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Forum: Trials and Errors 24th July 2020, 05:04 AM
Replies: 136
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Posted By McHrozni
As far as I'm concerned, DNA should be thrown out...

As far as I'm concerned, DNA should be thrown out of Knox/Sollecito case. Yes, stutter peaks are a (known) problem.



I'm not calling their expertise into question. I'm saying this particular...
Forum: Trials and Errors 24th July 2020, 04:52 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
You have to separate two things, DNA of an...

You have to separate two things, DNA of an employee and DNA of a sample.

Unlike samples, employees tend to walk around and deposit their genetic material on everything they touch. This is...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st July 2020, 12:08 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
This ... isn't a scientific article. I don't know...

This ... isn't a scientific article. I don't know what it is, but given the content within it's a general interest article that wants to give the impression of being a scientific article. It leaves a...
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th July 2020, 04:43 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
It would be helpful if you could link to these...

It would be helpful if you could link to these cases. The cross-contamination did happen before it was sufficiently understood. It also explains how it looks like, laboratory either has contamination...
Forum: Trials and Errors 17th July 2020, 03:11 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
"Have happened" and "do happen nowadays" are two...

"Have happened" and "do happen nowadays" are two different things. Planes have fallen out of the sky due to metal fatigue, that doesn't mean it's a plausible explanation for what happened to MH17.
...
Forum: Trials and Errors 15th July 2020, 02:50 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
Reagent blank is a sample in which you do not add...

Reagent blank is a sample in which you do not add a compound to be detected. It works the same if you're working with DNA or looking for pesticides in drinking water. It's used to detect an ongoing,...
Forum: Trials and Errors 15th July 2020, 02:37 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
Well, no. DNA evidence alone is useless for...

Well, no. DNA evidence alone is useless for conviction, you need to at least show the person didn't have an alibi and is a possible culprit. It can be used to exclude a suspect, in a trivial example...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2020, 12:14 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 4,940
Posted By McHrozni
No, not really. Columbus merely applied existing...

No, not really. Columbus merely applied existing Spanish law to new Spanish territories. Enslavement of conquered peoples was the norm at the time and legal practice in Spain. To was torture and...
Forum: Trials and Errors 30th June 2020, 11:17 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
Ooh, good one. I can answer why no universal...

Ooh, good one. I can answer why no universal standard for a DNA match was ever made: it's impossible to make one.

Suppose you have 11 people stranded on an island, 10 males and one female. Just...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th June 2020, 12:19 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 25,904
Posted By McHrozni
We'll see. I find it amazing how you're still...

We'll see. I find it amazing how you're still unwilling to criticise the blatant disregard for Bolivian constitution that created the crisis in the first place.

McHrozni
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 29th June 2020, 10:17 PM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
That was the main point, yes. McHrozni

That was the main point, yes.

McHrozni
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 29th June 2020, 03:33 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
Well, that depends. The train can be stopped in a...

Well, that depends. The train can be stopped in a very short order.

flypug19Rs8

McHrozni
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th June 2020, 02:51 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
True. It's not there yet but it's coming close...

True. It's not there yet but it's coming close like a driving train.

Doubly so if you count some of Covid-19 devastation in Britain as due to Brexit. This is impossible to separate with any degree...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2020, 12:35 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 7,401
Posted By McHrozni
The four player variant has white, black, blue...

The four player variant has white, black, blue and red.

McHrozni
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2020, 12:32 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 7,401
Posted By McHrozni
It's also sexist because the king is more...

It's also sexist because the king is more important than the queen.
It's also religiously exclusive, because you have bishops but not imams or shamans.
It also promotes animal abuse, beacuse a...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 22nd June 2020, 10:08 PM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
FTFY McHrozni

FTFY

McHrozni
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st June 2020, 11:39 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
I'll comment on this part: The main issue in...

I'll comment on this part:

The main issue in this case is a disagreement among experts over the correct statistical calculation to use in cold hit cases. Another key element in this case is that...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st June 2020, 11:25 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
The DNA evidence in Knox/Sollecito case should be...

