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Oh me, oh my. I'm old and just getting older. But this year i got the best birthday present ever. My son was born just a couple days ago. I can't wait to take him home from the NICU.

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Journal Journal: Verbiage: Correlation does not connote causation 5

I just read a comment: "Correlation does not connote causation." A search found the more common adage uses "imply" instead of "connote". Though, they are somewhat synonymous.

Anyway, that seems wrong. I mean, the whole point is that it does indeed imply causation. That's why we need to remind people that it does not equal causation.

Comment Re:Any day now! (Score 1) 320

That's a reasonable analogy. Both cases are driven by external factors (mathematics for IPv4, atmospheric chemistry for gas-powered cars), and the authorities are doing a fairly poor job of solving the collective action problem.

Everybody *wants* to stuff a trillion numbers into 32 bits, and stuff infinite carbon into the air, but reality doesn't care what we want.

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