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  1. @harrymccracken I even recall 8" disks on radio shack Model II.
  2. AI graders get top marks for scoring essay questions - tech - 25 April 2012 - New Scientist: bit.ly/JNh5qk
  3. It appears that it is maternal obesity not vaccine that is associated with #autism. medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverag…
  4. @grossdm Love your posts, but is the pace of growth really accelerating or is it merely increasing?
  5. Big Payout, Big Suckers? on Slate slate.me/H1DHAf Expected value isn't everything. See St. Petersburg paradox. bit.ly/8EhWk
  6. This is why extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Not that anyone who believed #Bem is a fool, but ... latimes.com/news/nation/na…
  7. @Pogue These things change you for life. I still write in a way that a Newton can recognize.
  8. Get a positive expected return from the lottery. However, that's a technical use of "expected." Don't expect to win. blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/201…
  9. Instructive example of sampling bias: people asked to remember radio shows they listened to recall mainly big names. wapo.st/yMzLEu
  10. There will never be a tablet called #iPad3 because the Apple 3 failed. Ever heard of a Mac 3? Or an iPod 3?
  11. Victory Over the Research Works Act preserve's Congress's ability to mandate govt funded research be available. #OA Yea slate.com/blogs/future_t…
  12. Where else would you beg someone to take your valuable creation so they could sell it for a huge profit? #oa nyti.ms/xmhdu4
  13. Publication of government sponsored research should be available to the public (is that where "publication" came from?) plos.org
  14. What the law of large numbers is and is not. However meanings change over time and wrong becomes right. techpinions.com/the-logistic-p…
  15. @philiped I agree completely about lol numbers but fear current conventional usage will soon trump the previous meaning.
  16. @hblodget iq and income: google Hernstein & Murray for one side of the controversy.
  17. @hardball_chris Gagarin did orbit the earth. Nice commentary nonetheless.
  18. NYTimes: How Companies Learn Your Secrets and the role of statistics. nyti.ms/AyNgCY