tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post5818931068923532306..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Richard FuldJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-73934981877145060302015-06-02T11:15:18.789-04:002015-06-02T11:15:18.789-04:00Anon --
I have no idea what he's up to, but I ...Anon --<br />I have no idea what he's up to, but I doubt he's in jail, inmates don't have access to computers as a rule. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-28346060002114966772015-06-02T11:10:04.725-04:002015-06-02T11:10:04.725-04:00This is creepy. Do you think George is in jail? 8...This is creepy. Do you think George is in jail? 8x8 space and all that and what seems to be a 40+ year one sided feud. Sounds like the story you told your son has a somewhat different moral than you intended. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-83868763327421933572015-06-01T18:19:27.528-04:002015-06-01T18:19:27.528-04:00I'm impressed with the story that you told you...I'm impressed with the story that you told your son about George and the black guys. If I'd seen that, I would have smiled. Good going. George!<br /><br />- SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-20744690631100508642015-06-01T17:24:19.880-04:002015-06-01T17:24:19.880-04:00Why keep reading it if I'm such a pompous ass?...Why keep reading it if I'm such a pompous ass? <br /><br />One of my most vivid memories of you is you making fun of me -- in front of our teammates -- for studying for something or other at some team function, and then coming to me a few weeks later asking me to give you a paper for you to copy and turn in for some course. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-5875274373412067932015-06-01T17:14:54.768-04:002015-06-01T17:14:54.768-04:00Don't need doors or windows to enter a space. ...Don't need doors or windows to enter a space. Anyway, I been reading your blog for a few years and I just think you are a pompous ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-90482087938435526362015-06-01T17:08:02.752-04:002015-06-01T17:08:02.752-04:00No doors or windows, how do you get in?
Not quit...No doors or windows, how do you get in? <br /><br />Not quite use why you're holding a grudge against me; I remember more times you made fun of me than vice versa. But I'm going to pass on this fight. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-57400961830992011912015-06-01T16:25:53.315-04:002015-06-01T16:25:53.315-04:00The kind of duel I was referring to occurs in a cu...The kind of duel I was referring to occurs in a cubed 8 foot space. No doors. No windows. No ropes. No weapons. No spectators. Otherwise, no rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-36724605665367195752015-06-01T10:53:31.492-04:002015-06-01T10:53:31.492-04:00I'm embarrassed too.
I generally accept (act...I'm embarrassed too. <br /><br />I generally accept (actually, mostly issue) challenges on pull-ups, a 50 yard kick on a board, or (with several months' notice) a 200 meter run. What are you doing for workouts these days? My guess is, you've gotten into lifting and have turned into the physical monster you were always meant to be (which is why I won't challenge you on incline press or anything which isn't bodyweight-adjusted). John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-92107572014543111672015-06-01T10:44:12.026-04:002015-06-01T10:44:12.026-04:00I'm embarrassed. You actually had Wes Raffael ...I'm embarrassed. You actually had Wes Raffael at your house for dinner? The rest of the company is sterling. Anyway, the challenge stands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-50508298463908453602015-06-01T10:30:55.887-04:002015-06-01T10:30:55.887-04:00George --
OK, I stand corrected. But I think the e...George --<br />OK, I stand corrected. But I think the essence of the story holds. <br /><br />Yes, you could have been, and I also remember that "On the Waterfront" was your favorite movie. (Don't know if you saw the post, but my parents actually met Eva Marie Saint recently.)<br /><br />By the way, were you the one who wrote in a while back and said that I had made fun of you in front of my parents? And how did you happen to find this blog?John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-28534037550618983372015-06-01T10:09:21.415-04:002015-06-01T10:09:21.415-04:00No that was Princeton University after Easterns 19...No that was Princeton University after Easterns 1974. And you are correct, I coulda been a contender, I coulda have been somebody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-8112366574686170472015-06-01T09:48:26.010-04:002015-06-01T09:48:26.010-04:00George --
Well that leaves us at an impasse then s...George --<br />Well that leaves us at an impasse then since as I recall I could never keep up with your beautiful body. <br /><br />This is actually quite a coincidence as I was just telling my son (who's into macho stuff) about you the other day. I told him a story (I'd heard about secondhand) about the time you were in Central Park with one of our teammates (I think Myles Standish, but I'm not sure), and you two were waiting in line for pretzels or something like that at a food kiosk, and a couple of black guys cut in line in front of you. As I explained to my son, most of us on the swimming team were pretty much oversheltered upper middle class prep school boys, and would have been too intimidated to do anything about it, but this guy grew up as the son of a longshoreman, so he had a different attitude about things. He told the black guys to get in the back of the line, and when they didn't, and mouthed off to him, he grabbed one of them by the lapels and sent him sprawling. When the black guys saw who they were dealing with, they decided not to make an issue of it. <br /><br />…..which is pretty much my attitude towards a physical competition with you. (Unless it's a 200 fly -- nothing shorter.) <br /><br />How have you been? John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-39817119084379031422015-06-01T07:59:14.551-04:002015-06-01T07:59:14.551-04:00Just an old fashioned duel. Physical, as I cannot ...Just an old fashioned duel. Physical, as I cannot complete with your your beautiful mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-49993186077469503902015-06-01T04:53:55.513-04:002015-06-01T04:53:55.513-04:00George --
A duel? For what?
