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Sun Jul 06 23:37:39 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> nassim taleb is one of the smartest brains of our generation. ever heard of "black swans" ?
Sun Jul 06 23:36:19 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> so do you know who nassim taleb is ?
Wed Jun 18 22:08:16 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> asciilifeform: herr taleb alternates between ruminating on his personal sense of brilliance and excellent pedigree, and... punching a boxer's bag. how much fun to watch a man punch a bag? << kinda why i wanted him to come here.
Wed Jun 18 21:02:31 UTC 2014 <asciilifeform> herr taleb alternates between ruminating on his personal sense of brilliance and excellent pedigree, and... punching a boxer's bag. how much fun to watch a man punch a bag?
Wed Jun 18 20:59:48 UTC 2014 <assbot> Nassim Taleb on Anti-Fragility - YouTube
Mon Jun 16 18:16:22 UTC 2014 <asciilifeform> (e.g. taleb)
Fri Jun 13 13:32:38 UTC 2014 <davout> that resonates with asciilifeform's comment wrt taleb piercing the bozo field
Fri Jun 13 04:35:26 UTC 2014 <decimation> heh no the link is entitled "my best interview" on taleb's page
Fri Jun 13 04:33:12 UTC 2014 <assbot> nntaleb comments on IAm Nassim Taleb, author of Antifragile, AMA
Fri Jun 13 04:33:10 UTC 2014 <decimation> he did an "ama" for the redditards, and he mostly dodged bitcoin: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1aoi0s/iam_nassim_taleb_author_of_antifragile_ama/c8zb3d8
Fri Jun 13 04:27:59 UTC 2014 <decimation> lol from taleb's home page (my best interview) http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d538a45a-4871-11e2-a1c0-00144feab49a.html#axzz2Z2Yg5a6H
Fri Jun 13 00:39:53 UTC 2014 <mthreat> taleb has tweeted about bitcoin twice: https://twitter.com/search?q=bitcoin%20from%3Anntaleb&src=typd
Fri Jun 13 00:33:13 UTC 2014 <asciilifeform> ThickAsThieves: taleb, as i understand, bet on us collapse, raked in the dough.
Fri Jun 13 00:32:19 UTC 2014 <ThickAsThieves> i'm totally ignorant of taleb other than gaining a familiarity of his name from you guys over the months
Fri Jun 13 00:30:47 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> i wonder if taleb reads this line before he dies.
Fri Jun 13 00:30:01 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> i dare say the taleb notes and the gangue of great minds found at their burial are not the same
Fri Jun 13 00:29:39 UTC 2014 <asciilifeform> ^ earlier discussion of items like the taleb notes
Fri Jun 13 00:27:04 UTC 2014 <asciilifeform> so far my favourite taleb is that link mp posted earlier
Sun Jun 08 00:16:54 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> odds are taleb wouldn't think much of your understanding of odds tho
Sat Jun 07 22:43:43 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> i absolutelylove taleb