Hyperreality

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[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)
  1. First timer. Won't get jail time.
  2. Most people made their minds up one way or another a long time ago.
  3. It won't change many voters' minds, but on the other hand if the election's tight as the polls seem to suggest, a few thousand votes here, and a few thousand who don't vote at all, may actually determine the election result.
[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago

And according to the promotional video, it will pleasure you with a special dance.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 21 points 4 months ago

"We apologize for being caught."

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The ford mondeo (I think it was called the fusion in the US) was 'inspired' by the Aston Martin Rapide. This was at a time when Ford owned Aston Martin. Fisker and Porritt, who worked at tesla when the model S came out, also worked for Ford/Aston Martin.

It's not just me either. For example, here's a ten year old thread on the tesla forum which mentions it:

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/ford-mondeo-copying-s-design.42767/

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The tesla model S looks like a decade old eurospec Ford Mondeo.

Certainly look more alike than a porsche and a byd.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Wet ass pussy.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 28 points 5 months ago

What happens when something requires maintenance in a month/week/day?

Insert more poop emojis.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Textbook statistics don’t really hold when you have a huge selection bias, as just about any poll does.

Meh. Often quite accurate, if you read the small print and caveats. It's not 1980. Good pollsters don't just do landline surveys, they correct for demographic factors, and are transparent about flaws and limitations.

IME the problem is usually how the media reports on said polling.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

Probably inflation.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

You don't need to poll everyone to get relatively accurate polling results.

I have a related degree, it is possible with the necessary caveats, margins of error and confidence intervals. Statistics is a wonderful thing.

This being said, I actually read the full 77 page document they linked to, and if I'm not mistaken the 55% comes from a 2021 telephone poll. Obviously phone only polls are likely to be biased, even if you correct for demographic factors like age.

Then again, inflation is a problem.

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