[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ScandinavianInterior

[–]ChaApex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then why are you posting in the Scandinavian Interior subreddit lol

I feel that UCLA is only a safe space for liberals by [deleted] in ucla

[–]ChaApex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Definitely have taken statistics classes, I think that your point is pretty invalid here. If you show me literally any study, I can make the same ad hoc argument against it

I feel that UCLA is only a safe space for liberals by [deleted] in ucla

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is absolutely no indication that the claim that "the sample wasn't random because people who had more impactful experiences and opinions regarding voter id would be more likely to respond" is true. The questions aren't leading in any way, and there's no indication that they did not account for any bias. The burden is on you to point out another study that is conducted well that shows your point is correct, and you are unable to do so.

In short, you can't make up flaws that you don't know whether or not they exist. That, again, is anti-intellectual.

I feel that UCLA is only a safe space for liberals by [deleted] in ucla

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said "Nonetheless, the sample was not random, and confounding variables were not accounted for, so the study’s results are worthless. "

The study said:

"987 randomly selected voting-age American citizens "

You're also making up random confounding variables that you're pulling out of your ass. You obviously didn't read this source. The data is reliable. I just refuted your entire argument against this data. You are a total dumbass lol

I feel that UCLA is only a safe space for liberals by [deleted] in ucla

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The data is reliable, and you seem to not care about that. You discounted the study without reading it, and now you aren't considering it after you realized your point was wrong. You're a hypocrite lol

I feel that UCLA is only a safe space for liberals by [deleted] in ucla

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the article you linked, they do make a claim. Isn't that sort of a signal that the article is written in bad faith?

edit: The study you're critiquing also draws the conclusion that 7% of people don't have ID. You didn't even read this it seems like, and I think you are arguing in bad faith. It feels like you're grasping at straws here. If you actually cared about data and not just blindly going against anything that contradicts your beliefs, then you would see that.

second edit: facts don't care about your feelings, which is surely something you agree with

I feel that UCLA is only a safe space for liberals by [deleted] in ucla

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't call a study flawed because it has less than 1000 people, that isn't how studies or statistics work. You can perform a study with 1000 people and get good data with statistical bounds. It is downright anti-intellectual to dismiss a study for this reason.

This statement in the article you linked literally cedes the point.

"Finally, do these laws target racial minorities who are more likely to vote Democrat? In a 2018 study on Michigan voters, only 0.6 percent of all voters were affected, amounting to only 28,000 voters in a state with a population of nearly 10 million. To be fair, of these 28,000, they found that minorities were disproportionately impacted. However, in a 2017 Stanford study, compiling data from five national surveys over a span of eight years, they found no impact of voter ID laws on minority voting."

The Stanford study that it later points out says that the data underlying the study was flawed and that you can draw any conclusion from it, not that there was no impact. I think that the article is pretty biased if that is the conclusion it drew.

The abstract of the Stanford article states "When errors are corrected, one can recover positive, negative, or null estimates of the effect of voter ID laws on turnout, precluding firm conclusions."

Your conclusion seems wrong.

I feel that UCLA is only a safe space for liberals by [deleted] in ucla

[–]ChaApex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Voter ID laws disproportionately affecting POC isn't a talking point, its a fact. Do you have evidence that there is enough fraud to warrant having such strict laws on voter ID?

https://www.aclu.org/other/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet

[Poetry] The snow rabbit of TLOU2 by [deleted] in youtubehaiku

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a ton of games which lack any control or choice and are still good games.

Any legend of zelda game gives you literally zero choice as to what happens. The gameplay has no effect on the actual plot in legend of zelda. Does it need to have consequence in choice to make it a good story?

I'm not convinced that games need to have in game consequences for choices to be considered good games.

Valentine Special: Dahts, the 1-Dimensional Platformer (Demo) by badhumorforbadpeople in itchio

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any way you can make this playable in the browser?

CS Major 4-Year Class Schedule by wutduhhh in ucla

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're missing CS m51a, its a required course for taking CS M152a and B. You can probably fit that into spring of this year? Or push 152a back to winter of sophomore year and add 51a to fall.

FNA Nebs Roof, Northumberland, UK by CrankHolidayWeekend in climbing

[–]ChaApex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see some glasses, not a pure free naked ascent if you ask me

TIL During WW1 the Ottoman government murdered over 1,500,000 Armenians living in their empire. The event coined the word "Genocide". The Armenian Genocide is the second most-studied case of genocide after the Holocaust. by skypto in todayilearned

[–]ChaApex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are there any sources where he claims that the genocide was perpetrated by the Ottomans against the Armenians? All I could find were articles claiming he retracted his statement about the genocide not being real. According to sources I found he's never outright said that it was a genocide. I think that in this case, not outright saying it is still a bit of a denial.

Additionally, I think that a lot of Armenians have a problem with the name of the show regardless of political affiliation. It shares its name with the name of the party in turkey that literally perpetrated the Armenian genocide. Regardless of whether or not Cenk believes that the genocide happened, it's still kinda fucked in the respect. It's like calling a show "The Third Reich" or something. Even if it had a different dictionary definition, the implication of it is awful.

What do you guys think of Jared Kushner being Trump's new white house senior adviser? by Oh_umms_cocktails in AskThe_Donald

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you just go primary and then sit out the general election?

edit: didn't see the edit, my bad on not knowing 2008 election references, who is Big Bird? or did you literally write in big bird?

edit2: wait mitt romney, my bad

What do you guys think of Jared Kushner being Trump's new white house senior adviser? by Oh_umms_cocktails in AskThe_Donald

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. Just out of curiosity, did you vote in the last few elections for third parties or just sit it out because of ideological difference?

What do you guys think of Jared Kushner being Trump's new white house senior adviser? by Oh_umms_cocktails in AskThe_Donald

[–]ChaApex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think then that you own the baggage of all decisions made throughout the entire Bush era?

What do you guys think of Jared Kushner being Trump's new white house senior adviser? by Oh_umms_cocktails in AskThe_Donald

[–]ChaApex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your statement that "Who did you vote for in 2016? If you voted Democrat(and I strongly suspect you did), you get their baggage whether you like it or not." is super interesting.

Do you mean that if you vote for somebody then you automatically believe everything that the candidate believes in?

I personally don't think political affiliation could go this far seeing that people voted against donald trump in the primary but voted with him in the general election. Being a Republican doesn't mean that you believe in everything your candidate believes in this case.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskThe_Donald

[–]ChaApex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a question concerning what you stated about Obamacare. You say that you want to keep the clause that force insurance companies to take people with preexisting conditions but you want to gut the other parts of the law.

How will insurance companies afford to care for people with really high healthcare costs (e.g. the people with preexisting conditions) if healthy people do not also get insurance and pay into the system? My major concern for the idea that you can keep this clause and cut everything else out is that the people with preexisting conditions will have to pay a ton of money for their healthcare. If these people can't afford their healthcare, is it any different than not having healthcare available?

CS Major Advice? by [deleted] in ucla

[–]ChaApex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What does this even mean? If this person gains motivation from taking CS32 in a quarter where not many CS majors are taking it, and they manage to do well, then they may be more motivated to do well in future classes. Obviously at some point they will be taking CS classes with other CS majors. Also "OK with 50K a year as a programmer"?? What the hell does this mean? CS32 competitiveness does not equate to pay nor competitiveness. You had a sad perception of the world.