jlamberts

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   by jlamberts 9y ago

   We always used to go up to Torch Lake during summer when I was a kid. Collected a bunch of these. The easiest way to find them is to bring some water with you and go for a walk on a rocky road, and pour the water on likely rocks. The water
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   by jlamberts 9y ago

   I think in theory most people would agree that a benevolent dictator is a good thing both economically (monopolies) and politically (actual dictators). The problem is that human nature gets in the way in both cases, so you can't reall
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   by jlamberts 9y ago

   It's also possible that the heart benefits outweigh the side effects. A lot of medicine is just saying "this sucks but if you don't do it you'll die" and prescribing the least bad option.
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   by jlamberts 10y ago

   Bayesian statistics says the opposite. By looking at the history of an entire city, you're giving yourself a highly uninformative prior. This means that it's very difficult to actually draw conclusions from the results. You have