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The devastation from Hurricane Sandy that wreaked havoc in the New York City area has forced postponement of the Knicks-Brooklyn Nets regular-season opener Thursday in the new $1 billion Barclays Center. The NBA has not yet determined a makeup date for the game. "Mayor Bloomberg informed us this afternoon that after further analysis of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy that he felt it was in the best interests of the city of New York, the teams and our fans that we postpone the Knicks-Nets game scheduled for Thursday night," NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with all those affected by this devastating storm." The NBA had said Tuesday that the game would be played Thursday. But New York mayor Michael Bloomberg recommended Wednesday that the game be postponed. "It's a great stadium, it would have been a great game, but the bottom line is there is not a lot of mass transit," Bloomberg said. "Our police have plenty of other things to d...
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How hard is it to install towel bars, hooks, and tissue holders into marble or porcelain tiles?
Sorry for the long post, but here's my problem -- I have very little knowledge of building & construction. We are purchasing a newly-built house (already built). The builder has agreed to install the towel bars etc. for us before closing if we purchase them ourselves. However, it seems like his workmanship is deteriorated ever since we went under contract; he's probably hiring cheaper labor now... Numerous outlet covers, switch plates, & vent covers are slightly askew, as are some of the kitchen appliances he's installed recently.
Previously I was happy to have him install the towel bars etc. because the bathrooms have floor-ceiling tiles (some ceramic, some marble) and I was afraid that the typical handyman that I hire may not know how to do it properly and might crack the tiles, causing me even more trouble to repair. However, now I'm afraid the builder will hang them all slightly crooked!
So I was wondering if anyone can help me understand just how hard this task is? How risky is it in cracking tiles? Are there handyman-companies I can hire that carry insurance and will repair any tiles that they crack? If I'm the employer, then at least I can be there to make sure they're straight. Any idea how much something like this might cost for 4 baths? Or should I just let the builder do it, and take the risk that they may end up being crooked?
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If the installation just requires drilling a hole in the tile for an anchor (like installing a slider for a handheld shower head or a towel bar), it is very easy to do it yourself. Not much worry of cracking tiles if you use the correct drill bit. If your item needs to be installed with thinset and grouted in place (like a ceramic soap dish) its not hard but you need to do when the tile is getting installed. Don't try and come back later and add this - its ten times the work.
Drilling into grout is extremely easy, drilling into marble is fairly easy, drilling into porcelain is a bit more difficult.
Depending on what I'm drilling, I'll use a carbide bit or a diamond bit.
Drill the holes, squirt in a blot of caulk, insert the anchor (if needed), and screw in whatever you're mounting.
The biggest risk in cracking a tile comes from tiles that are not fully backed with thinset, and you can add in excessive force used by the person on the drill (trying to push the bit into the tile instead of letting the abrasives do the cutting), and along with all that, thermal shock.
All that said...I've never cracked a tile when drilling.
Not sure what a handyman would charge for it, the caution there would be the handyman not having the best bits for the material being drilled through.
If your builder is on the hook, be there to assist with the layout if that'll make you feel better. He'd be liable for the whole shebang, in terms of R&Ring a tile if it were to crack. Have a level to make sure the bars are level, have a sharpie marker to mark the proposed screw locations on the tile.
If you brought in a 3rd party to do the drilling and they cracked a tile, it's possible a shady mechanic might blame poor tile installation as to why the tile cracked, taking himself off the hook for any repairs.
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Thanks for all of your replies! Very helpful...
Posted by mongoct on Fri, Oct 2, 09 at 12:59 -- Drilling into grout is extremely easy, drilling into marble is fairly easy, drilling into porcelain is a bit more difficult.
So does this mean that I should try to install the screw holes into grout whenever possible?? I've been thinking about this; it will work for some items. However, my grout lines are all pretty thin, so putting a screw into grout may actually cut into the edges of TWO tiles rather than just a hole in one tile. WHICH IS PREFERABLE? Thanks.
my experieince with drilling tile- of all types- is simply getting it started! So if you start at a grout space, at least on one side of the towel bar, etc., that set of holes will be easier.
The tough ones are starting on a smooth super hard surface mid tile. We put tape over the tile to help a little and mark on top of the tape and drill straight through it.
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Strength: 3698
Primary attribute for Barbarians and Crusaders.
