Comments for Inscitia http://www.inscitia.com Frantically Fleeing Ignorance Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:27:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on How to quit coffee? by Matt http://www.inscitia.com/archives/how-to-quit-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 Matt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:27:36 +0000 http://www.inscitia.com/archives/how-to-quite-coffee/#comment-1372 Michael, thanks for writing this post about my experiment. Great perspective, one that I hadn't considered. My only issue is with the randomness part (I'm a math/stats guy). I linked back and wrote a response, here: http://www.nomeatathlete.com/quitting-coffee-attracts-some-attention/ I posted a few excerpts, but did not post your last line after I mentioned it, in hopes that people would visit your blog. I really hope my wife does what you suggest in the last line... yet I can't tell her to do that, or it would ruin the effect. So I not-so-subtly suggested it in my post. Thanks again. Michael, thanks for writing this post about my experiment. Great perspective, one that I hadn’t considered. My only issue is with the randomness part (I’m a math/stats guy). I linked back and wrote a response, here: http://www.nomeatathlete.com/quitting-coffee-attracts-some-attention/ I posted a few excerpts, but did not post your last line after I mentioned it, in hopes that people would visit your blog. I really hope my wife does what you suggest in the last line… yet I can’t tell her to do that, or it would ruin the effect. So I not-so-subtly suggested it in my post.
Thanks again.

]]> Comment on How to quit coffee? by Coffee quitting plan update http://www.inscitia.com/archives/how-to-quit-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Coffee quitting plan update Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:23:13 +0000 http://www.inscitia.com/archives/how-to-quite-coffee/#comment-1371 [...] who took a critical view of the experiment and projected that it might actually backfire, in his post about it.  His main point is summarized here: If a rat in a cage presses a button, and food comes out [...] [...] who took a critical view of the experiment and projected that it might actually backfire, in his post about it.  His main point is summarized here: If a rat in a cage presses a button, and food comes out [...]

]]> Comment on Fun with Graphs by Polprav http://www.inscitia.com/archives/fun-with-graphs/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Polprav Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:24:27 +0000 http://www.inscitia.com/archives/fun-with-graphs/#comment-801 Hello from Russia! Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you? Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?

]]> Comment on The Coase Theorem by Michael Griffiths http://www.inscitia.com/archives/the-coase-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Michael Griffiths Fri, 01 May 2009 19:38:14 +0000 http://www.inscitia.com/archives/the-coase-theorem/#comment-497 Indeed, this post is an example of why one should pay attention to one's words! How embarrassing; I'm leaving it unedited for the sake of self-education. Indeed, this post is an example of why one should pay attention to one’s words! How embarrassing; I’m leaving it unedited for the sake of self-education.

]]> Comment on Jews Need ‘Perfecting’ by Religion: The Meaning of Life? http://www.inscitia.com/archives/jews-need-perfecting/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Religion: The Meaning of Life? Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:35:53 +0000 http://www.inscitia.com/archives/jews-need-perfecting/#comment-205 [...] take the Bible at its literal word, and deny the validity of other choices. I find people like Anne Coulter scary, and the fact that these people do things like build a Creationist Museum bewildering and [...] [...] take the Bible at its literal word, and deny the validity of other choices. I find people like Anne Coulter scary, and the fact that these people do things like build a Creationist Museum bewildering and [...]

]]> Comment on The Seminal Makes a Strange Link by J-Ro http://www.inscitia.com/archives/the-seminal-makes-a-strange-link/comment-page-1/#comment-204 J-Ro Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:42:31 +0000 http://www.inscitia.com/archives/the-seminal-makes-a-strange-link/#comment-204 I agree with you that it is a strange link, but really, what other explanation is there? The stated goal of these lawsuits is to reduce file sharing, as you point out. However, every statistic I've found says this hasn't worked. File sharing numbers keep increasing, and they have been for some time, every year, in fact, that these lawsuits have been going on. So, the RIAA must realize this tactic isn't working by now, yet they continue. The other explanation I was able to come up with is that these lawsuits are about recovering actual money. And on that goal, as I point out, they fail too. Really, these lawsuits are pointless... I agree with you that it is a strange link, but really, what other explanation is there?

The stated goal of these lawsuits is to reduce file sharing, as you point out. However, every statistic I’ve found says this hasn’t worked. File sharing numbers keep increasing, and they have been for some time, every year, in fact, that these lawsuits have been going on.

So, the RIAA must realize this tactic isn’t working by now, yet they continue. The other explanation I was able to come up with is that these lawsuits are about recovering actual money. And on that goal, as I point out, they fail too.

Really, these lawsuits are pointless…

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