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Still no respect for the difference between odds and probability, I see. The purist in me weeps. I'm out. But thanks for the exercise. GO SABRES!!!

This is who NC wants in the bathroom with little girls. This person, who was born a girl has identified as a male for most of his 23 years. He still possesses female genitalia and because he has that, NC insists he use the girls room. America is downright stupid at times. Not just ignorant, but stupid.

From Dr. Math himself: What can I say, I'm a stickler for detail. Hockey season can't get here fast enough. GO SABRES!!!

Perhaps. But I gotta wonder why? Why would the police seek to make a point out of Evander Kane? For whose benefit is this show they are putting on? As Sabre fans, we all hope Kane is an upstanding citizen. Why would the police seek to negate that image?

BS charges or not, one of the three women or the bouncer involved has decided to press those bullschit charges. The police have a responsibility to respect that.

Agreed. Suggesting GMTM should have anticipated legal troubles for Kane and be held accountable for them, is bullschit. GO SABRES!!!

I'll be sure to incorporate more winky faces and exclamation points in the future. In the meantime: :beer:

What, you didn't get my joke, either?

OK, you win. Which is far more important than any actual understanding, anyway.

No, context.

Is Trump in the habit of disavowing people he knows nothing about? A bad earpiece? Really?

In a word, context. I don't disagree with the math. I am just clarifying that odds don't change, only probability.

100 dice simply means 100 chances of hitting a 1 in 6 outcome. The odds are still 1 in 6 for any one of those 100 dice to land on a 3. Probability and odds are not the same things, mathematically speaking.

It's not about those numbers being right or wrong, it's about understanding how our government works before making an argument assigning blame for them and having people believe that a president is solely responsible for those outcomes. That is sophistry in my book. When you get a chance, please refer me to a single president that didn't see the national debt grow during his tenure.

I give you points for diligence.

Sophistry at its finest.

The short cop looks like constable Bob Sweeney from 'Justified.'

I detest this attitude. It doesn't matter if people haven't been a cop, knew a cop, or ever even saw a cop. All that matters is that the police remember who they work for. Period. Kinda like you would never put a military man in charge of the defense department.

Yes, if only we had 1,000,000 third round draft picks. And, once again, the odds don't change. Although "independent events" has a nice ring to it. GO SABRES!!! Trollin' trollin' trollin' Keep them doggies rollin'

I hope it's Ivanka. She is every bit as intelligent as she is beautiful.

My apologies for misreading and misrepresenting the numbers presented up thread. But the point stands. The odds of any 3rd round pick succeeding do not change, regardless how many 3rd round picks you have. In honor of revision, less than 1 in 10 third round picks succeed. All the more statistical justification for Murray to roll the dice and take a gamble on Vesey. He would have been a top 10 pick in this year's draft, after all. GO SABRES!!!

This shouldn't surprise anyone. Every four years the GOP co-opts several planks from the Democratic platform. Without fail. It's all lip service.

No, it's not. The point is that even if you had 100 third round draft choices, the odds of any of them succeeding in the NHL is 1 in 4. All you have with those 100 picks is 100 chances to hit on a 1 in 4 probability. People like to throw out terms like, "the odds are", when the odds don't change at all. It's the old coin toss scenario. GO SABRES!!!

The odds are 1 in 4, regardless.

Obama did not say the same thing, unless I missed the part where he suggested some NATO countries might be on their own in a conflict because they didn't pay their fair share. Context matters. If you want to simply equate Obama's use of the term "free riders" with Trump's remarks and say they said the same thing, I think you are missing the mark.