The strategy of focusing on the most populous states still holds true under the Electoral College.
Actually, no. The strategy that holds true under the Electoral College is that of focusing on the most populous SWING states. Neither candidate spend much (if any) time campaigning in California, the most populous state. As a resident of California, I would prefer a system wherein two electoral votes (the number of Senators) are awarded to the statewide winner, and one electoral vote is awarded to the winner of each Congressional district. No Constitutional amendment required, as the method by which a state selects its Electors is determined by the state, not by the Federal government.
How does Facebook spread anything? The stories are done by Facebook subscribers, and are accepted by those who follow them.
He didn't say Facebook spread anything. He said, "Some people believe whatever they see on Facebook."
From TFA: "After fake stories made the rounds on Facebook during the US Presidential elections 2016, Barack Obama blamed the social media giant for spreading lies about the election season." So, blamed Facebook for spreading lies, but didn't say Facebook spread anything?
What happens is that the media are conducting exit polling (asking people as they leave the polls who they voted for) and are reporting that before the polls close.
Maybe a decade and a half ago, but not anymore; at least not legally. The Representation of the People Act of 2002 made it a crime to report exit poll results before a state's polls have closed.
All the polls in a state have the same closing time, but polling places stay open until all the people in line at closing time have had a chance to vote. So, some votes get cast after "official" closing time, and after some precincts begin reporting results.
(2) Each individual precinct reports results when the count in that precinct is complete. This, not exit polling, is why the election night news coverage always goes like "In Florida, with 30% of the vote counted..."
Western governments are over-stepping bounds, but I'm fairly certain you weren't shot for typing your response. Nor will you be prosecuted.
The government prosecuting speech of an individual is precisely the point of this whole post.
Free speech is not unlimited. There are quite a number of restrictions on speech (e.g., encitement, slander and libel, child porn, fighting words, false advertising. Of course, that's in the USA, and TFA is about France.
Islam itself is not a moderate religion, so saying 'radical' Islam is redundant, as even a cursory reading of the Quran and Sunnah will reveal. It's like saying 'pregnancy-induced childbirth'
If a group of Christians started executing people for lighting unauthorized fires, wearing unkempt hair, eating pork, having sex with specific relatives, having gay sex, or committing blashphemy, they'd most likely be called "radical" and distinguished from run-of-the-mill or 'moderate' Christians, even though the Bible (in Leviticus) imposes the death penalty for all those things. As a matter of fact, most 'moderate' Christians would consider Fred Phelps and his little group of warm-hearted folks, radical.
The 2012 Camry LE has a 17 gallon gas tank and EPA mileage rating of 25 - 35 mpg, which means it can travel 425 to 595 miles on a single "charge". The Leaf can travel 107 miles on a single charge, and is a smaller car to start with. It would be more fair to compare vehicles similar in size, range and luxuriousness.
Tesla Model S = 4,608 to 4,936 lbs; range = 208 to 315 miles. Cadillac ATS = 3,373 to 3,571 lbs; range 320 - 480 miles. So, roughly 38% heavier (and the Caddy gets even lighter if you take out enough gas to limit its range to that of the Tesla). Certainly not double the weight, but significantly heavier, and proportionally harder on road surfaces.
She could be involved in child sex slavery and they would still vote for her.
You're probably right about that. I recently came across a FB "share" originating from "Occupy Democrats". Can't remember it verbatim, but it was along the lines of "If Hillary were found trading blowjobs and state secrets for crack cocaine in the parking lot of a middle eastern 7-11, I'd still vote for her." Most of the comments were of the "LOL, true dat" variety.
You seem awfully angry. You do understand that you don't have to use wireless charging if you don't want to, right? Unless you're an Apple user and they remove the Thunderbolt port, which would be a real dick move that would piss off a lot of people who like to use portable battery packs when they're on the go. If you're concerned about the added cost of a feature you won't use, if you're buying a premium phone the difference is in the noise.
If you see a few incompatible wireless charging standards as a problem, how do you feel about Lightning vs. micro USB vs. USB-C? Throw in the old Apple 30-pin connector for good measure. My old Samsung Galaxy S4 and my Tab S both have replaceable batteries, but they're not interchangeable. What a fucking nightmare!
