tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post8756503080428096484..comments2024-03-29T07:52:08.269-04:00Comments on PT Dilloway: Thursday Review: The UnquietPT Dillowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-36442721535011531922013-10-31T20:42:49.374-04:002013-10-31T20:42:49.374-04:00There was just a bunch of people on the Internet t...There was just a bunch of people on the Internet talking about something that Bill Nye posted about the "Birthday Paradox," which is essentially that in a group of about 23 people it's almost a certainty that two people have the same birthdate. That kind of stuff drives me insane because it confuses probability with ACTUALITY. In terms of PROBABILITY, sure, that's correct, but in ACTUALITY people are motivated by more than random chance and that's why it never actually happens all that often. Although in Mr Bunches' class three kids have the same birthday, and there's only 20 kids in that class. That's actually not that unlikely, though, in that they were born right at the beginning of September, and that's the cutoff for starting school, so kids born on 9/4 would be a year ahead of them.<br /><br />Anyway, I digress; someday I'll do another post pointing out how wrong the scientists really are, like I did the time that guy actually claimed to have recreated the Infinite Monkeys Shakespeare thing. But not today, not in a comment on your blog.<br /><br />This book: Meh. Not only is it YA, which makes me not want to read it even if the premise sounds interesting, but I feel like it's been done about a zillion times. So unless it's REALLY REALLY good, then I'd skip it. But "done a zillion times" is what gets people publishing contracts with mid-size publishers, so I guess I can't fault her for retelling the same old "Is she crazy or is someone coming back from the dead" story. (My guess? She's crazy, right?)Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-10460528575511085732013-10-31T17:57:48.605-04:002013-10-31T17:57:48.605-04:00Greetings human, Pat,
Thanks for the review. I s...Greetings human, Pat,<br /><br />Thanks for the review. I shall unquietly go back to my garden for a well deserved dump. Happy Howloween!<br /><br />Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet superstar! klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-73594033842534092252013-10-31T16:31:32.565-04:002013-10-31T16:31:32.565-04:00Note to self: don't buy stock photos unless yo...Note to self: don't buy stock photos unless you can afford exclusive rights. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-88048856075499569682013-10-31T13:05:27.887-04:002013-10-31T13:05:27.887-04:00You must read a lot of books. It must be hard to d...You must read a lot of books. It must be hard to decide which ones to pass on and which ones to devote time to.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-61098740341695462002013-10-31T11:03:14.177-04:002013-10-31T11:03:14.177-04:00I like the term "less dull and stupid." ...I like the term "less dull and stupid." That just sounds so great in a review.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3651058317830668643.post-81934725969169612482013-10-31T10:18:42.696-04:002013-10-31T10:18:42.696-04:00Sounds intriguing.
Sounds intriguing.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.com