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cptvideo2
10y ago
There’s also a well-known affect on blood-pressure (lowering) that comes from the breath control that’s at the core of most meditation practice. http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/stress-raising-your-blood... I don’t t
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11y ago
> The FBI just revealed ... It would be a better analogy if they had actually revealed anything, instead of just saying that they had. This was more like telling us which door had a car behind it and trusting us to believe them.
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11y ago
You’re right. I forgot that you had to tell him which door you wanted to open (instead of just saying that you've decided on a door - like the FBI as just SAID that they've cracked the iPhone5). But it doesn’t matter because Monty
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11y ago
Well, Monty doesn't know (or care about) your choice. He's 'constrained' by the fact that his 'probability' is 100%: he knows where the goats and car are.
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11y ago
>take the Monty Hall problem It amazing how many people still don’t get the Monty Hall problem. Its lesson is that the probabilities do NOT change – until we make a choice!. That’s why it’s better to switch once we see the goat behind do
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11y ago
I think Waterpiks are better for dental health than toothbrushes and floss combined (although I use ‘em all). They’re basically small-scale pressure washers that obliterate bacterial biofilms, which are the real cause of tooth decay and gum
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11y ago
That's o.k. I'm usually the one making boo-boos like that. Glad we caught it.
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11y ago
I'm sure that this a wonderful book, but please note the error right off the bat in equation 1.3 The tangent of the angle in question is b/a NOT a/b as stated. Probably a good idea to keep an sharp eye on the math as you go