Increases all damage for Barbarians and Crusaders by 3698.00%.
Increases Armor by 3698.
Dexterity: 158
Primary attribute for Demon Hunters and Monks.
Increases all damage for Demon Hunters and Monks by 158.00%.
Increases Armor by 11.45%.
Intelligence: 250
Primary attribute for Witch Doctors and Wizards.
Increases all damage for Witch Doctors and Wizards by 250.00%.
Increases resistances by 25.0.
Vitality: 2077
Increases Life, allowing more damage to be taken before dying.
Each point of Vitality increases Life by 55.
Armor: 8221
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Damage: 123645.00
The amount of damage per second you can deal.
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Toughness: 1304650
The total amount of raw damage you can take.
Toughness is based on your maximum Life, armor, dodge chance,
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Recovery: 22671
The amount of Toughness you can recover every second in combat.
Recovery is based on your Toughness and Healing.
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Rangemaster Induction vendors in US
I have reached a point of frustration so am coming to the experts. I am looking for the Rangemaster Induction Professional without much luck.
Can anyone please lead me to the US vendor. The ones listed on the Rangemaster website - Hearthland and Aga-Marvel - do not have the Rangemaster.
Should I settle to waiting a few years until this range (cooker - love that term) is available in the US?
Any help is great;y appreciated.
Aga-Marvel and Aga-Heartland Appliances are the North American division of Aga-Rangemaster, the UK-based parent company. (In the US, the brands also include La Cornue and Northland.) While various "Rangemaster" stoves are being sold over here, the company branded them as "Aga." So, if you don't see an Aga induction stove here, you won't find another U.S. vendor that would carry the induction stove you are looking for. line. neither Aga Marvel nor Heartland Appliances have any induction products.
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Blackbean soup recipe approved for pressure canning?
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Looking for a traditional recipe of blackbean soup, got one?
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Per the guidelines you can use most any recipe you wish as long as you follow the standard soup canning guidelines of no more than 1/2 the jar solids and 1/2 must be liquids and that you do not add noodles or other pasta, rice, flour, cream, milk or other thickening agents.
Since many black bean soup recipes call for cornstarch you'd leave it out and add the thickener just prior to serving.
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A group shop slated for downtown's Main Street will bring art, photography, furniture, antiques and more under one roof.
Tra Vigne aims to be a showcase of the viticulture, western and agricultural facets of the Walla Walla Valley, according to a sign posted at 115 E. Main St., the longtime former site of Christian Supply Center.
An opening date hasn't been posted. But a number listed on the building as a contact for Tra Vigne belongs to Craig Keister. You may recall Tra Vigne was the name of the antique shop Keister ran on Main Street for some time. It had initially opened as Mandrakes.
The concept of cooperative-style retail isn't a new one for Keister. A few years ago he worked on a winery tasting room co-op concept for Main Street that never quite got off the ground. But a year later after approaching the Port of Walla Walla, he was the driving force in the agency's introduction of an artists' colony in a small cluster of storage buildings at the Port's Dell Avenue industrial property. Those buildings are still occupied by tenants in need of space for woodworking, glassblowing and other creative uses.
In his latest project, Keister envisions art, photography, wine barrel furniture, antiques, vintage quilts, local crafts and more for sale at the downtown spot.
He's been framing out spaces for vendors to display their wares and hopes to open in time for the holiday shopping season.
Well over a dozen people have indicated an interest or committed to opening there. Many, he said, work out of their homes, so opening up a space either pulls them away from the actual work or would require them to hire someone to run the retail side of things. "I think it's going to give a lot of good exposure to a lot of people for not very much money," he said.
Tra Vigne is expected to operate seven days a week. For more details, call 520-5077.
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Calling all electronic geeks. Is there anyway to hack an FM transmitter for an iPod or other mp3 device to boost the signal strength? I've got a Maxell FM Transmitter that I keep in my car for my iPod, but reception is pretty crappy. Here in the LA area there are so many stations that there are not many frequencies to choose from that work.
When I play classical music, which is notorious for being mixed really low, much less than your average rock album, a tiny bit of static will be enough that my car's stereo drops the signal and broadcasts static.
Is there any way to hack that thing to boost the broadcast signal to make it stronger and clearer?
