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https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/09/18/monarchy-sees-minor-improvement-public-opinion
Plus Prince Charles with a 62% positive rating and Prince William with 70% positive are also far more popular than Starmer and Sunak and indeed more popular than the institution of monarchy overall
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2023/01/12/prince-harrys-popularity-falls-further-spare-hits-
"Voting is quite hard for US citizens if you live aboard. Near impossible if you are settled abroad. IIRC you can vote in Florida by claiming you intend to reside there - but that is quite sketchy, I believe."
Sorry, but this is almost totally wrong.
For starters, for US citizens, voting from abroad is EASY (in most jurisdictions, including WA State) PROVIDED that you have a legal residence in the US. AND registered to vote at that address, while providing your current mailing address to election authorities. Who will then mail you your ballot.
In WA and number of other states, IF for some reason you don't receive your ballot via the mail, you can go online, print a ballot, then return it. ALONG with your signature and other info required to validate it.
As for what constitutes a legal domicile for voting purposes, that is a whole branch of law, but suffice to say that (in most jurisdictions anyway) the test is the INTENT of the voter to reside at the US address, to return (or move) there in future.
As for the sketchiness or otherwise of "claiming" to reside in Florida or any of the other 49 states, well, it's really NOT sketchy as a matter of law.
Where folks CAN have issues with voting residency, is when they try to register and/or vote in more than one jurisdiction.
OR when they decide to run for office in one state, but turns out there's a residency requirement - and the person in question was an active voter in another state AFTER the deadline. This happened in Oregon to the NYT columnist who wanted to run for Governor, but was ruled ineligible.
OR when it turns out that someone claims voting residency in one state, but also claims TAX status as resident of ANOTHER state. For example, when Mitt Romney first ran for Governor of Massachusetts, and it was discovered that he'd claimed residency in Utah for (some) tax purposes. Romney's residency was challenged by Mass. Democrats, however state judges ruled in his favor. AND the voters it turns out gave him a break, because they believed Mitt was in fact (at that time) a bona fide resident of the Bay State, not the Beehive State.
And it is still widely popular in Britain? Just not as popular as it was?
I suspect it will survive
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/us-inflation-cools-again-giving-fed-room-to-downshift-on-rates?leadSource=uverify wall
I love when she enforces the joke about the Royal Pavilion in case anyone missed it.
Pupils applying for undergraduate degrees will no longer have to write a 47-line essay explaining why they are so passionate about the subject they wish to study.
Instead, they will be asked to answer a series of short responses to questions on topics such as their motivation for studying courses, why they are ready to succeed, and any extenuating circumstances that would help put their achievements into context.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/12/university-personal-statements-scrapped-favour-middle-class/
Yet more "bite-sizing" and steering of tasks.
Meghan 73% have a very negative view of
Harry 69%
Andrew 60%
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1613476152693395458?s=20&t=fmT9Z2dUjFbXjLYYjT6WBw
These people are clueless fools
Diogenes has been waving his lantern these 24 centuries. No end in sight for the poor fellow.
The policy of not saying anything seems to be working. If they go ahead with the slimmed down coronation - Charles and William the only royals involved in the ceremony as more than spectators - that will put a lid on it.
*There is actually next to no real tradition for coronations. Most of the alleged traditions was invented quite recently.
You will have the hard data on that years exams and how each kid did in them. Then a chat with some to assess backstory vs results vs potential.
As long as the main figures behave reasonably well, the Monarchy will survive. Charles III seems a decent egg, some of the others less so.
Those others need to reflect on the fact that they really do not have any kind of divine right.
There are already plagiarism detectors out there. And they are pretty good at finding chunks of text that have been... borrowed.
{Ursula von der Leyen mutters something and looks at her shoes}
Andrew has kept his head down and largely vanished from public sight. Harry has created a bit of a kerfuffle, but very, very recently.
I am applying to university because I am confident that I am ready to succeed in the field of chemistry. Throughout high school, I have taken every chemistry class available to me and excelled in them, earning top marks and gaining a deep understanding of the subject. Additionally, I participated in a research program where I had the opportunity to work in a university lab and gain hands-on experience, which further solidified my passion for chemistry and my desire to pursue it as a career. My dedication to learning and understanding the subject matter, along with the practical experience I gained, have prepared me well for the rigor and challenges of a university level chemistry program. I am excited about the opportunity to continue learning and growing in this field, and I am confident that a university education will provide me with the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to achieve my career goals.
