But this is the problem with the metrics community entirely: they cherry pick the metric that leads to the conclusion they want. We can look at a lot of different metric that would have told the Patriots to punt. This one tells us they should have gone for it. Most advanced metrics for sports, it seems to me, are a system for finding the conclusions you want.
It's hard to compare absurdist scathing political children's show parody to perpetual narrative drama, but to me Wonder Showzen is the most artistically forward and successful of any of them.
It's pretty remarkable how often posts like this one get dismissed as "political correctness". There are a billion Muslims in the world. The number of people who have ever been involved in terrorism among them is an infinitesimal fraction of that number. And yet we're to take it as merely PC when people point that fact out?
What this debate should no longer tolerate is the fantasy that the death penalty can be implemented "fairly". Human systems mean human failure. The number of people who have been falsely sentenced to death and later exonerated is staggering. The imbalance in the likelihood between black and white offenders getting the death penalty for the same charges is staggering. It's only because of the historical accident of modern DNA testing happening during our lifetimes that we even know that so many people have been falsely sentenced to death by prosecutors, jurists and judges who knew the accused was guilty. How many people, do you think, were put to death on faulty evidence before the advent of DNA testing? And guess what-- we have all the modern technology imaginable, and we still sent an innocent man to his death.
No, there are not infallible human systems, which means that a human system for sending people to death is going to screw up, and everyone who supports the death penalty is endorsing that system regardless. If you want to send people to death, you have to man up and say "I can deal with the Cameron Todd Willinghams. It's worth it, he and those to come being put to death, to satisfy my revenge. I can imagine his last night on earth spent contemplating his imminent wrongful execution and I am willing to allow for that happening if it means we get to put people to death." You've got to own that. You've got to endorse the death penalty in the knowledge that it has and will put innocent people to death.
On “Ahem.”
But this is the problem with the metrics community entirely: they cherry pick the metric that leads to the conclusion they want. We can look at a lot of different metric that would have told the Patriots to punt. This one tells us they should have gone for it. Most advanced metrics for sports, it seems to me, are a system for finding the conclusions you want.
On “someday”
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Your statement would be more significant if I felt that you've said anything at all worthwhile.
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It was his decision, and his choice of how to go about doing it, and I respect both.
On “Best Television Shows of the Decade”
Well, I'd still put it in the top 15 or so.
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Incidentally, The Twilight Zone is my pick for best show of all time.
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Oh, and Wonder Showzen is way, way too far down.
It's hard to compare absurdist scathing political children's show parody to perpetual narrative drama, but to me Wonder Showzen is the most artistically forward and successful of any of them.
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The UK Office is too far down. Freaks and Geeks is way too far up.
On “Anti-Fascist Super Heroes”
We have a commenting policy, Roque.
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We have a commenting policy, R
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But his work is moral.
On “Deadspin’s bind”
Well put.
On “Anti-Fascist Super Heroes”
Ugh. Will fix.
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As usual I'd be more impressed by your opinion if I actually thought you had read the post.
On “dangerous ideas”
Complicated question! So I'm going to avoid it.
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Yes, the Times piece I'm referring to is about that article, in part.
On “Conservatives, Umbrage, and Art Appreciation”
For the record, I give freaking the normals my full endorsement.
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Incidentally-- you're right, Sonny's post is spot-on perfect about how the right needs to conduct its cultural criticism.
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From the other side of the aisle:
http://lhote.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-least-favorite-friend-artistic.html
http://lhote.blogspot.com/2008/07/conceptual-art.html
On “Lest we forget”
It's pretty remarkable how often posts like this one get dismissed as "political correctness". There are a billion Muslims in the world. The number of people who have ever been involved in terrorism among them is an infinitesimal fraction of that number. And yet we're to take it as merely PC when people point that fact out?
On “A Time to Kill”
At its core, the death penalty is supposed to deter crime.
There is no correlation-- none-- between death penalty states and lower murder rates. The death penalty does not deter crime and never has.
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What this debate should no longer tolerate is the fantasy that the death penalty can be implemented "fairly". Human systems mean human failure. The number of people who have been falsely sentenced to death and later exonerated is staggering. The imbalance in the likelihood between black and white offenders getting the death penalty for the same charges is staggering. It's only because of the historical accident of modern DNA testing happening during our lifetimes that we even know that so many people have been falsely sentenced to death by prosecutors, jurists and judges who knew the accused was guilty. How many people, do you think, were put to death on faulty evidence before the advent of DNA testing? And guess what-- we have all the modern technology imaginable, and we still sent an innocent man to his death.
No, there are not infallible human systems, which means that a human system for sending people to death is going to screw up, and everyone who supports the death penalty is endorsing that system regardless. If you want to send people to death, you have to man up and say "I can deal with the Cameron Todd Willinghams. It's worth it, he and those to come being put to death, to satisfy my revenge. I can imagine his last night on earth spent contemplating his imminent wrongful execution and I am willing to allow for that happening if it means we get to put people to death." You've got to own that. You've got to endorse the death penalty in the knowledge that it has and will put innocent people to death.
On “Education loses out in Arizona”
Right. People always say "You can't just throw money at the problem with education." They're probably right. But it's a good start, dammit.
On “Bruce Buschel, you are a douche of the first order”
Just for context, I actually didn't know about matoko until just now.
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Perhaps you should let it go.