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Back in Newport Beach, the die was being cast. I passed Warren’s test when I told him if the dice are numbered as A = (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3), B = (6, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2) and C = (4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1) then calculations show that, on average, A beats B two-thirds of the time, B beats C five-ninths of the time, and C beats A two-thirds of the time. Other sets of
... See moreEdward O. Thorp • A Man for All Markets
The impressive kind of sync is persistent.
Steven H. Strogatz • Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos In the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life
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Michael Dean • 1 card
The great algebraist Jacobi had exactly the same approach as Carson and was known for his constant repetition of one phrase: “Invert, always invert.” It is in the nature of things, as Jacobi knew, that many hard problems are best solved only when they are addressed backward.
Charles T. Munger • Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
always play the arm with the highest index.*