The Stat-folk will say, 'just a cluster'.

Post #222,937 by Ashton 9/5/05 3:41:50 PM Reply	The Stat-folk will say, 'just a cluster'. The esoteric will look for any? many? other odd 'coincidences'. Certain Believers shall instantly assert a Meaning. (She Told me!) The rest of us can.. just.. Count.. Wun and Wun and Wun is three; oops - Wun and wun and wun and wun makes four. We're still at the owl-entrails stage re such matters.
Post #223,117 by pwhysall 9/6/05 12:35:59 PM Reply	What's your point, Ash? Or are you just wanting to drive at some intuition-based-gestalt-thing as part of kind of return-to-Mother-Earth anti-empiricist gig? Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #223,184 by Ashton 9/6/05 3:59:25 PM Reply	Amidst 'a cluster' It is usually foolish to extrapolate/interpolate - as we are wont to do. But the group of events may be signalling another process {not yet noticed} that is manifesting -- may thus be pointing towards (some action as might.. forestall more events). The first is intellect, evaluating - the second is emotion (but sometimes also instinct) seeing relationships that don't move trippingly into a formula, or into our present model. Rock/hard-place; the place we often are, when a lot of bad shit is happening (to use the technical term). Go with one angle of view and not both == spin wheels and hand-wave. HTH
Post #223,210 by Ashton 9/6/05 5:39:42 PM Reply	This just in - Just now on NPR, a boffin from a UK magazine, David Leermond (phon.) ofFlight International speaks to the question: coincidence or __? Says, "I don't think these are coincidences ..." These have occurred in countries where the 'safety culture' is not ~ as in N. America, or amongst the (premier?) airlines. He elaborates on what he means by 'safety culture', of course. He closes with an exception to these implications {talk about yer Fair n'Balanced..} Ethiopian Airlines! breaks all the 'rules' -- unstable authoritarian govt. much local poverty etc. But a nonpareil safety record! His guesstimate: It's the top employer of the country; pride of employees in doing their very best? if lucky to get one of these jobs; that plus a management as feels the same way. ie All generalizations are false, including..

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