I don't think they even care. They (AMAT) laid off hundreds of people *after* it was established that the semiconductor industry (including capital equipment) was on its way to strong recovery. That Splinter is a real piece of work.
No, no. A simple monthly photon flush followed by a restorative stream of conditioning green photons for about half an hour should keep things running optimally.
Well, it does involve statistics, as he said, the probabilities that people will default, etc. but your point still stands. Even when you're right, don't be a dick.
It was pretty clear to me that the doctor said that the SD should be no more than 1/3 of the mean, e.g. if the mean was 100, the SD should be/= 33. Where such a rule came from I don't know, but the idea is that you don't want your blood sugar to fluctuate a lot. To me, a std deviation of 1/3 of the mean seems like a lot of variation since the readings can easily go up or down 2 std deviations (~95% of the readings will fall between +/- 2SD for normally distributed data) so could range from 33 to 167, a factor of about five, which seems a lot to me. That said, the doctor should have been able to say its a measure of the spread or variability of the data.
A doctor should also be able to explain (at least in a basic way, no pun intended) what pH is. And what a partial pressure is. And a lot of other things not specific to his precise field of medicine. That's why medical school is so demanding, and one reason why they "get paid the big bucks."
I was probably expecting too much when I commented on another/. story on the same topic a while back that doctors should understand Bayesian statistics, so as to be able to understand the expected likelihood that I have X, given a particular test result, the frequency of X in the population, and the rate of detection and false positives by the test. Most doctors can't estimate that very well either.
One difference (among many) between my nasal passages and a flower is that a flower is not usually moist. Also, beating wings actually cause air flow (whoosh?), not just compression and rarefaction that a transducer creates.
The Ohana Sukkiri Melody emits a series of sounds at different frequencies "so that people can choose the sound that resonates most to their sinus and causes pollen lodged there to fall from the nasal cavity".
That settles it. Gotta have that one. Any sound powerful enough to dislodge pollen from one's sinuses has got to be a dangerous weapon.
FYI, it's Christopher Reeve (no 's'). I pay attention to it because I have to deny it when people ask me if I'm related to Superman. FWIW, not related to Keanu, either.
So Mr. Ortiz is trying to regulate the amount of chloride we consume in restaurant food? Why on earth? It's sodium that's the health issue, but he doesn't care if the food is loaded with MSG, baking soda, sodium acetate, whatever else you can think of? Excellent. Loopholes that make food disgusting and less healthy.
I *was* trying to be funny (mostly) and I do know the European convention of maths as an abbreviation of mathematics, but I do really believe that doing a single simple division is not "doing mathematics".
My 1993 Ford Thunderbird has *only* 160,000 miles on it, but I've only had to replace the headlight switch, starter and alternator - no other problems. Anecdotes are AWESOME!
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When I look at just the descriptions of this kind of math, I'd say "Rocket Science is easy. It isn't Math."
I don't think they even care. They (AMAT) laid off hundreds of people *after* it was established that the semiconductor industry (including capital equipment) was on its way to strong recovery. That Splinter is a real piece of work.
*woooooosh*?
What, were you taking random stroll through a stranger's house and found a window open and the wind blowing the curtains in or what?
Dangling participles can be fun.
European or African cat?
I love mixing and morphing memes.
No, no. A simple monthly photon flush followed by a restorative stream of conditioning green photons for about half an hour should keep things running optimally.
Sorry, I missed this. What are the "big 2"? Ford and Toyota? Ford and GM? Volkswagen and Toyota?
Well, it does involve statistics, as he said, the probabilities that people will default, etc. but your point still stands. Even when you're right, don't be a dick.
It was pretty clear to me that the doctor said that the SD should be no more than 1/3 of the mean, e.g. if the mean was 100, the SD should be /= 33. Where such a rule came from I don't know, but the idea is that you don't want your blood sugar to fluctuate a lot. To me, a std deviation of 1/3 of the mean seems like a lot of variation since the readings can easily go up or down 2 std deviations (~95% of the readings will fall between +/- 2SD for normally distributed data) so could range from 33 to 167, a factor of about five, which seems a lot to me.
That said, the doctor should have been able to say its a measure of the spread or variability of the data.
A doctor should also be able to explain (at least in a basic way, no pun intended) what pH is.
And what a partial pressure is.
And a lot of other things not specific to his precise field of medicine.
That's why medical school is so demanding, and one reason why they "get paid the big bucks."
I was probably expecting too much when I commented on another /. story on the same topic a while back that doctors should understand Bayesian statistics, so as to be able to understand the expected likelihood that I have X, given a particular test result, the frequency of X in the population, and the rate of detection and false positives by the test. Most doctors can't estimate that very well either.
One difference (among many) between my nasal passages and a flower is that a flower is not usually moist. Also, beating wings actually cause air flow (whoosh?), not just compression and rarefaction that a transducer creates.
Leatherman Wave FTW!
The Ohana Sukkiri Melody emits a series of sounds at different frequencies "so that people can choose the sound that resonates most to their sinus and causes pollen lodged there to fall from the nasal cavity".
That settles it. Gotta have that one. Any sound powerful enough to dislodge pollen from one's sinuses has got to be a dangerous weapon.
Arigatou gozaimasu!
No, and you got me there. Either that, or even it's even cooler than I thought!
Jack Ryan...hmm, better ask Tom Clancy. He can settle this for sure.
A goat. Why do you ask?
Yes, his last name is Reeves, same as mine. Interesting isn't it, that both actors who famously portrayed Superman, are named Reeves or Reeve.
FYI, it's Christopher Reeve (no 's'). I pay attention to it because I have to deny it when people ask me if I'm related to Superman. FWIW, not related to Keanu, either.
This is a very good point. Wish I had not used up my mod points.
How long have you been waiting to unleash that on /.?
+1 Funny.
So Mr. Ortiz is trying to regulate the amount of chloride we consume in restaurant food? Why on earth? It's sodium that's the health issue, but he doesn't care if the food is loaded with MSG, baking soda, sodium acetate, whatever else you can think of? Excellent. Loopholes that make food disgusting and less healthy.
I *was* trying to be funny (mostly) and I do know the European convention of maths as an abbreviation of mathematics, but I do really believe that doing a single simple division is not "doing mathematics".
Super-hydrophobic would do. It takes more hydrophobicity to repel oil than to repel water, since oil has lower surface tension than water.
My 1993 Ford Thunderbird has *only* 160,000 miles on it, but I've only had to replace the headlight switch, starter and alternator - no other problems. Anecdotes are AWESOME!
For the first time in a while, I don't have any mod points left today. Someone please mod parent up Informative (not Funny)!