Dominik Peters
@dominik-peters.de
CNRS researcher (Paris) on computer science & voting theory. I travel by train a lot.
From 🇩🇪, studied in 🇬🇧, worked in 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇦, now live in 🇫🇷.
Side interests in urbanism, effective altruism, theme parks, roller coasters, U.S. appellate law.
From 🇩🇪, studied in 🇬🇧, worked in 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇦, now live in 🇫🇷.
Side interests in urbanism, effective altruism, theme parks, roller coasters, U.S. appellate law.
Yeah, it would be nicer if Russia stopped its aggression and Westeners would be interested in going there again.
March 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Yeah, it would be nicer if Russia stopped its aggression and Westeners would be interested in going there again.
Similar for some commuter trains around Paris.
> The vehicle's width is 3.06 metres (10 ft 0 in), which is wider than previous trains [which were are 2.82 metres], achieved by having a relatively short car length of 13.24 metres (43 ft 5 in).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Cl...
> The vehicle's width is 3.06 metres (10 ft 0 in), which is wider than previous trains [which were are 2.82 metres], achieved by having a relatively short car length of 13.24 metres (43 ft 5 in).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Cl...
SNCF Class Z 50000 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Similar for some commuter trains around Paris.
> The vehicle's width is 3.06 metres (10 ft 0 in), which is wider than previous trains [which were are 2.82 metres], achieved by having a relatively short car length of 13.24 metres (43 ft 5 in).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Cl...
> The vehicle's width is 3.06 metres (10 ft 0 in), which is wider than previous trains [which were are 2.82 metres], achieved by having a relatively short car length of 13.24 metres (43 ft 5 in).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Cl...
“HB 1297 passed 75 to 16.
A similar bill passed in the 2023 session – but was vetoed by then-Governor Doug Burgum – and the Legislature failed to override that veto.”
Sounds like they now have enough votes to override a veto 🥲
A similar bill passed in the 2023 session – but was vetoed by then-Governor Doug Burgum – and the Legislature failed to override that veto.”
Sounds like they now have enough votes to override a veto 🥲
February 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
“HB 1297 passed 75 to 16.
A similar bill passed in the 2023 session – but was vetoed by then-Governor Doug Burgum – and the Legislature failed to override that veto.”
Sounds like they now have enough votes to override a veto 🥲
A similar bill passed in the 2023 session – but was vetoed by then-Governor Doug Burgum – and the Legislature failed to override that veto.”
Sounds like they now have enough votes to override a veto 🥲
Dieses Ergebnis war für mich überraschend -- ich hatte nicht mit so viel "Kollateralschaden" außerhalb Bayerns gerechnet. Wahrscheinlich sollte das Wahlrecht noch weiter angepasst werden, um das Prinzip der personalisierten Verhältniswahl besser zu bewahren.
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Dieses Ergebnis war für mich überraschend -- ich hatte nicht mit so viel "Kollateralschaden" außerhalb Bayerns gerechnet. Wahrscheinlich sollte das Wahlrecht noch weiter angepasst werden, um das Prinzip der personalisierten Verhältniswahl besser zu bewahren.
Die anderen 20 Wahlkreise haben ihr Direktmandat nur verloren, weil die Zweitstimmen erst nach Land aufgeteilt werden, was die Zweitstimmendeckung sehr unflexibel macht. Wenn man auf Bundesebene zählen würde, wären tatsächlich nur die 3 bayrischen Wahlkreise verloren gegangen.
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Die anderen 20 Wahlkreise haben ihr Direktmandat nur verloren, weil die Zweitstimmen erst nach Land aufgeteilt werden, was die Zweitstimmendeckung sehr unflexibel macht. Wenn man auf Bundesebene zählen würde, wären tatsächlich nur die 3 bayrischen Wahlkreise verloren gegangen.
Der Grund, warum der Bundestag in letzter Zeit angewachsen ist, ist der fallende Zweitstimmenanteil der CSU in Bayern (wobei die CSU bei den Erststimmen weitenteils stärkste Kraft geblieben ist). Aber nur 3 der 23 Wahlkreise ohne Direktmandat befinden sich in Bayern!
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Der Grund, warum der Bundestag in letzter Zeit angewachsen ist, ist der fallende Zweitstimmenanteil der CSU in Bayern (wobei die CSU bei den Erststimmen weitenteils stärkste Kraft geblieben ist). Aber nur 3 der 23 Wahlkreise ohne Direktmandat befinden sich in Bayern!
Die Wahlkreise ohne Direktmandat sind genau diejenigen, die am meisten umkämpft sind, häufig mit einem Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen, wie hier in Frankfurt, wo der CDU-Kandidat knapp gewonnen hat, aber dann doch kein Direktmandat zugeteilt bekommen hat. Das wirkt problematisch.
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Die Wahlkreise ohne Direktmandat sind genau diejenigen, die am meisten umkämpft sind, häufig mit einem Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen, wie hier in Frankfurt, wo der CDU-Kandidat knapp gewonnen hat, aber dann doch kein Direktmandat zugeteilt bekommen hat. Das wirkt problematisch.
