okay) so I can continue with my business, but I am willing to cut my losses given the right opportunity. Thanks!
I think as computers fail to get faster, we won't be able to improve performance without making application specific logical units, however, we may still be able to make it general purpose.
What I'm most interested in is what the trends will be in how those specialized circuits are developed.
Circuit design has been marching steadily along for decades, and between the tools available to allow non-specialists to go from abstract hardware description to image-ready chip specification and the ever-cheapening, ever-broadening capabilities of custom chip fab, are we approaching an era where fabricating mid-range specialized circuits is on par with the difficulty of writing and compiling software, only a bit slower?
I'm waiting for automatic code optimization. Write the code going from an input to an output however you like, show the computer your input and output, have it rewrite the most optimal (and probably very weird looking) code possible to go from your supplied input to your supplied output, and reap the efficiency rewards to mastering a stack of arcane low level code reference books without spending the thousands of hours of your precious and limited free time to do so. That would be a huge leap imo.
Isolation by itself can come in many different forms, I'd say. I don't think that all of these metal diagnoses due to isolation really apply to everyone or every situation very well. It's important to consider that some people historically lived very isolated and also some people lived in the middle of civilization, and some did both.
Diversify your speculation, I think that's the best advice, and make sure you stay grounded, ie. have a base which won't really move much relative to potential hyper-inflation.
It's really more about signal-to-noise ratio I'd say, if there are often loud noises then your brain will have to attend to them, if there is constantly a fan noise, for example, then your brain will actually focus since there is no signal--but I've definitely found it's best to get rid of both in almost all domains.
