number's up

My father was a fatalist, a mathematician who believed in gambling in the stock market while his own mantra was, “When your number’s up, it’s up.”

One fired Netflix executive told me, “When Reed views somebody’s contribution as less than the problems they’re causing or potential risk, he gets rid of them. He’s an extraordinary guy, but he’s coldly rational and calculating. But the trade-off is, you get to go on this amazing fun ride, make a lot of dough, and when your number’s up, your number’s up.”

Nearby, in Vancouver, B.C., more than 10 percent of all commutes are made on bicycle — and that number’s up 60 percent since 2013, according to city data.

“When your number’s up, your number’s up,” he said.

That number’s up from the seven days prior, and part of a trend.