Entries for Wednesday, October 15, 2008
➠ October 15, 2008
Been asleep for hours and missed the debate. Let’s just look at Twitter and see what I missed. […] So… “Joe the Plumber”, eh?
Posted to Twitter at 10:59 p.m.
Worst possible night to feel like crap. Wicked bummed to be missing two Current debate parties, Barack’n’Roll *AND* @dsldsl’s send-off. Bah.
Posted to Twitter at 5:15 p.m.
How Nate Silver Went From Forecasting Baseball Games to Forecasting Elections
Great profile in New York Magazine of Nate Silver and the sterling work he’s been doing at fivethirtyeight.com. Got to love anyone who can make a living from a combination of baseball, politics and obsessive number-crunching.