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Good news. If you can't keep voting for Balls (cause your in Blackpool) we might just get rid of him!TheScreamingEagles said:I've got tickets to the Strictly Blackpool next Saturday.
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As long as Ed's on Strictly, we know exactly where he is, and exactly what he's doing. Which is not f*cking up the country.SquareRoot said:We need a poll to find out who the hell is voting to keep Ed in.. Its ludicrous. He was the worst dancer by a LONG way.
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Netflix (via Sony TV) has just produced one of the greatest drama shows about the Monarchy that's ever been made. Why did the BBC not commission this show?Freggles said:
It's things like Planet Earth that make me think people who reckon the BBC would be better privatised are literally deludedJonathan said:
Agreed. It's astonishing.MarqueeMark said:
FFS, forget Strictly. That start to Planet Earth 2 was arguably the most astonishing piece of wildlife footage ever shot.....Jonathan said:Now Attenborough with Planet Earth 2. When the BBC turns it on, it turns it on.
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Its dross like Eastenders, Strictly, The One Show which present a case for closure.Freggles said:
It's things like Planet Earth that make me think people who reckon the BBC would be better privatised are literally deludedJonathan said:
Agreed. It's astonishing.MarqueeMark said:
FFS, forget Strictly. That start to Planet Earth 2 was arguably the most astonishing piece of wildlife footage ever shot.....Jonathan said:Now Attenborough with Planet Earth 2. When the BBC turns it on, it turns it on.
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Nail....hit...on...head...
President Trump: How & Why...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLG9g7BcjKs
Bloody racists...0 -
Too commercial? Too expensive? Does it matter? Nope.MaxPB said:
Netflix (via Sony TV) has just produced one of the greatest drama shows about the Monarchy that's ever been made. Why did the BBC not commission this show?Freggles said:
It's things like Planet Earth that make me think people who reckon the BBC would be better privatised are literally deludedJonathan said:
Agreed. It's astonishing.MarqueeMark said:
FFS, forget Strictly. That start to Planet Earth 2 was arguably the most astonishing piece of wildlife footage ever shot.....Jonathan said:Now Attenborough with Planet Earth 2. When the BBC turns it on, it turns it on.
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The Crown was offered to the BBC first to "co-produce", but they said they couldn't afford it...too many posh lunches for Yentob, billions spent on a pointless relocation, 100's millions of a failed IT project, pissing about unwilling to close BBC3 before spending a load of money on rebranding, etc etc etc.0
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Just out of interest,
On the basis of the publicly available info/polls, what odds should trump have been at the start of voting on the 8th Nov?
I recon Nate silver was basically spot on with his probability distribution, so I'll go 11/4.
Does anyone take a different view?0 -
I have to say Ed Balls has never made me laugh before so credit to him. Don't forget though that the Tories made a big point of Miliband being one of Brown's backroom staff. Just imagine the baggage Balls would have to deal with though. I suspect as LOTO he would have focused even more on the deficit (his specialist subject) but I doubt he would have come up with a strategy to win an election. I suspect his command of detail would make him a tough opponent though.0
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Paying for the govts soft diplomacy in the world service is closer to the truthFrancisUrquhart said:The Crown was offered to the BBC first to "co-produce", but they said they couldn't afford it...too many posh lunches for Yentob, billions spent on a pointless relocation, 100's millions of a failed IT project, pissing about unwilling to close BBC3 before spending a load of money on rebranding, etc etc etc.
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Of course it matters, simply the best TV show ever made about our Monarchy now sits behind a pay wall. It should be public programming, not just for those who can afford to pay for Netflix.Jonathan said:
Too commercial? Too expensive? Does it matter? Nope.MaxPB said:
Netflix (via Sony TV) has just produced one of the greatest drama shows about the Monarchy that's ever been made. Why did the BBC not commission this show?Freggles said:
It's things like Planet Earth that make me think people who reckon the BBC would be better privatised are literally deludedJonathan said:
Agreed. It's astonishing.MarqueeMark said:
FFS, forget Strictly. That start to Planet Earth 2 was arguably the most astonishing piece of wildlife footage ever shot.....Jonathan said:Now Attenborough with Planet Earth 2. When the BBC turns it on, it turns it on.
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If only they had a big money-spinning show they could sell around the world. One about cars, for example?FrancisUrquhart said:The Crown was offered to the BBC first to "co-produce", but they said they couldn't afford it...too many posh lunches for Yentob, billions spent on a pointless relocation, 100's millions of a failed IT project, pissing about unwilling to close BBC3 before spending a load of money on rebranding, etc etc etc.
