blagswod

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   by blagswod 7y ago

   If I ever get to Dublin I want to see Hamilton's quaternion plaque on Brougham Bridge.
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   by blagswod 7y ago

   Reading the title of this article, I immediately thought of William S. Gosset, "The Guinness Brewer Who Revolutionized Statistics", earlier in the century. I am sure there are even older examples. https://priceonomics.
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   by blagswod 9y ago

   I guess this too is a meme? From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
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   by blagswod 9y ago

   Free men are not equal; equal men are not free.
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   by blagswod 10y ago

   Interesting, that's the chapter that caused me to finally put the book down. The gist of it was: people not thoroughly trained in statistics aren't good at it. This is hardly news. In fact, even highly intelligent people strugg