Occupy Sacramento!
The movement began with a rally on the Capitol steps, then proceeded by parade to Cesar Chavez park, at 10th and J streets, where it mingled with the folks…
Posted inCulture Statistics
British Judge Rules Against Bayes’s Theorem
A British judge has thrown a use of Bayes's rule out of his court. Not only that, his honor (Lordship?) ruled "against using similar statistical analysis in the courts in…
Posted inFun
Those Darn Skeptics And Their Communications Professionals
"All right, boys," began James Hansen, "Listen up. Climate contrarians are winning the argument with the public over global warming. "This is so even though climate science itself is becoming…
Posted inCulture Statistics
What Are The Chances Of War With China?
By the year 2012, or 2017, or 2022, what are the chances China's military engages US forces? Difficult question. But one which is better than asking the title question---because nobody…
Posted inCulture
Occupy Wall Street — Guest Post by William James Briggs
W.J. Briggs is your host's number one son. He ventured among the perpetually dissatisfied yesterday and files this report. A man poured a small bag of marijuana into half of…
The Curse Of The Mouse: Apple vs. PC vs. Command Line
I hate, loathe, and abominate the mouse. Nay, not the wee sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie that I chase with a hockey stick (a hard-to-find, left-handed Easton) each winter through my…
Posted inBook review Culture Philosophy Statistics
Jeffrey Sachs Saves The World
The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity by Jeffrey Sachs Says Jeffrey Sachs, economics professor at Columbia, "Economic theory indeed supports the view that high tax rates…
Posted inFun
Fleet Week San Francisco
This is the week the fleet meets under the Golden Gate. An astonishing site. I'm in SF and saw the air show practice the past two days. The Blue Angels…
