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Emerging common wisdom: Villepin reform flawed + my counter proposal | 125 comments (125 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: a discordant note (none / 1)

ps: In HEC prepa we do 1/3rd "analysis" (double integrals and that kind of stuff), 1/3rd "algebra" (topology, rings and all that kind of stuff), and 1/3rd "probability & statistics" ... which means that there is a good probability, statistically speaking, that we analyse graphs using algebra and get nowhere.

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:01:27 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

you mean you did :)
I do no understand a single word of what you wrote !

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill

by Agnes a Paris on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:04:03 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

The divide, the divide...

Nothing to understand, Agnes, he's just name-dropping. </snark>

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:05:43 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

You mean equation-dropping ...;)

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill

by Agnes a Paris on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:11:51 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (4.00 / 2)

Please stop bragging, it's unseemly. Not everybody is as talented as you.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:07:34 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

Yeah, some of us actually have to do the high math to understand things.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:09:34 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

Ah but I think I get it, you must have done the "HEC économique" and not the "HEC scientifique", no, Agnès? (there are 2 types)

The "scientifique" one, contrary to what its braggard name suggests, does not involve any red dials or machines that go blip blip blip, but it's more math-oriented.

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:26:13 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (4.00 / 3)

Ok my mom's back from shopping, got to get back at the garden. See you all later.

And viva la desconstruccion del NYT!

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:28:39 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

Nope, I did the HEC voie générale, as opposed to économique, so the coeffs were as you say.
Now I'll stop bragging about my swaying scores in the other subjects ; )

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill

by Agnes a Paris on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:43:14 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 1)

Don't make me pull a Bienaymé-Tchebychev inequality on you :))

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:08:14 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

Oh-la-la, the Chebycheff inequalities...

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:08:51 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

It was always my favourite name in HEC maths (because I could never forget it).

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:10:32 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

And what about the Chebycheff polynomials? Tasty, too!

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:11:29 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

Bah, I was always only interested in inequalities.

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:13:13 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (4.00 / 2)

Heathen.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:15:14 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 1)

The only law I am familiar with is Black Scholles. Not be mistaken for Black&Decker...

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill

by Agnes a Paris on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:15:09 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

That's not a law, it's a model.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:15:40 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (4.00 / 2)

That's true, but you know in equity trading you learn not to bother with accuracy in words, only with accurate 7 digit amounts.

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill

by Agnes a Paris on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 08:17:55 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (4.00 / 2)

Let me pick up the change when you buy Migeru's croissant aux amandes.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 09:16:06 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

You want the cost of that rounded to the nearest million?

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 09:28:35 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

Where do you expect to find such an expensive croissant aux amandes ?? :)

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill

by Agnes a Paris on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 09:48:51 AM EST
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Re: a discordant note (none / 0)

At the Metatone bakery of course, proubdly ripping off bankers since, oh, 10 mins or so ago... ;)

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon Mar 27th, 2006 at 03:46:57 PM EST
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