The easiest way to boost the signal on a transmitter is to replace the antenna with something tuned to the wavelength (or a multiple). Here's a calculator to find that for a given frequency:Frequency Wavelength Calculator
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You could buy one of these kits. You may need an inverter as well.
You can get a very cheap stereo for like $50 that has an auxiliary input. If you dig listening to your ipod in the car, I would go for it. I spent like $250 on an ipod compatible unit that allows me to browse artists, playlists, etc. It rules, one of the best $250 I ever spent.
I'd be interested in this too. In the end, I'm going to get a new stereo. I'd like to see if there is a quick fix in the mean time. I have taken to listening to beer podcasts in the car because I can't get great quality in my music. I don't care if Jamil or Graham's voices are slightly fuzzy.
There is a certain fm transmitter...the C Crane that has a "hidden" pot (potentiometer) inside that lets you boost the signal.Digital FM Transmitter
The info for the hack is posted openly on Amazon...Amazon.com: C. Crane FMT Digital FM Transmitter with AC Adapter: Electronics
1) Open up the box,
by removing 3 screws (one screw is in battery compartment and the other 2 are under those circular rubber feet which are adhesive and once removed can be refitted afterwards)
2) Locate the variable resistor marked VR2 on the circuit board. (For those non-technical this is like a volume control that is operated by inserting a tiny screwdriver and turning fully clockwise). Turn VR2 to the fully clockwise position.
Viola! The power output will increase by about five fold
That's the one that comes to mind!
I have no first hand experience with the unit...but am probably going to pick one up.
I have one of these C Crane Transmitters, and yes you can turn the internal variable resistor to increase power. Note that it is not legal to do so, or C Crane would just ship it that way (they can not due to FCC power regulations). Unless you do something to cause interference (like jamming your neighbor's favorite station), then you are unlikely to cause problems (except maybe while mobile in your car... you can override some stations in the car next to you).
Once you turn the resistor up, you get PLENTY of range and power. In fact you can "jam" local stations from within a few feet (which is not wise to do). Use one of the many websites that ask for your zip code and suggest an UNUSED frequency.
With this adjustment, I can stream audio from my laptop to EVERY radio in the house. It's really nice, since the audio is perfectly in sync (which would not be the case if I tried to rig up actual streaming audio over the LAN)
I HATE those damn things! Hardwire it into your damn car.
I'm tired of listening to Freaking Howard Stern and sh** music while I'm driving and trying to follow a story on NPR. Dammit, people! Tune those f***ing things to a dead channel and get it off the M*****F****** detault station!!!


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How To Deflect an Asteroid With Today's Technology 264
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What if we only have the ability to divert it a little bit, if and when that comes? Then we only control WHERE it hits, not WHETHER it hits. So how do we choose, I wonder?
If the asteroid is big enough, it won't really matter where it hits. Anywhere on the planet will be a global disaster.
Those Asteroids that hit this morning---those were nothing---the size of basketballs and Volkswagens. This new one we're tracking is the size of Texas, Mr. President. It's what we call a Global Killer....the end of mankind. Half the world will be incinerated by the heat blast.....the rest will freeze to death in a nuclear winter. Basically, the worst part of the Bible !
Depends on what you call small.
There's a mailing list, Minor Planet Mailing List [yahoo.com], where amateur and professional asteroid hunters congregate and their equipment covers the gamut from 8" up meters wide scopes.
Regardless of scope size, they are all limited by the fact that it's hard to look towards the sun to spot asteroids whose orbits are primarily sunward of us. A well shaded scope parked at a Lagrange point could go a long ways towards addressing that threat.
NASA's Deep Impact mission worked, and you'd be pretty hard pressed to say that the impactor portion isn't a dummy slug representing what would be potentially be a nuclear warhead. The dimensions and masses are thisclose when comparing its data to publicly known data representing nukes and their guidance packages available from the U.S. stockpile.
In other words, the Delta II or comparable rocket should be capable of getting the job done.
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In England, the NHS started the process by getting greater understanding of patients' perspectives of taking medicines, with identification of five key, patient-generated themes: improving awareness of the services available to support patients in their medicines-taking; 'enriching consultations' to support health and care professionals to consider the patient perspective; encouraging patients to be more responsible and open about whether they take their medicines; encouraging the provision of better information and support to enable people to get the...]]>
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Sri Lanka Army asserts government's right to maintain armed forces anywhere in the country
Thu, Jan 24, 2013, 09:06 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Jan 24, Colombo: A Board appointed by the Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya to study the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has asserted the Sri Lankan government's "absolute "right to maintain its armed forces anywhere in the country.
