> G-man wrote:
> .83^365=.993814 or 99.3814% chance of living. That means a soldier has
>
> 1-.993814=.006186 or 0.6% chance of dying based on current statistics.
>
Oh! So let's see if my "theory" holds up ... the longer a soldier
stays in Iraq the higher I'm saying his probability of being
> RoMunn wrote:
> and yes, john kerry did what he did gambling that he would be ok and that he
> would make a political career out of it.
It's far deeper than you know. His Grandfather purposely has his Mom
who purposely had him because the Grandfather knew that the Mom would
raise a son who woul
> RoMunn wrote:
> dude, you are so wrong. what is the desired result? not getting shot or
> blown up in combat?
*sigh* It's a reference model. But, since you're asking, just to
prove me right, let's actually use my "theory" and see what happens:
There's about 120,000 troops in Iraq and there's
I've been on for a while at:
http://www.myspace.com/houseoffusion
but there's not much there. I've also started a real CF group there simply
because I hate seeing every ColdFusion group or whatever go to some band. :(
http://groups.myspace.com/TrueColdFusion
>anyone else here on myspace?
~~~
I love my D50 and picked it up from Costco for either $699 or $799, I
can't rememberbet my wife could though :) It came with two decent
lenses, a 28-80 and a 70-300. But, be prepared, DSLR's are money
pits.you will feel the need to buy more and more neat crap to go
along with it...hence my
On 11/11/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> my father volunteered, too. my point is that everyone who wanted deferment
> and had some way to qualify for deferment did it. you didn't need to be a
> senator's son to get deferment. bush managed to get into the texas national
> guard, big dea
On 11/11/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> you might be saying something, but all i hear is waa waa waa. there is a
> reason kerry isn't the president. and it was neil young, not jimi hendrix.
HOW DARE YOU! Neil Young would /never/ mess with the votes, or try
to disenfranchise anyone!
If he hits 24% will he resign too? Wishful thinking.
>President Bush's job approval rating has fallen to just 31 percent,
>according to the new NEWSWEEK Poll.
>
>Worst of all, most Americans are writing off the rest of Bush's
>presidency; two-thirds (66 percent) believe he will be unable to get
I am looking for a new digital camera.
I'd like an SLR with interchangeable lens.
I don't need the latest and greatest and would actually prefer to buy a
reconditioned camera. I like some of the Canon Rebels but there seems to be so
many models.
Anyone have any recomendations? What about w
Ok, this is going to be the last long one. I swear.
It's easy to be simplistic, as I'm wont to be... I think that in reality a lot
more is always going on. Generally.
Like, with the coin tosses or combat duty, there are issues like, maybe
the practice is making you better at it, maybe you noti
my father volunteered, too. my point is that everyone who wanted deferment
and had some way to qualify for deferment did it. you didn't need to be a
senator's son to get deferment. bush managed to get into the texas national
guard, big deal. the whole thing is just lame.
and yes, john kerry did wh
dude, you are so wrong. what is the desired result? not getting shot or
blown up in combat? by your calculations, every US service member would be
dead or injured by now, and that defies not just common sense, by reality.
On 11/11/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Dana wrote:
> > sti
you might be saying something, but all i hear is waa waa waa. there is a
reason kerry isn't the president. and it was neil young, not jimi hendrix.
On 11/11/06, Denny wrote:
>
> On 11/11/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > blah blah blah. everyone who could get a deferment or hide f
What's the secret to unlock the last key, if there is one?
On 11/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> B is fun after standing on the up arrow
~|
Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard
Dude, besides the whole 1984-ness of a "War on Terror" (give me a kit-kat),
there is the fact that Iraq wasn't the "main" terror maker. Not even top 3, I
would wager.
Oh yeah, it was Iraq that bombed the Cole, right? And had the most ties
with the actual retards that crashed into the WTC? Yeah,
No, in fact I said it wasn't good tactics, i said it wasn't a good idea.
When somebody supports terrorism, they support terrorism, when somebody is a
terrorist they are a terrorist.
The Iran-Iraq war was a war, it wasn't terrorism, we were supporting a country
at war with another country. To
On 11/11/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > blah blah blah. everyone who could get a deferment or hide from Vietnam duty
> > did
>
> Bullshit. My father qualified for four exemptions, including college.
> My grandfather attempted to use his connections in the Arkansas and
> Lousiana s
> Dana wrote:
> still not, because whether someone shoots and hits is an entirely
> separate issue
LOL, take it to your math lab. I'm right.
The 50% number is only for analogy because it's supposed to be easy
for someone to understand the difference between the probability of
flipping a coin and
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Ya, it's been around a while, but it's still fun.
Dana
--
First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you.
