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Nick Taleb's 'The Black Swan' Rules

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2008-01-14 16:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...ignorance of the risks of the stuff they took exposure to, in a scenario reminiscent of past debacles. After Taleb, this could change When a book that unremittingly states nasty unexpected high impact surprises happen quite often becomes a bestseller, it becomes much harder not to take a close look at the rarities lurking in the fat tails of...
 
 
 
 
 
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1984 Quote Hidden In Apple Keyboard Update

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2008-02-25 05:11:14 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH The other snippet, concerning "Sand dunes and salty air" is from the 1957 song Old Cape Cod , sung by Patti Page. No doubt there is some hidden joke in the juxtaposition of these two quotes. To find them, you'll need to open up the update package (right click and choose "Show Package Contents") and then open the...
 
 
 
 
 
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'We never find out about the best scams' Edward Dolnick

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2008-09-03 10:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...ignorance keeps them from exploring subtle byways. Seeing only one question what do you think of this wine? they cant wander far The catch is that, when it comes to food, we all think of ourselves as experts. But we taste with both our tongues and our minds, and its easy to lead minds astray. Brownies taste better, for example, when served on...
 
 
 
 
 
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Top 10 Worst Types of Blog Post (and how to fix them)

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2008-09-15 15:52:10 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
...ignorance. It's a sin of professional writers, however, to be systematically bad Following are some of the worst things that I've ever done ... and worse! 10: The blockquote sandwich Lede, blockquote, analysis, quip The form is simple, and done well, it makes for a perfect post. As a formula , however, it's poison First, introduce what you're...
 
 
 
 
 
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XBL accounts pwn3d, Microsoft does nothing

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2007-12-30 19:30:59 by Devin Coldewey in CrunchGear
...ignorance of the previous hacks, and from his complex grammar and use of elaborate codes (eevr and neevr) we may deduce that these people are highly educated, organized and extremely dangerous Actually, theres probably just some tool script kiddies are passing around so they can jack special achievements, armor, etc, but the problem is that...
 
 
 
 
 
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Garmin nuvi 750 Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

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2007-12-31 22:03:00 by Store in Really Cool Gadgets, New Gadget Review.
...ignorance because I have nothing to compare against. That being said, text to speech on this device is very clear, understandable and volume is good. Volume level is currently set at 80 Navigation is bang on. There have been times when I have thought that it was going to miss the mark but it has always performed as expected and location has...
 
 
 
 
 
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iPhone the Invention of the Year... WTF ?

2007-11-01 13:15:00 by Techno Dude in Techno Juice
 
...ignorance but I am yet looking for that Invention that they are talking about and weird enough they even admit it by saying Apple didn't invent the touchscreen. Apple didn't even reinvent it (Apple probably acquired its much hyped multitouch technology when it snapped up a company called Fingerworks in 2005). But Apple knew what to do with...
 
 
 
 
 
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Using Someone's WiFi Is Illegal?

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2008-01-04 04:03:05 by Editor in The Gadgets Weblog
...ignorance, make it incumbent on the operator of the WiFi router to secure their network-if they so choose. What if I want to share my WiFi with the neighborhood? How can I do that without running afoul of these stupid laws? See full article Related Entries Second Person Charged with Illegal Wi-Fi Use in Singapore - 06 January 2007 Two...
 
 
 
 
 
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Xbox Live Sickly Again, Hackers to Blame for Extended Downtime? [Rumor]

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2008-01-03 23:00:43 by Matt Buchanan in Gizmodo
...ignorance-is-bliss-for-users approach is apparently funneling some flames into Major Nelson's earbox, so hopefully they'll give us some real info soon We've got other entertainment options, like Rock Band all by our lonesome, so we're not too cheesed, but that late stocking stuffer should smooth over any lingering resentment. [ Primotech via...
 
 
 
 
 
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On the iPhone iCon Bandwagon

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