[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Here is a direct quote from 538:

538’s forecast is based on a combination of polls and campaign “fundamentals,” such as economic conditions, state partisanship and incumbency. It’s not meant to “call” a winner, but rather to give you a sense of how likely each candidate is to win. Check out our methodology to learn exactly how we calculate these probabilities.

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In 2016 they gave Hillary Clinton a 71.4 % chance of winning, and in 2020 they gave Joe Biden 89 % chance of winning. They are dealing in odds, not calls.

And even if it isn't getting through to you, how were they wrong in 2020?

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

By that logic 2000 is the last year of the second millennium, 2001 is the first year of the third millennium, 2002 the second, and 2003 the third.

The era started at year 1, and not year 0. So the new millenniums starts at years that ends with 1.

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

I find it weird that when measuring height in metric, people using cm exclusively, i’ve noticed this a lot actually, people will use cm or mm in places where it arguably doesn’t make any sense. I could see the justification for doing math maybe, but like, that defeats the whole point of it being metric no?

Why is that defeating the whole point of being metric? If you know someone is 183 cm tall, you also know that they are 1.83 m tall. If its easier to say the length in cm, you do. No need for "one meter and eighty-three centimeters" or "one point eighty-three meters", just "a hundred and eighty-three centimeters". Often you just skip saying the "centimeters" part as well, because most people can see that you're not the size of a skyscraper without getting a ruler out.

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

Everyone descends from Africans. That's where the human species originated.

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Where did you find an overview of the racial makeup of the top 100 companies' employees?

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

What did the founding fathers decide that made it impossible to have short election seasons in the US?

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

What is a doctor father?

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

So the US Government should not make money available ASAP to rebuild the bridge, but instead wait for the laughable scenario that the company pays for the damages?

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Which politician do you believe would be able to solve all or any of those issues with the razor thin majority in Congress the Democrats have had during Biden's administration?

[-] TheKingBombOmbKiller@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Aren't they both the election of a party's candidate instead of a public office?

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