tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post7319162435479686773..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: ParadoxesBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-30526546671847706022008-09-26T13:13:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:13:00.000-04:00Hmmmmmm......Now we're getting into issues of ...Hmmmmmm......<BR/><BR/>Now we're getting into issues of how people (mis)understand probabilities and statistics. I'm not sure whether I want to go there — we start to drift toward the <I>Monty Hall problem</I>, which has been hashed to <I>death</I> and which I don't want to go near.<BR/><BR/>But I'll have to think about it.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-79788901577561412072008-09-26T13:03:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:03:00.000-04:00If you're taking suggestions, I think it would be ...If you're taking suggestions, I think it would be great to hear about the two-envelope paradox, where one envelope has twice as much money as the other.millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-2521229530082572952008-09-26T07:52:00.000-04:002008-09-26T07:52:00.000-04:00This series has been included in the 40th Carnival...This series has been included in the <A HREF="http://staringatemptypages.blogspot.com/2008/09/xle-carnavaxl-des-math-40.html" REL="nofollow">40th Carnival of Mathematics</A>. Come check out the others.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-17226776925126146262008-08-29T21:12:00.000-04:002008-08-29T21:12:00.000-04:00Why did I have this sudden urge to go and open a b...Why did I have this sudden urge to go and open a bottle of wine? Carvalho Family Wines 2006 Muscat Canelli, Lodi. Yes, most likely the one Creedence Clearwater Revival were repeatedly stuck in in their Category 1 paradoxical song. I've been there, and nobody would willingly go back if they didn't have to :-)<BR/><BR/>@#$%@#% internet server went down while I was typing this. Grrrr.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682513110485580000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-26481274996424541242008-08-29T20:32:00.000-04:002008-08-29T20:32:00.000-04:00And it is affiliated with Goldeneye in the Anderso...And it is affiliated with Goldeneye in the Anderson Valley... What's next? Muscovy in the <A HREF="http://rrvw.org/" REL="nofollow">Russian River</A>? (I know, I know. Muscovy are a more tropical duck, but it sounds Russian!)<BR/><BR/>I haven't been to Paraduxx, but I love <A HREF="http://mummnapa.com/" REL="nofollow">Mumm Napa</A>...Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682513110485580000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-45529656529125528382008-08-29T10:45:00.000-04:002008-08-29T10:45:00.000-04:00Well, that joke's a bit less funny once you visit ...Well, that joke's a bit less funny once you visit the winery's website, and realise that it is part of 'Duckhorn Vinyards.'Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-50350772140907088512008-08-29T09:18:00.000-04:002008-08-29T09:18:00.000-04:00I think you've misinterpreted the meaning of the n...I think you've misinterpreted the meaning of the name of that winery. It is clearly a reference to two members of the Anatidae family of birds...Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.com