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That is Nassim Taleb's website. Fooled By Randomness was his first trade book. Taleb is Mandelbrot's protege in financial circles.

Oh, ok. Thank you for clarifying this point. I didn't know the book and thought it strange in combination with this unconfirmed information.

Nassim posted the same news on his facebook page too. I would guess the news is not hoax. I dont think his page is hacked.