Well, I missed something important, as usual. Last I saw of OW he was using incorrect statistical assumptions, and now he's gone. Let that be a warning to you all not to mess around with the dark and dangerous world of statistics.
Every time I see a ban I get a bit worried, because I know I've made stupid mistakes in the past. I'm just happy I haven't been warned in a long time. There was a period where I was getting warnings every so often and I was worried that I would soon find that I had run through my share of good will. Obviously, it helps that I've sort of dropped off my posting recently, but still. Especially given that I still frequent the politics threads, which are obviously vulnerable to that stuff. Still, if any of you are under the impression that Toady bans without warning, let me disabuse you of that notion. Toady has been just where I've seen him.
OT: My internet has acted weird for months, with intermittent failures. I used my above-average knowledge of networking to try and fix it, to no avail. Finally, I cave and buy a replacement wireless card. I installed it today... and while I'm not totally sure, I'm like 70% sure it didn't fix the problem, meaning I have absolutely no clue what could possibly be wrong now. Hardware? Software? Far as I know I stepped on a voodoo priest's foot on the sidewalk and this is their curse. It's prevented me from playing any multiplayer game for a month or two now.