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steven langsford

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Wannabe cogsci nerd, half-decent translator, sometimes right way up

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This is why I prefer minimum description length, but there's much less literature on it

30.05.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kinda, but looks like the philosophy version. I think it's also legit to gloss as "you need to distinguish between dog-cat and dog-walk associations, they're both strong but different kinds" and then never remember which is which

08.05.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Runoff vote counting changes the whole ecosystem. It's not just that first choices get more expressive. it changes who can run because it's not terrible to have multiple similar candidates, and it changes how candidates talk about each other, since courting second preferences can be important

06.05.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Australia’s Upcoming Election: The Independent Factor The real political shift in Australia is the public’s increasing attraction to independent candidates.

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29.03.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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