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Comment Re:Mythbusters (Score 1) 82

But they found it was not possible for anyone to break a glass with just their voice

No. They found that they could not break glass with just a voice, nor did they know anyone who could. Did they test every single person on the planet?

It's not possible to prove a negative. Much of what Mythbusters claimed was that they had proved a negative.

Comment Re:uh yeah that's how it almost always works (Score 3, Insightful) 131

"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all."
-- H.L. Mencken

Comment Re: Neither (Score 1) 95

Most times customers and potential customer lie and tell half truths just as much as the sales people.

The best deal I ever got on a used car at a dealership was achieved using strategies that are claimed not to work.

I arrived towards closing time at the dealership and, having satisfied myself that the car was suitable, I just sat there saying the price was too much. They kept coming down in price and I got a great deal on the car, when everyone wanted to go home.

I didn't lie.

Comment Re:False Positives Vs False Negatives (Score 1) 89

False Positives cost money and time, but it is fairly easy to double check them as they should be uncommon.

You don't understand the math of false results.

The population of people who actually should have a negative result is far larger than the population of people that should have a positive result.

A small percentage of a large population [the actually negative] results in a significant number of false positives, while a small percentage of a small number of people [the actually positive] results in a very small number.

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