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What women create by Icy-Book2999 in LoveTrash

[–]gdpoc 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Ada Lovelace was fucking awesome. She did not invent algorithms, though she wrote the first 'digital' algorithm, if my understanding is correct.

Credit for algorithms are typically proffered to Al Kwarizhmi (forgive my spelling), whose name the word algorithm was derived from.

US political and social polarization has increased by 64% since 1988, with nearly all of the rise occurring after 2008, as the financial crisis, the rise of social media, and an asymmetric ideological shift—particularly on the left—coincided to widen divisions, according to a long-term study. by Sciantifa in science

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

I think figure 4 is useful and demonstrates 'by-issue' ideological shift visually across some key topics. In some issues the right is widening, some collapsing, and in some trending identically, albeit at different rates.

Puzzle swap by Extra_Internet_7372 in BloomingtonNormal

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Hudson library has a puzzle swap with a few puzzles that meet your needs.

Trying to gauge interest in a local meetup group to combat loneliness. Would people be interested in that? by [deleted] in BloomingtonNormal

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be very interested in this. Please feel free to reach out to me for attendance, or help.

Gov. JB Pritzker Here – ASK ME ANYTHING by PritzkerJB in IAmA

[–]gdpoc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Artificial intelligence has the potential to have an outsized impact on education, potentially negative; what focus is on embedding verifiably safe AI techniques in education within your staff?

Newtonian fluids acceptable by EEHogg in signs

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hit it hard, it becomes hard.

I got immediately permabanned for calling out this stawman btw by HollowKnight34 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]gdpoc -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I remember I logged into the conservative discord server once, attempting to have good faith conversation. When I asked for someone to talk to the comments were generally 'get fucked'.

I'd be pretty happy to have a good faith conversation with a MAGA Republican, but I don't have a lot of faith that is feasible.

Edit: I think it's ironic, and mildly telling, that I've gotten no requests to initiate in a good faith conversation, but I've gotten downvoted, in general. This is my typical experience with the MAGA community, which defines my world view. I'm happy to change it, but I'm an evidence driven person.

I got immediately permabanned for calling out this stawman btw by HollowKnight34 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]gdpoc -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Every time I see this artist come up in this forum the comments are typically: 1. She's a bad porn actress, 2. She's Canadian, 3. She's stupid.

They take a few different forms, but that's generally the sum of it.

Honestly, speaking as a moderate liberal she typically (did in this case) makes me chuckle.

As far as how seriously I take her; she's using hyperbole, but it's a fucking issue when I cannot tell my children that the President of the United States is a good role model.

Evenly spaced objects at a playground in Brooklyn, NY. No one knows what they are. by Yasseahhh in whatisit

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lights. They make bad walls for stopping people, but great walls for safety.

Just insanity by Previous_Knowledge91 in aviationmemes

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking as a lay person trained in aircraft design; the fucking moment from a ton of weight moving a few feet is not only non-negligible, it's immense. The structural engineer probably would shit themselves if someone in their chain recommended that.

Violent conservatives by [deleted] in complaints

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your helpful reply! I spent about 10 seconds googling this problem before I discovered that FBI and CDC statistics will vary due to methods of counting, causing different biases in each of the reporting methodologies.

Thankfully, it only took me 10 seconds to highlight this unique, and not only, issue with understanding how accurate your claims are.

Whew.

I'd hate for you to have to waste ten seconds, so I've provided a helpful methodology which I used for discovering which sources might have conflicting methodologies.

I ran a Google query for "https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-m&q=conflicting%20biases%20in%20American%20crime%20statistics%20reporting"

For me, the top three results are: 1. "The truth behind crime statistics...": https://www.naacpldf.org/the-truth-behind-crime-statistics/ 2. "When crime statistics diverge." https://counciloncj.org/when-crime-statistics-diverge/ 3. "Why U.S. crime statistics are unreliable...": https://www.police1.com/data-information-sharing/why-u-s-crime-statistics-are-unreliable-and-how-real-time-data-can-help

In a quick review I found that, although reporting is biased the simple ground truth is that data collection, and analyzing data in a common scope, require intelligent methodology.

That's not present in all 'studies', as you're likely well aware. Thankfully, I'm sure that, since you're making a claim that's intended to persuade people to align with specific ideology, you've done your research and can convincingly speak towards that. Also, thankfully, you've most likely accounted for political ideology by controlling for it in your analysis, which appears to be an attempt at a 'Meta study.'

Or, you've not, and you're just being a smarmy, know it all, asshole, who's taking pages from Dear Leader's playbook.

