All valid points, and I didn’t realise the differences in outcomes based on the various counting methods!

That would be complex to explain to many people I’m sure. However, and I’m possibly biased here, there’s a whole bunch of systems I don’t fully understand (car engines, encryption methods, football tournament knock out rules) but I know they work and tend to accept them and at least understand their limitations and outcomes.

I can totally see how people would reject things they don’t understand, and could be easily pushed in to rejecting a new system.

Also I agree that winning an election based on the change could be hard, and perhaps attempting to introduce this change later would work. Though I’m not sure the big parties (labour and conservatives in UK) really want to change a system that works for them!

I have no personal experience of explaining ranked choice.

I can imagine calculating ranked choice vote outcomes is probably pretty labour intensive (without computers).

However people generally understand the concept of how someone comes 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a race, and I’m sure most people have thought about a ranked list of their favourite movies or football players, so it’s not some completely alien concept.

Instead of just choosing who you want to win, you fill out the ballot saying who is your first choice, second choice, or third choice (or more as needed) for each position. https://time.com/5718941/ranked-choice-voting/

That seems pretty simple to me, unless I’m missing something?

And finally whole bunch of countries manage this without any issues …

Internationally, it is used by voters in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Malta, Northern Ireland and Scotland. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/politics/what-is-ranked-choice-voting-and-where-is-the-system-used/2638554/

Coming from a two party country (UK) the only real issue I see is the fragmenting of power and subsequent need to form endless alliances in parliament. (If I voted for the Greens but the Greens need the the votes of another party and end up doing deals is that really representing my vote…)

Looks like he’s lugging around a bike or car battery along with the radio set. Must weigh so much!

And don’t forget to update us on the outcome!

Gaming chairs are a great example; you can often find the same exact chairs for hundreds of dollars cheaper by getting them as an office chair

One could say the overpriced gaming chair with some fancy colours contradicts the “get what you pay for rule”.

Looks like a list of radars

• APQ-158[9]? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/APQ-159

• AN/APN-217 improved AN/APN-211 Doppler navigational radar system by Teledyne for AH-1W, UH-1N, SH-2G, SH-3D, HH-3F CH-46 CH-53E, MH-53E, RH-53D HH-60H/J SH-60B/F/J V-22. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radars

And then I’d guess Casper, Jack-o’-lantern, and Grim Reaper are all pilot callsigns.

I don’t know if the rubber mask is a character or just some generic Halloween type thing.

Very cool picture!

Just what I was thinking! It could easily be Dirk Pitt.

I guess they are safe, but there’s something about them that worries me!

Also here’s a near animation of a medieval cofferdam https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/10/how-medieval-bridges-were-builtan.html?m=1

Assuming some of these guys are Americans of Japanese descent, it should narrow things down as I thought an awful lot were interred during the war.

Then again I’m not very good at spotting ethnicity, so apologies if not Japanese! Could be Korean or Chinese with the surname Lee.

This looks similar, but I was thinking the original patch in the photo has 2 colours in the background.

https://www.epicmilitaria.com/original-us-army-europe.html

More context for those who had a more secular (or non Christian) upbringing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple

Perhaps the only reason it’s not been attempted is that Trump is the best bet for most enemy foreign governments.

That image is fantastic, the guy looks like a movie star. But then there’s this illustration of commercial sponge fishing, there’s really so much going on!

What had the Japanese planned for the Yamato?

I’m guessing the original wearers didn’t survive with that many holes in the armour.

Lol, perhaps, but it doesn’t make your point right and it really doesn’t change history.

In much the same way that the US has changed name (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Colonies) and size, split (civil war) I’d imagine you still consider it a single country. It also happend rather a lot in Europe.

Rather than explain, perhaps you can read the links.

I should add, Ireland by virtue of being part of Great Britain and Ireland, was at war with Germany. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/irelands-role-in-the-first-world-war
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-men-of-ireland-volunteered-to-fight-in-the-first-world-war

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Switzerland

The Republic of Ireland didn’t exist until after the end of WWI https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Republic_of_Ireland

You are right about WW2 neutrality https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_neutrality_during_World_War_II although that was the official govt stance, it seems Irish men fought in the British army.

Lol, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, I added some extra links for you.

You’re welcome.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anglo-Norman_invasion_of_Ireland Norman’s were pretty much French.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_and_World_War_I

I’m guessing you’re American, but there’s a whole lot of history beyond the last 250 years.

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Spain
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Ireland
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Switzerland

Switzerland was with France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Second_Coalition

Spanish vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_of_the_Thousand

Good question on the plants and fungi.

I think tardigrades are pretty tough though so probably he knew they’d be alright.