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Bollocks...the BBC have pissed billions up the wall and have an bloated management structure and unwilling to change. They keep saying they are having to cut staff and then we find they have hired even more staff.Jonathan said:
Paying for the govts soft diplomacy in the world service is closer to the truthFrancisUrquhart said:The Crown was offered to the BBC first to "co-produce", but they said they couldn't afford it...too many posh lunches for Yentob, billions spent on a pointless relocation, 100's millions of a failed IT project, pissing about unwilling to close BBC3 before spending a load of money on rebranding, etc etc etc.
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Yes, I'd heard from a friend at SPTV that they offered it to the BBC and ITV, the former said no, the latter had their own project (Victoria).FrancisUrquhart said:The Crown was offered to the BBC first to "co-produce", but they said they couldn't afford it...too many posh lunches for Yentob, billions spent on a pointless relocation, 100's millions of a failed IT project, pissing about unwilling to close BBC3 before spending a load of money on rebranding, etc etc etc.
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The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.0 -
Or baking?MarqueeMark said:
If only they had a big money-spinning show they could sell around the world. One about cars, for example?FrancisUrquhart said:The Crown was offered to the BBC first to "co-produce", but they said they couldn't afford it...too many posh lunches for Yentob, billions spent on a pointless relocation, 100's millions of a failed IT project, pissing about unwilling to close BBC3 before spending a load of money on rebranding, etc etc etc.
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That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.0 -
Ed Balls is the best possibility for Labour since un-sliced bread. Corbyn can't cut it.0
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Pong said:
Just out of interest,
On the basis of the publicly available info/polls, what odds should trump have been at the start of voting on the 8th Nov?
I recon Nate silver was basically spot on with his probability distribution, so I'll go 11/4.
Does anyone take a different view?
Pong...I'm returning to lurker here...I'm so depressed by the world and the last thing I want to is to have some dialogue with some of the vile creatures that inhabit these waters. So enough quite frankly is enough for me.
A case in point...our very own Trump narcissist, seanT, was bragging about having sex with a young girl a few weeks ago. The fact that he is a pathetic, middle aged man...you could only feel sorry for the girl having that sad piece of middle aged flab clambering on top of her. I hope he paid her enough.
But....my vote will be for you as PbComer of the year. You are the epitome of this site...really intelligent, and a great tipster. And you do not get involved in the petty discussions and point scoring that I just engaged in.....
So well done you...seriously....0 -
That wasn't true for the Tories or PP though. The question is whether PVV are more like Trump/Brexit or the Tories/PP.rcs1000 said:
That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.0 -
It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing0 -
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing0 -
God I am so glad we are leaving this group of prats. Delusional is simply too kind.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing0 -
I've been thinking insurgent <-> establishment as the axis, but maybe its's fasionable <-> unfashionable?MaxPB said:
That wasn't true for the Tories or PP though. The question is whether PVV are more like Trump/Brexit or the Tories/PP.rcs1000 said:
That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.
AfD has certainly outperformed in local elections in Germany.
On the other hand, UKIP did not last year (or perhaps that was Miliband specific). The truth is that with few datapoints, and many country specific factors (like the Democrats picking Clinton), one probably should be wary of too much extrapolation.
I've always said that - on my tombstone - I'd like "Beware of extrapolation from small datasets" written.0 -
'If France have told the EU to do one'MaxPB said:
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
'unusually grown up of them'
'Germany and Juncker can get f*****.'
Marvellous stuff Sparky.0 -
Well it would certainly generate some speculation as to the cause of death. Not sure it quite matches "told you I was ill" though.rcs1000 said:
I've been thinking insurgent <-> establishment as the axis, but maybe its's fasionable <-> unfashionable?MaxPB said:
That wasn't true for the Tories or PP though. The question is whether PVV are more like Trump/Brexit or the Tories/PP.rcs1000 said:
That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.
AfD has certainly outperformed in local elections in Germany.
On the other hand, UKIP did not last year (or perhaps that was Miliband specific). The truth is that with few datapoints, and many country specific factors (like the Democrats picking Clinton), one probably should be wary of too much extrapolation.
I've always said that - on my tombstone - I'd like "Beware of extrapolation from small datasets" written.0 -
I'll give the BBC credit for the Last Kingdom, which I've just watched. It didn't have budget of Tits and Dragons but it was extremely good.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.0 -
I personally think that any choice which is shut down by the media as "unacceptable", will outperform polling. The nasty right wing will always underperform in polls while its supporters are told by the media they are all scum on a daily basis.rcs1000 said:
I've been thinking insurgent <-> establishment as the axis, but maybe its's fasionable <-> unfashionable?MaxPB said:
That wasn't true for the Tories or PP though. The question is whether PVV are more like Trump/Brexit or the Tories/PP.rcs1000 said:
That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.
