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@CutTheKnotMath @nntaleb Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/ctksoftwareinc\/detail\/081297381X <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/qrVInxp1Sr<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:41 AM – 27 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Speculationdujour: Is Levant\/Canaan Semitic by language not population? (Turkey mostly Turkic by language nt origin)pic.twitter.com\/MADwI8VjQF<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:16 AM – 27 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@GhassanDahhan @nntaleb yes; no. Let’s apply this to Saudi Arabia: to act ethically is to act illegally. To act legally is to act unethically. Permalink<\/a> 10:19 AM – 26 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Bien sur!https:\/\/twitter.com\/tparsi\/status\/769191442740903937 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:15 AM – 26 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@DrCirillo Extremes and Risks in Higher Dimensions Leiden, Sept. 12-16 http:\/\/www.lorentzcenter.nl\/lc\/web\/2016\/837\/program.php3?wsid=837&venue=Oort <\/a>\u00a0 with @nntaleb, L. de Haan, J. Huesler and many more… Permalink<\/a> 3:48 AM – 26 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Adding: unethical here is also harmful to society. Permalink<\/a> 3:33 PM – 25 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb If someone is doing something legal but very unethical, is it ethical to stop him by doing something illegal? Is it ethical to not stop him? Permalink<\/a> 2:49 PM – 25 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This guy is good.https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/767826014353362944 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:08 AM – 25 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Just published \u201cWe Don\u2019t Know What We Are Talking About When We talk about Religion\u201dhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaled\/we-dont-know-what-we-are-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-religion-3e65e6a3c44e#.k0u1glrz5 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:55 AM – 25 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My favorite village in North Leb Bsharreh. Mispelled Bsharri in Arabic as Arabic doesn’t have the “eh” sound.https:\/\/twitter.com\/syriac_maronite\/status\/768811894459273216 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:13 AM – 25 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Modernity turned Olympic athletes into Roman gladiators, captives. The Greek ideal was to never do activities that reduce one’s humanity. Permalink<\/a> 7:27 AM – 24 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@kissingsky “What matters isn\u2019t what a person has or doesn\u2019t have; it is what he or she are afraid of losing” @nntaleb Permalink<\/a> 6:24 AM – 24 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Expanding into a chapter: Nassim Taleb Slams The World’s “Intellectual-Yet-Idiot” Class | Zero Hedge http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2016-06-26\/nassim-taleb-slams-worlds-intellectual-yet-idiot-class <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:08 PM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2) But they started diminishing the role of women before Islam, by killing (not tophet-style) female newborn. Permalink<\/a> 1:06 PM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Pre-Islamic Arabia very likely to be matriarchal: The 3 chief deities, Manat, Al-Lat & Al-Uzza were female.https:\/\/twitter.com\/LebaneseinNYC\/status\/768174097499099136 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:05 PM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Much of Semitic dietary laws kept people from socializing outside group. @5n20_Blackbirds Permalink<\/a> 12:34 PM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Rule: Never plagiarize in 2016 w\/o an internet search. (@mattstat) https:\/\/www.edge.org\/q2008\/q08_17.html <\/a>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.fooledbyrandomness.com\/dobelli.htm <\/a>\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnDCook\/status\/768142651665285120 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:10 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Anger is privilege for the strong, duty for the righteous, and self-harm for the weak. Permalink<\/a> 7:05 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I am citing Titus Livius, & you are bringing… Hannity? Watch out: You are one of the few economists I haven’t blocked. @ModeledBehavior Permalink<\/a> 6:54 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Anger is not for the weak, the vain, the scheming, the fake, and the insecure. “Vana est sine viribus ira” Permalink<\/a> 6:51 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Anger\/outrage have a purpose: use them to act! Ira quae tegitur nocet:Contained anger harms,Seneca. Also: Courroux est vain sans forte mains Permalink<\/a> 6:48 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@SYRIAC_MARONITE #\u0643\u0644\u0651_\u064a\u0648\u0645_\u0636\u064a\u0639\u0629 #\u0623\u0645\u064a\u0648\u0646pic.twitter.com\/BHTqK506Yg<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:33 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Wrong. Emotions