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Kitty plays with a Theremin

callistan says...

>>I've heard the atrocious "music" that come out of the Theremin. That was actually par, if not decent compared to others.<<



Bah. I call shenanigans. Portishead rocks the theremin.

By the way, I love how the siftbot scrubs my URLs now so I can't link to "Humming."

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callistan says...

No, think of it this way. I have written down next to my computer a number between one and ten million. I want you to guess it. Go ahead, write it down.




Now you can pick: either the number I wrote down is the one you guessed, or it's actually 2,117,352. The only way I can represent to you a number other than the one I wrote down, is if you chose exactly the same number as me. Pretty fucking unlikely. The way the game works, you WANT to choose the wrong number initially, and switch. Unless you're insane, you'll do just that.

With the three doors, it's just harder to see. The chances of you guessing the wrong number are 2 in 3, as opposed to 9,999,999 in 10,000,000. But when I eliminated all other choices, and you stick with your initial pick, you're betting that you correctly identified the right number on your first guess. What are the chances you correctly identified my number, first guess? 33% in the door game. You had a better chance of choosing the wrong door than the right one, which is the objective of the game. Switching is the smart option.

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callistan says...

I think a viral video is one that is popularized by the internet itself, as opposed to a clip from, say, a movie or television broadcast.

The distinction is a blurry one, to be sure, particularly now that VH1 has a show dedicated to clips popularized by the internet.

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