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Musings on Chess Openings

In a recent episode of the Perpetual Chess Podcast, Ben talked about how different openings perform at different levels: It had me looking at how…

Aug 11 •

February 2023

Armageddon Chess - a bidders guide

One of the problems for chess contests is forcing a result. There are three possible outcomes for any given game (white wins, a draw, white loses) and…

Feb 13 •

December 2022

StrongMinds should not be a top-rated charity (yet)

GWWC lists StrongMinds as a “top-rated” charity. Their reason for doing so is because Founders Pledge has determined they are cost-effective in their…

Dec 27, 2022 •

November 2022

Is America a Gerontocracy?

A chart crime sends me down a rabbit hole

Nov 8, 2022 •

August 2022

Link list of semi-regular link lists

Finance/Econ: Matt Levine's Money Stuff - daily links to finance. Andrew Walker's YAVB "Some Things and Ideas" - monthly finance links. FT Alphaville's…

Aug 4, 2022 •

July 2022

Does academia think markets are less predictive than polling?

In his morning column, Stephen Bush wrote: “The academic literature is also very clear. Betting markets are less predictive than polling, write Robert…

Jul 28, 2022 •

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Jul 22, 2022 •

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