might harm sometimes, but authenticity is what makes us humans: Living humans, not dead bureaucrats.https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertGreene\/status\/768073438904913920 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:36 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2\/For Dionysian\/extatic cults in AsiaMinor\/Levant:see Tmpl of Bacchus in Baalbeck. RESIDUE: Sufis & others (Gnostics) partook of sim cults. Permalink<\/a> 6:14 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Indeed in #SkinintheGame we show it cannot be literal; requires equivalence. What if a one eyed blinds someone?https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalmudTweets\/status\/768070322109100032 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:02 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Speculation: Islam “discouraged” alcohol as fence ag. paganism linked to Bacchic ( Iobacchi) & Dionysian societies prevalent in Asia Minor. Permalink<\/a> 6:00 AM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb A nightmare.https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytpolitics\/status\/767790988043640834 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:00 PM – 22 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Reuploaded ‘Stochastic Tail Exponent For Asymmetric Power Laws’ http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/27944415\/Stochastic_Tail_Exponent_For_Asymmetric_Power_Laws <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:32 PM – 22 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The path to mediocrity is paved with platitudes.https:\/\/twitter.com\/calestous\/status\/767757114991411200 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:19 PM – 22 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@MSResConsulting I think you would enjoy this, @nntalebpic.twitter.com\/KMjlrhK1DY<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:12 AM – 22 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Published draft of Stochastic Tail Exponent For Asymmetric Power Laws. Looking for errors. https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/27938449\/Stochastic_Tail_Exponent_For_Asymmetric_Power_Laws?s=t <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:09 AM – 22 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Just published \u201cHow To Legally Own Another Person\u201dhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaled\/how-to-legally-own-another-person-4145a1802bf6#.2724jwn32 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:44 PM – 21 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@sustain05 Happy Birthday @RonPaul ! Thank you !pic.twitter.com\/Jls4BQunG1<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:12 PM – 20 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb (This was a comment about the counters to the Minority Rule)https:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaled\/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15#.syq8yk2kv <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:02 PM – 20 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Christians refused to eat sacrificial meat in reaction ag. pagans; Al Akhtal’s reaction ag. halal:pic.twitter.com\/5nQ9DhQBPa<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:59 PM – 20 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@joshua_landis Civilians: How each side sought to exploit them. More smart reporting by @EHSANI22https:\/\/twitter.com\/ehsani22\/status\/767078780628242433 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:38 PM – 20 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Armenians, a founding pillar of the Lebanese society http:\/\/bit.ly\/2b7ZWen <\/a>\u00a0 via @dailystarleb Permalink<\/a> 5:01 AM – 20 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb We are discussing rebels not rulers. “martyr” for “martyr”. Kapish? @rizikaoikonomik Permalink<\/a> 4:50 AM – 20 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb On the difference betw Christian & Salafi “martyrs”. Christians did not attack their pagan enemies. Delenda Salafispic.twitter.com\/aQwVfkJadr<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 4:28 AM – 20 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb If you want squid ink, make Sicilian friends. Good stuff not on the market. To make Sicilian friends you need the right attitude. @clennox Permalink<\/a> 3:08 AM – 20 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Squid ink. Friday, of course.pic.twitter.com\/zh2FHmC1dw<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:16 PM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Salafis have the nerve to argue about “discrimination” in the West.https:\/\/twitter.com\/AssalehAmer\/status\/766643545746710529 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:49 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb People I block:”you are bigger than this” when having a pol disagreement (here neocon), guileful despicable approachhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Coffman_Law\/status\/766663321974108160 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:48 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Real World Risk Institue, 3rd Ed. of the Certificate, New York, Oct 3-7. We give scholarships to those who need them http:\/\/realworldrisk.com\/mini-certificate_in_detail <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:55 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb For a Shiite reason supercedes tradition, for a Wahabi only tradition counts, “reason” does not exist; Iran is modernizing not Saudi Arabia. Permalink<\/a> 6:13 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This is REAL squid ink Beiruti style. 