[FRIAM] Game Theory!

[Gillian Densmore]

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On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 4:26 PM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since you brought up Pratchett:
> https://quantumfrontiers.com/2022/08/14/rocks-that-roll/
>
> EricS: Those pocket synthesizers are very tempting. Thanks.
>
> Gil: Yeah, this week's had a way better start. Still can't work out 'cause
> the construction crew has all their stuff packed in the area where I do it.
> [sigh] ... getting fatter by the hour!
>
> Luck: IDK, man. I don't really believe in luck or unluck. But I do believe
> in selection or filtering. I think we've talked about it on the list, where
> we're wired to pay more attention to negative stuff than positive stuff. So
> noticing all the red stop lights and ignoring all the green ones might be
> related to thinking the rustling in the bush is a tiger. If it is a tiger,
> running was a good idea. If it's not a tiger, well you simply wasted a few
> calories, better safe than sorry ... however suspect evolutionary
> psychology might be. One challenge to my disbelief, though, is that I know
> a couple of people who really do seem to always be in the wrong place at
> the wrong time ... get rear-ended by an uninsured driver ... have their
> spouse degenerate with lupus ... allergic to pine nuts (?!?) ... on and on
> for a lifetime of hassle. The story of Job, I guess. Someone has to play
> the 6 sigma role.
>
> On 8/15/22 15:05, Gillian Densmore wrote:
> > I am curius though. Is their some reason awful luck like this
> happens. Just pure luck?
>
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