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Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform?

Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Date	2014-11-09 20:54 -0800
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Subject	Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform?
From	Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com>

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On Sunday, November 9, 2014 9:28:54 PM UTC-7, Snit wrote:
> On 11/9/14, 6:50 PM, in article bghv9.afeap3@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
> <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
> 
> > Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Sunday, November 9, 2014 11:09:04 AM UTC-7, owl wrote:
> >>> Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> On Sunday, November 9, 2014 9:57:01 AM UTC-7, Snit wrote:
> >>>>> On 11/9/14, 9:31 AM, in article m3o4sd$hrh$1@dont-email.me, "DFS"
> >>>>> <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>> When the median would be much more useful and revealing?
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> I'm 100% sure they do it to make Linux and its proponents look better.
> >>>>>> But it hides the effects of the large donations made by a few Linux
> >>>>>> people.
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> https://www.humblebundle.com
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> The Numbers (around 10:40am today)
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Total payments: $1,110,293.65
> >>>>>> Number of purchases: 149,494
> >>>>>> Average purchase: $7.43
> >>>>>> Average Windows:  $7.08
> >>>>>> Average Mac:      $8.55
> >>>>>> Average Linux:   $10.06
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> The avg Linux purchase is 42% higher than the avg Windows purchase.  The
> >>>>>> reason is because Windows gamers buy good games at $30 to $60 a pop, and
> >>>>>> don't have as much to spend on these crapola games - which are top
> >>>>>> flight games for deprived Linux victims.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> This was discussed in some detail a while back with a previous bundle. It
> >>>>> was amazing how many in COLA could not understand the basic math / stats.
> >>>>> cc
> >>>>> was absolutely hilarious in his ignorance about it.
> >>> 
> >>>> As hilarious as this?
> >>> 
> >>>> "...by definition a set MUST contain all of the features of a subset,
> >>>> otherwise it (the subset) wouldn't be a subset."
> >>> 
> >>>> Your reply:
> >>> 
> >>>> "Items in a set need not contain all the items in any given subset within
> >>>> that set." 
> >>> 
> >>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.sys.mac.advocacy/sN1HvpwXrK
> >>>> w/7nrGK5fKuwIJ
> >>> 
> >>>> I don't think so ;)
> >>> 
> >>> The set "balls" does not contain all of the features of its subset
> >>> "red balls."
> > 
> >> Which has nothing to do with what you responded to.
> > 
> > I responded at the end, but my response was more directed to your
> > "quoted" paraphrase of the statement at the link, which has something to
> > do with incest as a subset of sex.  The claim, which Snit disagreed with,
> > implied that a set must contain all the features of any of its subsets.
> > That claim is false, so Snit was correct to object.  Although he did
> > incorrectly use the term "items" instead of "features" in his objection,
> > that likely *typo* does not make the original claim true any more true.
> > That it was a typo is obvious from his entire statement, where he
> > goes on to reference "features," not "items":
> > 
> > <quote>
> > Items in a set need not contain all the items in any given subset within
> > that set.  Even though incest is sex, not all "sex MUST include all of the
> > features of incest."
> > </quote>
> > 
> Exactly right. 

Exactly "wrong".


> I used an incorrect word

That wasn't an isolated incident and you know it. During this argument you had with Ebot, Tim and Wally about incest, I asked you for the definition of the word "sex" and you gave me the following:

sex n 
1. either of the two reproductive categories, male or female, of animals  and plants 
2. sexual intercourse 
3. sexual activity or behavior leading to it 
4. the genitals (literary) 
5. the set of characteristics that determine whether the reproductive role of an animal or plant is male or female

Yet, you also stated:

"Sex is a subset of sexual activities"

Are you going to yell "wrong word" or "typo" here, too? LOL! 

>  in one of the stupid endless debates
> that happen in COLA and CSMA. Instead of focusing on the facts, Carroll
> nit-picks and plays stupid games.

You're clearly confused, sometimes you get it right, sometimes, wrong. Who in COLA *hasn't* seen you even purposefully argue both sides of an argument at times?

> I openly admit the *one* sentence Carroll
> quoted was worded incorrectly... but by the context any reasonable person
> can see my point was correct.

Horsesh*t and the definition (that you gave to me) and statement I just quoted of you prove your confusion wasn't an isolated incident.

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Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-09 11:31 -0500
  Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 09:56 -0700
    Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? charlescroyden3@gmail.com - 2014-11-09 09:13 -0800
      Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 10:18 -0700
      Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 09:25 -0800
      Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-11-09 12:39 -0500
        Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 10:50 -0700
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? charlescroyden3@gmail.com - 2014-11-09 09:52 -0800
            Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 10:58 -0700
              Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Jorge Dimaggio <jorgedimaggio@spammenot.org> - 2014-11-09 13:34 -0500
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-11-09 15:32 -0500
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 13:37 -0700
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-11-10 08:09 -0600
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-10 09:15 -0500
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-11 09:24 -0500
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-11 10:21 -0500
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-11 16:45 -0800
        Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2014-11-09 11:55 -0600
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 10:58 -0700
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-10 10:35 -0500
        Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2014-11-09 11:08 -0800
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 12:22 -0700
        Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2014-11-09 14:42 -0600
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-09 19:22 -0500
        Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2014-11-10 06:33 -0800
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-10 10:47 -0500
            Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2014-11-10 11:07 -0500
              Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-10 19:40 -0500
            Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-10 19:33 -0500
              Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-11-10 20:09 -0500
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-11-11 08:55 -0500
    Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 09:15 -0800
      Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-09 18:09 +0000
        Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 11:40 -0700
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 11:57 -0800
        Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 10:54 -0800
          Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 01:50 +0000
            Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 19:45 -0800
              Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 04:35 +0000
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:02 -0800
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 05:28 +0000
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 22:37 -0700
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 22:25 -0800
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:39 -0800
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 22:19 -0700
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:25 -0800
            Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 21:28 -0700
              Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 04:43 +0000
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:09 -0800
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-11-10 05:34 +0000
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-10 07:37 -0700
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-10 08:26 -0800
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-11-09 22:18 -0700
                Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 21:23 -0800
              Re: Why do the "Humble Bundle" people use the mean purchase per platform? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 20:54 -0800

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