Posts by Foosinator

World IPv6 Day fails to kill the internet

Slow, dual-stack

It seems most likely that the conversion will happen slowly. Services will run dual-stack as they can, and ISPs and consumer equipment will get v6 added as they replace old equipment.

Baby Boomers committing suicide at unprecedented rates

Lies, damn lies, and statistics

Of course, how you state the information can make anything sound much better or worse than it really is.

For example: This article says the "rates" are much higher now? What do they mean by rates?

If they mean that twice as many suicides per 1000 in that age group, then that might indeed be a trend, but knowing the press, it could just as easily be twice as many suicides per year, which means nothing when the population of the age groups themselves fluctuates so much.

And, yes, stating the actual statistics, especially the kinds of units involved, can make a big difference in the believability of an article.

Global warming brings peace and happiness

Cost?

Don't forget to amortize that cost over the next 10,000 years...