tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post437087825873397785..comments2023-08-08T10:25:47.529+01:00Comments on McCabism: TransformationsGordon McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-80471460509754896402010-03-28T15:47:43.889+01:002010-03-28T15:47:43.889+01:00I'll take a look XiXiDu, once I do something a...I'll take a look XiXiDu, once I do something about the usual sleep deficit induced by Australian Grand Prix weekend!<br /><br />Agreed Patrick: sprinklers need to be turned from a facetious suggestion into F1 reality.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-32231930360198623082010-03-28T14:41:55.000+01:002010-03-28T14:41:55.000+01:00Interesting race - it strikes me that there's ...Interesting race - it strikes me that there's nothing wrong with modern F1 that couldn't be solved by trackside water sprinklers. <br /><br />Like you, I found myself wondering whether Mclaren really had any choice but to pit Hamilton. Or maybe they were covering their bases, unsure whether *anyone* would manage to go the whole distance without changing tyres and keen to pit their one of their men earlier rather than later.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958265670311209584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-29764391137113999832010-03-28T12:19:10.272+01:002010-03-28T12:19:10.272+01:00Since there seems to be no other way to contact yo...Since there seems to be no other way to contact you, I'm going to ask here.<br /><br />I'd be interested to hear your take on the Self-Indication Assumption:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Indication_Assumption<br /><br />There has been some buzz about it lately, at least in the spaces that I'm usually exploring. Here is a roundup:<br />http://robertwiblin.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/to-sia-or-not-to-sia/<br /><br />And here is a bit more, including the Self-Sampling Assumption (SSA):<br />http://robertwiblin.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/sia-or-not-the-gods-coin-toss-thought-experiment/<br /><br />Looks like it used to support such diverse ideas as doomsday arguments and the multiverse theory.Alexander Kruelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642702020137086489noreply@blogger.com