AfD has certainly outperformed in local elections in Germany.
On the other hand, UKIP did not last year (or perhaps that was Miliband specific). The truth is that with few datapoints, and many country specific factors (like the Democrats picking Clinton), one probably should be wary of too much extrapolation.
I've always said that - on my tombstone - I'd like "Beware of extrapolation from small datasets" written.0 -
Going to post more fake news from twatter?Theuniondivvie said:
'If France have told the EU to do one'MaxPB said:
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
'unusually grown up of them'
'Germany and Juncker can get f*****.'
Marvellous stuff Sparky.0 -
My point is that human beings love stories, and want to hang a narrative off a set of facts, when the truth (in America) is probably simply that the Democrats nominated an appallingly weak candidate.DavidL said:
Well it would certainly generate some speculation as to the cause of death. Not sure it quite matches "told you I was ill" though.rcs1000 said:
I've been thinking insurgent <-> establishment as the axis, but maybe its's fasionable <-> unfashionable?MaxPB said:
That wasn't true for the Tories or PP though. The question is whether PVV are more like Trump/Brexit or the Tories/PP.rcs1000 said:
That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.
AfD has certainly outperformed in local elections in Germany.
On the other hand, UKIP did not last year (or perhaps that was Miliband specific). The truth is that with few datapoints, and many country specific factors (like the Democrats picking Clinton), one probably should be wary of too much extrapolation.
I've always said that - on my tombstone - I'd like "Beware of extrapolation from small datasets" written.0 -
Touchy..MaxPB said:
Going to post more fake nrws from twatter?Theuniondivvie said:
'If France have told the EU to do one'MaxPB said:
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
'unusually grown up of them'
'Germany and Juncker can get f*****.'
Marvellous stuff Sparky.0 -
No denial then? Post truth politics, indeed.Theuniondivvie said:
Touchy..MaxPB said:
Going to post more fake nrws from twatter?Theuniondivvie said:
'If France have told the EU to do one'MaxPB said:
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
'unusually grown up of them'
'Germany and Juncker can get f*****.'
Marvellous stuff Sparky.0 -
3-2. I bet on him at 4-1 with Paddy Power (i had a much earlier bet at 3-2). I wrote down my reasons and thought Hillary would win the ECV 279-259, and so concluded his odds were way too long.Pong said:Just out of interest,
On the basis of the publicly available info/polls, what odds should trump have been at the start of voting on the 8th Nov?
I recon Nate silver was basically spot on with his probability distribution, so I'll go 11/4.
Does anyone take a different view?0 -
Touchy..MaxPB said:
No denial then? Post truth politics, indeed.Theuniondivvie said:
Touchy..MaxPB said:
Going to post more fake nrws from twatter?Theuniondivvie said:
'If France have told the EU to do one'MaxPB said:
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
'unusually grown up of them'
'Germany and Juncker can get f*****.'
Marvellous stuff Sparky.0 -
rcs1000 said:
My point is that human beings love stories, and want to hang a narrative off a set of facts, when the truth (in America) is probably simply that the Democrats nominated an appallingly weak candidate.DavidL said:
Well it would certainly generate some speculation as to the cause of death. Not sure it quite matches "told you I was ill" though.rcs1000 said:
I've been thinking insurgent <-> establishment as the axis, but maybe its's fasionable <-> unfashionable?MaxPB said:
That wasn't true for the Tories or PP though. The question is whether PVV are more like Trump/Brexit or the Tories/PP.rcs1000 said:
That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.
AfD has certainly outperformed in local elections in Germany.
On the other hand, UKIP did not last year (or perhaps that was Miliband specific). The truth is that with few datapoints, and many country specific factors (like the Democrats picking Clinton), one probably should be wary of too much extrapolation.
I've always said that - on my tombstone - I'd like "Beware of extrapolation from small datasets" written.
And if you tried to point that out prior to the election...
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Gosh you're a dickhead. When Scotland votes to get bummed by England for another 300 years, remember this moment and how useless you are for your country and how pointless your existence is.Theuniondivvie said:
Touchy..MaxPB said:
No denial then? Post truth politics, indeed.Theuniondivvie said:
Touchy..MaxPB said:
Going to post more fake nrws from twatter?Theuniondivvie said:
'If France have told the EU to do one'MaxPB said:
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
'unusually grown up of them'
'Germany and Juncker can get f*****.'
