tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.comments2023-06-18T11:09:22.214-05:00Dread Tomato AddictionDan Eastwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-2175566521575013472014-11-24T00:35:23.367-06:002014-11-24T00:35:23.367-06:00This form of public liability insurance would rais...This form of public liability insurance would raise no eyebrows at all in the UK or Europe, where I insure myself against the risk of injuring a third party whilst skiing or kayaking,<br /><br />Kind regards, Chris.Chris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-32514228512015576752014-09-25T19:20:13.291-05:002014-09-25T19:20:13.291-05:00How does that saying go? When you have a battle of...How does that saying go? When you have a battle of wits with an unarmed man...?Garyhttp://www.site2241.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-71640927057252223542013-11-12T11:17:59.309-06:002013-11-12T11:17:59.309-06:00You should organize a boycott week, just to see wh...You should organize a boycott week, just to see what happens. ;-)Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-69890729044836451142013-11-10T09:59:13.868-06:002013-11-10T09:59:13.868-06:00Approximately half of the commenters at Uncommon D...Approximately half of the commenters at Uncommon Descent are trolls. There's sort of a unofficial contest at After the Bar Closes to see who has the best/longest sock puppet there.<br /><br />I really think that if all the pro-evolution sock puppets went away, UD would self destruct in a few months.Smilodon's Retreathttp://www.skepticink.com/smilodonsretreatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-9360362180333188132013-01-16T10:09:57.889-06:002013-01-16T10:09:57.889-06:00Hello Anon2,
If your weapon falls into the hands o...Hello Anon2,<br />If your weapon falls into the hands of someone who uses it to cause harm, your rates would definitely go up. If you own a weapon and cannot demonstrate (to the insurance company) that you can store it safely, or are otherwise at higher risk the gun being used innappropriately, you might expect to pay higher rates in the first place.<br /><br />I presume that some acts would needDan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-71490138012007113982013-01-16T01:17:52.502-06:002013-01-16T01:17:52.502-06:00Wait a minute. Wouldn't this require a crimina...Wait a minute. Wouldn't this require a criminal to purchase said insurance? Or is my premium randomly going to go up because my insurance covered a random persons medical bills? I understand the general premise of your ideas but exactly how do you suppose this be implemented?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-9503175083190168642013-01-03T19:59:32.487-06:002013-01-03T19:59:32.487-06:00Anon, you seem to misunderstand the purpose. The i...Anon, you seem to misunderstand the purpose. The insurance would pay out to the victims, not the gun owner. Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-90516082895593949662013-01-03T18:56:02.776-06:002013-01-03T18:56:02.776-06:00LOL another insurance for somebody to get rich off...LOL another insurance for somebody to get rich off of and bailed out from under some new government scandal. NO THANKS!!! and I'm not pro gun or anti gun. OK i lied i'm more pro gun then anti gun. but i wouldn't consider myself a nut. its just an absolute financial suicide mission. and another opening to scam people. IE: i hire a guy to murder my dreadfull wife. turn on him and have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-59453126362315925602012-12-18T13:22:20.156-06:002012-12-18T13:22:20.156-06:00Yes, the more good guys there are, the better they...Yes, the more good guys there are, the better they need to be. <br /><br />In a recent conversation with someone who has a concealed-carry permit, we agreed it was fortunate that most of these people do seem to be responsible.Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-51575654208397119372012-12-18T10:39:27.843-06:002012-12-18T10:39:27.843-06:00And even if there was a Good Person with a Gun at ...And even if there was a Good Person with a Gun at the right time and place, as I pointed out to the 'more is better' faction after the Batman theater massacre : <br />If the 'good guy' does pull out his gun and try to bring down the shooter, other 'good guys' on the scene will, in the confusion, take the good guy as a bad guy (he's shooting people, after all), start NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-27487348927448559552012-12-17T19:47:08.170-06:002012-12-17T19:47:08.170-06:00You are absolutely right Doc, it is a mess. I am e...You are absolutely right Doc, it is a mess. I am encouraged at the responses I am getting on other forums (mostly G+) where the conversation has been very constructive. I'll post about that tonight (if I can stay awake.<br /><br />So yes, it is a start, but you know the old saying "Rome wasn't burnt to the ground in a day."<br /><br />...<br /><br />Oh wait ... wrong metaphor! ;Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-53374136854621482102012-12-17T19:35:01.198-06:002012-12-17T19:35:01.198-06:00Amen to both posts TA. The bad news is that the h...Amen to both posts TA. The bad news is that the horse had been out of the barn for so long that it's going to be a long haul to make a dent in this mess. Insurance is a start.....DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-23965109527677001342012-11-10T08:08:21.395-06:002012-11-10T08:08:21.395-06:00I saw the earlier Tweet meme, but not this latest ...I saw the earlier Tweet meme, but not this latest development. Good fun!<br />http://theweek.com/article/index/236197/drunk-nate-silver-the-best-tweets-from-the-funniest-post-election-meme<br />Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-87840059021190742752012-11-10T06:09:21.249-06:002012-11-10T06:09:21.249-06:00Yes, that should be interesting. Have you seen th...Yes, that should be interesting. Have you seen the Drunk Nate Silver meme that is making the rounds on the internet? Hilarious - I might post some of them.....DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-1758947814874643622012-11-09T08:29:17.591-06:002012-11-09T08:29:17.591-06:00Looks even better now!
