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Re:Regulators Propose Banning Theranos Founder from Blood Te... by unclebucknasty on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @09:08PM (#11493638)
Why does Hanlon's Razor exist when it can just as easily be put the other way around?
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Re:Regulators Propose Banning Theranos Founder from Blood Te... by pizza on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @09:11PM (#11493643)
P(malice) <= P(competence & intent); P(stupidity) >> P(competence & intent)

That said, Hanlon's razor can't explain away evidence.

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Re:Regulators Propose Banning Theranos Founder from Blood Te... by unclebucknasty on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @09:18PM (#11493669) 

   if (benefit > 0) {
      P(malice) >> P(stupidity)
   }
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Re:Regulators Propose Banning Theranos Founder from Blood Te... by newjersey on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @11:47PM (#11494163)
Yup, when I make a mistake in my income tax filing and over pay by $2k that's incompetence. I wouldn't be so sure about attributing an unreported offshore shell company holding millions of dollars as incompetence.
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