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epeon Awesome explanation of Bayesian probability

you are allowed to assign probabilities to non-repeatable events, i.e. what's the probability there is life on mars

I get the impression that believers in the Bayesian Revolution often also subscribe to the many worlds quantum interpretation, which would make P(life on Mars) a repeatable event.

epeon Ask Hacker News: What do you think of this shopping cart on my new startup that just launched?

I think it's brilliantly executed. The /index.php page tells me everything I need to know -- contrary to what some people are saying, I found the cart instantly understandable. (To be clear, I'm talking about the version with "These are all the shirts. If a shirt is counting down it is in someone else's shopping cart. When someone clicks ..." in red. I'm not sure if that was there when you first posted or not.)

epeon Ask YC: What is the most embarrassing technical book that you have ever owned?

Herb Schildt's "The Complete Reference: C++"