Comment Sturgeon's Law (Score 1) 460
Why is this a surprise? As a first estimate, 80% of everything is crud!
OK, so I'm conflating Pareto and Sturgeon, but the principle...
Why is this a surprise? As a first estimate, 80% of everything is crud!
OK, so I'm conflating Pareto and Sturgeon, but the principle...
Try again. You are comparing the city of Atlanta to the entire Greater London metropolitan district.
If you want to compare apples to apples, try comparing the city of Atlanta to the City of London: 520,000 Atlantans as compared to 8000 Londoners, or 340,000 commuters.
Or try it this way: 5.4 Million in the Atlanta Metropolitan District, compared to 7.5 Million in Greater London.
I grant you, "Atlanta" is much larger than "London". Not as crowded, overall.
Yes, he developed lzexe, and other stuff.
Using CAPS to designate the surname or family name is common usage in several international communities, especially those that have members which are from cultures which put the family name first.
I have seen it frequently in Esperanto forums.
"A Canticle for Liebowitz"! Great book!
Emily had a gold tooth.
Great movie!
4) Because people can find and buy the obscure stuff they want they'll spend less on the popular stuff they don't want as much. So the blockbusters will lose some of their sales to the obscure stuff.
It seems to me that blockbusters are getting bigger, AND the tail is getting longer. More money is being spent at both ends of the curve. This would imply that the curves in the New Scientist article graphic are incorrect: the long tail isn't stealing dollars from the blockbusters. It's not a zero-sum game.
Of course, throw in a tanking economy and all bets are off...
He went to the "Free University of Amsterdam".
A theology school.
I can get a Phd in Theology in 5 minutes on the internet, and yes it would qualify as a 'Doctorate'. Because, you know, religion always gets a special pass.
I think that the Free University of Amsterdam is a "theological school" in approximately the same way that Harvard University is a "Congregationalist seminary"; i.e., not much any more. Of course, I've never been to either.
Besides, his doctorate is not in theology, and his C.V. seems to indicate that his peers approve of his work. As for "falsifiable tests or evidence", I wouldn't expect to find that in a news service article in the Vancouver Sun.
And while non-accredited degrees can be obtained quickly and easily on the Internet, most ThD/DD candidates spend just as much time in earning their degrees as you seem to imply they don't.
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