tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194378690159698339.post14065819437810784..comments2023-10-02T06:48:09.872-07:00Comments on Did a Cat Shit in Here?: D. melanogaster, We Hardly Knew YeKen Chiacchiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626815789187013583noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194378690159698339.post-59296474996086052502009-02-17T09:58:00.000-08:002009-02-17T09:58:00.000-08:00Well, as to comolesting... there are apparently a...Well, as to comolesting... there are apparently a number of criminals--mostly women, but not always--who might not ever have done anything violent had they not been hooked up with violent criminals. Caril Fugate, Debra Denise Brown, Christine Gallego, that poor sap who was executed in Christie's place and who probably did kill his wife after all. Though in Brown's case I suspect she really was just as vicious as her boyfriend; certainly her comments in interviews sound that way. Reminds me that we may be liable, in God's eyes, not only for the people that we hurt directly, but for the ones we mislead and anger and tempt as well.<BR/><BR/>Just another cheerful thought from yours truly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194378690159698339.post-28858977806447894232009-02-13T07:31:00.000-08:002009-02-13T07:31:00.000-08:00I freaked out a math teacher (high school level, I...I freaked out a math teacher (high school level, I think) last weekend by commenting that in the real world adding zero or multiplying by one really didn't have any significance. Yes, I hold a master's degree in engineering, so I have done a bit of higher math. Yes, I agree that the constructs of multiplying by one or adding zero can be necessary to describe physical things in mathematical terms. I just don't feel the need to add zero tablets of a supplement if the dog doesn't get the supplement at a given meal.<BR/><BR/>The word verification word is "comolest" which is eerie coming after the post above this one.kabbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959522818420444846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194378690159698339.post-67343143139743091072009-02-09T11:06:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:06:00.000-08:00Sure, I can see that -- though the analogy (if not...Sure, I can see that -- though the analogy (if not the argument) doesn't rule out the potential use of instruments that <I>measure</I> g, such as IQ tests, if you can demonstrate statistical usefulness. Not to open that can of worms!Ken Chiacchiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626815789187013583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194378690159698339.post-50438053552759975552009-02-07T07:00:00.000-08:002009-02-07T07:00:00.000-08:00Ken, what you're saying about drives is what I (an...Ken, what you're saying about drives is what I (and Stephen Jay Gould) have been saying about Spearman's g. All the studies that purport to show that there's a generalized intelligence or problem-solving ability start with the assumption that there's such an ability, and don't consider that what they're measuring may not be "real" in the sense required. Remember Thurston's multiple axes, which accounted for the same data as Spearman's g, but with a completely different interpretation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com