And all engineered by whom? :-)
On 25 March 2013 21:57, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow, that's totally insane.
The President of Cyprus said it was for the people's own good.
I am completely amazed that the EU has not collapsed yet. The EU has used
every trick it could to
My guess is that as a percentage among gun owners, it's a lot higher among
men than women.
I'd guess that it depends on the demographics of the women. That single
women are more likely to be strapping than married women who are more
likely to be strapping than married women with children.
I
http://drones.pitchinteractive.com/
It is obvious the intention this chart was INTENDED to have, but I think I
took away a much different conclusion.
Since Obama took office, the drone program has gone WAY up, and the
collateral deaths (which is a horribly callous word for dead children)
has
I guess it all depends on who you ask and how they define other
Sure do love the magic of statistics
.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote:
http://drones.pitchinteractive.com/
It is obvious the intention this chart was INTENDED to have, but I think I
Sure do love the magic of statistics
Here are some nice quotes on stats:
A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic.
Any statistics can be extrapolated to the point where they show disaster.
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.
He uses statistics as a drunken
Since Obama took office, the drone program has gone WAY up, and the
'collateral'
deaths (which is a horribly callous word for dead children) has gone WAY
down.
Jerry, ask yourself the question: Who defines other?
J
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Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
Yup, like say a 16 year old who did nothing wrong, - other..
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote:
Since Obama took office, the drone program has gone WAY up, and the
'collateral'
deaths (which is a horribly callous word for dead children) has gone
I dont know that it matters (for my point) who defines other, or civilian,
as long as the metrics stay the same (so that #s and categorization methods
remains the same).
The metrics are improving.
overall debate about categorization and counting methodologies is still
useful, as is comparison
Thank you Jerry, you managed to remind me of this classic Isaac Asimov quote:
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way
through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion
that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your
knowledge.'
--
The great thing about America is also one of it's weaknesses: You can be a
complete idiot, and still be very successful, in America.
Means everyone has a chance...which is greatalso means a lot of morons
succeedwhich can have some not-so-great consequences.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:09
That still depends on who provides the stats.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/115147268/Youth-Disrupted-Effects-of-U-S-Drone-Strikes-on-Children-in-Targeted-Areas
And your improvement is based on one attack in 2006 that killed so
many children. But is it accurate to say that it was a US Drone or
*raises invisible hand...
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 1:37 AM, Vivec gel21...@gmail.com wrote:
And all engineered by whom? :-)
On 25 March 2013 21:57, Jerry Barnes critic...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow, that's totally insane.
The President of Cyprus said it was for the people's own good.
I am
The great thing about America is also one of it's weaknesses: You can
be a complete idiot, and still be very successful, in America.
Yes all hail George W. Bush.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 12:13 PM, GMoney gm0n3...@gmail.com wrote:
The great thing about America is also one of it's weaknesses:
http://data.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/gun-deaths
(yes, this one happens to be about guns. I am as/more fascinated by the
tech/data/interface. this is sweet)
do they build these by hand, or do they use some sort of authoring system
that exports these types of charts?
(like tableau, or r3, or
Yes...I really need to find out how these are done. I also recall one
presentation type where the bar graph seemed to flow and bounce a little
before settling down, and a line area chart as well. It looked fantastic,
and the visuals enhance the information in my view.
On 26 March 2013 13:06,
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