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I'm sure that plenty of people have examined statistical data to make conclusions of this sort. The interesting question would be whether anyone seriously studied the effect that the buyer:seller ratio has on prices.


The standard of proof was preponderance of evidence, meaning that Pao failed to prove that P(KP is biased) > P(KP is not biased), or, alternatively, that the jury found that P(KP is not biased) >= P(KP is biased).


If the function of the pill is solely to mimic exercise, then it does not offer any new treatment. Obesity and diabetes can be treated just as well right now, and the treatment is exercise.


Obesity and diabetes are not treated with exercise, they're treated with diet. Exercise helps, but neither condition responds to exercise alone.


Or, or, hear me out here: what if you took the pill and exercised?

There's only so many hours in the day. If a pill could perfectly mimic sleep, would you not take some?


Or to Mark Twain's estate, seeing as he actually wrote those words in the first place.


In addition to what other commenters said, even once the money is given back, this still amounts to a loan without interest. I would call that unprincipled.



"Regret" is the answer of the original incarnation, if that's any comfort.


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