While asserting the government's absolute right to maintain military installations anywhere in the island according to the country's strategic and security needs, the Board recommended appointing special boards covering the five security forces headquarters in the North and East, namely Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Wanni and East, to evaluate the land needs by those units in the region.
The Board recommended examining, in detail, the lands presently occupied by the military and retain only the lands vitally required for security purposes and acquire those lands from the owners at a market value and provide alternate lands.
The Army Commander appointed the five-member Board comprising senior military officers to study the LLRC recommendations relevant to the Army and prepare a viable action plan detailing to address specific issues identified.
Jayasuriya handed over the Board's report to the Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the Defence Ministry today.
The Board, while concluding that the Army has taken all the precautions to avoid civilian casualties during the military operation, has suggested re-evaluating all military disciplines in urban warfare and formulating new doctrines covering them.
The Board has observed that the current International Humanitarian Law (IHL) principles applicable to internal wars do not adequately address various complex issues.
Since the existing rules only applied to the state sectors, and there are no specific guidelines with regard to the role of non-governmental organizations in a war situation, the Board has suggested formulating new domestic rules covering internal war situations.
The Board has noted that during Sri Lanka's war the language barrier has put the troops at a disadvantage and therefore, in keeping up with the government's tri-lingual policy, has suggested the armed forces to be proficient in two or more languages in future.
Among other recommendations made by the Board are the formation of a separate Directorate of Veteran Affairs (DVA) for the welfare of military and placing the police force under the Defense Ministry.
Another report prepared by a Court of Inquiry to look in to the LLRC observations on casualties and deaths due to the activities of the armed forces would also be handed over to the Secretary Defense in the near future.
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Dec 18, 2013 Matt Asher rated it 3 of 5 stars
This books is about understanding how to disentangle luck and skill when evaluating performance, and the implications of making predictions in different environments. Lots to think about here, and the author does a good job of introducing a few ways to tease out skill from luck. Unfortunately, most of the interesting action happens in academic papers which are merely alluded to, so he gives conclusions and brief summaries of the studies, but doesn't show their inner workings. How do we know that ...more
Apr 20, 2013 Tyson Strauser rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: behavioral
Mike Mauboussin is one of my favorite authors. In THE SUCCESS EQUATION, he takes us on a ride through the math of sabermetricians, case studies of behavioral psychologists, and through his own investigations to show us that success is a product of the interplay between skill and luck.
The book offers a few new (to me) insights that are worth recalling:
The paradox of skill - in fields where skill is more important to the outcome, luck's role in determining the ultimate winner increases. And in fi ...more
The book offers a few new (to me) insights that are worth recalling:
The paradox of skill - in fields where skill is more important to the outcome, luck's role in determining the ultimate winner increases. And in fi ...more
May 01, 2013 Amber rated it 2 of 5 stars
As someone interested in each of sports, business, and investing, I had high hopes for this book but ultimately found it lacking. The connections between the three are often tenuous, the chapters frequently repetitive (this book would have been better as a long essay), and the material often regurgitated from other authors (I've read Thinking Fast and Slow, some Taleb, and tons on sports analytics, so a lot in this book was repetitive).
