Those are the words of Warren Buffet, who warned of the coming credit crisis. Buffet—one of the very few—had little faith in the “complicated, computer-drive models systems that many financial giants relay […]
“Beware of geeks bearing formulas”
Signed copies: update
I’ll be placing the order for the books tomorrow (Monday) morning. I’ll order a few more in case anybody else orders a signed copy. I imagine I’ll have the books by the […]
Breaking the Law of Averages: Real-Life Probability and Statistics in Plain English
It is finally done! You may order directly from the publisher here1. The book will also be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. in about a month. I’ll update this post […]
“Time to Die” Samsung cell phone message
I have a Samsung SGH-A707 cell phone. One of the free ones from AT&T/Cingular for signing a contract. It is a piece of junk and I can’t recommend it. But that is […]
Start squirreling away nuts?
[Update: yes, there has been a title change. The old one was stupid.] The other day, some weather geek friends of mine and I were exchanging emails about the early snow that […]
More forecasting: Obama’s Loss Traced To William Briggs
A friend sent this: Say, if the Big O does win, will MoveOn.com change its name? To, maybe, StayWhereYouAre.com?
Probability of McCain win
This is a bit of a preview of a paper my friend Russ Zaretzki are working on. Take a gander at his pic: This is the probability that John McCain wins the […]
Stand by!
My book is coming! It’s almost there, so let me tell you how modern math publishing works these days. The author of course writes the work, and we all do it in […]
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