Wireless chargers dangerous? I haven't been able to find any stories about fires caused by wireless chargers, for what that's worth. There are a few complaints about phones getting hot; most of them appear to be related to the use of cases containing metal foil; sort of like microwaving something in a metal container. My own anecdotal experience with a pair of extremely inexpensive Chinese chargers has been completely problem free.
it's when you ramp up to 1Amp where things get dangerous for consumers. you cant have some idiot user throw their keys on the thing and let it start a fire
Unless your keys are somehow magically resonant at the charger's frequency (100 - 200kHz), nothing will happen if you throw them on the charger. If they are resonant, the most that will happen is the keys will warm up a little. Possible even enough to feel.
Actually, this could be win-win-win. Clinton wins, gets impeached and simultaneously they actually get clear evidence that Trump was conspiring with Russian hackers. All of the above go to prison.
Nah. In this scenario, Trump would go to prison, and Hillary would receive a Presidential pardon.
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Apparently you don't know what gerrymandering is or why it can't work on a state-wide basis.
That's the way the Founders designed it, in order to guard against "the tyranny of the majority."
The strategy of focusing on the most populous states still holds true under the Electoral College.
Actually, no. The strategy that holds true under the Electoral College is that of focusing on the most populous SWING states. Neither candidate spend much (if any) time campaigning in California, the most populous state. As a resident of California, I would prefer a system wherein two electoral votes (the number of Senators) are awarded to the statewide winner, and one electoral vote is awarded to the winner of each Congressional district. No Constitutional amendment required, as the method by which a state selects its Electors is determined by the state, not by the Federal government.
At 9:50am EST, S&P 500 is roughly even; Dow is up 0.3%; NASDAQ is about even.
He didn't say Facebook spread anything. He said, "Some people believe whatever they see on Facebook."
From TFA: "After fake stories made the rounds on Facebook during the US Presidential elections 2016, Barack Obama blamed the social media giant for spreading lies about the election season." So, blamed Facebook for spreading lies, but didn't say Facebook spread anything?
I know it's cold in Finland this time of year, but the first day of winter is still a month and a half in the future.
What happens is that the media are conducting exit polling (asking people as they leave the polls who they voted for) and are reporting that before the polls close.
Maybe a decade and a half ago, but not anymore; at least not legally. The Representation of the People Act of 2002 made it a crime to report exit poll results before a state's polls have closed.
All the polls in a state have the same closing time, but polling places stay open until all the people in line at closing time have had a chance to vote. So, some votes get cast after "official" closing time, and after some precincts begin reporting results.
(2) Each individual precinct reports results when the count in that precinct is complete. This, not exit polling, is why the election night news coverage always goes like "In Florida, with 30% of the vote counted ..."
Western governments are over-stepping bounds, but I'm fairly certain you weren't shot for typing your response. Nor will you be prosecuted.
The government prosecuting speech of an individual is precisely the point of this whole post.
Free speech is not unlimited. There are quite a number of restrictions on speech (e.g., encitement, slander and libel, child porn, fighting words, false advertising. Of course, that's in the USA, and TFA is about France.
Islam itself is not a moderate religion, so saying 'radical' Islam is redundant, as even a cursory reading of the Quran and Sunnah will reveal. It's like saying 'pregnancy-induced childbirth'
If a group of Christians started executing people for lighting unauthorized fires, wearing unkempt hair, eating pork, having sex with specific relatives, having gay sex, or committing blashphemy, they'd most likely be called "radical" and distinguished from run-of-the-mill or 'moderate' Christians, even though the Bible (in Leviticus) imposes the death penalty for all those things. As a matter of fact, most 'moderate' Christians would consider Fred Phelps and his little group of warm-hearted folks, radical.
This argument makes as much sense as "You can't hold sqrt(-1) pieces of chalk; therefore imaginary numbers can't exist."
Me too. It says right in the manual not to chew on the washing machine while it's operating.