Biden says the documents were in a locked garage, "not sitting out in the street".
"People know I take classified material seriously," he says.
This kind of textual analysis has got much more sophisticated in the last 30 years.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/12/college-student-claims-app-can-detect-essays-written-by-chatbot-chatgpt
Note that this guy is an undergrad student mucking around.
It would be interesting to know what the current Jacobite heir is doing on that day. (He is - according to a site called The Jacobite Trail "Franz von Bayern of the House Of Wittelsbach. This is the great-grandson of Ludwig III, the last King of Bavaria. Jacobites would today refer to Franz as James II, as he is directly descended from Princess Henrietta-Anne, the youngest daughter of Charles I.")
That ChatGPT relies heavily on Stackoverflow for it's coding data is fairly obvious.
And while there's so far no evidence he's put himself in the type of legal jeopardy Trump has, it's going to detract from what was a very clear case against the former President.
I expect the King will formally restrict the HRH titles to working royals after the coronation and thus prevent the Sussexes or Andrew using it.
He might though give Harry and Meghan a consolation prize of Ambassadors to the Commonwealth or something which is the only thing they still said they want to do for the Royal family
More people believe the monarchy is bad value for money than want to replace it with an elected head of state - this indicates that people have lost hope in the possibility of positive change being achievable.
From the other angle, fewer people believe Britain will still have a monarchy in 100 years than think it is good for Britain or that we should keep it. This indicates a lack of trust in fellow Britons, or future generations, to make what people think are the right choices.
The current situation with Brexit fits into this perfectly. Britain thinks it's crap but doesn't want to risk doing anything about it.
I don't get the sense that Starmer is going to spark a wave of optimism to change this.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-aides-find-second-batch-classified-documents-new-location-rcna65371
I actually think Spare released about 18-24 months too late, if it had come out at the height of lockdown when people were feeling more fragile and incessant twitter weirdos more numerous he would have got the sympathy and attention he so craves. As it is now, people aren't stuck at home, they are worrying about how to pay their bills and mortgages and Harry whinging about how his tax payer funded house was too small for Meghan or his older brother was mean to him is being laughed at. He's getting the attention he wants, but the tone of it is nothing like what he would have expected and I think it gets worse from here.
“As a student with a passion for chemistry and an insatiable thirst for adventure, I am eager to apply to your esteemed university to study the complexities of chemical reactions and the mysteries of the elements. My love for chemistry began in high school, where I excelled in math and science classes and was particularly drawn to the concepts of chemical reactions and the properties of matter.
But it is in the pursuit of wild game that I truly come alive. Fox hunting and bear baiting are not just hobbies to me, they are a way of life. The thrill of the chase, the rush of adrenaline as you race through the forest with a pack of hounds baying at your heels, the sense of danger and risk as you come face to face with a wild animal, it is an experience like no other. The hunt is an adrenaline fueled adventure, as the hounds pick up the scent, and the chase is on. The sound of the hounds in full cry, the sight of the fox darting through the underbrush, the moment when the fox is brought to bay, and the final kill, it is a scene of wild beauty and drama.
And when it comes to bear baiting, the thrill is just as intense, the bear is baited in a pit, the anticipation of the moment when the bear will be released into the pit, the roar of the bear as it charges out of the cage, the sight of the bear towering above you as it faces off against the dogs, the gory violence of the dogs tearing at the bear, it is an experience that will take your breath away.
I am confident that the combination of my academic achievements and my experiences in the pursuit of wild game have prepared me well for the rigors of university level chemistry. I believe that the knowledge and skills I have acquired will serve me well as I pursue my undergraduate degree at your institution.
