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Re:Renaissance Technologies by gwern on Monday November 11, 2019 @02:33PM (#21508061)
Don't forget the yachts in the Stony Brook marina! I always smiled as I passed the giant 'Matrix Rose'. No need to ask where the money for that one came from.
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Re:Renaissance Technologies by rosege on Monday November 11, 2019 @09:57PM (#21511153)
Just googled the yacht - its pretty small for someone of his wealth. Check out the late Paul Allen's yacht Octopus or MY Eclipse for what some billionaires go for.
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Re:Renaissance Technologies by moscovium on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @12:03AM (#21511665)
Let's see Paul Allen's yacht...

...look at that tasteful off-white coloring, the thickness of it. Oh my god -- it even has a water mark.

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Re:Renaissance Technologies by gwern on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @11:39AM (#21515455)
Allen's Octopus was for research as well, remember. Simons funds plenty of giant expensive research things - just not in yacht form. I wouldn't expect something worthy of Larry Ellison from him.
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