Marvellous stuff Sparky.0 -
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.0 -
Tell me now, do you take a drink of an evening at all? Because your punchy, wee man at a keyboard quotient certainly increases as the hour hand moves on.MaxPB said:
Gosh you're a dickhead. When Scotland votes to get bummed by England for another 300 years, remember this moment and how useless you are for your country and how pointless your existence is.Theuniondivvie said:
Touchy..MaxPB said:
No denial then? Post truth politics, indeed.Theuniondivvie said:
Touchy..MaxPB said:
Going to post more fake nrws from twatter?Theuniondivvie said:
'If France have told the EU to do one'MaxPB said:
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
'unusually grown up of them'
'Germany and Juncker can get f*****.'
Marvellous stuff Sparky.0 -
Loving Westworld.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
True Detective 1 - outstanding. 2? Nowhere near, sadly.0 -
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Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.0 -
I personally watch little UK drama these days from any of the channels. HBO / Netflix US stuff is generally far superior. Yes some of them have absolutely massive budgets, but not all.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
True Detective going from having Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the star roles kinda hard not to be going down hill after that!0 -
There's plenty of food for thought on this issue in Dan Carlin's latest Common Sense podcast. It's well worth a listen, as is the Revenge of the Gangrenous Finger episode he recorded after Brexit. He's been talking about this stuff for years and years, and now it's coming true.rcs1000 said:My point is that human beings love stories, and want to hang a narrative off a set of facts, when the truth (in America) is probably simply that the Democrats nominated an appallingly weak candidate.
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Caracas, CaliforniaTheuniondivvie said:
Touchy..MaxPB said:
Going to post more fake nrws from twatter?Theuniondivvie said:
'If France have told the EU to do one'MaxPB said:
If France have told the EU to do one then that's unusually grown up of them. Germany and Juncker can get f*****.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
'unusually grown up of them'
'Germany and Juncker can get f*****.'
Marvellous stuff Sparky.
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Indeed. Post hoc ergo propter hoc. A classic fallacy. But it does seem that there is an anti-establishment tendency across the west as we deal with the detritus and consequences of 2007.rcs1000 said:
My point is that human beings love stories, and want to hang a narrative off a set of facts, when the truth (in America) is probably simply that the Democrats nominated an appallingly weak candidate.DavidL said:rcs1000 said:
I've been thinking insurgent <-> establishment as the axis, but maybe its's fasionable <-> unfashionable?MaxPB said:
That wasn't true for the Tories or PP though. The question is whether PVV are more like Trump/Brexit or the Tories/PP.rcs1000 said:
That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.
AfD has certainly outperformed in local elections in Germany.
On the other hand, UKIP did not last year (or perhaps that was Miliband specific). The truth is that with few datapoints, and many country specific factors (like the Democrats picking Clinton), one probably should be wary of too much extrapolation.
I've always said that - on my tombstone - I'd like "Beware of extrapolation from small datasets" written.
Well it would certainly generate some speculation as to the cause of death. Not sure it quite matches "told you I was ill" though.
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Movie version with Yul Brynner is the bestMP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
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YES.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Movie version with Yul Brynner is the bestMP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
What really surprises me is everyone I know who watches it has not seen the movie.0 -
https://twitter.com/UK__News/status/797912508988170240
Is this good or bad; what form has this guy got?0 -
Seems air fares will be going up and airlines will be going down (the pan).
Who'd a thunk it?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/13/british-airlines-band-together-to-fight-for-continued-access-to/
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Yes it's not only the money, they are willing to take more risks and are generally less formulaic than most network television.FrancisUrquhart said:I personally watch little UK drama these days from any of the channels. HBO / Netflix US stuff is generally far superior. Yes some of them have absolutely massive budgets, but not all.
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On the subject of American TV, I'm loving Amazon's Red Oaks.0
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Perhaps we won't need that third runway after all.Bromptonaut said:Seems air fares will be going up and airlines will be going down (the pan).
Who'd a thunk it?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/13/british-airlines-band-together-to-fight-for-continued-access-to/
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Seems to be reasonably sane, if his Wikipedia profile is anything to go by...MikeK said:https://twitter.com/UK__News/status/797912508988170240
Is this good or bad; what form has this guy got?
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/reince-priebus-gop-platform-111552
seems to indicate he's in the middle of the Republican party establishment.
