Comments on: p2pnet World Headlines – April 2, 2009 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/19603 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Henry Emrich http://www.p2pnet.net/story/19603/comment-page-1#comment-970885 Henry Emrich Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:01:19 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=19603#comment-970885 @Brain Decline: I'm personally really skeptical of all "studies" mentioned (or should we say hyped?) in this way, not least because they feed into an already-existing belief system/prejudice. The "Bell Curve" was the same way -- generated vast amounts of hype, but to see any of the counter-argument, you'd have to actually dig around. There's a lot of issues that are treated like this as regards media coverage, so this isn't specifically directed at this one article as such. Another thing to keep in mind is that publishing the results of a study is in many ways the BEGINNING of the process: it's called "peer review", and despite the impression given to us, it takes several different "studies" of any given type to actually get anything useful (which is why all of the articles referencing this weasel-word their way out of it by saying the study "suggests" such-and-such. No single study "proves" anything. I just wish the public-at-large (and our media overlords) would actuallyunderstand that fact: maybe then we wouldn't constantly be inundated with "news" stories about studies which contradict other studies every few days. Not impuning the "world headlines" feature either, just being skeptical/paranoid like usual. @Brain Decline:
I’m personally really skeptical of all “studies” mentioned (or should we say hyped?) in this way, not least because they feed into an already-existing belief system/prejudice. The “Bell Curve” was the same way — generated vast amounts of hype, but to see any of the counter-argument, you’d have to actually dig around. There’s a lot of issues that are treated like this as regards media coverage, so this isn’t specifically directed at this one article as such.

Another thing to keep in mind is that publishing the results of a study is in many ways the BEGINNING of the process: it’s called “peer review”, and despite the impression given to us, it takes several different “studies” of any given type to actually get anything useful (which is why all of the articles referencing this weasel-word their way out of it by saying the study “suggests” such-and-such.

No single study “proves” anything. I just wish the public-at-large (and our media overlords) would actuallyunderstand that fact: maybe then we wouldn’t constantly be inundated with “news” stories about studies which contradict other studies every few days.

Not impuning the “world headlines” feature either, just being skeptical/paranoid like usual.

]]> By: Comeoncomcast http://www.p2pnet.net/story/19603/comment-page-1#comment-970881 Comeoncomcast Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:46:51 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=19603#comment-970881 Jon Senator Conroy how much do you think hes worth? $700? Someone tried to sell him on eBay lol Jon

Senator Conroy how much do you think hes worth? $700?

Someone tried to sell him on eBay lol

]]> By: Comeoncomcast http://www.p2pnet.net/story/19603/comment-page-1#comment-970880 Comeoncomcast Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:43:01 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=19603#comment-970880 Brain Decline @ 27? Maybe its all that alcohol consumed at uni eh? lol On that note, I read a story in the US today about a uni or college that had(past tense) an alternative to alcohol - free porn viewing! Which was killed off anyway :( @MediaSentry Itll be MediaBankrupt all round lol I envy Senator Hinojsa I hate Vista too lol Is there a youtube video? Heh Brain Decline @ 27? Maybe its all that alcohol consumed at uni eh? lol

On that note, I read a story in the US today about a uni or college that had(past tense) an alternative to alcohol – free porn viewing! Which was killed off anyway :(

@MediaSentry
Itll be MediaBankrupt all round lol

I envy Senator Hinojsa I hate Vista too lol

Is there a youtube video? Heh

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