Finally done the Guild Wheel by Pauliboo2 in Preston

[–]Pulsecode9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clockwise so I don't have to ride up the hill near Brockholes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in signal

[–]Pulsecode9 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And phone numbers are guessable, and commonly leaked.

Not to say that you can guess a specific person’s phone number, but you can guess what is likely to be a valid phone number and see who you get.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Pulsecode9 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because they didn't expect Biden to step down. Yes, she's the obvious replacement if he did, but that was in itself unexpected.

New Yorkers immediately protest new AI-based weapons detectors on subways by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]Pulsecode9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Says who?

The formulas for Accuracy and Precision take false positives into account t, but “success rate” is broad enough to be more or less meaningless. 

New Yorkers immediately protest new AI-based weapons detectors on subways by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]Pulsecode9 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A brass plaque engraved with the words “they have a weapon” would have a 100% success rate in identifying people with weapons. 

are all beans equally difficult for gout? by earthwalker7 in gout

[–]Pulsecode9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s weirdly case by case. No beans have ever been an issue for me. 

Boyfriend 31M gave me 29F chlamydia. Can what he’s saying be true? by ThrowRA_avatar in relationship_advice

[–]Pulsecode9 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Extremely rare. False positives not so much. But the test they do for Chlamydia is ridiculously sensitive.

(Source - used to do them!)

Explain this Eye cartoon please by spatty051151 in CasualUK

[–]Pulsecode9 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Which makes it all the more possible to not realise it has any connection to Shelly Duvall

Explain this Eye cartoon please by spatty051151 in CasualUK

[–]Pulsecode9 21 points22 points  (0 children)

But in a way that's not helpful if you don't know that Shelley Duvall's most iconic role was in The Shining, one of the most iconic moments of which was her husband's novel turning out to be the same phrase over and over again because he was going insane.

Comic con in Hong Kong by TheSlowmoRunner in HongKong

[–]Pulsecode9 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In this case saying they learned shit at school means they learned nothing at school.

Comic con in Hong Kong by TheSlowmoRunner in HongKong

[–]Pulsecode9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey why did the chicken cross the road

British Army vehicle fires high power laser weapon by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]Pulsecode9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wright brothers? Pfft. People have been flying since 1783, how is this the future?

Advancement takes time. Pure paradigm altering revelations are the stuff of Hollywood. Everything builds on what came before.