So this might be Trump reaching out to the RNC.0 -
He's the ultimate Washington insider. I like him, which you may or may not, take as a positive.MikeK said:https://twitter.com/UK__News/status/797912508988170240
Is this good or bad; what form has this guy got?0 -
Most don't even know the movie existsMP_SE said:
YES.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Movie version with Yul Brynner is the bestMP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
What really surprises me is everyone I know who watches it has not seen the movie.
The Expanse (on Netflix) is pretty awesome SciFi, by the way0 -
What a sellout to the Washington machine.Malmesbury said:
Seems to be reasonably sane, if his Wikipedia profile is anything to go by...MikeK said:https://twitter.com/UK__News/status/797912508988170240
Is this good or bad; what form has this guy got?
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/reince-priebus-gop-platform-111552
seems to indicate he's in the middle of the Republican party establishment.
So this might be Trump reaching out to the RNC.
My teenage niece had it right with her reaction to Trump : "Well at least now we are no longer the stupidest voters on the planet".0 -
Sensible. Trump has to have Washington insiders so a smart move.MikeK said:https://twitter.com/UK__News/status/797912508988170240
Is this good or bad; what form has this guy got?0 -
This has made my day
https://twitter.com/TheWorldImages/status/7940112176396410880 -
They are not paying attention. It's a classic quest motif together with a number of sub-plotsMP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.0 -
A weak and very establishment candidate. Someone who gives 6 figure priced speeches to Goldman Sachs as the Dem Party candidate? I mean, really?DavidL said:
Indeed. Post hoc ergo propter hoc. A classic fallacy. But it does seem that there is an anti-establishment tendency across the west as we deal with the detritus and consequences of 2007.rcs1000 said:
My point is that human beings love stories, and want to hang a narrative off a set of facts, when the truth (in America) is probably simply that the Democrats nominated an appallingly weak candidate.DavidL said:rcs1000 said:
I've been thinking insurgent <-> establishment as the axis, but maybe its's fasionable <-> unfashionable?MaxPB said:
That wasn't true for the Tories or PP though. The question is whether PVV are more like Trump/Brexit or the Tories/PP.rcs1000 said:
That's fair comment, but I think the issue is mostly one of down weighting people who have historically not voted: from the rural poor this time in the US, and the denizens of Sunderland in the Brexit vote.MaxPB said:
The Tories weren't insurgents in 2015. The issue is how the local media treat any choice. Over here voting Tory was treated the same as killing babies, how does the Spanish media treat voting PP? If it's anything like here it will be the unfashionable choice just as voting Tory was in 2015, which would explain an understatement. Voting PVV is surely unfashionable, just as Brexit and Trump. I don't think that polls aren't picking up insurgencies, but picking up the choice that goes against the liberal media and "settles choice" is tough.rcs1000 said:Who knows?
But I would note that the polls, even the exit polls, failed to pick up the shift to the PP at the last Spanish election a week after Brexit, so polling errors have not solely benefited insurgents.
The biggest impacts, therefore, happen when turnout is unexpectedly higher than previously.
AfD has certainly outperformed in local elections in Germany.
On the other hand, UKIP did not last year (or perhaps that was Miliband specific). The truth is that with few datapoints, and many country specific factors (like the Democrats picking Clinton), one probably should be wary of too much extrapolation.
I've always said that - on my tombstone - I'd like "Beware of extrapolation from small datasets" written.
Well it would certainly generate some speculation as to the cause of death. Not sure it quite matches "told you I was ill" though.
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hes a white male. He'll go down well there.felix said:
Maybe he should try the LDsMikeSmithson said:
Indeed. Farage failed SEVEN times to become an MPnielh said:
Its just a shitty photoshoot. Farage is nothing more than a tourist as he admits himself and he's trying to milk it for everything it is worth.Jonathan said:
bye bye Boris?YellowSubmarine said:The Telegraph: Exclusive: Nigel Farage reveals Donald Trump's team has 'reservations' about Theresa May's Government. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwzYmwtTA
Farage changed history, but in the manner of an arsonist or one of Eric Pickles shitty armchair auditors.
He doesn't have any interest in actually running anything or being a serious politician.0 -
Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it a watch tonight.Malmesbury said:
Most don't even know the movie existsMP_SE said:
YES.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Movie version with Yul Brynner is the bestMP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
What really surprises me is everyone I know who watches it has not seen the movie.
The Expanse (on Netflix) is pretty awesome SciFi, by the way
Netflix tv series seem really good. Sadly my only experience of one of their movies was ARQ which was painful.0 -
It's utterly stupid to get in an insulting match with Trump now.Big_G_NorthWales said:It wasn't just Boris that boycotted the EU Foreign Minister emergency meeting tonight, France and Hungary stayed away as well to the fury of Germany and Brussels.