Um Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Heidelberg, und Mannheim gibt es eine Ansammlung von Wahlkreisen ohne Direktmandat -- in diesen Städten haben Bürger also keine Bundestagsmitglieder, die speziell für sie zuständig sind. Link zur Karte: www.datawrapper.de/_/bsCzu/
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Um Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Heidelberg, und Mannheim gibt es eine Ansammlung von Wahlkreisen ohne Direktmandat -- in diesen Städten haben Bürger also keine Bundestagsmitglieder, die speziell für sie zuständig sind. Link zur Karte: www.datawrapper.de/_/bsCzu/
Der Grund dafür ist das neue Konzept der "Zweitstimmendeckung", nachdem Direktkandidaten mit den meisten Stimmen in ihrem Wahlkreis nur dann in den Bundestag einziehen, wenn ihre Partei genügend Sitze auf Grundlage ihres Zweitstimmenanteils erhalten hat.
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Der Grund dafür ist das neue Konzept der "Zweitstimmendeckung", nachdem Direktkandidaten mit den meisten Stimmen in ihrem Wahlkreis nur dann in den Bundestag einziehen, wenn ihre Partei genügend Sitze auf Grundlage ihres Zweitstimmenanteils erhalten hat.
I think this result will be surprising to people. I hadn't expected their to be so much "collateral damage" outside Bavaria. Maybe there is potential for further tweaking of the German election system.
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I think this result will be surprising to people. I hadn't expected their to be so much "collateral damage" outside Bavaria. Maybe there is potential for further tweaking of the German election system.
The reason why the other 20 districts lost their representative is because the votes for a party are divided between individual states, leading to inflexible quotas. But one could easily operate the process nationwide, in which case only the 3 Bavarian districts would have lost their representative.
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The reason why the other 20 districts lost their representative is because the votes for a party are divided between individual states, leading to inflexible quotas. But one could easily operate the process nationwide, in which case only the 3 Bavarian districts would have lost their representative.
The underlying reason why the number of Bundestag members was rising in recent years was the falling popularity of the CSU party in Bavaria (in terms of % but not in terms of districts won). But only 3 of the 23 districts without a representative are in Bavaria!
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The underlying reason why the number of Bundestag members was rising in recent years was the falling popularity of the CSU party in Bavaria (in terms of % but not in terms of districts won). But only 3 of the 23 districts without a representative are in Bavaria!
The unrepresented districts are those where the local representative got the lowest % of votes, which tend to be the most competitive districts, such as this one in Frankfurt where the CDU candidate narrowly won -- but then actually lost and got no seat. This seems problematic.
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The unrepresented districts are those where the local representative got the lowest % of votes, which tend to be the most competitive districts, such as this one in Frankfurt where the CDU candidate narrowly won -- but then actually lost and got no seat. This seems problematic.
There is a sort of cluster where this happened around Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Mannheim, and Heidelberg -- major cities where people will not have a local representative in the Bundestag that they can call. Link to map: www.datawrapper.de/_/H6dRv/
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
There is a sort of cluster where this happened around Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Mannheim, and Heidelberg -- major cities where people will not have a local representative in the Bundestag that they can call. Link to map: www.datawrapper.de/_/H6dRv/
🗳️ Participation en hausse à 12h00 en Allemagne :
Essen 33,8% (+4,3)
Leipzig 54,6% (+4,2)
Wuppertal 43,3% (+4)
Munich 61,2% (+0,8)
Land de Saxe-Anhalt : 37,1% (+10,6)
Essen 33,8% (+4,3)
Leipzig 54,6% (+4,2)
Wuppertal 43,3% (+4)
Munich 61,2% (+0,8)
Land de Saxe-Anhalt : 37,1% (+10,6)
February 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I can imagine that escalators that aren’t being used (and thus don’t move except during tests) don’t need much maintenance.
(I feel like I’ve seen emergency shaft escalators a few times, but maybe I just saw the Munich plans on multiple occasions.)
(I feel like I’ve seen emergency shaft escalators a few times, but maybe I just saw the Munich plans on multiple occasions.)
February 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I can imagine that escalators that aren’t being used (and thus don’t move except during tests) don’t need much maintenance.
(I feel like I’ve seen emergency shaft escalators a few times, but maybe I just saw the Munich plans on multiple occasions.)
(I feel like I’ve seen emergency shaft escalators a few times, but maybe I just saw the Munich plans on multiple occasions.)
Some caveats to the data: additional conversations have happened outside these websites (e.g. on Poe just after GPT-4 was released and with GitHub Copilot because it is free for eduction). Conversations not growing doesn't mean that number of tokens isn't growing.
February 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Some caveats to the data: additional conversations have happened outside these websites (e.g. on Poe just after GPT-4 was released and with GitHub Copilot because it is free for eduction). Conversations not growing doesn't mean that number of tokens isn't growing.