Comments | max_i_m: Thank you for your honesty.

max_i_m

Thank you for your honesty.

Jan 25, 2008 22:34

Never have I ever...

Yes, I watched "The Moment of Truth" (and so can you). That "repetitive and irritating" (Boston Globe), "abhorrent, asinine" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) show. Partly to see what kind of person would do this - as the LA Times noted, a completely shameless or a completely blameless person would do really well in this, but ( Read more... )

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deema January 26 2008, 08:26:45 UTC

Pocket lie detector? дайте две

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max_i_m January 26 2008, 23:54:30 UTC

Thanks. It's been a while since I've written anything longer than two sentences.

logt January 29 2008, 19:08:55 UTC

Great piece, Maks. Keep them coming ( ... )

max_i_m January 30 2008, 16:37:13 UTC

>But it's not really us, at least not the "average" us.

The issue is that of finding the "true average," and learning not to mistake it with the fluctuations. A lie detector may provide you with more accurate data, and it is your job to do statistical analysis on it ;) The sugar-coating smoothens things up, but it also raises the average by an indeterminate amount. There is value in knowing the true average, but also in knowing the fluctuations - to know when to avoid, when to ask for a favor, when to offer help.