What hope have the EU of surviving Brexit and Trump when their two principal military members walk away and Merkel lays down 'holier than thou' conditions on her dealings with Trump. Juncker's adds to the arrogance by saying he will 'tell' Trump how the EU works.
The EU have to realise they have few cards to play while the UK with it's military strength and close ties with the US will get a much better hearing
Remember the rule "Don't mud wrestle with a pig. You will get dirty and the pig will enjoy it"?
All it will achieve is virtue signalling....0 -
lol.tyson said:Pong said:Just out of interest,
On the basis of the publicly available info/polls, what odds should trump have been at the start of voting on the 8th Nov?
I recon Nate silver was basically spot on with his probability distribution, so I'll go 11/4.
Does anyone take a different view?
Pong...I'm returning to lurker here...I'm so depressed by the world and the last thing I want to is to have some dialogue with some of the vile creatures that inhabit these waters. So enough quite frankly is enough for me.
A case in point...our very own Trump narcissist, seanT, was bragging about having sex with a young girl a few weeks ago. The fact that he is a pathetic, middle aged man...you could only feel sorry for the girl having that sad piece of middle aged flab clambering on top of her. I hope he paid her enough.
But....my vote will be for you as PbComer of the year. You are the epitome of this site...really intelligent, and a great tipster. And you do not get involved in the petty discussions and point scoring that I just engaged in.....
So well done you...seriously....
Thanks, i do try.
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Not convinced we ever did.foxinsoxuk said:
Perhaps we won't need that third runway after all.Bromptonaut said:Seems air fares will be going up and airlines will be going down (the pan).
Who'd a thunk it?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/13/british-airlines-band-together-to-fight-for-continued-access-to/0 -
The thing with the Expanse is that they are doing a slow build up - they have a whole series of novels to do. If you want Basil Exposition - this isn't it. They are doing the style of mention things and then slowly fill in later. If that bugs you, you wont like it.MP_SE said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it a watch tonight.Malmesbury said:
Most don't even know the movie existsMP_SE said:
YES.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Movie version with Yul Brynner is the bestMP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
What really surprises me is everyone I know who watches it has not seen the movie.
The Expanse (on Netflix) is pretty awesome SciFi, by the way
Netflix tv series seem really good. Sadly my only experience of one of their movies was ARQ which was painful.0 -
I hate to interrupt the Brexitting, but the Ghost in the Shell trailer is out. It contains Scarlett Johanssen in skin-tight lycra wielding a Big Fuckoff Gun a la Matrix to a Depeche Mode soundtrack. It's gonna take a nuke just to slow Sunil down...
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Yes - the telling bit were the executives whispering about how they needed "government involvement" in the 3rd runway because it was such a big project. Yet they were saying the business case was ironclad - money to be made hand over fist....Bromptonaut said:
Not convinced we ever did.foxinsoxuk said:
Perhaps we won't need that third runway after all.Bromptonaut said:Seems air fares will be going up and airlines will be going down (the pan).
Who'd a thunk it?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/13/british-airlines-band-together-to-fight-for-continued-access-to/0 -
Has been that way for years now.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.0 -
I agree with you that Nate had it right.Pong said:Just out of interest,
On the basis of the publicly available info/polls, what odds should trump have been at the start of voting on the 8th Nov?
I recon Nate silver was basically spot on with his probability distribution, so I'll go 11/4.
Does anyone take a different view?0 -
I already bought my ticket to see the Mode at the London Olympic Stadium in Juneviewcode said:I hate to interrupt the Brexitting, but the Ghost in the Shell trailer is out. It contains Scarlett Johanssen in skin-tight lycra wielding a Big Fuckoff Gun a la Matrix to a Depeche Mode soundtrack. It's gonna take a nuke just to slow Sunil down...
0 -
MaybePong said:
lol.tyson said:Pong said:Just out of interest,
On the basis of the publicly available info/polls, what odds should trump have been at the start of voting on the 8th Nov?
I recon Nate silver was basically spot on with his probability distribution, so I'll go 11/4.
Does anyone take a different view?
Pong...I'm returning to lurker here...I'm so depressed by the world and the last thing I want to is to have some dialogue with some of the vile creatures that inhabit these waters. So enough quite frankly is enough for me.
A case in point...our very own Trump narcissist, seanT, was bragging about having sex with a young girl a few weeks ago. The fact that he is a pathetic, middle aged man...you could only feel sorry for the girl having that sad piece of middle aged flab clambering on top of her. I hope he paid her enough.