The DNA evidence in Knox/Sollecito case should be thrown out entirely. Not because of any laboratory or collection contamination, but because if you collect samples of a place someone lives in, there...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st June 2020, 11:12 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,141
Posted By McHrozni
You run at least one sample in each batch to...

You run at least one sample in each batch to clear up such questions. It only contains the reagents and no human DNA, so if there is any persistent contamination this will pick it up. It did not do...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th June 2020, 11:22 PM
Replies: 3,219
Views: 155,120
Posted By McHrozni
Florida never ended its first wave, that's why it...

Florida never ended its first wave, that's why it won't have a second.

McHrozni
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th June 2020, 05:13 AM
Replies: 3,219
Views: 155,120
Posted By McHrozni
Ten US states are seeing resurgance and the...

Ten US states are seeing resurgance and the Second Coming: Alabama, Arizona, California, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina and Texas.

I'm remindied of the Battleship row for...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th June 2020, 02:28 AM
Replies: 3,219
Views: 155,120
Posted By McHrozni
"UK's Coronavirus response - worse than the...

"UK's Coronavirus response - worse than the Luftwaffe, but at least it didn't last as long".

McHrozni
Forum: USA Politics 18th June 2020, 12:19 AM
Replies: 323
Views: 16,174
Posted By McHrozni
CNN has a copy. I do wonder what the opening...

CNN has a copy.

I do wonder what the opening line is. "Clintons send their regards" perhaps?

McHrozni
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th June 2020, 12:02 AM
Replies: 3,219
Views: 155,120
Posted By McHrozni
USA is already at 25% of total WW2 deaths and is...

USA is already at 25% of total WW2 deaths and is losing 800 people a day. By way of comparison, they lost about 100 men/day during Siege of Bastogne.

The upside for Russia is they probably won't...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th June 2020, 10:34 PM
Replies: 3,219
Views: 155,120
Posted By McHrozni
Between this and the no-deal Brexit, the...

Between this and the no-deal Brexit, the Conservatives may want to rethink their promises to the electorate.

It was "It won't be worse than the Battle for Britain" and that may become...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th June 2020, 06:11 AM
Replies: 407
Views: 27,475
Posted By McHrozni
Make sure the people hired as police officers are...

Make sure the people hired as police officers are mentally suitable for the job and provided with training needed to do the job well.

Do not task them with stuff they aren't equipped to handle,...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th June 2020, 02:26 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 25,904
Posted By McHrozni
If the outbreak is getting worse then rushing an...

If the outbreak is getting worse then rushing an election is hardly the most sensible course of action.

I find it interesting you completely ignored the fact this SNAFU in Bolivia is a direct...
Forum: USA Politics 16th June 2020, 10:59 PM
Replies: 323
Views: 16,174
Posted By McHrozni
You can head to Quora for that. There are actual...

You can head to Quora for that. There are actual Trump supporters there whose clarity and candor will at the very least answer the question why a skeptics forum turned into an anti-trumpian echo...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 10:29 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 25,904
Posted By McHrozni
This again? Let me quote a somewhat relevant...

This again?

Let me quote a somewhat relevant document here, okay?

Article 168 • Head of state term limits
The period of the mandate of the President or Vice President is five years, and they...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 10:16 PM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
That is true. It's not the fact Trump is...

That is true. It's not the fact Trump is president, it's the fact he was able to become president that is most worrying, plus the fact the entire Republican party stood behind him as he did his...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 04:03 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
Maybe, who knows. I find it hard to believe half...

Maybe, who knows. I find it hard to believe half the country is outright insane. A quarter maybe, but half?



No, I didn't mean just the current Parliament. :o

Although it's not impossible...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 03:30 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
It depends a whole lot on how Brexit goes. If...

It depends a whole lot on how Brexit goes. If there's a no deal Brexit then the loonies will be discredited. Whether that changes anything or not remains to be seen.

If UK bends the knee before...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 03:05 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
I think this later point is more relevant than...

I think this later point is more relevant than who BJ will be able to blame. It's not just how bad the Conservatives are but how weak the choice of alternatives is. Corbyn probably damaged Labour...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 01:55 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
The difference is that BJ voted on himself...

