A bit is worth 10,000 basis points.

Expectation is a statistical fiction, like having 2.5 children.

The best strategy is one that offers the highest compound return consistent with no risk of going broke.

Samuelson spotted a mistake in Bacheliers work. Bachelier's model had failed to consider that stock prices cannot fall below zero.

Your second ducat, like your second million, is never quite as sweet.

There were many at Bell Labs and MIT who compared Shannon's insight to Einstein's. Others found that comparison unfair - unfair to Shannon.

Are there any mythical beasts which aren't simple pastiches of nature? Centaurs, minotaurs, unicorns, griffons, chimeras, sphinxes, manticores, and the like don't speak well for the human imagination. None is as novel as a kangaroo or starfish.