The Cool!

Valentina* M's MISCELLANEA (quod attinet ad disciplinam).
While exploring the field of INFORMATION.

Sat Dec 6
it works exactly like the con trick.

Better services without reform? It’s just a con | Daniel Finkelstein - Times Online

In fact, the con trick is the textbook example used to explain survivor bias - the con artist looks like a genius to those unaware of all his failures. Only his successful predictions survive.