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This may come as a surprise but the United States government is not a kid with ADD, and can do more than one thing at once.

By far, the most common statistical misconception is that random have memory, follows a pattern, or is influenced by the past. If you know that the odds of something happening is 50% (i.e. in coin flip), what are the odds of the next toss if you know the result of the last one? The Gambler's Fallacy is just too deep

“Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.” —Vin Scully

When I still watched ESPN NFL pre-game, I loved the Matthew Berry fantasy football segment. This guy would tell you exactly who to start, who to sit, and who the sleepers for the week were. I'd watch it, take careful notes, and then do the exact opposite of what he said. Worked every time.

I don't think #8 is as likely as you think, due solely to security. Instead of your cell phone or tablet connecting to a set of speakers or turning on and off your TV, it now has the potential to control what can be boiled down to a 2 ton missile in the wrong hands. As an automaker, I would be highly reluctant to

Duh, show her your epic fuel economy score and the hyper-miling plots of your last 6 months of driving.

Manual transmissions are not going away. They're still the number 1 sellers in just about every country but the US. The cheapest, simplest cars and people living in remote parts of the world still need them: you can't push start anything but a manual car. Most Americans have no concept of things like push starting

renting is definitely buying you something: Freedom and mobility

And jumping to the top of my shopping list is a popcorn maker for my office.

A home is an asset. Assets are "investments".

Yeah, like an iphone, it's a depreciating asset that eventually is worth nothing without a major overhaul.

that's totally wrong.

Christ, whenever the biggest or longest or tallest of anything is built outside the US, from the Burj Khalifa to the Millau Bridge, the tidal wave of quivering butthurt that inevitably follows in the comments section is truly something to behold.

I'll give this one a try. I was a big fan of StumbleUpon at the beginning. Recently I found I would "stumble" on advertisement pages far too often and decided to remove it. Thanks for this Shep

Placeholder until Costco.

Next stop is an arcology. If anyone is to do it first, it will likely be China anyway.

We've talked about it here on Giz before, but OneTab saves my web-browsing bacon on a daily basis. It's so great being able to clear out the tabs and start from scratch while still knowing that you aren't going to lose anything.

Censorship is stealing.

As a police officer, this infuriates me. You can be pissed off at the government as much as you want, but endangering cops who are following orders to beat and kill protesters?