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Title: Podcast for 9 May 2016
Post by: MrBogosity on May 08, 2016, 06:00:01 PM
[mp3]http://media.blubrry.com/bogosity/p/podcast.bogosity.tv/mp3s/BogosityPodcast-2016-05-09.mp3[/mp3]


Co-Host: Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:
25:20 - Biggest Bogon Emitter: Craig Wright http://archive.bogosity.tv/wright/
43:06 - Idiot Extraordinaire: Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/14/burr_feinstein_bill_prompts_protests/
This Week's Quote: "Government, when it is examined, turns out to be nothing more nor less than a group of fallible men with the political force to act as though they were infallible." —Robert LeFevre
Title: Re: Podcast for 9 May 2016
Post by: Travis Retriever on May 08, 2016, 08:10:31 PM
Regarding this article:  https://reason.com/archives/2016/05/02/royal-college-of-physicians-says-vaping
I thought of something else I probably should have mentioned on the podcast.  The smaller quantity of data isn't necessarily a point against the e-cigs either.  Menno explained very well (with an example) here: https://bretcontreras.com/powerful-stats/ that when an effect is seen with small amounts of data, it could imply the effect is that much more reliable and higher in magnitude, etc.  Especially as e-cigs are improved via the folks making them, made cheaper, better, etc.
Title: Re: Podcast for 9 May 2016
Post by: evensgrey on May 09, 2016, 11:23:30 AM
Quote from: Travis Retriever on May 08, 2016, 08:10:31 PM
Regarding this article:  https://reason.com/archives/2016/05/02/royal-college-of-physicians-says-vaping
I thought of something else I probably should have mentioned on the podcast.  The smaller quantity of data isn't necessarily a point against the e-cigs either.  Menno explained very well (with an example) here: https://bretcontreras.com/powerful-stats/ that when an effect is seen with small amounts of data, it could imply the effect is that much more reliable and higher in magnitude, etc.  Especially as e-cigs are improved via the folks making them, made cheaper, better, etc.

Well, I'm not sure how much cheaper they can get.  In the UK they have disposables that go for a pound each (and at least some of them have a rechargeable lithium battery assembly that can be recovered from them, according to Big Clive).