Congrats to PG on getting hitched • Hacker News Board

eugenejen wrote: post #85

falsestprophet wrote: post #84

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well, their child is likely to be a boy. statistics show most hackers are male.

Hmm. I think the statistics says "Attractive couples have more female children". (Edit: see the "Engineers Have More Sons, Nurses Have More Daughters: An Evolutionary Psychological Extension of Baron-Cohen's Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism and Its Empirical Implications." and "Beautiful Parents Have More Daughters: A Further Implication of the Generalized Trivers-Willard Hypothesis") Ok, we might just admit our s…

My wife and I had a daughter, and while my wife is certainly beautiful, I'm not sure I'd qualify:-)

Your use of "Black Swan" isn't correct though, IMO, because black swan refers to things that are decidedly un bell curve like, and while most hackers probably aren't lookers, it's easy to reason that a few will be.

Re: Congrats to PG on getting hitched

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Post by Xlp-Thlplylp » Tue, Jun 03, 2008, 1:43 PM UTC

Many happy carriage returns!

Re: Congrats to PG on getting hitched

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Post by eugenejen » Tue, Jun 03, 2008, 2:41 PM UTC

davidw wrote: post #94

eugenejen wrote: post #85

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Hmm. I think the statistics says "Attractive couples have more female children". (Edit: see the "Engineers Have More Sons, Nurses Have More Daughters: An Evolutionary Psychological Extension of Baron-Cohen's Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism and Its Empirical Implications." and "Beautiful Parents Have More Daughters: A Further Implication of the Generalized Trivers-Willard Hypothesis") Ok, we might just admit our s…

My wife and I had a daughter, and while my wife is certainly beautiful, I'm not sure I'd qualify:-) Your use of "Black Swan" isn't correct though, IMO, because black swan refers to things that are decidedly un bell curve like, and while most hackers probably aren't lookers, it's easy to reason that a few will be.

I agree. it is incorrect. Quantitatively it is the high sigma in Gaussian distribution.

Re: Congrats to PG on getting hitched

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Post by LogicHoleFlaw » Tue, Jun 03, 2008, 3:44 PM UTC

davidw wrote: post #11

Congratulations! Now remember to do the laundry, get the groceries, and load the dishwasher. And get that stuff off the floor! Joking aside, getting married, together with our recent baby is one of the best things I ever did.

Shouldn't that be "sudo make me a sandwich"? ;P

Congratulations, you two! May you have many happy years together.

Re: Congrats to PG on getting hitched

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Post by LogicHoleFlaw » Tue, Jun 03, 2008, 3:45 PM UTC

eugenejen wrote: post #79

damon wrote: post #73

Wow, I had no idea! Best wishes to the newlyweds. Is it Jessica Graham now? JG?

Professional women usually reserves the right to keep their maiden name unchanged. At least I've been seen a lot of women in NYC's financial/media circle who never change their name even after marriage. I never understand the purpose of name change of women after marriage. The ownership doesn't change lately in first world in 21st century.

Never underestimate the power of tradition.

Re: Congrats to PG on getting hitched

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Post by nunb » Wed, Jun 04, 2008, 3:36 PM UTC

ssanders82 wrote: post #90

icky wrote: post #22

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Savor this day, my friend. You will never get another opportunity to be as succinctly clever. I am jealous.

you mean envious. semantic nazi strikes again!

Re: Congrats to PG on getting hitched

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Post by jshajan » Sat, Feb 21, 2009, 8:39 AM UTC

I'm a little late. But quite honestly, this really is the most beautiful investment yet. Congratulations pg.