So how did your life...George --<br /><br />A duel? For what?<br /><br />So how did your life turn out? John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-17052743762027654302015-06-01T02:12:32.621-04:002015-06-01T02:12:32.621-04:00John,
I'm George Keim. I challenge you t...John,<br /><br /> I'm George Keim. I challenge you to a duel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-20609978316969506952015-05-31T16:35:47.240-04:002015-05-31T16:35:47.240-04:00Jokah --
You're right, the way you answered th...Jokah --<br />You're right, the way you answered the question couldn't be considered bullshit. But, that's sort of the point: how many people in their 20's would actually be able to come up with that answer on the spur of the moment? <br /><br />I wonder about that interview question conclusion. In general I'd agree with what you say, but there are clever tricks that interviewers can use, and Fuld used one of them. I do think that the rest of my interview with him was what counted, but I also think that question was a potential disqualified: if I had shown myself to be a bs artist, that would have been a disqualified. <br /><br />Here's what i wrote about numeracy and political outlook once: <br /><br />http://justnotsaid.blogspot.com/2012/04/numeracy.html<br />John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-40043496298103616942015-05-31T15:22:13.881-04:002015-05-31T15:22:13.881-04:00"People with facility with numbers are able t..."People with facility with numbers are able to look at the statistics on IQ, crime, and so on and sort out the bs from the truth for themselves."<br /><br />Ironically, Michael Moore was partially responsible for me becoming active in the Steve-osphere since <i>Bowling for Columbine</i> sort of leaves the central question of gun violence in the USA unanswered. I found my way to blogs like the Audacious Epigone, did a little research of my own, and realized that Charlton Heston was actually right.Jokah Macphersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185675633464395897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-58792558044908587592015-05-31T15:18:31.425-04:002015-05-31T15:18:31.425-04:00"What is the relationship between music and m..."What is the relationship between music and math?" is a pretty broad, open-ended question that could be answered a number of ways. For example, the pitch of a musical note is determined by the frequency of the sound waves and combinations of pitches in certain ratios sound very pleasing compared to others that sound dissonant. Pitches related by powers of two (e.g. 220, 440, 880 Hz) are perceived by humans as having a quality of sameness even though they are separated by some distance on the frequency spectrum. Logarithms are considered "math", right? That is just one line of argument you could take.<br /><br />I don't think giving an answer like this would be considered true bullshitting since it is technically true and you were given a very broad, open-ended question.<br /><br />It also annoys me when interview questions get elevated to such lofty status in pop culture. I'm not an expert on the subject (not going to bullshit you - heh) but my general perception from what I have read over the years is that no interview method has been shown statistically and practically to be an improvement over random selection from a pool of qualified candidates.<br /><br />Have you considered that maybe this guy just liked you based on the rest of the interview in spite of your answer to that question?Jokah Macphersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185675633464395897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-48177000101971355242015-05-31T15:08:34.015-04:002015-05-31T15:08:34.015-04:00Steven --
He had an amazing run, he was the head o...Steven --<br />He had an amazing run, he was the head of Lehman Brothers for a long time, and from what I understand made off with a lot of money himself despite his role in Lehman's demise…..I have to admit, I chose that picture because it made him look villainous. (Though there were plenty of pics to choose from in that regard, though.) John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-66340847974073873602015-05-31T15:06:22.349-04:002015-05-31T15:06:22.349-04:00Spike --
I am a firm believer in the genetic natur...Spike --<br />I am a firm believer in the genetic nature of IQ, and I tend (a little more vaguely) to believe in the g factor, so, yes, to a certain extent, aptitude for math is a matter of hardware, not software. But on the other hand, people who are fascinated by statistics are going to have an advantage since they've played with numbers their entire life. I got fixated on competitive swimming at an early age, and did a lot of playing around with times (i.e., converting meters times to hard times etc.), and may have had an environmental advantage that way. <br /><br />I'm a little surprised that you say you're not particularly numerate, give your realistic social and political outlook, since I also think that there's a strong positive correlation between being conservative and being numerate. (Since people with facility with numbers are able to look at the statistics on IQ, crime, and so on and sort out the bs from the truth for themselves.) John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-77520033132265112692015-05-31T12:44:50.272-04:002015-05-31T12:44:50.272-04:00I don't know about Wall Street but it seems li...I don't know about Wall Street but it seems like he had a good run and his interview does sound impressive, sort of an IQ test. He kind of looks like a villain in that photo though, doesn't he?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-53458756902892826742015-05-31T10:36:49.982-04:002015-05-31T10:36:49.982-04:00John, that reminds me of some of the questions tha...John, that reminds me of some of the questions that Google and Apple ask potential recipients for jobs. <br /><br />Some of those software and math/logic related questions floor me. Guess that's why I don't work in knowledge related industries. I admire you guys with good heads on your shoulders like that. On a related note....I've always thought that you're either born with a high math aptitude or not: what's your opinion on that? Is math nature or nurture? <br /><br />My guess is that people are hard-wired for a math aptitude from birth genetically. Spychiatristnoreply@blogger.com