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@nntaleb

Flaneur, with focus on probability (philosophy), probability (mathematics), probability (logic),probability (reallife), Lebanese wine,deadlifts & dead languages

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  1. 2 hours ago

    Por primera vez, texto en español [Bogota]

    La mejor inversion son las pasantías porque respetan el conocimiento :
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  2. 8 hours ago

    To paraphrase Yogi Bera, 90% of deadlifting is mental; the other half is physical.

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  3. 8 hours ago

    Meanwhile a 80% power for a test and 5% p-value aren't science.Pick a large n & fughedaoudit

    8:01 AM - 5 Apr 2016 · Details
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    10 hours ago

    Instead of risking Max deadlift, easier to figure it out from max{lbs: 3 reps <=failure}.

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  5. 10 hours ago

    in lbs of course.

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    22 hours ago

    There are only two people missing and

    6:37 PM - 4 Apr 2016 · Details
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  8. Apr 4

    The Precautionary Principle Simplified: Started rewriting

    11:40 AM - 4 Apr 2016 · Details
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    Apr 4

    And his father died in 1999

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  10. Apr 4

    Main diff betw. Trump and Fat Tony: 1) His FatToniness doesn't like publicity, 2) Fat Tony wouldn't marry a model.

    Trump and Fat Tony should have lunch at pizza joint in Queens. They won't agree on every political issue, but they'd get along.
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    Apr 4

    Also Trump had 4 siblings.

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  12. Apr 4

    I only trust people who don't care about their reputation. Virtue ethics is about acts of virtue even if they come with negative reward.

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  13. Apr 4

    That is a myth about Trump's inheritance. Work the numbers of cohort of others who have inherited.

    Says a businessman who'd be richer if he'd dumped his inheritance in a tracker fund.
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  14. Apr 4

    Trump: The Art of the Deal: Rediscovers scaling laws, how fragility increases with size.

    7:15 AM - 4 Apr 2016 · Details
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  15. Apr 4

    Trump: The Art of the Deal (p. 305): Politicians sh**t scared of the press.

    7:11 AM - 4 Apr 2016 · Details
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  16. Apr 4

    Trump: The Art of the Deal (pp. 282-283): How consultants & executives don't hold a candle to someone w/

    7:08 AM - 4 Apr 2016 · Details
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  17. Apr 4

    "To me, committees are what insecure people create in order to put off making hard decisions." Trump: The Art of the Deal (p. 281)

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  18. Apr 4

    My hobby is busting bullshitters , a la Feynman: “Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts”

    what's the main point of contention here. Academia should be about the expansion of ideas not building walls.
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    Apr 3

    The fellow did not break the truth: comments in prnthss which is NOT standard but NOT unethical. Kapish?

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    Apr 3

    In real science it is not about whether the scientist has the right standards; it is about his THEORY. Kapish?

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