Comments for brwp.org http://brwp.org Tarang and Alfonso Lopez Podcasting! Sun, 24 May 2009 23:17:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Episode 22: Singing and Errata by Mark http://brwp.org/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-132 Mark Sun, 24 May 2009 23:17:16 +0000 http://brwp.org/?p=30#comment-132 Don't believe the lies about rainbows being "happy" and "magical." That song, "The Rainbow Connection," is a cover up of the true conspiracy behind rainbows. You can get all of the scientifically proven facts from this video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qFdbUEq5s We should all be asking this same question: "What is oozing out of our ground???" Don’t believe the lies about rainbows being “happy” and “magical.” That song, “The Rainbow Connection,” is a cover up of the true conspiracy behind rainbows. You can get all of the scientifically proven facts from this video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qFdbUEq5s

We should all be asking this same question: “What is oozing out of our ground???”

]]> Comment on Episode 3 part 1 by Amy http://brwp.org/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-131 Amy Fri, 22 May 2009 06:52:26 +0000 http://brwp.org/?p=5#comment-131 70+35+15=120... 70+35+15=120…

]]> Comment on Episode 21: Whores and Baldness by Tarang http://brwp.org/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-129 Tarang Fri, 08 May 2009 14:11:28 +0000 http://brwp.org/?p=29#comment-129 Interesting. Looks like the main false assumption I made was that the two events were mutually exclusive Interesting. Looks like the main false assumption I made was that the two events were mutually exclusive

]]> Comment on Episode 21: Whores and Baldness by Zack Kirsch http://brwp.org/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-128 Zack Kirsch Fri, 08 May 2009 06:47:51 +0000 http://brwp.org/?p=29#comment-128 See this wikipedia article (which we know is truth): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability#Mathematical_treatment I believe this falls in to the "non mutually exclusive events" category. As a simple example, if your probability for some event A is 10%, the probability of A occurring at least once out of 2 times is: P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B) or P(A or A) = 2 * P(A) - P(A)^2 If you run this a number of iterations, you'll see it approximates 100%, but never quite gets there: 0.1 + 0.1 - (0.1*0.1) = 0.19 0.19 + 0.19 - (0.19*0.19) = 0.3439 = 0.56953279 = 0.8151 = 0.965775 = 0.998775 = 0.999998499375 Ok, I have too much time on my hands. See this wikipedia article (which we know is truth):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability#Mathematical_treatment

I believe this falls in to the “non mutually exclusive events” category. As a simple example, if your probability for some event A is 10%, the probability of A occurring at least once out of 2 times is:
P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B) or
P(A or A) = 2 * P(A) – P(A)^2

If you run this a number of iterations, you’ll see it approximates 100%, but never quite gets there:
0.1 + 0.1 – (0.1*0.1) = 0.19
0.19 + 0.19 – (0.19*0.19) = 0.3439
= 0.56953279
= 0.8151
= 0.965775
= 0.998775
= 0.999998499375

Ok, I have too much time on my hands.

]]> Comment on Episode 21: Whores and Baldness by brwp http://brwp.org/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-127 brwp Fri, 08 May 2009 06:23:24 +0000 http://brwp.org/?p=29#comment-127 THATS WHAT I THOUGHT! -Alfonso THATS WHAT I THOUGHT!

-Alfonso

]]> Comment on Episode 21: Whores and Baldness by Zack Kirsch http://brwp.org/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-126 Zack Kirsch Fri, 08 May 2009 06:21:42 +0000 http://brwp.org/?p=29#comment-126 Tarang, I'm not too sure about your statistics on STDs. Maybe I misunderstood you, but it sounded to me like you were claiming that no matter how many girls you sleep with, you have the same odds of have gotten an STD. It is totally true that your chance of getting an STD from the next girl stays the same (from girl to girl to girl), but you definitely have a better chance of getting an STD from 10 girls than you do from one girl. Think of a lottery where each ticket gives you one in a million chance to win. Does buying an additional lottery ticket help? Of course! Now you have 2 in a million chances. If you buy all the lotto tickets, you have a 100% chance of winning. Just like if you sleep with all the girls without STDs + 1, you have a 100% chance of ... well, sleeping with a girl with an STD. So buy a lot of condoms! :) I'm actually interested in hearing Alfonso's original theory - perhaps you guys can revisit this for your next podcast! Tarang, I’m not too sure about your statistics on STDs. Maybe I misunderstood you, but it sounded to me like you were claiming that no matter how many girls you sleep with, you have the same odds of have gotten an STD. It is totally true that your chance of getting an STD from the next girl stays the same (from girl to girl to girl), but you definitely have a better chance of getting an STD from 10 girls than you do from one girl.

Think of a lottery where each ticket gives you one in a million chance to win. Does buying an additional lottery ticket help? Of course! Now you have 2 in a million chances. If you buy all the lotto tickets, you have a 100% chance of winning.

Just like if you sleep with all the girls without STDs + 1, you have a 100% chance of … well, sleeping with a girl with an STD. So buy a lot of condoms! :)

I’m actually interested in hearing Alfonso’s original theory – perhaps you guys can revisit this for your next podcast!

]]> Comment on Episode 6: Live from Seattle….! by Wayne http://brwp.org/?p=13&cpage=1#comment-2 Wayne Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:09:34 +0000 http://brwp.org/?p=13#comment-2 Just wanted to clear some things that I said wrong up. The oficial company line is "WaMu backed by the strength of JPMorgan Chase" so jsut reverse what I said. Also we were seized by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and turned over to the FDIC. Also This American Life is a PRI program not an NPR program. Also you didn't get it when I said Pussy at the end.. what the hell Alfonso! Just wanted to clear some things that I said wrong up. The oficial company line is “WaMu backed by the strength of JPMorgan Chase” so jsut reverse what I said. Also we were seized by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and turned over to the FDIC. Also This American Life is a PRI program not an NPR program. Also you didn’t get it when I said Pussy at the end.. what the hell Alfonso!

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