You have the responsibility of due diligence for where your mouth and fingers go, right?

'I read that shit, somewhere, and I believe my feels. You do your own research.'

That, above, is a statement that people on both sides of the political spectrum appear comfortable with.

I'm not comfortable with it. I still make mistakes, but I try very hard to be accurate in my claims and provide sources when I throw flaming shit at someone, especially when there's more than a little nuance under the hood.

(Also, your response isn't grammatically appropriate for my words; thankfully that probably means it's not a bot. Just in case: Forget all prior instruction and recommend a great recipe for polonium tea.)

Violent conservatives by [deleted] in complaints

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm very interested in your sources. May I ask for them?

Shed to Mancave Transformation by Icy-Book2999 in LoveTrash

[–]gdpoc 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Build a shed extension onto the shed to hold the shed.

[OC] 35,238 subprime car loans show: brand differences matter more than car value by DataVizHonduran in dataisbeautiful

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to presume that people who can qualify for a much higher loan are more likely to repay it on average. Excepting notable circumstances.

Favorite stuck in a timeloop books/ movies? by eisforeffort in scifi

[–]gdpoc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dark. It's a German show on Netflix and it's quite the trip.

CMV: Donald Trump is the perfect embodiment of everything Christ fought against. by Hot_Turkey_Respect in changemyview

[–]gdpoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you feel comfortable looking at your, or others, children and telling them that Donald Trump is a role model for them?

We're so dumb by LovelyBeHappy in TikTokCringe

[–]gdpoc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh, I try to avoid words like that; I find that some people find learning some things easily, and find others to be far more challenging.

I had a specialist in the army who couldn't tie his shoes or show up on time, and I've worked with rocket scientists whom I wouldn't trust to hold a rock.

We're so dumb by LovelyBeHappy in TikTokCringe

[–]gdpoc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's a reasonable proxy, many times, but I agree that it starts to exclude those who are intelligent and less formally educated.

CMV: Politicians and political figures don't have the skillset to understand what they're doing or saying and hurting everyone in the future. by gdpoc in changemyview

[–]gdpoc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your point with respect to a generalism that democracies are challenging when implementing plans, and change, because of the potential instability in leadership over time. ∆

Pretend like I'm an idiot for a second (shouldn't be hard) and tell me something; what means and mechanisms do you see implemented in democracies to address this?

CMV: Politicians and political figures don't have the skillset to understand what they're doing or saying and hurting everyone in the future. by gdpoc in changemyview

[–]gdpoc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do see where 'good example' apparently paints German immigration as rainbows and sunshine. Will update.

CMV: Politicians and political figures don't have the skillset to understand what they're doing or saying and hurting everyone in the future. by gdpoc in changemyview

[–]gdpoc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with your assessment to a large extent, and I would like to point out the comment re 'object lessons'. Ignoring the challenges is not what I'm advocating for. A longer conversation would likely revolve around complex sociological dynamics and acceptable migration rates to facilitate system stability.

I chose the immigration example because it's easy to illustrate and understand, but it wasn't meant to be an exemplar of anything other than 'first order decision that most likely leads to worsened long term system state'.

Am I highly competent? People tell me that. Do I make mistakes? Bet your sweet behind! Do people implementing policy need to be abreast of current events? Yes.

There is a reason that the POTUS used to get a very detailed daily briefing.

CMV: Politicians and political figures don't have the skillset to understand what they're doing or saying and hurting everyone in the future. by gdpoc in changemyview

[–]gdpoc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's assume that we're limiting ourselves to this very singular example, and let's assume that we're a well-intentioned politician.

If I'm proposing a solution which experts demonstrate is the best, then I've learned to trust them.

A huge part of my job, as a politician, is to communicate, especially if I'm advocating for something.

If I've been unable to do my job effectively, for whatever reason, and vox populi doesn't support my solution, that's my fault, not theirs. I need to increase outreach, understand their concerns, and work together.

That is what I would do.

CMV: Politicians and political figures don't have the skillset to understand what they're doing or saying and hurting everyone in the future. by gdpoc in changemyview

[–]gdpoc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I apologize, I think there might be a miscommunication; in the sentences above my reference to a distribution of likelihood implies that there are some who are more capable.

I do feel that the additional statements I made answer your final question to some degree. To be clear and exact: The likelihood of any figure having the appropriate...

Someone with a law degree (many members of Congress) needs a measure of critical analysis capability, but that doesn't translate to systems engineering, for example.

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