Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Flaneur: probability (philosophy), probability (mathematics), probability (real life), deadlifts & dead languages. GrecoRomanLevantine (Canaan). #RWRI

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Dear enemies, detractors, libellers, university rats, genocide propagandists, ethnic cleansing & baby murder promoters, & label conscious Davos midwits, it also happens that #Antifragility is the most influential 21st C. concept.

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Dear enemies,The Black Swan is now the most influential (that is, discussed/mentioned) 21st C book.
While almost all books have a half-life between 2 and 6 months, it does not appear to have a half-life. #Lindy

[Same with other 4 books in the Incerto. Graph is US only]

[Motasim Bajwa @motasim]

“Ethical man accords his profession to his beliefs, instead of according his beliefs to his profession.”
And his blunt version: “If you see a fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.”Refusing to lend his name and presence to the gathering is how Maestro avoids complicity.

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@BenMoser123 (Disclaimer: I had the PDF and galleys & provided a blurb)

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@BenMoser123 Evidence of purchase.

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The below is correct.

[Syrian Girl @Partisangirl]

Levantines are canaanites not arabs. They are the original inhabitants of the land.

In this graph steppe and European means the caucuses, Anatolia. East African means Egypt.
https://t.co/6OCYxjZFGe

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

I declined an invitation to speak in a certain country among a collection of hotshots because of the presence of the Israeli ambassador in the group nauseates me, fills me with moral disgust.

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@juliahobsbawm No Alexandria?

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Yes, "Ai is capable"... of some things.
Find the "things".
One needs conditioning.

[Miss Khan @misskhan]

@nntaleb even you're slowly coming around to "Ai is capable".

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

@misskhan ...of some things.

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Another gain from AI. Grok is so much smarter in interpreting results than scientists & MDs who make decisions from their interpretation of medical papers.

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@OliverAHudson @AdibChristian Easier trick to find minima for f=a^2+b^2= 2 a^2-20 a+100, reached for a=5 since f'=4 a-20=0 for a=5, and f''=4>0.

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@urcum62 I am sure the doctor will recommend both if the effect is additive.

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A high fiber diet outperforms metformin, without the iatrogenics, of course.
This is somewhat statistically OK, so could be big, very big, because it must necessarily directionally apply to GLP-1 --though the latter has a stronger effect than metformin.

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@jeff070 I hate cumin, we never use it in Koura. Aleppo is superior but they trade with the East and use too many spices.

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@grok Grok mon ami looks like you are getting it. Direction is more robust than point estimates, but decision is about direction.

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@grok Grok mon ami, 46 is OK for p <.001

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@crismyhrmd Beans with lemon, garlic and olive oil.

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@matko_romic @Mul_Add @maurilan @SaadMaan15 Diglossic is when the language depends on the function/domain.