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Dyson asked Fermi about his take on his model fitting with four parameters. The reply was: I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, with four parame
by andi999 6y ago
Dyson asked Fermi about his take on his model fitting with four parameters. The reply was: I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, with four parameters I can fit an elephant, and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk.
- pkaye 6y agoAlso reminds me this one: > Everything is linear if plotted log-log with a fat magic marker