The author does add some of his own analysis, specifically ...more
The author does add some of his own analysis, specifically ...more
Oct 20, 2013 Devyn Duffy rated it 4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for: anyone interested in separating skill from luck
Recommended to Devyn by: Dan Gardner, Dr. Philip Tetlock
Good introductory book with a few ideas that were new to me. If the book has a main idea, it's an attempt to tease out the differences between skill and luck and then decide what to do based on the results. Mauboussin advises that when skill is predominant in a field, the best course of action is "deliberate practice" with feedback and coaching; when luck is predominant, he advises not to worry over results, because you have little or no control over them, and instead just focus on getting your ...more
Nov 19, 2012 loafingcactus rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: library-kindle, read-2012
After the egotistical musings of Taleb (The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable) this book was a breath of fresh air. The author provides clear explanations of how intuition and practice mislead one when skill and luck are mixed, and what understandings from reality one can and cannot rely upon. All of this information is provided at an engaging pace without reverting to the gee-wiz tricks or over-simplification of the TED generation. If something like Taleb built your interest in th ...more
Jan 18, 2015 Kevin rated it 3 of 5 stars
The Success Equation is exactly what it describes in the subtitle: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing. I thought this was a great topic but was not executed as sharply as it could be. I liked that there were a lot of examples, and that the author pulled from a variety of different places for the information, but I thought he was a little sloppy with the details and had some logical gaps that were a little frustrating. They did not greatly detract from the overall messag ...more
Jun 10, 2014 Josh Maher rated it 5 of 5 stars
What a great book - there is a lot that investors of all types can learn from this book. Whether you are a money manager, invest your own account, invest in real estate... or more importantly invest in early stage companies - there is a lot that could be learned from understanding where skill and where luck come into play when looking at success. Refining the process of investing is incredibly undervalued for any investor as well as for operators, engineers, and most professions. If you want to ...more
Dec 06, 2014 Syed Ashrafulla rated it 4 of 5 stars
There are quite a few books that try to describe the nature of randomness in human outcomes. This is a decent one in that the key concepts (mixture models, regression testing, hypothesis testing) are accessible. I thought it was a bit standard but that is largely due to my many-year exposure to statistics. So when Mauboussin talks about having a special equation to deal with variance, I can immediately say "ANOVA." Most people can't; for them this is a good quick read.
I also like that the lesson ...more
I also like that the lesson ...more
Apr 28, 2013 Pete Welter rated it 4 of 5 stars
The title "The Success Equation" may make this sound like yet another generic business book, but the reality is that is focuses on an area not often explicitly discussed: the balance of Skill vs. Luck. More precisely, Mauboussin examines the the skill-luck continuum from a variety of perspectives, from the statistical math to decision-making.
Most often when we speak of skill or luck, we are talking about the extremes of the spectrum. Chess champions or tennis players for skill. Casino games or p ...more
Most often when we speak of skill or luck, we are talking about the extremes of the spectrum. Chess champions or tennis players for skill. Casino games or p ...more
Feb 09, 2014 Daniel rated it 3 of 5 stars
A book with a few good ideas, but probably can be shortened by half and increase its impact. Success = skill plus luck. Variance (success) = variance (skill) + variance (luck). Chess is high skill dependent, investing is high luck dependent. But there is a paradox: when variance is low for skill, as in all the smart people become stock investors, most of the variance will come from luck...
Dec 09, 2013 Sean rated it 2 of 5 stars
I found that this book could have contained half as many pages and conveyed the central ideas of the author all the same. The Success Equation culled from work by Daniel Kahneman, Malcolm Gladwell, Nassim Taleb, and others to enable readers to differentiate luck from skill, incorporate statistics and Bayesian analysis effectively, and recognize reversion to the mean. I read this book in a day and think the information and be absorbed readily.
In short, luck occurs all the time all around us. We ...more
In short, luck occurs all the time all around us. We ...more
Dec 28, 2013 Ohr rated it 3 of 5 stars
Low rating despite agreeing with most of the author's facts as well as his conclusions. Whenever that is the case it's usually because I've already spent a lot of cognitive time exploring the same or closely-related ideas and topics. This often leads, as it does here, to disappointment when the author inevitably leaves out particular details that I personally believe are important, presenting nuanced and complex phenomena as more certain, uncomplicated, and predictable.'
It's still a recommend fr ...more
It's still a recommend fr ...more
Jul 08, 2014 Tracey Kreps rated it 5 of 5 stars
Unsurprisingly I quite enjoyed this book. The writing style is superb and creates an approachable framework for a largely statistical and/or quantitative based exercise. In fact, I wish this type of reading were pre-course required reading for statistics classes in order to provide the student with a useful framework for the educational effort they are about to begin.
Feb 18, 2014 Scott Bartley rated it 2 of 5 stars
Theres a lot more luck involved in success than most people want to believe. And ... The more refined the skill level of your competition, the more luck matters.
Like Akshay says : "Don't be fooled by randomness"
Like Akshay says : "Don't be fooled by randomness"
Nov 25, 2012 Phil Simon rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: business
I enjoyed this book because of a few reasons. First up, we like to think of successful people as doing something different, something right. While this is sometimes the case, often plain dumb luck drives their success. Ditto companies.
