I've never seen a physical iteration of Nate Silver. Is he a real person or a super computer?
He's been on Colbert twice! He looks exactly like you would expect a famous stats nerd to look.
Kaylee: Captain seem a little funny to you at breakfast this morning? Wash: Come on, Kaylee. We all know I'm the funny one.
'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Nov 07, 2012 7:40:57 am PST #29719 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
sumi - Nov 07, 2012 7:46:59 am PST #29720 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
NYT had/has a little video interview with him. here
Kat - Nov 07, 2012 7:47:01 am PST #29721 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I know. I know he really exists, but he does seem to be uncanny.
Also, this slate piece Cheer Up, Obama's A Moderate Republican is pretty spot on.
Maria - Nov 07, 2012 7:50:25 am PST #29722 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I woke up this morning and couldn't quite believe it, still. I spent most of the morning waiting for the other shoe to drop a la 2000.
I'm so glad Prop 30 made it. I don't envy CA voters.
msbelle - Nov 07, 2012 7:57:22 am PST #29723 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think I may buy myself a Happy Election Watch (it will really be my Christmas present to me).
le nubian - Nov 07, 2012 7:58:06 am PST #29724 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have seen Nate Silver interviewed multiple times and seen his growth. He was kind of bad at it around 2008, but he has come to his own up to this year. He has been great over the past month or so. Classic geek - which is the kind of thing I find endearing.
tommy,
I'm not sure I have the heart to quote the vileness of RL, but check out tom tomorrow's twitter feed. He's covering it.
Maria - Nov 07, 2012 7:58:25 am PST #29725 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Dooo eeet, msbelle. That's a nice one--has a bit of an art deco feel to it.
msbelle - Nov 07, 2012 8:00:24 am PST #29726 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Thanks Maria, I think I will - AND use the b.org affiliate link so $$ for the board.
Cashmere - Nov 07, 2012 8:02:36 am PST #29727 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Nate Silver talking about statistics and polls reminds me of Owen talking about Legos and movies.
§ ita § - Nov 07, 2012 8:05:48 am PST #29728 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love this page [link] of reactions--they would not have been happy with Romney much either--Obama just makes us a bit closer to the end times, but we're up a creek no matter which of the major parties is in it with us. So crazy there's no requirement to react.