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Now or never

Let's enjoy the silence!

@Tim hold on

I think I need to relearn some statistics too.

I'm looking for the formula for the number of ways to pick k items with repetition in a set of n

example $[a,b,c]$ n=3, k=1: 3 terms, k=2: $[a,b,c,a²,b²,c²,ab,ac,bc]$ 6 more terms, k=3 it will add 10 terms etc...

That is most suitable on Math SE (chat)

yea, but they don't answer

main site, and chat? I don't believe it

ah chat, but I believe it's not complicate

try main site plz

I will if necessary, ok

I am experiencing some short circuit in my brain.

rosettacode.org/wiki/Combinations_with_repetitions, nah..

Shall I post your question for you on the main site, or you will?

hmm, if you wish, yea wait, searching first

I don't, but you do, do you?

rosettacode.org/wiki/Combinations_with_repetitions well the answer is really there, left right cell of the table

n=3, k=3 gives 10

I am happy for you.

thanks, that's some damn things I used to know..

how many years ago?

5, 7, .. several times even I think

but dev brainwashes you

But you chose programming over others

yes, but I thought programming was smarter :), some languages and stuff are not that ..

That is what most programmers think of themselves, isn't it

Why isn't it now?

depends, some are really proud of what they know

Why you are not now

Why you have to think about math now?

So many are so happy if they can never see math again in their lives

I'm doing a coursera course on Machine learning for fun

I miss maths actually

I miss it so much too.

and finding a job with a bit of maths is not easy

why

where I am, the ones I can do are mostly JavaEE jobs, so dealing with some hyper fun libraries like spring.. or webdevelopment, I think I'll move to San Francisco if possible

to do math in San Francisco?

I see the sarcasm probably

well where then? some interesting research-oriented job

no sarcasm intended, sorry.

also, I'm 28, It's quite hard to apply for PhDs, I've 'only' an engineering school diploma

If you think it this way, who cares phd? that will make you feel better.

@n11 It can be hard to find the kind of job you want. All I can suggest is expanding your mathematically-related skill set quite broadly (whether formally or informally), to increase the array of skills an employer might find worthwhile. If you're looking for an academic career you'll likely need to find a way to do a PhD, but outside that I wouldn't put too much of a premium on it (though in some cases particular employers look for them - they do at least signal a kind of doggedness).

If you do particularly want academic qualifications to go with skills, you may be able to find an applied masters degree that suits and which may be easier to get into.

That may help give you something employers would find interesting.