The difference is that BJ voted on himself handling Brexit and not his party. He used Theresa May as a patsy, he was merely the guy who handled Brexit issues, the fact Brexit became such a mess was...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 01:48 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
We'll see in November. However I think you're...

We'll see in November. However I think you're overestimating his strength in many key points. The base is a major point - his base will turn out to vote for him, that is guaranteed ... but his base...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 01:41 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
More like the reason why Brexit failed will. ...

More like the reason why Brexit failed will.

Either Trump wins and the trade deal with USA makes UK a de facto territory of USA, just with fewer rights; or else Biden wins and prioritises the EU...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th June 2020, 12:55 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
That is what I'm talking about. I...

That is what I'm talking about.



I agree, but you might want to rethink the hilighted word.



Quite. It's cognitive dissonance at work with the proto-mind, really. X is bad, therefore Y is...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2020, 11:30 PM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
That's Brentryasajuniortradepartner (with...

That's Brentryasajuniortradepartner (with singular e) for ya. Maybe a stint as a de-facto colony of the former colony will demonstrate to the Brexitards just why everyone with half a brain (or more)...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 15th June 2020, 11:23 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 6,280
Posted By McHrozni
Define "real". Does it mean "real as...

Define "real".

Does it mean "real as depicted in this particular history of his"? Does it mean "real as a person that existed, even if most of what we think we know is false"? Or maybe it means...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2020, 04:12 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
That's what I called...

That's what I called Brentryasajuniortradepartner, once UK is very well shafted by the US maybe then the Bexit grunts will realize they were conned through and through.

Of course there's the issue...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2020, 02:42 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
They could at least be honest to themselves and...

They could at least be honest to themselves and admit the miserable failure of Brexit is there by design and like Brexit for the failure that it is. Instead they pretend they like the result they're...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2020, 02:40 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
I suppose you can shorten that to "room...

I suppose you can shorten that to "room temperature IQ".

In Celsius.

McHrozni
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2020, 02:39 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
Well, I can modify Breentryasajuniortradepartner...

Well, I can modify Breentryasajuniortradepartner to Brentryasajuniortradepartner. That means it's British entry and not reentry, the rest is the same anyway.

That assumes, of course, there is a...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2020, 02:31 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
Yes, yes, definitely. Those all played a major...

Yes, yes, definitely. Those all played a major role :o

Germany needed two world wars to get those out of their system. UK will need Brexit, followed perhaps by Scotxit and maybe...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2020, 02:29 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
Yeah, but that was just one aspect of what was...

Yeah, but that was just one aspect of what was promised.

The other was that UK would retain all the benefits of membership, including frictionless trade with EU.
...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th June 2020, 12:06 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
Yeah. I can understand architects of Brexit,...

Yeah. I can understand architects of Brexit, they're either motivated by personal greed and wish the UK to become a disaster zone they can loot, or else scheming politicians that wish to see UK...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th June 2020, 10:57 PM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,105
Posted By McHrozni
I find it amazing some people will simultaneously...

I find it amazing some people will simultaneously believe a new deal is easy, that all UK has to do is play hardball and EU will surely yield and then blame the EU for not yielding to UK.

That's...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th June 2020, 04:14 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 25,904
Posted By McHrozni
You seem to be under the impression "it's winter...

You seem to be under the impression "it's winter down there" was somehow the key reason why election should take place in September. It is not. It is a factor, but not the major one.

The major...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th June 2020, 02:09 AM
Replies: 3,219
Views: 155,120
Posted By McHrozni
Not an outrageous proposal, but one that is only...

Not an outrageous proposal, but one that is only available in a very narrow array of locations.

McHrozni
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th June 2020, 01:51 AM
Replies: 3,219
Views: 155,120
Posted By McHrozni
Well yeah, that's the goal, but the way to do it...

Well yeah, that's the goal, but the way to do it is to keep a purse ready to run a reelection campaign. I just stated the main tactical goal.



It could also be incompetence at work. The...
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