[csail-related] GSB Tonight: Fire Escapes.

[jamoozy at csail.mit.edu (Andrew "Jamoozy" Correa)]

Fire escapes are meant to keep people safe -- safe from fires.  They've
always seemed like a real vulnerability to me, though.  I mean, couldn't
anyone just waltz right up and come in? [1]  So what are fire escapes good
for?   Well, escaping fires, I guess ...

Let's do some simple statistics [2].  How often do people get robbed?
 Let's say 5% of the time [3].  How often do they die during a robbery?
 Let's say about half the time [4].  And how often do they die in fires?
 Like ... almost never -- 0.000005%!

Q.E.D.  We should remove all fire escapes.

Let's talk about the nature of reality, and whether free will is an
illusion at this week's:

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          girl scout benefit -+-  5:30 pm  -+- 32-G9 lounge
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[1] Yes.  Lock your windows, lock your doors.  They grabbin' yo' people up.
 Hide your kids.  Hide your wife.
[2] Unfortunately I don't have an envelope, so this may be a bit shaky.
[3] Yeah ... not sure what that means either.  Meh, it's a GSB message.
[4] I looked all these numbers up on my envelope.