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Ann Curciol
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 20, 2008
...so am a pilot, and I own and fly a 1947 antique classic Bonanza.
I call my design style creative randomness because I can't create repetitious patterns, in fact I can rarely make the same thin...
From Creationism to Evolution: How the World's Most Powerful Idea Has Shaped My Thinking About Business
in Businesspundit, on February 11, 2008
...st to think through decisions, but to think about the process of making decisions.
Complexity and Randomness
The second thing that came out of this was a totally different understanding of complexi...
How Five Years of Blogging Has Changed Me
in Businesspundit, on January 23, 2008
...ork for American Express. These are the kinds of things I can say that, despite being the result of randomness and a bit of luck, sound impressive.
Watching Cycles and Trends Rise and Fall
It has b...
Wardive: Nearby WiFi Affects Your Game
in The Gadgets Weblog, on January 21, 2008
.... My question is: why aren't the major game manufacturers using the WiFi signals as a source of randomness or "chance" that might affect gameplay? It's a neat idea for sure.
Via Wi...
Have You Ever Considered Smartphone or PDA Insurance?
in The Smart PDA, on July 13, 2007
... by us.
You should consider insuring your smartphone or PDA is because it helps you deal with the randomness of bad luck . And if you're thinking that even the best kind of insurance won't h...
My Startup Life: The Story of a Teenage Entrepreneur
in Businesspundit, on June 20, 2007
...as also figured out that there are ways to maximize your luck, such as exposing yourself to as much randomness as possible.
Throughout the rest of the book, Ben writes about the struggle of work/life...
The Innovator's Dilemma, Ten Years Later
in Businesspundit, on June 18, 2007
...re of day to day business needs is tough to do. I think it helps if you expose yourself to a little randomness....
Predicting Success and Failure - The Stories We Tell Ourselves
in Businesspundit, on June 13, 2007
... that level of success, all you can do is build something that has the potential, and hope a little randomness fall your way. VC's don't predict winners, they just screen out the most likely l...
The Halo Effect
in Businesspundit, on May 7, 2007
...n control of everything that happens, and that the business world does not have elements of luck or randomness.
Another key point Rosenzweig addresses it that business success is relative. You could ...
SLOT MACHINE INFORMATION AND TIPS
in Play Las Vegas, on January 22, 2007
...ed the truth about slots and offers more opinions about whether or not there's more than just randomness to when a machine "hits."
Here's a discussion about slot machine patterns...
Intelligenz und Dummheit der Masse
in Das Börsen Weblog, on September 16, 2006
Ich wollte auf zwei sehr gute Artikel von "unserem" Autor Robert May hinweisen: es geht um die Fähigkeit von Gruppen (oder Massen) gute Entscheidungen zu treffen.
Der erste Artikel heißt: The Wisdom of Crowds Niches: Why Experts Still Matter , der zweite behandelt das Thema unter ...
Swarm Theory and Corporate Strategy: Why Innovation May Lead to Google's Demise
in Businesspundit, on July 2, 2006
...same speed as your neighbor birds
try to move toward the center of the flock as you perceive it
Randomness kept the birds from behaving perfectly, yet they still remained in a sort of dynamic equi...
Commercebucket: Creating Your Own Competition
in Businesspundit, on June 20, 2006
... I don't like about the web. It makes competition much less about execution and much more about randomness and luck. So I have often wondered if it would make sense for a website to create it'...
Matisse Chaos Collection
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 18, 2006
...dom and chaotic when, in
fact, each bead is artfully placed and replaced until a precise level
of randomness is achieved.
Chose the color palette you like best!
No two are exactly alike...tha...
How smart are crowds?
in TJ's Weblog, on March 24, 2006
...y since popularity = what the crowd likes. Crowds are also good at guessing things that have a high randomness component, but that is about all. If crowds are so smart, why were there books written lo...
The Wisdom of Niches: Why Experts Still Matter
in Businesspundit, on March 24, 2006
...y since popularity = what the crowd likes. Crowds are also good at guessing things that have a high randomness component, but that is about all. If crowds are so smart, why were there books written lo...
Forget the Economic Experts - Research Says You Are Just As Good
in Businesspundit, on February 7, 2006
...ake away from this is that chance matters. Some things are random, and you have to acknowledge that randomness in your decision making. We rarely do that.
If this topic interests you, I would highly...
Ten Business Books (+5) For Your Christmas List
in Businesspundit, on December 20, 2005
...ness books that I have gotten a lot out of. So here they are, in no particular order.
1. Fooled by Randomness - Chance plays a bigger role than you think. 2. It's Not What You Say, It's What...
Should College Admissions Be Random?
in The Universities Weblog, on September 29, 2005
...y, though. The author's suggestion is merely an exercise to get us thinking about the perceived randomness of elite-college admissions. His model would never take hold.
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Learning From Failure is Important, but Hard
in Businesspundit, on August 23, 2005
... little timing). If you come to see both your successes and failures as having a small component of randomness to them, it becomes easier to deal with.
Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget ...
Fooled by randomness
in TJ's Weblog, on March 20, 2005
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I just finished Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book 'Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets' . An Awful long title but it is indeed an entertai...
The Apprentice, HP-Compaq, and the Lack of Science in Business
in Businesspundit, on February 8, 2005
...m fine with that, but I wish other people would see it for what it is and acknowledge the role that randomness has in the business process....
My Politics Part 1: Background and Biases
in Businesspundit, on June 5, 2003
I think everyone is a product of their life experiences, so before I go into what I think politically, I want to expose some of my intellectual background, and the life events that have significantly impacted my political views. I don't normally focus on this stuff, because there are tons of pol...