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Today's topics:

* another puzzler - 3 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/b80657d8be4c22cd?hl=en
* Is MTS audio a victim of the latest cable company upgrading? - 1 messages, 1
author
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/60a2fa68004f3c17?hl=en
* a bios question - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/7c0bc6748d91ff8b?hl=en
* Where is the liar Phil Allison?? - 2 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/e9ebb396f18b6ba5?hl=en
* Zimo DCC info ? - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/93fbd838f0d4056e?hl=en

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TOPIC: another puzzler
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/b80657d8be4c22cd?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 12:43 am
From: "Trevor"

"Dave Platt" <dplatt@radagast.org> wrote in message
news:jbk0a8-qph.ln1@radagast.org...
> In article <4dcd9c92.240121013@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Don Pearce <spam@spam.com> wrote:
>
>>>or you can choose the other door. The car is behind one of them.
>>>50-50.
>>>
>>No, you are in fact choosing one door (your first choice) or BOTH the
>>other doors - the choice if you swap.
>
> Thank you, Don! Describing the problem in that way is without a doubt
> the clearest explanation of the "paradox" I have ever read.

And WHY exactly would you choose the already revealed incorrect door for the
second chance??? (unless you are a complete moron)
There are only two remaining possible correct door choices whether you
switch or not!

Trevor.

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 12:49 am
From: "Trevor"

"spamtrap1888" <spamtrap1888@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5f3fe288-fefb-4981-a73c-78c107ea2a97@z15g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
>The player picks a door and has a 1/3 chance of being right. This
>chance does not change when a losing door is revealed, so the only
>remaining choice gives you a 2/3 chance.

Which totally ignores the fact that the only reason the first door is opened
is because the host already knows it is incorrect. This is NOT a purely
statistical game of chance, the host can manipulate the odds either way, and
regularly do.

Trevor.

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 2:05 am
From: spam@spam.com (Don Pearce)

On Sat, 14 May 2011 17:39:22 +1000, "Trevor" <trevor@home.net> wrote:

>
>"Don Pearce" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
>news:4dcd9c92.240121013@news.eternal-september.org...
>> No, you are in fact choosing one door (your first choice) or BOTH the
>> other doors - the choice if you swap. The revealed goat is one of the
>> two-door choice, so you have twice the chance of winning the car if
>> you swap.
>
>What garbage, there are only now 2 doors whether you swap or not, ignoring
>the TV host likely manipulation, which CANNOT be determined as a simple
>statistic.
>(although could probably be measured from a large number of such TV game
>shows. I am unaware of any such actual measurement however)
>
>Trevor.
>
This is like pulling teeth. I'm not going to explain it any more.
Either you understand or you don't. It helps to have studied maths and
statistics. And no, there isn't any manipulation. It is purely a
matter of understanding what is and isn't new information.

d

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TOPIC: Is MTS audio a victim of the latest cable company upgrading?
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/60a2fa68004f3c17?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 12:44 am
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

Deke wrote:
>
> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:88WdndqCHO5q31HQnZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> >
> > Deke wrote:
> >>
> >> Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual
> >> quality,
> >> and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator.
> >
> >
> > File a complaint with the FCC at FCCInfo@fcc.gov
> >
> >
> >> Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal
> >> available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to
> >> distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth.
> >
> >
> > File a complaint with the FCC at FCCInfo@fcc.gov
> >
> >
> >>Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000
> >> home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you
> >> hear
> >> it? Good!, will always be good enough for them.
> >
> >
> > File a complaint with the FCC at FCCInfo@fcc.gov
> >
> >
> >> Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest
> >> choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase
> >> rates
> >> at will.
> >
> >
> > Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They
> > can not increase rates 'At will'.
>
> This solved all my problems, AND gave me a far superior DVR...
> www.dishnetwork.com

Tell me how well it works in heavy rain or fog. I have had outages
of over three full days becasue of bad weather, but the local cable
system worked after several hurricanes even though there was no
electricity in the area for over a month.

Who needs a DVR? There is life outside of watching TV. I spent over
a year with no TV or internet last decade, and all I missed was the
wether maps on the local TV news.

> Local Mediacom cable service is HORRIBLE.

--
You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's
Teflon coated.

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TOPIC: a bios question
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/7c0bc6748d91ff8b?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 12:47 am
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

Bob Villa wrote:
>
> On May 13, 5:58 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > Abi Normal wrote:
> >
> > > As far as Charter/GG goes... how smart would it be to use a newsreader
> > > at work.
> >
> > I wouldn't use Google Groups at work, unless the boss wanted some
> > information and was standing there waiting. People are paid to work,
> > not troll newsgroups.
>
> She said if you were bored why even respond and maybe she's the boss.
> Do you do any thinking outside the box?

What box? I drove the engineers nuts at my lt job because I
questioned their designs. I pissed of a lot of my coworkers because I
worked harder than they did, and some of my ideas made it into space.

How's that home repair group working for you?

--
You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's
Teflon coated.

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TOPIC: Where is the liar Phil Allison??
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/e9ebb396f18b6ba5?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 12:48 am
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

Meat Plow wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2011 12:37:50 +1000, Phil Allison wrote:
>
> > " Klem the Kiddie Fiddler "
> >
> > Sorry Phil that I
> > blew right past your response however I guess I'd have to wonder if YOU
> > read what I wrote. I thought that I was clearly asking about a Chemical
> > or "pico" type fuse, not a polyswitch.
> >
> >
> > ** Where did you get the name " chemical fuse " from - eh ?
> >
> > Did you simply invent it ???
> >
> > A "Pico" fuse is simply a wire fuse in a package like a resistor.
> >
> > Over to YOU - you miserable damn LIAR.
> >
> >
> >
> > .... Phil
>
> BEat dead horses much? Maybe as much as you shag sheep?

Shag? He has switched to 'Indoor/Outdoor' sheep so he can lock them
in his cheap assed apartment. :)

--
You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's
Teflon coated.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 12:50 am
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

Phil Allison wrote:
>
> In my 20s, I attended the University of Sydney and was an honours
> engineering student.

The one where you were tossed out, for that incident with your
professor?

--
You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's
Teflon coated.

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TOPIC: Zimo DCC info ?
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/93fbd838f0d4056e?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, May 14 2011 1:09 am
From: "N_Cook"

cannot find reference to these boards on zimo.at

Has the same main connectors as this
Bachmann E-Z Command 8 Pin To 21 Pin Adaptor
http://images.nitrosell.com/product_images/11/2621/thumb-36-559.jpg
a bit bigger board plus outlet connectors, labelled on board, for LED1,
LED2, motor, R+ L- = rail pickups ?, Spk = speaker? and Aux1 which the
output of the 555 via the transitor goes to

21 pinning seems to agree this
http://www.bobclay.co.uk/smalldcc/dcc33.jpg

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