1 of 1B - [pre-cancerous cell] to [normal cell]

1 of 1M - [false-positive cell] to [cells tested]

So, given my poor stats background and guessing what that means...

1B - cells tested

1k - false-positive cells

1 - pre-cancerous cell

-->

20T - ALL cells tested

20M - false-postive cells

20k - pre-cancerous cells

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell#Human_erythrocyt...

So one in one thousand positive results is legitimate. How is this tool remotely useful?

They don't mention their false negative rate, nor any of the rates for competing tech. So we can't say that this device catches the one in X that other machines don't catch. And we can't say that this machine finds 1 in 1,000, where competing machines only finds 1 in 100,000.

In theory early detection is good, but I'm not sure what treatment is available if cells are found this early ad the stress for the other 1,000 people is going to be significant.

Exactly. Goldman is off the hook for sending it and the 4 bankers are off the hook because none of them officially sent it.

Wouldn't a keyboard with keys that light up be better and easier?

You don't get to play with proprioception that way :-)

is that 80 mpg (US)?

Yes, more or less. 1 Imperial Gal = 1.2 US Gallons.

Are Clippy and co. property of MS or free to be used freely?

Think a little differently. This guy delivers bagels... http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/magazine/what-the-bagel-ma...

I can see upper middle-class parents getting this for their kids who think they want to learn to play guitar.

To where?

Might not look cool, but if the iPhone dock was on the top part of the body (on the thin surface, rather than on the body surface), then you would be able to look at the iPhone as you're playing. Currently, you can either look at the strings or on the iPhone, where you almost have to look backwards to look at the iPhone. As a beginner guitar player, learning would be easier if I could see the tabs and my strings at the same time. my 2c.

It just looks like it should be at the top rather than the bottom. With this setup you always have to look over your hand to see the iphone screen.

But why would you be looking at the iPhone screen other than when interacting with it using said hand?

This tool lowers the barrier to positive reinforcement, which is key in continuing any activity.

Looking at the 2nd pic on the kickstarter page, it looks like the iPhone dock is modular.