Yes, but with the caveat of it being a poll of a subset of the population. So, similar to polls of Muslim voters, or private renters, etc, that have also been done The significance that you attach to… (View Post)

Oh I don't know. Having read a few times travel science fiction stories, I think it's fascinating to consider what you could bring back with you - in a rucksack, say - that would do you the… (View Post)

As soon as the electricity goes out everyone does reach for the light from their smartphone. (View Post)

Although, in many respects, most smartphones now are dumb terminals with a camera. Everything is in data centres. Wikipedia, music streaming, communication reliant on the network. If you had a smartp… (View Post)

A very well-reasoned piece, though I would quibble with several points. He doesn't say much about the process of converting vote shares into seats, but if you compare his prediction with Elector… (View Post)