I met an academically trained modeller who worked for some Big Oil.. it was a stretch for him to even mention what he did, since the whole industry is a big vil

I met an academically trained modeller who worked for some Big Oil.. it was a stretch for him to even mention what he did, since the whole industry is a big villain among most of the educated people. This fellow wrote custom 3D modelling for geological exploration.. it was all "bespoke" and very little to do with FOSS or emerging tech. He was paid well enough, and it was specialized.. so his models went on for more than a decade last I heard.. So I have to laugh a bit when apologists here declare Big Oil Tech with the "power of HPC" or whatever.. they are in a ghetto niche full of expensive equipment. Also I think it is telling that the math guy was not a rank-and-file employee, but instead sheltered in an academic town with lots of time for careful math at a very decent salary.