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		jkhdigital on Jan 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SolarWinds: The more we learn, the worse it looks I treat anonymously sourced news articles as a coin toss nowadays—assume a 50% chance that the claims in the article are unqualified truth.

coolgod on Jan 5, 2021 [–]

Wow, I guess CIA only needs pay for two pieces to convince you of the Truth™.

techbio on Jan 5, 2021 | | [–]

If you believe that's how coin tosses work, you could believe almost anything.

arpa on Jan 5, 2021 | | [–]

That's not how probabilities work

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