Conspiracies And Probability 506
guttentag writes "Sunday's New York Times Magazine is running a feature that looks at the rumored conspiracy that allegedly killed nearly a dozen bioterror and germ warfare researchers during a four month period following the U.S. anthrax scare. "What are the odds," people ask, despite the fact that a "one-in-a-million miracle" will statistically occur 280 times a day in the U.S. These strange things happen all the time, but we hype them because they provide the spice in literature and the comfort of comprehension."
You're one in a million! (Score:3, Funny)
PHEW! (Score:4, Funny)
well, what can i say (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Conspiracy (Score:3, Funny)
It's kinda like arguing over which movie is better, Dante's Peak or Volcano.
Re:On my way home today.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Monkeys and typewriters... (Score:5, Funny)
And if they do a poor job, you can always vote for another monkey next November.
Or said another way, given very large numbers of N, and incredible lengths of time, Congress might actually write something worth reading....
Re:Conspiracies, nuts, and JFK (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Isn't this a repost? (Score:4, Funny)
What are the odds of that happening on Slashdot?
Re:On my way home today.... (Score:3, Funny)
It must be a sign that I am "special".
Dijkstra: What are the odds? (Score:2, Funny)
An interesting coincidence, no doubt, but nothing more than that.
Re:Conspiracy (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Microsoft Promtotes 'Death to Jews'? (Score:4, Funny)
I don't know why you think this. I see far more Microsoft support on Slashdot than Microsoft bashing. Everytime there's an even remotely anti-Microsoft statement or anti-Microsoft joke there are about 50 people like yourself who jump to Microsoft's defence. Often the defence starts off with "I know I'll get moderated down for this but...". Sound familiar?
Really, it's getting tiring. You can't even write a simple Microsoft joke these days without a 1000 flames along the lines of "Linux sucks way more than Microsoft". Is this pro-Microsoft stance the trendy thing to do these days?