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Playing catch up
When I was out, a lot of people sent me leads and links which I did not have time to upload. Here are a few of them. * Many people…
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I’ve changed my mind about global warming
The CATO ad is what got me thinking. Maybe the real reason I didn't sign is because I knew that I might be wrong on global warming. And if I…
Pink horror
Why do people occasionally enjoy having the bejesus scared out of themselves by watching horror movies? Maybe it's a way to relieve stress or to recall vague, primal memories of…
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Results of Complete Prediction of 2009 NFL Season
Before the 2009 season began, I developed a very simple predictive1 model based solely on each NFL team's historical record. Here is what was said about the model: I used…
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800 gram balls: Key words in my log files
Every now and then I have a glance at my log files to see what kinds of key words people type into sites like Google and who are subsequently directed…
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Hitting or Pitching. Which wins more games?
By Tim Murray and William Briggs You obviously need to score runs to win baseball games, and buying better hitters does this for a team. But you also need to…
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Lizards all male climate change club
Nature magazine reports this headline: Condemned to single-sex life by climate change. They are talking about a species of lizards called tuatara that live "on about 30 small islands in…
