Comments for The Patch http://thepatch.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:09:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Monday 22nd January - Plastic Society by If punching people in the face made them less stupid, I would be a strong advocate for violence. « Oh, thank God… http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/01/22/plastic-society/#comment-1906 If punching people in the face made them less stupid, I would be a strong advocate for violence. « Oh, thank God… Wed, 14 May 2008 23:10:08 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/01/22/plastic-society/#comment-1906 [...] successful. I volunteered to write articles as a fill in from time to time; I only ended up writing one article (which, in retrospect, could use a re-write) which was on a topic which makes me very VERY angry, [...] [...] successful. I volunteered to write articles as a fill in from time to time; I only ended up writing one article (which, in retrospect, could use a re-write) which was on a topic which makes me very VERY angry, [...]

]]> Comment on FILM NEWS!!! by fun http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/film-news/#comment-1877 fun Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:22:21 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/film-news/#comment-1877 Really makes you think, doesn't it? Really makes you think, doesn’t it?

]]> Comment on Saturday 27th January: Cost Effective, not Vertically Challenged by DoluefsLelf http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/saturday-27th-january-cost-effective-not-vertically-challenged/#comment-1844 DoluefsLelf Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:11:55 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/saturday-27th-january-cost-effective-not-vertically-challenged/#comment-1844 Follow these guidelines and you will build that new home with little, or no, problems. <a href="home-improvement-lending.com" rel="nofollow">four season sun room</a> can help... Follow these guidelines and you will build that new home with little, or no, problems. four season sun room can help…

]]> Comment on Friday 15th June - Luke Pritchard Confirms His Irrelevance by J http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/06/16/friday-15th-june-luke-pritchard-confirms-his-irrelevance/#comment-1840 J Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:54:49 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/06/16/friday-15th-june-luke-pritchard-confirms-his-irrelevance/#comment-1840 I saw a video recently on YouTube that reminded me of this article in Film and Music. At the time I had exactly the same thoughts (i.e. what a cunt) and then this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf5ib8Mlcos 32 seconds in...could it be?...why yes, it's Luke the Kook proclaiming his love for all things Brian Wilson. I saw a video recently on YouTube that reminded me of this article in Film and Music.

At the time I had exactly the same thoughts (i.e. what a cunt) and then this…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf5ib8Mlcos

32 seconds in…could it be?…why yes, it’s Luke the Kook proclaiming his love for all things Brian Wilson.

]]> Comment on Spot the mistake. by freshlysqueezedcynic http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/spot-the-mistake/#comment-1677 freshlysqueezedcynic Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:15:34 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/spot-the-mistake/#comment-1677 Give the man a prize. Give the man a prize.

]]> Comment on The 40 different times a virgin by freshlysqueezedcynic http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/the-40-different-times-a-virgin/#comment-1676 freshlysqueezedcynic Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:14:32 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/the-40-different-times-a-virgin/#comment-1676 Like I said, reporters aren't actually that good when it comes to science reporting. Things get overlooked, or cut out because it makes a better story or better copy. I don't blame them, it's just the way the industry works. Like I said, reporters aren’t actually that good when it comes to science reporting. Things get overlooked, or cut out because it makes a better story or better copy. I don’t blame them, it’s just the way the industry works.

]]> Comment on Spot the mistake. by Thomas Meek http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/spot-the-mistake/#comment-1675 Thomas Meek Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:06:35 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/spot-the-mistake/#comment-1675 Roosevelt died before VJ Day, and indeed VE Day, therefore could not have waited until after WWII? Am I right? Roosevelt died before VJ Day, and indeed VE Day, therefore could not have waited until after WWII? Am I right?

]]> Comment on The 40 different times a virgin by matt w http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/the-40-different-times-a-virgin/#comment-1674 matt w Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:38:29 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/the-40-different-times-a-virgin/#comment-1674 <i>it seems to be the median, not the mean, that these researchers are focusing on</i> I imagine that the researchers themselves report both numbers; and the numbers reported in the British study are the means. Why Kolata reported it as she did is beyond me. it seems to be the median, not the mean, that these researchers are focusing on

I imagine that the researchers themselves report both numbers; and the numbers reported in the British study are the means. Why Kolata reported it as she did is beyond me.

]]> Comment on Thursday 11th January 2007 by A Brief History of Modern Day Conflicts- You Got Served With My Kalashnikov, Bitch. « The Patch http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/thursday-11th-january-2007/#comment-1672 A Brief History of Modern Day Conflicts- You Got Served With My Kalashnikov, Bitch. « The Patch Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:34:13 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/thursday-11th-january-2007/#comment-1672 [...] time. He was beginning to exercise more control over Russia’s lucrative natural resources and used it to gain increased power over Eastern bloc countries, such as Belarus and Ukraine. The issue of Putin’s increasing stronghold over areas of civilian life was documented by the [...] [...] time. He was beginning to exercise more control over Russia’s lucrative natural resources and used it to gain increased power over Eastern bloc countries, such as Belarus and Ukraine. The issue of Putin’s increasing stronghold over areas of civilian life was documented by the [...]

]]> Comment on The 40 different times a virgin by freshlysqueezedcynic http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/the-40-different-times-a-virgin/#comment-1671 freshlysqueezedcynic Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:20:47 +0000 http://thepatch.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/the-40-different-times-a-virgin/#comment-1671 Ah, well, that's the rub, isn't it? Since, to quote the NYT article in question itself: "One survey, recently reported by the federal government, concluded that men had a median of seven female sex partners. Women had a median of four male sex partners. Another study, by British researchers, stated that men had 12.7 heterosexual partners in their lifetimes and women had 6.5." So it seems to be the median, not the mean, that these researchers are focusing on, and that's what was initially mentioned at Crooked Timber, if I remember correctly. However, Gale's comments in the Salon piece are interesting as regards his estimate of the inconsistency of the data itself. It wasn't a major focus of mine, anyway, just an interesting little statistical piece. Ah, well, that’s the rub, isn’t it? Since, to quote the NYT article in question itself:

“One survey, recently reported by the federal government, concluded that men had a median of seven female sex partners. Women had a median of four male sex partners. Another study, by British researchers, stated that men had 12.7 heterosexual partners in their lifetimes and women had 6.5.”

So it seems to be the median, not the mean, that these researchers are focusing on, and that’s what was initially mentioned at Crooked Timber, if I remember correctly. However, Gale’s comments in the Salon piece are interesting as regards his estimate of the inconsistency of the data itself. It wasn’t a major focus of mine, anyway, just an interesting little statistical piece.

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