http://electoralmap.net/
I...Looks even better now!<br />http://electoralmap.net/<br /><br />I am curious to see if the trading markets will now play a bigger role in other forecasting.Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-66864489650802542682012-11-09T00:57:25.591-06:002012-11-09T00:57:25.591-06:00TA - be sure to check out the update at electoralm...TA - be sure to check out the update at electoralmap.net Douglas has added a summary graphic and comments - most interesting!!DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-78955534508409118932012-11-08T12:03:18.138-06:002012-11-08T12:03:18.138-06:00Will do. He commented that InTrade and Silver are...Will do. He commented that InTrade and Silver are both aggregators, with Silver being one guy and InTrade being thousands :-) He also said that he personally would have called Florida for Obama as did Silver, so InTrade was off by only one state.DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-53889420965502093612012-11-04T22:06:46.066-06:002012-11-04T22:06:46.066-06:00Hi Doc - Tell your oldest that is some nice work!
...Hi Doc - Tell your oldest that is some nice work!<br /><br />I was just having a discussion about how Intrade and Los Vegas odds are likely to vary from statistical estimates. It's a different sort of polling, where the participant themselves weight their own data, as opposed to the statistical model. It's a very different approach, and I don't know to what extent it has been studied.Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-13054051678472319632012-11-04T16:04:27.063-06:002012-11-04T16:04:27.063-06:00TA - right on. And you may want to check out the ...TA - right on. And you may want to check out the site that our oldest developed - the electoral map based on the InTrade online wagering data. It is similar to Silver's approach - aggregated data - but is the aggregate of tens of thousands of gamblers!<br /><br />http://electoralmap.net/2012/intrade.php<br /><br />the site is really really slow today - maybe traffic growing as the electin DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-59304216675058934252012-10-30T22:37:14.784-05:002012-10-30T22:37:14.784-05:00That sounds completely Normal. -- it's good to...That sounds completely Normal. -- it's good to be part of a matched pair. Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-34382038333143795172012-10-30T22:31:57.463-05:002012-10-30T22:31:57.463-05:00She does keep me honest. Well, within a standard ...She does keep me honest. Well, within a standard deviation or two.***Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619750729726616568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-41308894968051519462012-10-30T22:16:13.218-05:002012-10-30T22:16:13.218-05:00I'm reading Silver's book right now, and r...I'm reading Silver's book right now, and really liking it. <br /><br />Every family should have a statistician! :-)Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-46087721778213622842012-10-30T22:11:49.183-05:002012-10-30T22:11:49.183-05:00I can't speak for RCP, but TPM definitely has ...I can't speak for RCP, but TPM definitely has a bias to the Left. I can't speak for how that influences their poll reading and reporting, though.<br /><br />I agree with your summary of Nate Silver. He did, in 2008, note that he usually (though not always) votes Democratic, and was an Obama supporter in that election, but I find his methods and analyses to be sound. As does my wife, who***Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619750729726616568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-41693196419911730442012-08-06T22:29:03.501-05:002012-08-06T22:29:03.501-05:00Thanks Dr. S! I'm trying to work up to writing...Thanks Dr. S! I'm trying to work up to writing regularly again - or at least more occasionally. :-)Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-45255996587644909812012-08-06T19:12:09.680-05:002012-08-06T19:12:09.680-05:00Great post! Sharing with friends and relatives :-...Great post! Sharing with friends and relatives :-)DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.com