I'm reading The Black Swan by Nicholas Nassim Taleb at present. I haven't gotten very far, but it's quite interesting. A Black Swan event is one that is an outlier with a heavy impact which was predictable in retrospect, but not in prospect (that is, you can see where it came from with hindsight, but … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Black Swan
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Friday Flotsam: Good and Bad or Social Types
One of the key dividing lines in the world, as I see it, is between those who think in terms of good and bad and those who think in terms of this or that kind of person. Of course, there's a lot of overlap there, and the latter would say that they are thinking in … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Good and Bad or Social Types
Friday Flotsam: The Best Animals
I love dogs. I miss having one, and I hope (once I have a life again) to be able to get one of my own. That's one of the many things I'm looking forward to. Most people like dogs, and I think it's fair to say that people in general like dogs (with a few … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: The Best Animals
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