testing

Since the news of PEAR shutting down came out, I've been reading over some of the news reports and quotes given by the key players. One thing that struck me was their pure dogmatic belief that they have proof beyond a shadow of a doubt. For example, in their test with a 50/50 outcome, they...

After several years of examining casts of purported Bigfoot footprints, buttprints, handprints, and knuckleprints, it dawned on me that the whole reason any of these are considered legitimate is that somone gave them a "thumbs-up" as being real prints. John Green (a journalist), Grover Krantz...

A couple of questions for any of you who have a Taber Abrasor... Which way do you install the wheels? Sticker towards the vacuum or sticker towards the wheel arms? It says this side out, but what is out? I thought it was towards the wheel arms as that is the outside of the machine, but images...

I stumbled across this website: http://www.drugtestyourteen.com where a parent can order drug testing supplies and test their kids for any number of drugs. It seems like asking your kid to piss in a cup would create a lot of anger regardless if they were doing drugs or not. But not being a...

First I would like to say I'm very glad to have discovered this board and the JREF site. In the few days I have been lurking I've not only had my faith that rational humans exist restored, but have laughed more than I have in a long time. I have been reading the challenge applications one...

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/prophead/messages/16163.html This in YABTTAA (Yet Another Blind Test Thread About Audiophilia). Argle bargle ...

Forgive me if this has been tried before. I'm not talking about tests of efficacy, but of quality. For orthodox drugs, not only do they have to pass all the familiar tests to show that they work and they are safe, but the actual finished products have to show conformity with specification. They...

How reliable is DNA testing when it comes to identifying a murderer? I just watched the 48 Hours Mystery episode entitled "Deadly Ride" and it makes me question several aspects of using DNA for identifying purposes. You can read the material from the episode here. To summarize, a murder...

I promised to have the first results of my GSIC testing up by August 27. I'm a little late; I was running tests on my first subject last night, the charming and intelligent Mrs. BPSCG, when my sister and her family showed up at our house earlier than we expected and I had to interrupt the test...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A new study – the largest to date of public attitudes about genetic discrimination – finds that 40 percent of people already undergoing genetic testing are worried that participation might affect their future insurance coverage. "This study supports the view that...

I suspect that some of my hardware is faulty. I have used Memtest 3.0 to test the RAM and it seems that it is a bit flaky. BUT sometimes it passes and sometimes it dont, is there a better testprogram? Can it also be the motherboard and how do you test that?

Does anyone here know of any unbiased committees who investigate paranormal phenomena such as psychic ability. Brain washing organisations which are closed minded and cynical who despise claimants such as JREF and CSICOP don't count, neither do gullible organisations.

Do we have any helpful guidelines for testing claims? We have the rules, SWIFT and commentaries to sift through but a forum or web page with broad guidelines for certain claims would be useful. Not only for any skeptics to learn from but also people with potential claims. It is always...

Could some forum member who reads German check Die Welt tomorrow to see if this story is accurate? This 'preview' story is by AFP, supposedly. Does Die Welt actually report this tomorrow? Is Die Welt generally considered reliable? Sounds to me like we neocons have gotten to them. MattJ