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Those expecting a similar read to the authors work fortunes formula may be disappointed

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Narrative was a little disappointing but i do like william poundstones topics

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Neither this us title nor the uk title how to predict the unpredictable is very informative

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Another theme is exploiting observed nonuniformity in lottery number choices or in answer options on multiple choice tests

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One idea involves “betting on the underdog” systems which people have derived from past data though the author seems unduly credulous about their future reliability

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The conventional academic view is that you should “buy and hold the market” via a lowexpense index fund rather than pay for professional management incurring fees for no demonstrable benefit or engage in some trading strategy of your own invention typically seriously underperforming the market

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The advice on choosing passwords is sensible but omits the arguably better xkcd “correct horse battery staple” 4 moderately common words strung together idea and does not emphasize using a password strength checker

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The advice on interpreting product ratings — look at the proportion of 55 ratings instead of the average rating — doesn’t seem based on any actual evidence