Mauboussin does a great job of weaving in statistical theory, a swath of examples, and the most influential psychological research. There's plenty of Kahneman, as to be expected. Bottom line: We're not as good as we think we are in separating luck from skill. This ...more
Mauboussin does a great job of weaving in statistical theory, a swath of examples, and the most influential psychological research. There's plenty of Kahneman, as to be expected. Bottom line: We're not as good as we think we are in separating luck from skill. This ...more
Jan 31, 2014 Devin Partlow rated it 4 of 5 stars
This book definitely has some good info, but its all over the place. Either it needed to be longer or it needed to be split into 3 separate books so the info could be relayed thoroughly.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
Jan 13, 2015 Pyoungsung Choi rated it 3 of 5 stars
성공이라는 것에 미치는 기량과 운의 관계를 통계적으로 접근한 책이다. 시중에 나와있는 성공, 처세 관련한 형편없는 수준의 책들과는 차원이 다른 좋은 책이다. 다만 통계학적 기초가 없는 이들에게 어떤식으로 현실에 적용할지 막막함을 선사하기도 한다.
Mar 22, 2014 Katherine Collins rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: investing-money-capitalism
Are you convinced your kids are smarter than their SAT scores indicate? Are you frustrated that your obvious genius at work seems underappreciated? Do you have great 3-year investment returns but still wonder if you've "got it"? Then you must, must read this book. Here is a brief interview with some highlights: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/201...
Feb 16, 2013 Philski rated it 5 of 5 stars
Very interesting book - he kept the math simple but explained how events occur on a continuum of skill and luck, and how various sports and activities can be quantified by their components of skill and luck, and how some statistics are more meaningful (more skill than luck).
Lots of examples and the math is easy... good read for just about anyone interested in sports/investing/etc.
Lots of examples and the math is easy... good read for just about anyone interested in sports/investing/etc.
Mar 18, 2014 Vaibhav Gupta rated it 4 of 5 stars
An extremely interesting book trying to break down the role of skill and luck in life and puts a lot of events that happen around us in perspective. Interesting statistics and an innovative method of untangling the relationship between both. Provides insights as to how you could go ahead and try and improve your chances of being lucky.
Jan 03, 2013 Mad Hab rated it 4 of 5 stars
Very nice and interesting book.
However there is too much baseball there, i lived in US for two years, but could never learned baseball rules (actually never even tried). For someone not familiar with baseball, some parts of the book are annoying.
Except that, very useful book, must read
However there is too much baseball there, i lived in US for two years, but could never learned baseball rules (actually never even tried). For someone not familiar with baseball, some parts of the book are annoying.
Except that, very useful book, must read
Jan 04, 2014 David Harper marked it as to-read
Shelves: finance
shows up three times in this list http://www.businessinsider.com/wall-s...
Jan 01, 2014 Mof rated it 4 of 5 stars
Helps one to think about defining the roles of skill versus luck in variety of fields.
Jan 09, 2014 Justin Johnson rated it 2 of 5 stars
There are other books which cover the same topic more eloquently and are more enjoyable to read. I didn't finish this book due to its rehashing of the same subject matter with a simpler vocabulary and grammatical structure.
Oct 10, 2013 Andres rated it 4 of 5 stars
Any book that brings up luck in regards to success is good by me. The fact that it ventures into basketball and sports is even better. It's important to think about success, and luck, and how outcomes can be different.
Apr 17, 2013 Julian Haigh rated it 3 of 5 stars
How to untangle Skill and Luck statistically and how to better interpret and think about relationships between the two. Valuable read, perfect for travel reading (if not bored too easily)
Sep 22, 2013 Spencer Thompson rated it 5 of 5 stars
Anyone who things about investing should read this book, yesterday.
Michael J. Mauboussin is Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management. Prior to joining LMCM in 2004, Michael was a Managing Director and Chief U.S. Investment Strategist at Credit Suisse. Michael joined CS in 1992 as a packaged food industry analyst. He is a former president of the Consumer Analyst Group of New York and was repeatedly named to Institutional Investors All-America R...more
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7 short pieces made in an apartment in Montreal with 7 dancers. Emmanuel Jouthe, Frédérick Gravel, Anne Thériault, Maya Ostrofsky, Katya Montaignac, Andrew Turner, Nicolas Cantin. Duration: 7 minutes.
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