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Comment Re:False Dichotomy (Score 1) 1226

Eh, I've been here before, many times, though I appreciate your invitation to discuss. This comment:

"I am quite open to multiple possibilities (excluding the absence of a Creator, I have had personal experiences that preclude this possibility)"

tells me that there's nowhere else to go with this conversation, unless you're willing to critically examine those personal experiences in the light of what is known about human psychology and the fallibility of memory.

Comment Re:False Dichotomy (Score 1) 1226

It did have a purpose in the past, yes, the purpose is debated. Currently its purpose is to explode and kill you. Maybe it's one of god's ways of getting rid of people he doesn't like? I'm betting you're intimiately familiar with the function of your prostate. I'm not a doctor but I've got a PhD in biomedical engineering, and I'm married to a doctor. This was just one of many examples where it makes sense if evolution is working alone, but not if an "intelligent designer" is making the decisions. There are many web sites full of smarter people than me explaining why intelligent design is most probably wrong. I suggest you have a look (but given my experience I doubt you will).
Facebook

Submission + - Bayesian Flooding - How to distort Facebook's online advertising schemes (kevinludlow.com)

ludlow writes: "I recently finished up a paper detailing a method I've coined as Bayesian Flooding. The basis of the idea is to flood one's personal profile with fictitious information thus affecting the Bayesian statistical calculations used for marketing and advertising. I have conducted a [successful] five-month experiment with this process on Facebook and now that they've gone public, put my findings online.

The short is that one can definitely affect the statistical methods that are being used to advertise to you."

Bitcoin

Submission + - BitInstant rolls out cash deposits at Wal-Mart, 7-11, and more (bitcointalk.org)

hawkeyeMI writes: "One of the most difficult things about using Bitcoin, the peer-to-peer currency, is getting sovereign currencies into the exchanges. A company called BitInstant has been trying to remedy that for some time, but today has launched the most accessible methods ever for getting USD (and other currencies) into popular exchanges. With their rollout today, one can now deposit cash from Wal-Mart, CVS, 7-11, MoneyGram, and many other locations in the USA, in addition to the major banks they previously supported. Note: although I am involved with Bitcoin I do NOT have any relationship with BitInstant."

Comment Next they'll come for the lava lamps (Score 1) 757

Apparently one of the common tools used to 'cook' meth in home labs is a lava lamp. Just wait, within the next 1-2 years, we'll see something about the DEA cracking down on lava lamp sales.

I can just see it now, how it would go at the check-out register.

"Sir, I need you to show ID, sign this log, and you can't buy all four of those, you can only buy one at a time."

"WTF? My 60s party is going to be a total flop without ALL 4 of these."

"Sorry sir. I guess your party will be collateral damage from the War on Meth."

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