“Electoral Projections Done Right”
Related
- Daily Kos Election Day Resources
- The Obama Polling Surge (The Atlantic)
Daily Archives: 3 Nov 08
Healthy mice cloned from frozen bodies
“Healthy mice have been cloned for the first time from dead mice that had been frozen for several years, raising the possibility, scientists say, of “resurrecting” extinct animals such as mammoths from their frozen carcasses.” (Guardian.UK)
Resist these election-time myths
Anne Applebaum: “Tuesday is Election Day, and, as always, Election Day is fraught with peril. Beware the seductiveness of opinion polls, which can badly mislead. Beware the even greater attraction of exit polls, which have so often been wrong in the past. Beware the too-early commentary, the too-swift rush to judgment. And above all, beware that the hopeful, reassuring clichés that will be passed around in the next couple of days will give false succor to winners and losers alike.” (Slate Magazine)
The misery of chain bookstores
OEDILF
The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form: “Our goal is to write at least one limerick for each meaning of each and every word in the English language. Our best limericks will clearly define their words in a humorous or interesting way, although some may provide more entertainment than definition, or vice versa.”
Mathematician Cracks Mystery Beatles Chord
“The only mathematician ever to be published in Guitar Player magazine… It’s the most famous chord in rock ‘n’ roll, an instantly recognizable twang rolling through the open strings on George Harrison’s 12-string Rickenbacker. It evokes a Pavlovian response from music fans as they sing along to the refrain that follows…” (Science Daily)
Housekeeping
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Sundown on Colorado Fundamentalists
George W. Bush Approval/Disapproval Ratings
A Sunday visit to the megachurch that praised George W. Bush suggests that its political end of days is near. (Salon News)
