> After being informed about the matter by the Director of the GCSB on September 17, the Prime Minister referred the Bureau’s actions to the Inspector-General, Hon Paul Neazor.
@DavidWallace Is using "Hon" without the dot normal in Kiwiland?
the server has been doing a lot of introspection recently and has come to the conclusion that you're not treating it with respect and has decided to leave.
I thought scientists had been using similar statistical analysis for ages??
If not, why on earth not??
Secondly, this isn't the Holy Grail, far from it: you still need to lay out the correct causal dependencies and independencies, or you won't filter out the right things.
And you can never be sure to have all the relevant factors anyway.
> Called the high-dimensional propensity score algorithm (hd-PS), it is a tool for improving not randomized clinical trials but broader observational studies, in which researchers watch a large pool of participants and look for correlations—like the fact that wine drinkers live longer than other drinkers. Observational studies are cheaper and easier than clinical trials. Unfortunately, the data they yield are rife with confounder problems, but researchers can improve the data by adjusting for suspected confounders and removing the bias they introduce.
@Cerberus "The distinction between the two terms 'participle' and 'gerund' isn't really applicable to Modern English. It's a traditional one based on Latin morphology and syntax." [John Lawler](http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlawler/aue/gerund.html)
By the way, I am not saying that the conventional distinction works in 100 % of cases. But it works in the large majority of cases. I don't think any linguistic instrument works in 100 % of cases anyway. It's not a problem.
@tchrist I doubt it.
I might not object to calling a predicative adjective "adverbial".
Yes, there is something adverbial about these adjectives; but this is an issue with adjectives in general, not with participles in particular, although they are admittedly often used predicatively.
@Cerberus "Attach" is an antonym of "remove" — I haven't been following your whole argument, but within the confines of that sentence, I took it to be an attempt to humorously express a point, yes.
Hmm, I am wondering why sometimes I am pung and sometimes I am not. Can someone try writing @Rob and then my complete name, @Robusto on different lines?
@Cerberus somewhat tired, a little achy, and I have a little chesty cough. You know that feeling where your mind feels like it a few hours behind. like that too.
I'm wondering if there is a specific word describing this trait. For example if I tend to think that 'If I pass this exam I am a genius, if I fail I am an utter imbecile'?
@Cerberus it is tempting. I've shied away from my nasal spray and my inhaler, cos I think they weaken my immune system, but my lemsip (hot drink with paracetamol in it) is looking good.
@Cerberus well, I'm fairly sure that's what my asthma inhaler does (the preventer) because it has to prevent my natural killer T cells from going mental and flooding my lungs with mucus
Does it have the same addictive effect, where you need more and more of the stuff to get the same effect, and stopping is a pain (although there are no proven long-term health effects)?
The only word that comes close is 'bitch' and it's exceptionally derogatory. I've tried to look and ask people but nothing but 'bitch' comes up.
I'm wondering if there is a specific word describing this trait. For example if I tend to think that 'If I pass this exam I am a genius, if I fail I am an utter imbecile'?
English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…
English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…