@nntaleb When someone is described as “likeable” by those who know him superficially, suspect a crook. Permalink 6:02 AM – 6 Feb 2016
@nntaleb Many are conflating perfectionism (in one’s own work) for nitpicking ( misfocus in other people’s work). Kapish?
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/695356660307525634 Permalink 1:11 PM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb The version of the Hippocratic oath oath in Arabic Medicine, translated from Syriac by Ibn Hunein. pic.twitter.com/29XZ6ndIJf Permalink 12:27 PM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb Does anyone know the Arabic Medicine equivalent of “first do no harm”? Thanks. Permalink 12:11 PM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb Trump. Counter to impression. He actually wrote: protect your tail and let other risks take care of themselves. https://twitter.com/PlumpTurkey/status/695653052225748993 Permalink 9:02 AM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb I need to send Al Gore #Antifragile showing science grew historically in convex tinkerging undirected. #BSbusting https://twitter.com/algore/status/695380751898931200 Permalink 8:03 AM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb How math in economics is BS and how to produce NECESSARY proofs using general never specific proba distributions. pic.twitter.com/KETz4UTHbc Permalink 6:07 AM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb 2/ Heuristics are functionally a different process as they prefer biases (i.e. slightly wrong) to noise (bias/variance). Apply to religion. Permalink 5:32 AM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb Approaching elections as Via Negativa: pick the candidate(s) you DON’T want. Mine: Hillary Monsanto-Malmaison & Ted Cruz. Permalink 2:42 AM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb Heuristics as processes are slower hence much less noisy than equations. Hence Burkean, small increments. https://twitter.com/normonics/status/695432487447580672 Permalink 2:31 AM – 5 Feb 2016
@nntaleb Back in NY, NY squid ink. pic.twitter.com/Im7thyuwfl Permalink 3:40 PM – 4 Feb 2016