And then there is math and there is math. If I remember correctly, stats are exquisitely nuanced thing, mostly dealing minute details of the underlying assumptions. One thing to master the mechanical math underlying stat, actual mapping to an application in social context is a black magic.
Serious question. How concrete are the info on these cyber warfare news? It seems almost always Chinese or Russian being reported as the perps, followed by posts claiming we* do the same to them, etc. With botnet and other multiple indirections involved, how credible are the tracing info?
* "We" as in the most baddest, most awesomest country in the world. I won't insult your intelligence with further elaboration.
"Numerous studies have shown that people are lazy and won't even do things that are in their best interest if they have to exert even minimal effort. That's why opt-out is so successful."
Or because opt-out is a fraudulent scam. We've got ten thousand and one things to keep track of for real life, and I don't see why we should have to keep track of opt-out status for every pissant website.
Didn't RTFA like good slashdot reader, but I can smell it without reading.
Those of you that get kick out of jumping on creationists, spaghetists, etc., why don't you take a whack at this? Bad science is much worse than religious dogma.
Btw, "irrationality" of human behavior is bogus. It's akin to saying "if she was smart like me, she would do otherwise". Even the lunatics have their reasons, and information she has is different than yours. The economists came up with the concept of utility function, that can pretty much discard the distinction between rational/irrational, and "irrationality" seem to keep popping up in the discussion of economics.
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Once again, the viagra + hooker idea seems a sensible plan.
I like much better that idea I read around here - something about boxes of viagra and hookers...
And then there is math and there is math. If I remember correctly, stats are exquisitely nuanced thing, mostly dealing minute details of the underlying assumptions. One thing to master the mechanical math underlying stat, actual mapping to an application in social context is a black magic.
You will NOT neutralize me, you linguist wuz!
Anyways, I write code for living, and Perl sucks. Who's with me?! :-)
Publishing papers, commenting on them, are these too "outwardly"?
Brilliant. Doctors should keep their trap shut whether a medicine is any good.
No, we are the retarded BIG brother, you little rat.
Serious question. How concrete are the info on these cyber warfare news? It seems almost always Chinese or Russian being reported as the perps, followed by posts claiming we* do the same to them, etc. With botnet and other multiple indirections involved, how credible are the tracing info?
* "We" as in the most baddest, most awesomest country in the world. I won't insult your intelligence with further elaboration.
Bad call. You don't want to tempt the monster squid like that.
If you put it that way, well, I, for one, welcome blah blah blah.
"The bathroom stalls where I work are always full."
Everybody goes through that. Pay your due for coupla years, and you get to work on top of garbage can like I do.
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Good man. What was I thinking?!
Maybe at those dot com that actually made some money. Personally, I kept banker's hours. Ah, the memory... :-)
We get their soccer team and call it even. Deal?
Many are commenting on your post, as I am. I am thinking it must be the rhythm - it helps the mental rhythm flow.
Hah, the dot com environment.
I wonder which contingent I pissed off... :-)
Yeah, that one.
Call him Dalai Lama. What's with all these his holy, etc.? Do we call the pope his holy whatsit? Or the English Queen? Even The One is simply The One.
"But I am not a technologist, and I have no expertise in government or in policy."
That never stopped anyone around here. Fire away - tell us what you really think.
"Numerous studies have shown that people are lazy and won't even do things that are in their best interest if they have to exert even minimal effort. That's why opt-out is so successful."
Or because opt-out is a fraudulent scam. We've got ten thousand and one things to keep track of for real life, and I don't see why we should have to keep track of opt-out status for every pissant website.
Yep, the interstate commerce bit is the first thing popped into my head. What's the lowdown on the lawsuit against NY, btw?
Didn't RTFA like good slashdot reader, but I can smell it without reading.
Those of you that get kick out of jumping on creationists, spaghetists, etc., why don't you take a whack at this? Bad science is much worse than religious dogma.
Btw, "irrationality" of human behavior is bogus. It's akin to saying "if she was smart like me, she would do otherwise". Even the lunatics have their reasons, and information she has is different than yours. The economists came up with the concept of utility function, that can pretty much discard the distinction between rational/irrational, and "irrationality" seem to keep popping up in the discussion of economics.