Furthermore, I am excited about the opportunity to learn from and work with the renowned faculty members at your university. I have researched the research interests of several professors and I am impressed by the cutting-edge research being conducted in the chemistry department at your institution. I am eager to contribute to this research and to be a part of the vibrant and dynamic community of chemists at your university.”
https://twitter.com/domwakeford/status/1613099763020488704?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1613099763020488704|twgr^f3377d8346550c4f34361a3d12fc2aeb8c9924a4|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?app=coremodule=systemcontroller=embedurl=https://twitter.com/domwakeford/status/1613099763020488704
Over 60% still back the monarchy on the thread header poll and less than 30% want a republic, it is far less divisive than Brexit
The Tesco results were the most interesting to come out, huge growth in their low end ranges as well as huge growth in their premium ranges plus big spending growth on non-food discretionary items. The question is whether that increased spend at the top of the economy will be enough to drag the nation away from a recession and whether people in lower incomes will benefit. Usually they do, but the government has distorted the economy very badly and millions of people are essentially choosing to be unemployed and the state is doing nothing about it.
Even without AI, they really measure the degree of support from family and schools/colleges in drafting, and have been a bit rubbish as a measure of the quality of students for decades.
(The act of creating a PS is a valuable thing for a late teenager to do, for sure. Just not for the purpose everyone pretends it's useful for.)
There. You’re welcome
Don't throw that 30k record away.
The point stands - it's extraordinary how our royalists diss the royal family members so much.
And it does show how easy it is to get ChatGPT to really jazz up its formulae. I don’t believe “plagiarism software” will be able to stop it, let alone its superior successors
I suspect the main driving factor behind calling the Queen "Queen Consort" is that it's going to cause cognitive dissonance otherwise, because "the Queen" is so strongly associated with the late Queen.
She is not Queen Regnant but Queen Consort and usually most people leave out the suffix in both cases. In this case I believe it is being used out of some kind of deference to the Peoples' Princess (edit: and as @Driver points out Queen Elizabeth) but she, Camilla, will soon enough be "Queen".
Not the bear-baiting, that said.
But I could have got that wrong.
There's a theme in there, somewhere. Can't quite put my finger on it.....
Bit like every time someone in US politics starts braying about illegal immigration. Yes, the maid he is cheating on his wife with, is almost certainly....
Or someone starts off about gun control, and turns out to have an FFL.
But, like the Harry/Wills thing: who knows?
Trust me, I read loads of early drafts, and they all start out sounding moronic, even for the Oxbridge applicants. Even in the non-outstanding state schools where I have worked, they will all go past three or four pairs of school eyes, plus any other teachers who get asked by the student (nobody ever says no), plus family members, plus any external mentors that might exist...
One tries to be a good ghostwriter and keep the best version of the applicant's voice there, but it's not a student writing exercise.
It's a valuable reflection moment, and a useful way to get students to take extracurricular enrichment seriously, by saying "what do you need to do now so you can write about it next year?", but as a selection method it sucks for really obvious reasons.
Cover letters for job applications might work better, but they have the same potential flaw.
Me: Plz rite personal statement to top class university. I want go study English ther
ChatGPT: “As an avid reader and writer, I am excited to pursue a degree in English at your esteemed university. I have always been drawn to the power of language and the way it can be used to express thoughts, emotions, and ideas. Through my studies, I hope to gain a deeper understanding of literature and its role in shaping culture and society. I am eager to engage in discussions and debates with my peers and professors, and to learn from their diverse perspectives and experiences. In addition, I am eager to develop my own writing skills and to contribute to the literary community through my own creative work. I believe that the resources and opportunities at your university will provide me with the ideal environment to achieve my academic and personal goals.”
Me: “Very good. Good good. Thanked. Now plz rite and mention my pa’s chicken and bucket tings I made“
ChatGPT: In addition to my passion for the English language, I have also gained valuable skills and experience through my involvement in my family's small business. I have assisted my father in managing and promoting our "Chicken and Bucket" restaurant, which has taught me valuable lessons in customer service, organization, and marketing. I have also helped with the creation and implementation of new menu items, which has allowed me to exercise my creativity and problem-solving skills. I believe that the skills and experience I have gained through my involvement in this business, along with my passion for English, will make me a valuable asset to the university community. I look forward to bringing my unique perspective and experiences to the classroom and to continuing my personal and professional growth at your esteemed institution.