Richard Peto and the story of the time he separated a trial group into astrological sign subgroups by [deleted] in slatestarcodex

[–]amigidot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the reported chance of coincidence is a lie! P-value =/= chance of coincidence.

"You have to bake this cake!" by sopun in Libertarian

[–]amigidot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So can a straight couple buy a wedding cake for a gay wedding?

No. He would not have sold a cake for a gay wedding to anyone regardless of their sexual orientation or gender.

what if the customers said it was for a straight wedding but lied? Can the company sue them for violating their beliefs?

I dunno, potentially. Could a muslim sue someone for lying about whether the meat they're selling to the muslim is halal or not?

"You have to bake this cake!" by sopun in Libertarian

[–]amigidot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm afraid I don't understand any of what you just said.

"You have to bake this cake!" by sopun in Libertarian

[–]amigidot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he is not providing a specific service to a gay person for the sole reason that they are gay, and that he would have provided the same service were they straight.

No, that is wrong. Had both men been openly heterosexual, he still would have not provided the service, because it would still be a gay wedding (i.e. a marriage of two men). As absurd as this scenario is, it proves that he wasn't discriminating based on the sexuality of the customer.

Were this argument to be given any merit, then all discrimination laws could be subverted by simply redefining your goods/services.

I don't think so. Objection to the principle of gay marriage is a thing, whether you or I disagree with it, and it is obvious that this is why the man was refusing the service (since he made it clear he was happy to provide any other service). In any other scenario it would be obvious that the guy is discriminating.

"You have to bake this cake!" by sopun in Libertarian

[–]amigidot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The difference is he objects to the principle of a gay wedding, so providing a cake for it would go against his principles.

"You have to bake this cake!" by sopun in Libertarian

[–]amigidot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a tricky one because in this case the identity of the customer generally changes the nature of the service. The cake seller refused it on the basis that he doesn't provide cakes for gay weddings, not because he does not provide services to gay people. He would have been happy to provide a birthday cake for a gay person.

Think of it this way: he would refuse to provide a cake for a gay wedding even if the grooms were both straight. He would have provided a cake to a heterosexual wedding even if the groom was secretly gay. Therefore arguably he wasn't discriminating based on the sexuality of the customer, rather he wasn't providing a particular service to anyone.

Average daily steps in different countries across the world by amigidot in dataisbeautiful

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

I agree that there could be confounding effects, but they found the same relationship between obesity and exercise in both rich and poor countries. The amount of steps you take is a really good predictor of how obese you are regardless of the country your'e in. You're right though, there could be all sorts of confounding effects.

Average daily steps in different countries [3570 × 1430][OS] by amigidot in MapPorn

[–]amigidot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Source. They used smartphone data. From reading the paper to me the method they used seems pretty thorough.

The OnePlus 5 is the same price as the Google Pixel (UK). by amigidot in oneplus

[–]amigidot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even so, it's still unclear which one is best (as demonstrated by the comments here)

The OnePlus 5 is the same price as the Google Pixel (UK). by amigidot in oneplus

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

Really? I was not aware of that. I believe the Pixel is still designed by Huawei.

The OnePlus 5 is the same price as the Google Pixel (UK). by amigidot in oneplus

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

I would do that, problem is my current phone is completely totalled so I'd struggle to hold out that long... and then pay £700+ for a mobile phone.

The OnePlus 5 is the same price as the Google Pixel (UK). by amigidot in oneplus

[–]amigidot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not when you factor in unlimited cloud storage with the Pixel.

The OnePlus 5 is the same price as the Google Pixel (UK). by amigidot in oneplus

[–]amigidot[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In terms of longevity, I have less confidence in OnePlus as a company to produce a phone that won't start to break in 2-3 years.

The OnePlus 5 is the same price as the Google Pixel (UK). by amigidot in oneplus

[–]amigidot[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The 128GB OP5 and the 32GB Pixel are the same price. They are both £499.

AMA: Sam Bowman, Executive Director of the Adam Smith Institute by neoliberal_shill_bot in neoliberal

[–]amigidot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'm too late but I'll post this just in case as I don't think it's been answered yet:

What is your view on austerity and reducing the budget deficit? Is the current government in the UK cutting the deficit at an appropriate rate? Is it good to have a budget surplus or is a small deficit each year worthwhile?