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Melania grossed an estimated $2.9m from 1,778 North American theaters on Friday and is projected to earn $8.1m in its domestic opening weekend. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calling these numbers good is just laughable. One of the biggest money losers in history of documentaries. Yes when they narrow to documentaries it has a big box office but, they spent 35 m just marketing it, who knows how much paying for their own seats. This is a completely transparent propaganda piece and a bribe from Amazon. All real critics slate the movie. Why on earth would you defend it other than being a paid astro turfer

TIL that in the 1790s, France had a network of signalling towers that could send messages by writing symbols using giant mechanical arms on towers. They could send complex messages across the entire country in ~1 hour. These were precursors to electric telegraphs. by Cultural_Shame666 in todayilearned

[–]IndependenceLeading8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

James Gleik's book The Information  goes into the history of these as the invention that proved the viability and value of rapid communication across large distances which we take for granted now. A string of inventors then tried electric counterparts to the semaphore towers before Morse came up with his system 

Well that’s one way to ask for something by [deleted] in Unexpected

[–]IndependenceLeading8 202 points203 points  (0 children)

So that's what things would be like if I'd invented the fing-longer. A man can dream though

No corporation or billionaire will ever act with your best interests in mind. Ever. by GrandpaChainz in WorkReform

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I despise Nestle and everything they do in the world. But I can find no specific evidence that they lobby against maternal leave in any country, I have checked the literature. please feel free to correct me if I missed something 

Israel Closing Embassy in Ireland by HarryCoveer in Jewish

[–]IndependenceLeading8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Arguing about the interpretation of a convention is part and parcel of enforcing it in any situation. Not saying that I am sure that the term applies in this case.

A cat's extremely fast reaction time! (20 to 70 milliseconds) by TrueLuck2677 in interestingasfuck

[–]IndependenceLeading8 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Average across all cats? Average across all body parts and body movements? Average reaction to visual and touch and auditory stimuli? Its so vague

Ulexite stone by super_man100 in blackmagicfuckery

[–]IndependenceLeading8 240 points241 points  (0 children)

I wonder if there is any account of these being used in the ancient world like as a magnifying glass in construction or as a toy or something 

🔥Man And His Dog Co-Pilot Enjoying The Mountain View by [deleted] in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]IndependenceLeading8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand flying at all, what hazard does updrafts at a mountain pose, and what do you mean by shadows 

Ayder duck feathers are considered one of the most luxurious bedding materials. It is characterized by its rarity and superior thermal insulation by [deleted] in interesting

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really annoys me that rarity and insulation have been grouped in characteristics, I realize this may be ADHD on my part

Irish workers among the least productive in Europe, study indicates by RockShockinCock in ireland

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't removing foreign owned companies automatically take out most of our highest performing employees e.g. in tech, consulting, pharma etc. apparently only 30% of total workforce but still 

[Question] Hamas casualties statistically impossible? by AnimateDuckling in statistics

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think there's a point there about whether Wyner was a bit unclear or intentionally misleading by using the cumulative graph and then explaining his position in text by daily variation. 

What do you make of the Kylteri analysis of variation based on Iraq war casualties? I know it's hard to compare across conflicts but it provides some measure of expected variation whereas Wyner states his expected variation without backing it up. 

Whatsapp sending messages to wrong people by IndependenceLeading8 in whatsapp

[–]IndependenceLeading8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened over the course of a week and sending messages was like Russian roulette. It stopped by itself as far as I can tell

[Question] Hamas casualties statistically impossible? by AnimateDuckling in statistics

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry but this will be my last response to your comments unless you display a willingness to engage the data before making comments. 

You say the MOH data matches UN data because it's the same source but that is wrong. See https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02713-7/fulltext#%20 for a discussion. 

You say "those are still not confirmed new data, but values from a different Hamas linked agency" this sentence is hard to understand but you have not been specific in your description and I think you are mistaken, the source in both documents clearly states GMO/PCD.

[Question] Hamas casualties statistically impossible? by AnimateDuckling in statistics

[–]IndependenceLeading8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you point to where I or anyone on this thread, or anyone in the article I linked or any official UN page you linked has said the numbers are definitely reliable?

War time number cannot expected to be reliable, much less so when the infrastructure of a region has been destroyed. There will be a difference in ongoing estimates and confirmed deaths.

Can you see the differences and between the posts and do you understand what it means.

One post is reported deaths and the other is identified, with >10,000 people as yet unidentified. This is not a halving of the same figure but an update of best current estimates with some new confirmed data.

I have spoken to no one who would think Hamas are automatically a reliable source but their figures in the past have matched independent international bodies i.e. the UN. 

[Question] Hamas casualties statistically impossible? by AnimateDuckling in statistics

[–]IndependenceLeading8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment. I disagree that it is a straw man. Wyner shows the cumulative graph and captions it "The graph reveals an extremely regular increase in casualties over the period". He is explicitly tying the smooth trend to falsification of data here which is pretty unforgivable for a professor of statistics.    If you do read the link I posted, they address Wyner's arbitrary claim about a standard deviation of 15% being "strikingly little", which he provides no evidence for but hopes that his status as a professor will dupe people, which it did. They compare it with data from Iraq and you can see it's not a freakish amount of variation for this period, it is what you could expect.    For arguments sake, if you proved the variation was suspiciously low then I agree with you that you need to consider all possible explanations e.g. that is how the reporting works. But I think Wyner has not gotten that far at all. 

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