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Anti-progress: The case of airline travel
LuthungZ 7:30 AM Add Comment

Anti-progress: The case of airline travel

We are so used to rapid progress in so many fields, especially in the communications devices and computers that we can hold in our hands and...
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Stock hedges, home insurance, and our misunderstanding of risk
LuthungZ 6:58 AM Add Comment

Stock hedges, home insurance, and our misunderstanding of risk

"If you own stocks without a hedge, it's not rational." So says the world's most famous student of risk Nassim Nicholas Ta...
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The trouble with infrastructure
LuthungZ 6:49 AM Add Comment

The trouble with infrastructure

The trouble with infrastructure is that it breaks down and needs to be repaired, it wears out and needs to be replaced, and it gets destroye...
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Taking a short break - no post this week
LuthungZ 6:09 AM Add Comment

Taking a short break - no post this week

An exceptionally heavy consulting and writing workload has forced me to take a short break from posting. I expect to post again on Sunday, M...
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