RIP Jim Simons

[sonatine]

fucking legend of legends.

[sonatine]

[sonatine]

"I did a lot of math. I made a lot of money, and I gave almost all of it away. That's the story of my life."

[sonatine]

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> independently discover a Zeno's paradox at age 3
> MIT at 17, grad level math in 1st year
> graduate in 3 years
> drive motor scooters from Boston to Bogotá with the boys
> start a company in Colombia
> start code breaking with the IDA for money
> solve minimal varieties in riemannian manifolds
> speak out against Vietnam War, get fired from IDA
> take over math dept. at Stonybrook, make it a top-ranked program globally
> develop Churn-Simons theory, accidentally contribute more to physics than most physicists
> get bored with math, start modeling financial markets
> return 60% for 4 decades straight
> establish one of the most effective philanthropic organizations of all time
> chain smoke cigarettes the entire time

[Sanlmar]

Simons didn’t wear socks - claims he only later learned neither did Einstein.

Simons lead a full life pursuing exactly what pleased him. Not a dick.

You might enjoy this. Book came out 3 months ago. There are a couple interviews out there on YouTube relative to his story.

Stevenson was fully aware of Liars Poker.

Not only liars poker but again with a card game serving as an aptitude test at Citibank just as we recently read SBF experienced at Jane Street.

[sonatine]

ive heard a lot of comments to the effect that very little SBF said about jane street was true and lewis (deliberately?) did exactly fuckall to fact check it. that book is such a monumental disappointment, perhaps most of all because it confirmed the long standing accusation that lewis never really knew wtf he was talking about in any of his books.

that said ill roll the dice on this i expect because at the end of the day im a bit of a completionist.

[tgull]

When I first glanced at the thread I thought this was about the guitarist for KISS. How is that guy still alive anyway?

[garrett]

ive heard a lot of comments to the effect that very little SBF said about jane street was true and lewis (deliberately?) did exactly fuckall to fact check it. that book is such a monumental disappointment, perhaps most of all because it confirmed the long standing accusation that lewis never really knew wtf he was talking about in any of his books.

that said ill roll the dice on this i expect because at the end of the day im a bit of a completionist.

So you want to Complete everything or think you need too I see..

[sonatine]

When I first glanced at the thread I thought this was about the guitarist for KISS. How is that guy still alive anyway?

dude every single member of led zeppelin who was alive in 1981 is still alive now. crazy how that shit works.

[tgull]

When I first glanced at the thread I thought this was about the guitarist for KISS. How is that guy still alive anyway?

dude every single member of led zeppelin who was alive in 1981 is still alive now. crazy how that shit works.

Agreed, Amazing Led Zeppelin is still around, same with the Rolling Stones. But the Beatles have had some early deaths, and people forget the lead singer of ACDC perished in his 20s. Always funny listening to Angus Young describe the original lead with ACDC. Says he would tell a story on a couch, and half way through he would pass out drunk for like 3 hours, then wake up and continue his story mid sentence.