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#21

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by DGuller - Today at 12:15:30 PM

I don't know what you're saying dude. How about we just say you win, I'm a terrible piece of shit and everyone's happy.

You don't often make good points, but when you finally do, you hit it right on the nose.

#22

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Josquius - Today at 12:15:10 PM

How many seats are there physically in the room?
But could be a good round about way since just managing a neutral body would be against states rights and all that.

Or I wonder if there's some sort of halfway dabble could be done... Like mandating something to control insane seat shapes. One direction can't be more than three times the size of the other or so.

It's quite sad to see that the dem held states are having to do stupid gerrymandering themselves just to counter the republican states.

#23

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Tonitrus - Today at 12:13:21 PM

Gerrymandering is one thing - it's kind of how the US has been rolling for a while I think. Unless the current attempts are of a new magnitude?

The thing I'm concerned about is systematic voter disenfranchisement, messing with voting machines, and brazen fraud. Will the Trumpists attempt something obvious? Will the US stand for it?

It's a new magnitude in that there had been a (very) slow roll in many states towards having independent commissions draw congressional districts.  So not so good setbacks there.

Honestly, I wonder if a pro-move the Dems could make (if they managed government control again)...would be to overturn Apportionment Act of 1911's 435-member limit on representatives...go crazy and make it 800-something.    It might make gerrymandering large, low-population rural districts that much harder.

#24

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Josquius - Today at 12:02:18 PM

I feel like a real wheeler dealer.
Just got £200 for transferring bank account - I first opened a secondary account with my main bank and set up 3 £2 per month charity direct deposits to qualify.
And it worked.
 

#25

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Razgovory - Today at 11:34:54 AM

I don't know what you're saying dude. How about we just say you win, I'm a terrible piece of shit and everyone's happy.

Okay.

#26

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Razgovory - Today at 11:30:54 AM

How to lose an election.

#27

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by DGuller - Today at 10:56:21 AM

Things I didn't know I wanted to see today: WWII training film for bomber crews on how to avoid flak fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGVrWi-_GUI

One thing I never realized until fairly recently is the extent to which computers were already used in the field during WW2.  I knew about Alan Turing's bombes, but I never realized that even back then many types of guns were already firing somewhere because that's where a computer pointed them after doing some calculations.

#28

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 10:51:11 AM

Sliders taught me that might not work out

True enough (the sliders case crossed my mind as I was making the post)

#29

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Last post by Syt - Today at 09:39:53 AM

#30

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by viper37 - Today at 09:21:40 AM

Gerrymandering is one thing - it's kind of how the US has been rolling for a while I think. Unless the current attempts are of a new magnitude?

The thing I'm concerned about is systematic voter disenfranchisement, messing with voting machines, and brazen fraud. Will the Trumpists attempt something obvious? Will the US stand for it?

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bannon-tells-gop-seize-the-institutions-of-government-now-or-we-re-going-to-prison-after-2028