Monthly Archives: November 2024

The word “woke” is either real or imagined Afro-American “slang” for figuratively having awakened from a previous state of sleepwalking through life unaware (or in denial) of differences of privilege between ourselves and others. As such its use by me … Continue reading →

According to commenter ‘Gabe’ on Nate Silver’s latest post: Model held pretty well (using NYT website for result numbers): PA: Model R +.1, Result R +1, Difference .9 MI: Model D +1.2, Result R +1.4, Difference 2.6 WI Model D … Continue reading →

At the end of an unrelated article, Steven Levy responds to a question from one of his readers (not actually me despite the name coincidence) Ask Me One Thing Alan asks, “Why can’t we choose how to pay for online … Continue reading →