On Apr 29, 2013, at 4:55 PM, Joe Abley <jabley(_at_)hopcount(_dot_)ca> wrote:
On 2013-04-29, at 16:49, Sam Hartman <hartmans-ietf(_at_)mit(_dot_)edu> wrote:
"Stewart" == Stewart Bryant <stbryant(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com> writes:
Stewart> Why would you disregard a statistical analysis? That seems
Stewart> akin to disregarding the fundamentals of science and
Statistical analysis is only useful if it's going to tell you something
that matters for your decision criteria.
http://i.imgur.com/47D7zGq.png
Wow, that *was* useful, and has helped reinforce my belief that I chose the
right browser -- "Think of the children, don't use IE."
Couldn't resist: http://xkcd.com/552/
W
Joe
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There were such things as dwarf gods. Dwarfs were not a naturally religious
species, but in a world where pit props could crack without warning and pockets
of fire damp could suddenly explode they'd seen the need for gods as the sort
of supernatural equivalent of a hard hat. Besides, when you hit your thumb with
an eight-pound hammer it's nice to be able to blaspheme. It takes a very
special and straong-minded kind of atheist to jump up and down with their hand
clasped under their other armpit and shout, "Oh,
random-fluctuations-in-the-space-time-continuum!" or "Aaargh,
primitive-and-outmoded-concept on a crutch!"
-- Terry Pratchett
