Black Swan Thought - January 26, 2008
I bet this Monte Carlo fire, with the shut down of the strip, the Miss America contest this weekend, lost revenue at the Hotel and Casino, damage to the building and reputation, potential lawsuits, etc... will be one of the TOP losers in casino history for the company that manages "risk" everyday
TheExecutive putting Taleb's The Black Swan down to a single sentence. And also, why we have no idea what we're talking about when it comes to predictions and planning.
Posted by ryanholiday at 8:28 PM
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Irrelevant to this post, but PBS has Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy streaming here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/hi/story/index.html
Sorry if you already knew this.
Posted by: Anonymous at January 27, 2008 06:54 PM
I'd be interested in reading any other thoughts you had about the Black Swan. I'm about half way through and find it very interesting so far.
Posted by: Anonymous at January 28, 2008 10:38 AM
Email me if you want
Posted by: Ryan Holiday at January 28, 2008 12:18 PM
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