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73.2% of Likely Voters Believe Poll Results
Pollster: Who will you vote for? Civilian: Oh, I don't know; that guy, the tall one. Pollster: I'll put you down for Obama. The elections in Iowa are over and…
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How much does winning Iowa and New Hampshire help?
On the earlier poll thread, a reader asked "What's your opinion about the statistical summary of past results of Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries?" pointing out data from Neatorama.com.…
Posted inPhilosophy
Mr. Word’s definition of the day: to change
"To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance." --…
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Today’s excuses for not posting
CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTIONS FROM A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE The Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, F?sicas y Naturales of Spain and the Fundaci?n Ram?n Areces are sponsoring that conference…
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Homework #1: Answer part I
A couple of days ago I gave out homework. I asked my loyal readers to count how many people walked by them and to keep track of how many of…
Posted inFun
Ithaca update: hours and dogs as presidential candidates
The Ithaca Hours, mentioned in the previous post, quantify a barter system, trading "hours worked" at one task for equivalent "hours worked" at another. For example, you might trade one…
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Celebrities who promise to move out of the USA when McCain wins
I thought it would be fun to compile a list of self-important celebrities who promise to move to Canada/England/Russia etc. when McCain wins the election. If anybody knows of any…
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Predict who will win the US Presidential Race
When you have a chance, please log on to https://www.wmbriggs.com/president.php and guess who will win the election this year. This poll closes on 11:50 pm 14 September 2008. No guessing…
