User: Yanglish

Re:Be careful with statistics

On: The Older the Doctor, the Higher the Patient Mortality Rate, Study Finds (arstechnica.com)

It's very easy to draw wrong conclusion. Imagine, for instance, that MORE DIFFICULT cases are handled by older doctors. And suddenly higher mortality rate doesn't tell you much about how well they perform.

Completely agree.

The right thing to do.

On: Obama To Become First US President To Visit Hiroshima Since 1945 Nuclear Attack (independent.co.uk)

It is a strong act of a strong leader.

Man is getting closer and closer

On: Atomic Oxygen Detected In Martian Atmosphere (cnn.com)

An encouraging information. Man is getting closer and closer to moving to Mars.

50 Watt for everybody?

On: France To Pave 1000km of Road With Solar Panels (solarcrunch.org)

I very much doubt that you can provide 5 million people with electricity in a climate zone of France. If one Bulb 50 Watt, then maybe.

On the fence

On: Why Does Twitter Refuse To Shut Down Donald Trump? (vortex.com)

People should themselves decide whether to vote for the character. He can write anything on the fence.

holding on

On: NASA 'Moving On' From Low-Earth Orbit (arstechnica.com)

Sometimes moving on can be hard and hurts, but holding on to something that can never be is even harder and hurtful.

diamonds value

On: A New Technique For Creating Diamonds Discovered

When many will have diamonds, they can lose value even more.

fly drones

On: Control Anything With Gestures: Myo Bluetooth Protocol Released

Fly drones - every year there will be more and more in our everyday life.

That's good but...

On: "Hello Barbie" Listens To Children Via Cloud

I hope soon will not be aggressive toys that can harm the child.

47 percent of total U.S. jobs could be automated

On: 5 White Collar Jobs Robots Already Have Taken

This will lead to higher unemployment. What to do with the huge number of people in this case in 2033?