Then you win. -- Mohandas Ghandi, as seen
still not, because whether someone shoots and hits is an entirely
separate issue from whether someone else was shooting at you
yesterday. Also not sure if your off of getting hit are 50-50. I
suspect not. Sorry. Also, even if you were right the number would be
one half to the tenth power. I am too
> Dana wrote:
> now, your odds of getting a head six times in a row are
> ..5*.5*.5*.5*.5*.5, which is what you are talking about.
>
That's ALWAYS BEEN what I'm talking about!!
Here's the point: let's say a soldier has a 50% chance of being blown
up on any given day. That means she's got a 50% c
try looking at this.
http://shazam.econ.ubc.ca/flip/
On 11/11/06, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> no it's still 50-50, sorry. The coin does not care how many times it's
> been heads already. It still has a fifty-fifty shot of being tails the
> next time.
>
> now, your odds of getting a head six
ok so when we support the enemies of our enemies, it's good tactics.
When our enemies support our enemies it's terrorism?
On 11/11/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Only if the enemy is terrorism is it called terrorism.
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PRO
Only if the enemy is terrorism is it called terrorism.
> -Original Message-
> From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:55 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Dems git r done
>
> ahhh... so wait though. This doesn't work in the opposite direction?
> Caus
no it's still 50-50, sorry. The coin does not care how many times it's
been heads already. It still has a fifty-fifty shot of being tails the
next time.
now, your odds of getting a head six times in a row are
..5*.5*.5*.5*.5*.5, which is what you are talking about.
On 11/11/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL
> blah blah blah. everyone who could get a deferment or hide from Vietnam duty
> did
Bullshit. My father qualified for four exemptions, including college.
My grandfather attempted to use his connections in the Arkansas and
Lousiana state legislatures to prevent my father from going to
Vietnam.
Wh
> Dana wrote:
> ok you're right, so let's validate their worst fears about us instead.
>
This is perfect example of Americans getting wrapped around the axle
with the concepts of "winning" and patriotism.
The whole situation is simple: Religious zealots want us out of way in
the Middle East so th
> Dana wrote:
> I understand your point.
No you don't, but you think you do because you worked in a math lab or
something. I did the math for you and it's right on the page. What
you're pointing out is totally different.
You: The odds of the NEXT flip being heads is 50%. True.
Me: The odds of
http://www.creators.com/editorial_show.cfm?next=7&ComicName=lk
--
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Then you win. -- Mohandas Ghandi, as seen on the Red Hat Site.
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jesus you'd think we'd have learned from last time. They are *still*
counting the votes in the Wilson-Madrid race. The excuse:
"The county clerk says the reason there is only one data entry point
is because that's all the capability of the new system that the state
purchased."
way to pass the bla
I was cruising the headlines and saw this:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1963273.ece
Interestingly the press over here is playing it for the number of
investigations. Naturally there are problems here that you can't solve
with buttercups and fluffy kittens, but notice who this
ok you're right, so let's validate their worst fears about us instead.
On 11/10/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Incredibly naive" is how I would categorize is thoughts on this subject.
> Attacking the roots of terrorism would require fundamental changes in
> societies where we have n
ahhh... so wait though. This doesn't work in the opposite direction?
Cause they sure are saying that it's terrorism when our enemies
support other enemies, as in the reported links between Iran and
islamic extremists.
On 11/10/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Supporting the enemy of o
I understand your point. I used to work in a community college math
lab once in another lifetime and every statistics student in the world
thinks this. But it is wrong.
if you flip a coin your odds are 50-50. Doesn't matter how many times
you have done it.
now if you flip it six times your odds o
asleep apparently ;)
On 11/10/06, Casey Dougall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 11/10/06, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > whoa Microsoft is going after myspace?
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
>
>
> zZz
>
> Where you been?
>
> Spaces on live.com have been around for a while now. Ma
it was a jab at bush. It fell flat. It did say he thought he was
better or smarter than bush but you know what? there's an argument to
be made that he is. He may have had the same grades at school, but he
strikes me as having, you know, more pixel depth. Strategically
though, it makes me despair o
President Bush's job approval rating has fallen to just 31 percent,
according to the new NEWSWEEK Poll.
Worst of all, most Americans are writing off the rest of Bush's
presidency; two-thirds (66 percent) believe he will be unable to get
much done.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15667442/site/newswee
> Nick wrote:
> You don't think he could do worse?
>
> You can always do worse.
>
I thought so until Bush was elected and now I know that a monkey could
do better. Why you ask? Because a monkey reacts to what's actually
happeneing - facts, what he observes - not to what he'd like to
happen.
Tha
You don't think he could do worse?
You can always do worse.
From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sat 11/11/2006 12:25 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Bill Maher
> Nick wrote:
> but implies that his identical education and intelect could in some
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