“The calamity of the information age is that the toxicity of data increases much faster than its benefits.” Nasim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker. He gre...Read More
“What I learned on my own I still remember.” Nasim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker. He grew up in Lebanon and grew rich in the USA. He is the author of...Read More
“A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.” Nasim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker. He grew up in Lebanon and gr...Read More
“Sex and money are like tea and coffee – two delicious ingredients which, when mixed together, produce a foul concoction.” From Issawi’s Laws of Social Motion by Charles Issawi...Read More
The Columbia River Gorge “Writers are remembered for their best work, politicians for their worst mistakes, and businessmen are almost never remembered.” Nasim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes ...Read More
“Starting with the not unreasonable assumption that government action is always misguided or mischievous, the Founding Fathers sought to make it practically impossible for any future American go...Read More
Beaver technology “Technology is at its best when it is invisible.” Nasim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker. He grew up in Lebanon and grew rich in the USA...Read More
“In any enterprise larger than the family business funds are like clay, not putty. Once they have been allocated for one purpose, they harden and cannot be used for other purposes.” From...Read More
“Most of those who are referred to as Do-Gooders should, more properly be called Feel-Gooders. Of course they want to help and ameliorate, but their main concern is to be on the morally right ...Read More
“Any testable statement should be tested.” Nasim Taleb Fooled by Randomness Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker. He grew up in Lebanon and grew rich in the USA. He is the author of am...Read More