But....my vote will be for you as PbComer of the year. You are the epitome of this site...really intelligent, and a great tipster. And you do not get involved in the petty discussions and point scoring that I just engaged in.....
So well done you...seriously....
Thanks, i do try.
What do you make of the remaining markets,
Clinton pop vote looks to me to be 1.00 probability, not even a 1.01. A very certain 1-x (X approaches inf)
Trump +/- 47% is interesting, -ve side I have my profit on.
Turnout +/- 58% looks to me to be close too. 134,302,841 voters I make to be the barrier for the band so to speak.
The Clinton/Trump turnout ECV bands are also I think 1.01 shots although not the 1.00 shot that Clinton popular vote is, my stake on these whilst still substantial is alot less than the 1-50 I took last night on the Clinton popular vote (An extra ballot box in Wayne county suddenly "found" could bust this whereas there is zero chance of enough skewed boxes being uncovered to flip the PV), and Hillary will add to the tally.0 -
Do people like Mr Robot? I did not watch it from the beginning, so when I see bits of it, it looks really intriguing but I have no idea what is going on.MP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.0 -
2/1 by Nate made it seem good value at 5.7 on Betfair so I put a bit on. Overall I came out about £200 up.Richard_Nabavi said:
I agree with you that Nate had it right.Pong said:Just out of interest,
On the basis of the publicly available info/polls, what odds should trump have been at the start of voting on the 8th Nov?
I recon Nate silver was basically spot on with his probability distribution, so I'll go 11/4.
Does anyone take a different view?
Glad that I didn't overdo the Spin Markets. I lost £33 there at 50p an EV.0 -
Season one was great...haven't seen season two yet.MTimT said:
Do people like Mr Robot? I did not watch it from the beginning, so when I see bits of it, it looks really intriguing but I have no idea what is going on.MP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.0 -
Complete O/T - Zeke Elliott looks seriously impressive for the cowboys.0
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83 yards ...FrancisUrquhart said:Complete O/T - Zeke Elliott looks seriously impressive for the cowboys.
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I'm in a bleak place at the minute- multiple close family members losing or already lost the battle against cancer simultaneously. I've just had 3 hours driving up the motorway after dropping my lad off back at university, and DM blasting out on spotify was just the perfect mood music. Dunno what that says about my state of mind at the minute.Sunil_Prasannan said:
I already bought my ticket to see the Mode at the London Olympic Stadium in Juneviewcode said:I hate to interrupt the Brexitting, but the Ghost in the Shell trailer is out. It contains Scarlett Johanssen in skin-tight lycra wielding a Big Fuckoff Gun a la Matrix to a Depeche Mode soundtrack. It's gonna take a nuke just to slow Sunil down...
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SPIN is a bit of a sore point Chez Nabavi...foxinsoxuk said:2/1 by Nate made it seem good value at 5.7 on Betfair so I put a bit on. Overall I came out about £200 up.
Glad that I didn't overdo the Spin Markets. I lost £33 there at 50p an EV.0 -
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I'm with DakFrancisUrquhart said:Complete O/T - Zeke Elliott looks seriously impressive for the cowboys.
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Yet another way in which the hard right and far left are circling round to join each other:
http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/165869/ben-judah-i-was-new-york-when-goldene-medina-lost-its-shine
There's a reason why so many Jews voted against Trump.0 -
Have they settled on 316-232 yet ?Richard_Nabavi said:
SPIN is a bit of a sore point Chez Nabavi...foxinsoxuk said:2/1 by Nate made it seem good value at 5.7 on Betfair so I put a bit on. Overall I came out about £200 up.
Glad that I didn't overdo the Spin Markets. I lost £33 there at 50p an EV.0 -
I prefer it when the story is introduced slowly. Too much exposition is annoying as it can come across as rushed and fake.Malmesbury said:
The thing with the Expanse is that they are doing a slow build up - they have a whole series of novels to do. If you want Basil Exposition - this isn't it. They are doing the style of mention things and then slowly fill in later. If that bugs you, you wont like it.MP_SE said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it a watch tonight.Malmesbury said:
Most don't even know the movie existsMP_SE said:
YES.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Movie version with Yul Brynner is the bestMP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
What really surprises me is everyone I know who watches it has not seen the movie.
The Expanse (on Netflix) is pretty awesome SciFi, by the way
Netflix tv series seem really good. Sadly my only experience of one of their movies was ARQ which was painful.0 -
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Not sure, they've settled the Clinton XXX-up markets which all unambiguously settled at 0, but I don't know about the main ECV market because I closed out early. Just not early enough, unfortunately.Pulpstar said:
Have they settled on 316-232 yet ?Richard_Nabavi said:
SPIN is a bit of a sore point Chez Nabavi...foxinsoxuk said:2/1 by Nate made it seem good value at 5.7 on Betfair so I put a bit on. Overall I came out about £200 up.
