My Favourite Unusual Predictionist

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Colin F — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 23:08:29 GMT

CASH onlyWhich is the more correct - the English way of spelling English or the American way?The answer - it doesn't matter.If you understand the meaning - then the intent was achieved.Here's a good brain exercise for you - I did it with all of my three daughters when they were very young and the story was just a trifle tedious - read it backwards. The objective was to do it so well that they didn't notice. I actually became fluent at reading backwards and still imparting meaning. However, my da... [ More ]

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CASH Only — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:14:51 GMT

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My Favourite Unusual Predictionist

Colin F — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 11:21:13 GMT

From the Prediction Statistics if you like.My favourite is one of the early Founders of Probability, Jerome Cardan 1501 to 1576. He was an Italian who wrote widely on games of chance, death, mathematics and astronomy.He very seriously predicted the date of his death. The date arrived and he was still alive. Well, he was not one to be beaten when it came to predictions so he committed suicide. That'll teach 'em to doubt me!Do we take ourselves too seriously at times?ColinPS Why are people so int... [ More ]