rskar

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by rskar 12y ago
I use both languages, and like them both just fine. Your complaints are a matter of having a preference for the C# paradigm over the VB one. Snippets: In what way are snippets unusable? Hold down the Ctrl, then type KX. Namespaces: VB is sn
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by rskar 12y ago
Figuring out the truths from falsehoods is an art. Sorry, but there you have it. The so-called "Scientific Method" is just mechanics and formalities of what generally convinces people about certain claims. apu's recommended r
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by rskar 12y ago
To J Sonmez: No offense, but on the basis of your opinion, you're recommending people should put their greatest faith in the facts? Have you carefully thought through on what you're saying? To wit: How can one reliably recognize a
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by rskar 13y ago
Calling anything a science can easily be construed as "simply an expression of our vastly inflated impression of ourselves." But then, the phrase "scientifically proven" is philosophically flawed anyway. Technically, sci
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by rskar 14y ago
I think you've shown me the way here. My issue, I suppose, is the problem with word problems in math. Generally that problem is two-fold. Does a word problem sufficiently describe the situation? And do you sufficiently understand the situat
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by rskar 14y ago
Yeah, I think I picked up on that regarding P(X) >= P(X and Y) (see my reply to scarmig). From what NhanH said, I think I now see where my issue is.
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by rskar 14y ago
Thanks for the reply, but I doubt that the issue surrounds (ab)use of the word "accountant". If you go to the attributed source (at http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/12n04d/counterintuitiv... ), instead of water-heater/accountant/plumb
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by rskar 14y ago
Nope, take a closer look, Event B is pictured like a crescent moon, labelled "People who are accountants and not plumbers", and described thus: "There's also the probability 'B' that the guy who fixed my water heater is only an accountant
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by rskar 14y ago
Ok, would someone explain #6, "The Broken Water Heater Problem" to me? As expressed, there's nothing to say that the person (who repaired the heater) could not be just a plumber, or perhaps just a handyman and neither an accountant or a plu
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by rskar 14y ago
Smith "created capitalism"? Per Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism ): "The term capitalism, in its modern sense, comes from the writings of Karl Marx." You may want to read its section "Etymology and early usage" for more p
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by rskar 14y ago
The public vs. private aspects of the Federal Reserve seem to be quite a muddle, per articles in Wikipedia: Federal Reserve System: "The Federal Reserve System's structure is composed of the presidentially appointed Board of Governors (or F
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by rskar 14y ago
The BLS (see http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm ) says the median hourly wage in May 2011 is $16.57 across all occupations (mean hourly is $21.74). That fact should help put things in better perspective. Assuming $20/hr as a good
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by rskar 15y ago
tldr; (exactly from the article): "The driving force behind all this, according to Aetna, is the way hospitals and the government do business. The rates that insurance companies pay are negotiated based on what they believe a hospital’s tru
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by rskar 15y ago
tldr; Finland educational policy is driven mainly by ensuring equity to all, and is the primary factor in producing the excellent PISA results. Executive summary: - Focus on equity ("every child should have exactly the same opportunity to l
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by rskar 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_United_States_h... indicates United States housing bubble was from 2001-2005. However, it also says that in 1998 the nflation-adjusted home price appreciation exceeded 10%/year in most West Coa
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by rskar 15y ago
A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to its investors from their own money or the money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from any actual profit earned by the individual or organization running the o
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by rskar 15y ago
I wonder if this Xamuel guy is a bit off his nut. He invents a word, "pseudo-real," to classify 0.9999... and other such representations. He eventually castigates the reasons behind declaring 0.9999...=1, and then asks a profound question:
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by rskar 15y ago
If you are inclined to believe that 0.3333... = (1/3), can you explain why 0.9999... = 1 is a big leap for you? Whether the case is 0.3333... or 0.9999..., each is the result of a convergent series. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergen
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by rskar 16y ago
Up-voting this because I learned about the Maslovian pyramid; and otherwise it has a ring of truth. Thanks for an idea to think about!
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by rskar 16y ago
"It just happens that they get far far less for what they pay." The health chart is titled "Public and private health spending as percentage of GDP in selected countries, 2002." This relates the spending to GDP, not as a per capita rate. Th
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by rskar 16y ago
From these ref's, it's clear to see that the Federal tax code hardly put a damper on the average income of the top 1%, 5% and 10% - their average income rose (the "Top 1%" doubled!) from 1977 to 1995. Every household _not_ in the "Highest 2
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by rskar 16y ago
The Theory of Phlogiston was discredited via the scientific method. It was in the act of replication that it got challenged. Phlogiston is an example of a theory that eventually got rejected as new facts were discovered and experimental des
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by rskar 16y ago
Relax, this ain't your grandpa's BASIC.
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by rskar 16y ago
I guess I'll need to read Warren's book; an interview with co-author Amelia Tyagi (at http://motherjones.com/politics/2004/11/two-income-trap ) is giving me a rather different impression from your take above. Choice quotes: "So we looked a
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by rskar 16y ago
Technically, in the US the employer shares the FICA tax (SS + Medicare) burden.
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by rskar 16y ago
His blog post acknowledges probability. Probability is the measure of likelihood, i.e. the chance of something happening. Luck is defined as a chance occurrence. If luck doesn't exist, there are no chance occurrences. If there are no chance
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by rskar 16y ago
Sigh Just because something is nothing more than a scheme of money redistribution doesn't make it a Ponzi scheme. Loans and insurance, for example, are legitimate and legal schemes of money redistribution. A Ponzi scheme is an act of frau