Glad that I didn't overdo the Spin Markets. I lost £33 there at 50p an EV.0 -
Been in a similar place - mine was Apocalyptica.... It's what music is for...TwistedFireStopper said:
I'm in a bleak place at the minute- multiple close family members losing or already lost the battle against cancer simultaneously. I've just had 3 hours driving up the motorway after dropping my lad off back at university, and DM blasting out on spotify was just the perfect mood music. Dunno what that says about my state of mind at the minute.Sunil_Prasannan said:
I already bought my ticket to see the Mode at the London Olympic Stadium in Juneviewcode said:I hate to interrupt the Brexitting, but the Ghost in the Shell trailer is out. It contains Scarlett Johanssen in skin-tight lycra wielding a Big Fuckoff Gun a la Matrix to a Depeche Mode soundtrack. It's gonna take a nuke just to slow Sunil down...
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I think, in all honesty, i'd probably lay trump @ 6/4 in a rerun, without regrets.Sean_F said:
3-2. I bet on him at 4-1 with Paddy Power (i had a much earlier bet at 3-2). I wrote down my reasons and thought Hillary would win the ECV 279-259, and so concluded his odds were way too long.Pong said:Just out of interest,
On the basis of the publicly available info/polls, what odds should trump have been at the start of voting on the 8th Nov?
I recon Nate silver was basically spot on with his probability distribution, so I'll go 11/4.
Does anyone take a different view?
But at 4/1 (and greater over the final days) he was clearly the value bet, yet I didn't back him seriously until ~2am on the 9th. I found reasons not to. That irks me.
I guess I'm trying to understand why I didn't make a shit ton of money on this election. I made a lot, but I missed some things that seem really silly in hindsight.
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With the Expanse they drop you in 3 separate story threads at once. You have to pick up what is going on.... no one stops for half an hour - "as we all know..."MP_SE said:
I prefer it when the story is introduced slowly. Too much exposition is annoying as it can come across as rushed and fake.Malmesbury said:
The thing with the Expanse is that they are doing a slow build up - they have a whole series of novels to do. If you want Basil Exposition - this isn't it. They are doing the style of mention things and then slowly fill in later. If that bugs you, you wont like it.MP_SE said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it a watch tonight.Malmesbury said:
Most don't even know the movie existsMP_SE said:
YES.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Movie version with Yul Brynner is the bestMP_SE said:
Nothing much seems to happen in Westworld. Each episode seems almost identical. I was only half paying attention to it so might need to rewatch all of the episodes. However, everyone I know who watches it has said similar.glw said:
Westworld (HBO) is fantastic too, I also really liked True Detective, even the second season.FrancisUrquhart said:The BBC argument is so boring. They do some good stuff, they do some piss poor stuff. But HBO and now Netflix have raised the bar to another level.
The Wire, Tits and Dragons, The Crown, House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire, etc etc etc
There are things that the BBC used to be world reknown for that don't require you to hire out a whole Eastern European country e.g all those amazing sitcoms. Now bugger all of those. Citizen Khan FFS.
I think the best drama is mostly from the US now.
What really surprises me is everyone I know who watches it has not seen the movie.
The Expanse (on Netflix) is pretty awesome SciFi, by the way
Netflix tv series seem really good. Sadly my only experience of one of their movies was ARQ which was painful.0 -
Sorry to hear of your loss.TwistedFireStopper said:
I'm in a bleak place at the minute- multiple close family members losing or already lost the battle against cancer simultaneously. I've just had 3 hours driving up the motorway after dropping my lad off back at university, and DM blasting out on spotify was just the perfect mood music. Dunno what that says about my state of mind at the minute.Sunil_Prasannan said:
I already bought my ticket to see the Mode at the London Olympic Stadium in Juneviewcode said:I hate to interrupt the Brexitting, but the Ghost in the Shell trailer is out. It contains Scarlett Johanssen in skin-tight lycra wielding a Big Fuckoff Gun a la Matrix to a Depeche Mode soundtrack. It's gonna take a nuke just to slow Sunil down...
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Jeff B/DDHQ @EsotericCD
Remember WEST PHILADELPHIA VOTE FRAUD? Where Romney got zero votes in those precincts & HAD to be b/c fraud? Trump got 1,000 out of them.
When you're winning the tune changes.0
