Josh Bittker
@jbittker.bsky.social
Cambridge public schools dad
Scientist in drug discovery
ORCID ID 0000-0002-4166-0828
On here I mostly complain about bad drivers
Scientist in drug discovery
ORCID ID 0000-0002-4166-0828
On here I mostly complain about bad drivers
My Larry story- we were giving him a lab tour, BL2, and he brought a can of Diet Coke. He ended up carrying it all around the lab because we were all looking at each other like, “I’m not going to tell him, are you going to tell him?” So yes I’m a small part of the impunity industrial complex.
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
My Larry story- we were giving him a lab tour, BL2, and he brought a can of Diet Coke. He ended up carrying it all around the lab because we were all looking at each other like, “I’m not going to tell him, are you going to tell him?” So yes I’m a small part of the impunity industrial complex.
Thanks for the explanation!
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Thanks for the explanation!
If ballot 8 in your example ranks MM 1 and someone with few votes 2 and no one 3-9, it will be exhausted after their 2 is eliminated. Seems odd that ballot is gone when they could have redistributed one that did rank 3-9, but I assume they don’t go back after 2 is out and change to a non-exhausted?
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If ballot 8 in your example ranks MM 1 and someone with few votes 2 and no one 3-9, it will be exhausted after their 2 is eliminated. Seems odd that ballot is gone when they could have redistributed one that did rank 3-9, but I assume they don’t go back after 2 is out and change to a non-exhausted?
ballots though. I get that they skip redistributing an exhausted ballot without a next ranking, but if someone only ranks 3 people and is exhausted after two rounds I assume they don’t retrospectively go back to round 1 and not choose that ballot so still seems a little odd.
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
ballots though. I get that they skip redistributing an exhausted ballot without a next ranking, but if someone only ranks 3 people and is exhausted after two rounds I assume they don’t retrospectively go back to round 1 and not choose that ballot so still seems a little odd.
Yes, thanks- I see how you describe it as “random and deterministic” since the random order will always be the same for a given set of ballots. It is interesting that one additional voter would shift the redistribution though and that could affect the outcome. I’m still unclear about exhausted…
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Yes, thanks- I see how you describe it as “random and deterministic” since the random order will always be the same for a given set of ballots. It is interesting that one additional voter would shift the redistribution though and that could affect the outcome. I’m still unclear about exhausted…
I posed this question on another thread- do you know how ballots over quota are chosen for reallocation? Is it in fact random and therefore non-deterministic?
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Something I’ve never understood- are the transferred votes from candidates who are over quota randomly selected? In theory if you ran it again could that random selection change the final outcome? Do they prioritize transfer of ballots with more choices to minimize exhausted ballots?
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I posed this question on another thread- do you know how ballots over quota are chosen for reallocation? Is it in fact random and therefore non-deterministic?
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Something I’ve never understood- are the transferred votes from candidates who are over quota randomly selected? In theory if you ran it again could that random selection change the final outcome? Do they prioritize transfer of ballots with more choices to minimize exhausted ballots?
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Something I’ve never understood- are the transferred votes from candidates who are over quota randomly selected? In theory if you ran it again could that random selection change the final outcome? Do they prioritize transfer of ballots with more choices to minimize exhausted ballots?
All wheel drive! In the early days of e-bikes I put a hilltopper kit on a Madsen and the only time I had trouble was in the snow when the front wheel lost traction due to the motor. Otherwise felt like my subsequent rear hub bikes have.
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
All wheel drive! In the early days of e-bikes I put a hilltopper kit on a Madsen and the only time I had trouble was in the snow when the front wheel lost traction due to the motor. Otherwise felt like my subsequent rear hub bikes have.
Worst misuse of Cyrillic alphabet since
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Worst misuse of Cyrillic alphabet since
I’m near to the water department, how does this work? Just show up at 8 and ask to see tapes?
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I’m near to the water department, how does this work? Just show up at 8 and ask to see tapes?
Expected value from the lawsuit winnings?
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Expected value from the lawsuit winnings?
Yamamoto now kids’ favorite pitcher because he won 6-7
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Yamamoto now kids’ favorite pitcher because he won 6-7
Since it’s after midnight I started the day’s Duolingo and even Lily has opinions about the Jays’ management of the game
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Since it’s after midnight I started the day’s Duolingo and even Lily has opinions about the Jays’ management of the game
Saw those at an amusement park in Copenhagen in 2016
October 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Saw those at an amusement park in Copenhagen in 2016
This is also a classic “lying with graphs” technique. Take a gradient value, choose the max so it looks all-or-nothing, project onto unrelated delineations (borders). This map implies you flip some genetic and cultural switch when you cross imaginary lines placed by an accident of history.
October 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This is also a classic “lying with graphs” technique. Take a gradient value, choose the max so it looks all-or-nothing, project onto unrelated delineations (borders). This map implies you flip some genetic and cultural switch when you cross imaginary lines placed by an accident of history.
What does it mean that 16 and 17 year olds can”pre-register”? Does that mean they can vote in municipal elections or just get on the roll to vote when they turn 18?
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What does it mean that 16 and 17 year olds can”pre-register”? Does that mean they can vote in municipal elections or just get on the roll to vote when they turn 18?
Peak integration? Cut out the trace and weigh the paper!
October 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Peak integration? Cut out the trace and weigh the paper!
Oh yeah, if you get locked out it’s a lot more expensive to get a locksmith to open it. Ask how I know…
October 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Oh yeah, if you get locked out it’s a lot more expensive to get a locksmith to open it. Ask how I know…