Читаю Fooled by Randomness и наслаждаюсь. Много пересечений с более поздней The Black Swan : первая использует больше примеров из финансового мира, а вторая более художественная, что ли. Заставляет взглянуть на теорию вероятностей с новой, практической, стороны.
...." Phoenix moved his gaze back down to the menu, his tone nonchalant as he responded. "Could have fooled me," he said, as he turned a page, a small smile sneaking into his expression. "Everyone ... piqued his curiosity nonetheless. "Wright," he said, his tone conversational, "if you'll forgive the randomness of the question, I've been wondering something - I seem to recall you stating that you're...
...and you never really see them again or they become your really good friend or mentor and it doesn't matter. But sometimes you just happen to meet someone you can't hide things from, even if you've always fooled most everyone else. You've hardly met them, but they lie down the bricks and say something completely deep...about you. Yes, I've met a few of those, too. One of those people is a current ...
MUAHAHA! HAVE I FOOLED YOU WHO IS READING THE TITLE OF THIS ENTRY? =)) *is shot* But really, i will do a recap and full info about the Japan-Indo Expo that was held yesterday at Sunday, 9th November 2008 (Though the event started since 1st November)! I am still waiting for my friend who has ALL the photos from the expo so that is why i could not post about the recap now =)) PLEASE DON'T KILL ME ...
... Oh and Taleb is an annoying twat whose 15 minutes were over 2 hours ago. Fooled by Arrogance from The Epicurean Dealmaker by epicureandealmaker@hushmail.com (The Epicurean Dealmaker)... to inflate an interesting and thought-provoking little metaphor for our habitual blindness to randomness into a globe-straddling causal mechanism explaining the entire social, cultural, and economic ...
информация о книге Полное название: Fooled by randomness Автор(ы): Nassim Nicholas Taleb Издательство: х3 Год выпуска: 2001 (tbc) характеристика книги Отличная книга! Читается легко и интересно, имеет изюминку. Рекомендация – прочесть обязательно! основная мысль книги Восприятие людей несовершенно, ...
... the library to discover and enormous wait time, even for the excellent Seattle Public Library. The books, I must report, did not disappoint. Both Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan were excellent. They required rather close attention and several reads of interesting chapters before I was sure I obtained the ...
...to see another football. The above scenario was accommodated from Nassim Nicholas Taleb 's book Fooled by Randomness [ ( 2005 ): pp. 165 ]. This book reason that people oft hold jobs understanding entropy. And what...contrived to place the best squad. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow ( a marvelous book ) ...
... swan event. This led me to the Black Swan theory page and later the book Fooled By Randomess . Interesting links: Review of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The book I ended up buying: Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and the Markets Usually I tend to immediately search for counter-arguments ...
... in the garden and giving the hint that autumn is just around the corner. Cheerful soul, ain't I? Randomness ends.... OH NO! it doesn't. I couldn't find Eeyore & Pixie to link to, so I'll..., rope in hand, and Eeyore followed like a well-trained, docile beast of burden. Severus watched sourly, not fooled for a minute. Harry led Eeyore into the paddock and unclipped the rope. “Off you go,” he said...