OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

False Positives and the Self-Healing AIDS Case

Review of the book “Reckoning with Risk” and its applicability to the case of Andrew Stimpson

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Being Fair to BetFair

When you form an opinion on BetFair, please ignore the nonsense about un-Australian acts and the ability in BetFair to (Shock! Horror!) bet against a horse.

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The Case for Case-Preserving, Case-Insensitivity

I think that *case-preserving, case-insensitivity* is, almost always, the optimal behaviour. This may be somewhat controversial, so let me explain my position.

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Obvious Coding Style Guidelines

An example of an obviously poor coding style

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Shannon Poll: Information Theory and Electoral Mandates

A look at whether Information Theory supports the idea of a mandate from the Australian electorate

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You re-touch my comments, I’ll re-touch your face!

Examination of the ethics of editing photographs and blog comments.

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Treating cliches like the plague

Identifying bad movie cliches now may help your children’s future…

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Investigative Journalism?

Dog bites woman, page 5. Man walks dog, page 1.

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Applications for CLOSE THAT WINDOW!

Do you have what it takes to win the games that is sweeping the world? Could you be a contestant on Close That Window and win big cash prizes?

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CLOSE THAT WINDOW!

It’s time once again to play the game that is sweeping the world…. CLOSE THAT WINDOW!

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