Type I vs Type II error: can someone dumb this down for me
Apr 15, 2012 · This result can mean one of two things: (1) The fuel additive doesn’t really make a difference, and the better mileage you observed in your sample is due to “sampling error” (i.e. …
MS SQL Server Studio, can't import Excel any more since upgrade …
Jun 24, 2025 · For the last six years it has been part of my job to import data from Excel workbooks into MS SQL Server. I would open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (it …
About fuel consumption on a private aircraft (better explained in …
Nov 30, 2025 · As a practical matter, the weight vs fuel consumption effects in light airplanes are close to negligible. For a long trip like that it really doesn’t matter if you stop at the 1/3rd, 1/2, …
Technical question: I can't get on Discord with Firefox anymore
Oct 23, 2024 · A progressive web application (PWA), or progressive web app, is a type of web app that can be installed on a device as a standalone application. PWAs are installed using …
Punctuation for multiple quotes in one sentence - Straight Dope
Nov 27, 2012 · When you run into this sort of stuff in programming books, where a period has syntactic meaning to the computer and is not just used as an end-of-sentence marker, the …
Pollution emission: gas leafblower vs. Camry - Straight Dope
Oct 10, 2021 · Los Angeles TV station KTLA made this claim in an online news article today: “[California] state officials say running a gas-powered leaf blower for one hour emits the same …
Math Increasingly Suggests Election Fraud Against Hillary Clinton
Nov 17, 2016 · I just watched a this David Packman video and wonder what Straight Dopers think of this. Exit polls are done in a completely different way than pre-election polls, and are …
eBay sellers' tales - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share ...
Dec 9, 2025 · I sell stuff on eBay - not much, mostly books & stuff I have lying around that I no longer use. I’ve occasionally sold things for friends who don’t want to navigate the process. I …
How can this billboard be legal? - Straight Dope
Dec 10, 2025 · Last night, I was driving on Interstate 35 northbound in Kyle, Texas (a suburb of Austin). I observed the following billboard: “Venmo me: @[notarealuser] Person who sends …
The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other)
Apr 17, 2024 · The 337 (in O-2A form) that I actually flew as my assigned aircraft type for 3+ years in Latin America, was mostly a POS as a military platform. Too small, not real rugged, …