As an election worker, I will add that the dumbest part of the requirement would be that humans are more likely to miscount than the machines are! I picture two persons from different parties sitting together, with one counting a batch of ballots. When they get to 100, they give it to the other person to count and affirm.
Exceptional number of political notes at politicalwire.com [Click] this morning. More aggressive and innovative Democratic activities by the Harris campaign, more bizarre stuff from and about Trump. —Alan
NPR is reporting this morning that Trump is gaining momentum and Harris is losing it. This may be true, but it also reflects the press' ongoing preoccupation with Big Mo, who has it, who doesn't, who is gaining it and who is losing it. Generally, though, it sounds as if Harris has peaked and Trump is gaining ground. -- nordy
It has been pointed out long since that NPR is part of The CORPORATION For Public Broadcasting, which should tell us everything we need to know about it. I stopped listening to them a long time ago precisely because they held to the general corporate news media line. -----Alan
I just keep reading Heather Cox Richardson every day and I'd advise googling Tom Bonier and reading his take on polling. In brief, young people have been registering in droves. I believe they will save the future for themselves.
I might be somewhat more inclined to credit these pollsters if they had contacted me from time to time over the years, but they have not done so. -----Alan
I regularly take YouGov surveys, some of which are political polls. Rasmussen contacted me once but at the end it turned out they only wanted responses from people who identified as male or female.
Sure a big one is coming. One of the best things one can do is to live in a quake-resistant building. That collapsed apartment building shown in the article is a classically vulnerable design. Few single-family houses built since WWII fail. The very low construction standards in the area struck by the New Madrid earthquake, combined with the great area affected makes that far more dangerous than anywhere in southern or central California. And the Cascadia fault is also far more dangerous than the San Andreas fault. A good book on the subject is "Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country." -----Alan
I have probably told this story here before, but here goes. I geologist of my acquaintance was invited to visit friends in a newly purchased home in the hills east of San Jose. While chatting with them, they mentioned that from time to time their water (from a well) became slightly muddy. He pointed out to them that their house was in a small valley parallel to the Santa Clara Valley (where San Jose is located). Their well was drilled into the middle, and lowest part, of that small valley---- which was the main trace of the Hayward Fault (part of the San Andreas system). So he asked them, "where do you think that puts your house?" That was in the days before sellers were legally required to disclose any known faults with a house, so they sold it and moved out as soon as they could. -----Alan
This area is about as earthquake-free as one can find in California. We built our house in 1994, and it had to be built to the same earthquake resistance standard as in the greater San Francisco area. Our grandfather clock is secured to the house framing, and our lot is not subject to flooding. -----Alan
I'm about to leave for the World Fantasy Convention in Niagra Falls. Lake Shore Limited overnight to Buiffalo and I'll get a ride from there. I'm scheduled to be on one panel. Will be on one panel at the con. Back Monday morning. I'll try to ckeck in from time to time.
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Judge pauses rule that would require Georgia counties to hand count ballots
ReplyDeleteAs an election worker, I will add that the dumbest part of the requirement would be that humans are more likely to miscount than the machines are! I picture two persons from different parties sitting together, with one counting a batch of ballots. When they get to 100, they give it to the other person to count and affirm.
That would be a very looooong night.
DeleteQuite so; and nowadays people are conditioned to expect results very quickly.
Delete-----Alan
Exceptional number of political notes at politicalwire.com [Click] this morning. More aggressive and innovative Democratic activities by the Harris campaign, more bizarre stuff from and about Trump.
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Talking Points Memo: A Quarter Century Of Photos Of Trump And Harris [Click]
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The California community caught between a powerful megachurch and far-right extremists [Click] Shasta County
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NPR is reporting this morning that Trump is gaining momentum and Harris is losing it. This may be true, but it also reflects the press' ongoing preoccupation with Big Mo, who has it, who doesn't, who is gaining it and who is losing it. Generally, though, it sounds as if Harris has peaked and Trump is gaining ground. -- nordy
ReplyDeleteIt has been pointed out long since that NPR is part of The CORPORATION For Public Broadcasting, which should tell us everything we need to know about it. I stopped listening to them a long time ago precisely because they held to the general corporate news media line.
Delete-----Alan
I just keep reading Heather Cox Richardson every day and I'd advise googling Tom Bonier and reading his take on polling. In brief, young people have been registering in droves. I believe they will save the future for themselves.
DeleteI might be somewhat more inclined to credit these pollsters if they had contacted me from time to time over the years, but they have not done so.
Delete-----Alan
I regularly take YouGov surveys, some of which are political polls. Rasmussen contacted me once but at the end it turned out they only wanted responses from people who identified as male or female.
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Michael Popok video: Trump Misses Deadline to Stop Doc Release in DC Case [Click]
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A series of earthquakes has Southern California shook. Is a big one coming?
ReplyDeleteSure a big one is coming. One of the best things one can do is to live in a quake-resistant building. That collapsed apartment building shown in the article is a classically vulnerable design. Few single-family houses built since WWII fail. The very low construction standards in the area struck by the New Madrid earthquake, combined with the great area affected makes that far more dangerous than anywhere in southern or central California. And the Cascadia fault is also far more dangerous than the San Andreas fault. A good book on the subject is "Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country."
Delete-----Alan
I have probably told this story here before, but here goes. I geologist of my acquaintance was invited to visit friends in a newly purchased home in the hills east of San Jose. While chatting with them, they mentioned that from time to time their water (from a well) became slightly muddy. He pointed out to them that their house was in a small valley parallel to the Santa Clara Valley (where San Jose is located). Their well was drilled into the middle, and lowest part, of that small valley---- which was the main trace of the Hayward Fault (part of the San Andreas system). So he asked them, "where do you think that puts your house?" That was in the days before sellers were legally required to disclose any known faults with a house, so they sold it and moved out as soon as they could.
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"A geologist..."
Delete----Alan
This area is about as earthquake-free as one can find in California. We built our house in 1994, and it had to be built to the same earthquake resistance standard as in the greater San Francisco area. Our grandfather clock is secured to the house framing, and our lot is not subject to flooding.
Delete-----Alan
I'm about to leave for the World Fantasy Convention in Niagra Falls. Lake Shore Limited overnight to Buiffalo and I'll get a ride from there. I'm scheduled to be on one panel. Will be on one panel at the con. Back Monday morning. I'll try to ckeck in from time to time.
ReplyDeleteHave a good time, W.A.
Delete----Alan
I hope your panel goes great and that you have a lot of fun.
DeleteTraveling Mercies!