Bob

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[–] Bob@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

The technology can detect gunshots, yes, but it can't detect it they're meaningful in any way that would require a response. That means responders are showing up to areas with nothing more than the knowledge that a gun was discharged, which leaves them fewer resources to allocate to actual problems.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

The technology can detect gunshots, yes, but it can't detect it they're meaningful in any way that would require a response. That means responders are showing up to areas with nothing more than the knowledge that a gun was discharged, which leaves them fewer resources to allocate to actual problems.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 14 points 4 months ago

I ain't paying any attention to speculation. He hasn't dropped out until he's actually dropped out.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

Ohhhh Shhhhoiiiit this is a step in the right direction!

[–] Bob@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago

No one would ever try to drive through a large group of cars going past, why force your way into bikes?

[–] Bob@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago

I think the amazing thing is how much improvement you get from going from "choose one" to "choose all you like." (AKA approval voting). The ultimate goal is proportional representation, but approval is such an easy first step.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago

If we had Approval Voting people would be able to vote for third party candidates independent of what they do concerning major party candidates. And, their support would always be shown in the final tally on election day.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago

Probably the first time I've ever looked at a presidential lineup and simply hoped the two front-runners fall over dead as soon as possible.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago

They're finally getting rid of these guys because they're old and no one wants to take care of them. That's all.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah I'll agree with that. The love and respect ain't mutual though. They never give it back.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They don't want to help, they want to rule. The emergency gives them an excuse to take control.

[–] Bob@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago

I mean, yeah, 1000 people is enough assuming there's no sampling bias. But if you've got sampling bias, increasing the sampling size won't actually help you. The issue you're talking about is unrelated to how many people you talk to.

Your own suggestion of splitting up the respondents by state would itself introduce sampling bias, way over sampling low population states and way under sampling high population states. The survey was interested in the opinions of the nation as a whole, so arbitrary binning by states would be a big mistake. You want your sampling procedure to have equal change of returning a response from any random person in the nation. With a sample size of 1000, you're not going to have much random-induced bias for one location or another, aside from population density, which is fine because the survey is about USA people and not people in sub-USA locations.

 
 

 

Yeah. They did exactly that

 

If you live in New Hampshire, I suggest you call your state legislators to support this bill. Approval Voting is a very small change that goes a long way! If you don't live in New Hampshire, send this to someone who does!

 
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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Bob@midwest.social to c/indiana@midwest.social
 

Alt text: A photo of Mike Pence in a leather biker vest with a bunch of bland patches on it, like two different Indiana patches and an American flag patch. He's got both hands outward and his fingers are pointing, reminiscent of that old Steve Martin sketch where him and Dan Aykroyd are The Festrunk Brothers, "just two wild and crazy guys."

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