Cole Parker Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 What wonderful writing! Not a word out of place, a compelling and fast moving yarn, complex characters and circumstances -- it's an honor to share space with such a fine writer. This one is not to be missed. C Link to comment
The Pecman Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 And the story is here: http://www.awesomedude.com/bi_janus/short_stories/lie_detectors.htm I agree, an excellent tale, very well-written -- one of the best I've read all year. Link to comment
Merkin Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Very thoughtful, very real, and--dare I suggest--very personal. Wonderful, heartfelt writing. Link to comment
Camy Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Very thoughtful, very real, and--dare I suggest--very personal. Wonderful, heartfelt writing. I really couldn't put it better, so ditto. As an aside: I read (in Cory Doctorow's 'Homeland') that you can beat a polygraph by clenching your sphincter. Is there any truth in that? Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Sounds like bull**** to me. C Link to comment
Nigel Gordon Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 I really couldn't put it better, so ditto. As an aside: I read (in Cory Doctorow's 'Homeland') that you can beat a polygraph by clenching your sphincter. Is there any truth in that? It depends on what you mean by bet the polygraph, you can cause it to have a lot of erratic readings, which are usually interpreted as you have something to hide. Link to comment
bi_janus Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Thank you all very much for the warm comments. The most usual question I got when I was giving polygraphs was whether pressing a thumbtack into a sensitive anatomic structure would fool the machine. The answer is no, however clenching one's sphincter might be a useful general training exercise. There's a reason that polys aren't admissible in court. Link to comment
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