5200 years of squid ink tinkering. @humblegrape @dipiqib @ModernStoic00pic.twitter.com\/7eVv2nzmrD<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:39 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2) Authentic squid ink is runny, served w\/the squid itself, ironically less tasky than the bottled one. @humblegrape @dipiqib @ModernStoic00 Permalink<\/a> 5:35 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 1) The viscosity of the ink (& use of calamari) shows that it comes from a bottle, flavored w\/ dry fish.@humblegrape @dipiqib @ModernStoic00 Permalink<\/a> 5:34 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb A dumb enemy will harm himself, which is very dangerous to both of you.https:\/\/twitter.com\/nntaleb\/status\/766604769188311040 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:22 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Dumb enemies are a problem as they can be very hard to predict. Permalink<\/a> 4:56 AM – 19 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Proud of wrecking the lives of teenage girls? of turning journalism into voyeurism? Gooood riddance! #SkinintheGame.https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicknotned\/status\/766355993588559872 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:01 PM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Bien voila! Sorry for the shift. @freakonometrics @ValuabilityNYpic.twitter.com\/G8LZbN1QNK<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 12:43 PM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Close! Can do double gamma or, simply piecewise gamma! Calibration can lower peak! @ValuabilityNY @freakonometricspic.twitter.com\/pOy12zPl6o<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 12:26 PM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Quiz du jour: Guess the distribution.https:\/\/twitter.com\/freakonometrics\/status\/766313615796436992 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:51 AM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb For a finite variance Student T, convergences … @ProbFact We can get explicit dist for sumspic.twitter.com\/HrT9VU77Of<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 9:46 AM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb We treat people who go to Vegas to “predict” cards as victims of mental disorder; not those who predict elections !https:\/\/twitter.com\/pauld1981\/status\/766301370299265026 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:54 AM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb and BTW Hayek was trained in law and politics. Permalink<\/a> 8:13 AM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I speculate that nothing smart, useful, or just nonlethal ever came out of an “economist” (i.e. trained to be one).https:\/\/twitter.com\/laochoaruiz\/status\/766289953655521281 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:12 AM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2\/ It is a category mistake to compare a Catholic nun to a Jihadi. One is religion, the other is LAW. Kapish?pic.twitter.com\/OZvzWS0mPj<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:09 AM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb False equivalence. Catholicism separates church\/state; Salafism is a criminal all-encompassing political mvt.Kapish?pic.twitter.com\/GsuCM97Xpt<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:03 AM – 18 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Economists are like soldiers selected and trained for only rituals and parades. But they are very good with rituals and parades. Permalink<\/a> 9:21 AM – 17 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Those who say “I feel sorry for you” mean “I feel envy”. Those who really feel sorry for you don’t say anything. Permalink<\/a> 6:06 AM – 17 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb . @SanguineEmpiric Moralists discuss mores (moeurs) not morals. Permalink<\/a> 2:20 AM – 17 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I don’t play basketball. But I will need to start: someone wrote “Antifragile Basketball” in Italian.https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/Pallacanestro-antifragile-allenarsi-allimprevedibilit\u00e0-sportiva\/dp\/8860284694 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:47 PM – 16 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@CaesarIpse Some times we are not even able to teach birds how to fly @nntalebhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/newscientist\/status\/765699552640983040 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:03 PM – 16 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Math du jour: (for my book with @DrCirillo) uncovered oddity of Levy-Stable distribution around alpha =1pic.twitter.com\/FXIswBYFQp<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:37 PM – 16 Aug 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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