Paigowdan
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April 26th, 2017 at 3:50:48 PM permalink
This takes the cake.

An Oregon man was fined $500 for substantiating in traffic court that a red-light ticketing camera used a mathematically incorrect algorithm in issuing tickets, doing so without a "math license" for the court-argument purpose. He presented his case in defense of his wife, who improperly received a ticket.

See; Autoblog article.
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April 26th, 2017 at 4:15:03 PM permalink
How does one get a math license anyway? First Oregon forbids pumping your own gas and now this?
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April 26th, 2017 at 5:27:03 PM permalink
Plus Patty Murray & Jeff Merkel are actually allowed to have votes in the Senate. Obviously a disgrace to the America we all know and love.
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April 26th, 2017 at 5:29:21 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

How does one get a math license anyway? First Oregon forbids pumping your own gas and now this?



Basically if the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying doesn't like you and you refer to yourself as an engineer without being licensed by the State of Oregon they slap some fines at you.

Here are some other people they done it to:
" the state board investigated Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman in 2014 for publishing a campaign pamphlet that mentioned Saltzman's background as an "environmental engineer." Saltzman has a bachelor's degree in environmental and civil engineering from Cornell University, a master's degree from MIT's School of Civil Engineering, and is a membership of the American Society of Civil Engineers."

" the state board investigated a Republican gubernatorial candidate for using the phrase "I'm an engineer and a problem-solver" in a campaign ad. The candidate in question, Allen Alley, had a degree in engineering from Purdue University and worked as an engineer for Boeing (and, of course, wasn't trying to lie about his lack of an Oregon-issued licensed but merely was making a freaking campaign ad),"

" In 2010, the state board issued a $1,000 fine for illegally practicing engineering to a local activist who told the La Pine, Oregon, city council that a proposed new power plant would be too loud for nearby residents."

"The board once investigated Portland Monthly magazine for running a story that described a young immigrant woman as "an engineer behind Portland's newest bridge." The woman in the story did not describe herself as an engineer, but the magazine's editors included that description in the headline, the board concluded."

http://reason.com/blog/2017/04/26/after-challenging-red-light-cameras-oreg
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April 27th, 2017 at 1:50:07 AM permalink
I propose that any post in this forum be subject to a fine as well. Example:

Craps player posts silly advantage theory about bet combinations, and the "math" he provides fails to include weighted probabilities for outcomes. Offense: Practicing Math Without a License Clue. Fine: 3 day suspension.
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April 27th, 2017 at 3:17:28 AM permalink
Quote: odiousgambit

I propose that any post in this forum be subject to a fine as well. Example:

Craps player posts silly advantage theory about bet combinations, and the "math" he provides fails to include weighted probabilities for outcomes. Offense: Practicing Math Without a License Clue. Fine: 3 day suspension.

I would take it a few steps further and make it illegal to sell or profit from any betting system that can not be proven.
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