I only ever read the first 3 (although I don't remember a ton about A Swiftly Tilting Planet), and then one of the next generation books (outside of the Time Quintet). I'm not sure how far into the rabbit hole I'm going to end up, but I should at least read the entire Quintet.

God damn, that's powerful stuff. BRB headed to the library!

This one's a lot more about love being the most powerful force in the universe. It's the kind of Christianity that even an atheist like me can get behind.

Seriously, what's with all these convoluted overtime schemes? After 60 minutes, if the score is tied, it should be a tie. It's that easy!

I was discussing the game with a friend and in recounting all of the idiotic moves Maddon made I nearly said "And they all worked out." But they didn't! They were all friggin' disasters. It's just that the Cubs won anyway! How 'bout that shit!

Ring in the new year with the Three Stooges!

Too late now, but I went to the Red Sox parades in 2004 and 2013, and it was awesome. It's not even about what you see, because you get less than 5 minutes of actual action. But the atmosphere is great. Everyone is having fun, people are happy, and it's such an experience.

Angry racist right-wing white guy murdered two cops in cold blood. Fucking nothing from the "Blue Lives Matter" people.

The ones that seem to indicate the single most important issue facing New Hampshire is ISIS coming to kill our children? In fucking New Hampshire?

According to polls-plus, if Trump wins every state he is currently favored to win (that is to say, has a greater than 50% chance to win), plus New Hampshire, he gets the election. He's currently got a 36.4% chance in New Hampshire. This is almost exactly the same as his overall 35.5% chance to win the election.

Two weeks ago today her chances were 84.1% according to polls-plus; now it's 64.9%. Do you think that's a change that should not be remarked upon? Do you think the model is inherently flawed? If so, how? Or do you think it's not reflective of reality, due to factors outside of the model? (If not, I'd still like to…

Well, here's my worry if Clinton wins: Democrats will be trying to capture the White House for a 4th consecutive term, running someone who's likely to be extraordinarily unpopular, who just barely squeaked out a win against Donald Fucking Trump (as is currently the most likely outcome). I think Democratic turnout is…

So if you remove the "shit polling" the remaining polls show that the race hasn't been tightening? Which pollsters in particular are shit and can safely be ignored?

Not that it matters, but I wasn't refuting you. I was adding context, and ultimately confirming your statement.

That was pretty awesome, seeing vintage Harry right after the game was over.

MLS is the most diverse league in the country, with the highest percentage of non-US/Canada players (42.8%), and the most countries represented (58).

Thus far, the most important elections in our lifetimes (assuming you're somewhere in your '30s), near as I can tell:

The whole tightening race thing is pretty much a thing that the news / media is pushing to make the election sound interesting again

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What assumptions in the model do you think are incorrect? Do you believe they changed the model recently in order to make the election look closer than it is, without telling anybody?