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Pwbbpt! You Was Gone
Now I get many emails---where by many I mean a non-negative number---asking, Briggs, what is your favorite song and how can I help write new verses for it? Glad you…
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I’ve Been Promoted!
Austin Ruse kindly sent me a note to tell me George Gilder referenced Uncertainty in the introduction to his new book, Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and…
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I Defy You To Watch This And Not Smile
Time to lighten things up a bit, if only for a day. First, a palate cleanser, before we get to the main event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpmDAu_47OE This, and a slew of other…
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Falling For You Like A Blind Roofer
Set to this soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khOfSVULtsU Somehow I accidentally sent this out the night before.
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Mail Bag
I daily receive thoughtful emails from readers. Some ask questions, many point to articles or "studies" that need comment. Others just want to say hi. I am grateful for these…
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Fireworks!
This post originally ran 4 July 2014. The first one that says "grand finale" gets it. It's over when it's over. I spent a year of boyhood in Chicago, 1975.…
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The Curse Of Kenny Rogers
The story I am about to tell is true. You will not believe it. I am a radio man from way back. My career began in 1971 when I disassembled…
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Other Practical Books On Par With Uncertainty? Reader Question
Got this email from VD. I've edited to remove any personal information and to add blog-standard style and links. I answered, and I remind all readers of the on-going claassre,…