The 2012 Camry LE has a 17 gallon gas tank and EPA mileage rating of 25 - 35 mpg, which means it can travel 425 to 595 miles on a single "charge". The Leaf can travel 107 miles on a single charge, and is a smaller car to start with. It would be more fair to compare vehicles similar in size, range and luxuriousness.
Tesla Model S = 4,608 to 4,936 lbs; range = 208 to 315 miles. Cadillac ATS = 3,373 to 3,571 lbs; range 320 - 480 miles. So, roughly 38% heavier (and the Caddy gets even lighter if you take out enough gas to limit its range to that of the Tesla). Certainly not double the weight, but significantly heavier, and proportionally harder on road surfaces.
Like Photoshop, Project VoCo is designed to be a state-of-the-art audio editing application.
It's in TFA, so I guess /. isn't to blame. Nice job, Verge editor.
You just need one of these
Well, you'd think so. But it doesn't have a USB-C adapter!
https://xkcd.com/927/
This one is more appropriate (but it's missing USB-C, heh).
Jobs would be rolling in his grave over the "Innovations" apple is hocking now. It's not anywhere near where his standards were.
Speaking of standards: "hocking" is something you do at a pawn shop. "Hawking" is something you do to con people into buying something.
Yes. Support your local economy.
By going to some big-box retailer who's headquarters is 1500 miles and 10 states away?
Amazon is headquartered in Washington state, where I live.
Regardless of where they're headquartered, they are staffed by local people who are part of the local economy. And by the way, "who's"?
She could be involved in child sex slavery and they would still vote for her.
You're probably right about that. I recently came across a FB "share" originating from "Occupy Democrats". Can't remember it verbatim, but it was along the lines of "If Hillary were found trading blowjobs and state secrets for crack cocaine in the parking lot of a middle eastern 7-11, I'd still vote for her." Most of the comments were of the "LOL, true dat" variety.
News Flash - SJWs think Facebook should push their causes more.
I am a bit astonished someone might rely on FB for news at all.
Are you really astonished, when so many people rely on Stephen Colbert, whatever they're calling The Daley Show now, and Saturday Night Live for news?
They're going to use the people aboard as the rocket fuel? How do the people feel about that?
Why, they feel empowered, of course.
You seem awfully angry. You do understand that you don't have to use wireless charging if you don't want to, right? Unless you're an Apple user and they remove the Thunderbolt port, which would be a real dick move that would piss off a lot of people who like to use portable battery packs when they're on the go. If you're concerned about the added cost of a feature you won't use, if you're buying a premium phone the difference is in the noise.
If you see a few incompatible wireless charging standards as a problem, how do you feel about Lightning vs. micro USB vs. USB-C? Throw in the old Apple 30-pin connector for good measure. My old Samsung Galaxy S4 and my Tab S both have replaceable batteries, but they're not interchangeable. What a fucking nightmare!
Wireless chargers dangerous? I haven't been able to find any stories about fires caused by wireless chargers, for what that's worth. There are a few complaints about phones getting hot; most of them appear to be related to the use of cases containing metal foil; sort of like microwaving something in a metal container. My own anecdotal experience with a pair of extremely inexpensive Chinese chargers has been completely problem free.
it's when you ramp up to 1Amp where things get dangerous for consumers. you cant have some idiot user throw their keys on the thing and let it start a fire
Unless your keys are somehow magically resonant at the charger's frequency (100 - 200kHz), nothing will happen if you throw them on the charger. If they are resonant, the most that will happen is the keys will warm up a little. Possible even enough to feel.
Actually, this could be win-win-win. Clinton wins, gets impeached and simultaneously they actually get clear evidence that Trump was conspiring with Russian hackers. All of the above go to prison.
Nah. In this scenario, Trump would go to prison, and Hillary would receive a Presidential pardon.
...do their apps specify race when you are reserving a ride?
Or maybe it's because the pick up point is in a high crime area.
According to TFS (yeah, I know), the results varied on whether the rider's name "sounded" black or white.
Irrelevant. Being a member of a minority does not mean you aren't capable of being a racist asshole.
Didn't you get the memo? A member of an oppressed minority cannot be racist.