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  • Sludgeyy@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldReckless
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    Disclaimer: I wrote this all for myself not to change your mind or argue. Helps if I write down my thoughts and I don’t see a problem sharing. Feel free to discuss if you like.

    35 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    35 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    30 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    Vs.

    41 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    29 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    30 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    Alice wins

    Vs.

    Carol wins

    Say you have:

    41 voters: Republican > Third-party > Democratic

    29 voters: Third-party > Democratic > Republican

    30 voters: Democratic > Third-party > Republican

    If those 29 voters couldn’t vote Third-party they would vote Democratic. So when the Third-party candidate is knocked out, their votes should favor their second pick. Democratic wins 59-41.

    If it was:

    41 voters: Republican > Third-party > Democratic

    29 voters: Third-party > Republican > Democratic

    30 voters: Democratic > Third-party > Republican

    Which makes more since on why the 6 votes moved to Republican because Republican was their second choice.

    Then Republicans win 70-30.

    In America you’d have 4 basic senarios

    25 voters: Republican > Third-party > Democratic

    25 voters: Third-party > Democratic > Republican

    25 voters: Third-party > Republican > Democratic

    25 voters: Democratic > Third-party > Republican

    In RCV, Third-party wins.

    Let’s say this

    30 voters: Republican > Third-party > Democratic

    25 voters: Third-party > Democratic > Republican

    20 voters: Third-party > Republican > Democratic

    25 voters: Democratic > Third-party > Republican

    Third-party still wins

    40 voters: Republican > Third-party > Democratic

    10 voters: Third-party > Democratic > Republican

    10 voters: Third-party > Republican > Democratic

    40 voters: Democratic > Third-party > Republican

    It would be a tie

    45 voters: Republican > Third-party > Democratic

    10 voters: Third-party > Democratic > Republican

    5 voters: Third-party > Republican > Democratic

    40 voters: Democratic > Third-party > Republican

    It would still be a tie

    45 voters: Republican > Third-party > Democratic

    5 voters: Third-party > Democratic > Republican

    10 voters: Third-party > Republican > Democratic

    40 voters: Democratic > Third-party > Republican

    Republicans win

    Let’s change it to this:

    35 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    35 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    30 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    Vs.

    41 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    29 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    30 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    Alice wins

    Vs.

    Alice wins

    They couldn’t make their whole point if you just switched Alice and Carol. And it makes much more sense that someone with Alice second would change it to Alice first.

    But when 29 votes still hold Alice as last, it does have some weight.

    Something just seems off about it and it’s because they cherry picked a senario that would work for their point.

    Alice > Carol > Bob

    Alice > Bob > Carol

    Bob > Alice > Carol

    Bob > Carol > Alice

    Carol > Alice > Bob

    Carol > Bob > Alice

    There are 6 ways to vote and they leave out half of them. Then they make Carol supporters favor Alice as their second choice.

    20 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    15 voters: Alice > Bob > Carol

    15 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    20 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    20 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    10 voters: Carol > Bob > Alice

    Carol eliminated, +10 Bob +20 Alice. Alice would win.

    If 5 voters from Bob > Alice > Carol were moved to Alice > Bob > Carol

    20 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    20 voters: Alice > Bob > Carol

    10 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    20 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    20 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    10 voters: Carol > Bob > Alice

    Alice would win

    What if everyone from Bob > Alice > Carol moved to vote for Alice > Bob > Carol

    20 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    30 voters: Alice > Bob > Carol

    0 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    20 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    20 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    10 voters: Carol > Bob > Alice

    It would be a tie.

    In bold are the three they selected:

    20 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    15 voters: Alice > Bob > Carol

    15 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    20 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    10 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    20 voters: Carol > Bob > Alice

    5 voters from Bob > Carol > Alice moved to Alice > Carol > Bob. Just like their example.

    26 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    15 voters: Alice > Bob > Carol

    15 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    14 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    10 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    20 voters: Carol > Bob > Alice

    Alice 41

    Bob 28

    Carol 30

    Bob is eliminated.

    15 votes goes to Alice. 14 goes to Carol.

    Alice still wins.

    But they set it up like:

    20 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    15 voters: Alice > Bob > Carol

    0 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    35 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    10 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    20 voters: Carol > Bob > Alice

    5 voters from Bob > Carol > Alice moved to Alice > Carol > Bob. Just like their example.

    26 voters: Alice > Carol > Bob

    15 voters: Alice > Bob > Carol

    0 voters: Bob > Alice > Carol

    29 voters: Bob > Carol > Alice

    10 voters: Carol > Alice > Bob

    20 voters: Carol > Bob > Alice

    Then when Bob is eliminated all 29 votes go to Carol.

    Then they say “It’s unfair that Carol wins”. When in reality those 29 people would prefer Carol over Alice.

    RCV might have some flaws but that article has some flaws.

    I haven’t looked at the others. I might later.

    Edit:Formatting


  • The whole Noah story arc proves that God would totally cause storms to cleanse the evil.

    Doing it Thalnos’ style and only killing/moving? the bad people isn’t God’s style. He could do it, but “God snapped his fingers and all bad people were sent to Hell, the world instantly became a better place.” Doesn’t get you a New York bestseller.





  • Yes

    Ryobi is fine

    Other tools are better

    Internet likes to put down Ryobi but it’s not as bad as they make it out to be.

    My first power drill was Ryobi like 10+ years ago and still works to this day. I prefer using my Dewalt drill, it’s less clunky.

    No one wants to be a “Ryobi Guy”. Especially behind a screen where you can say you have any tool you want.

    Bosch makes my favorite hammer drill. My Makita sander works like a champ. I enjoy my Milwaukee packout toolbox.

    People get stuck on brands. And while with tools there are differences, Ryobi works just fine.

    I did burn out my Ryobi oscillating saw. But that’s the only Ryobi tool that has failed me and I have like a dozen of them. I really like my ryobi finish nailer.


  • I have Dewalt/Ryobi battery tools

    Ryobi usually lacks features

    Take for example an oscillating saw

    With my dewalt oscillating saw I can swap a blade or change the angle of the blade in 1 second because you just push down a lever. On the ryobi, you have to break out an allen wrench (which is stored in the tool) and loosen a bolt.

    Someone that might use the saw once every blue moon might not care that much, but someone who uses it every day it is a big deal.

    Also quality, Ryobi tools just feel cheaper.

    I buy important tools in dewalt and less important tools in Ryobi. Like my small leaf blower is Ryobi. No need to pay extra for the dewalt one because it’s just for quickly blowing off my walkway or front porch steps. If I need to move a lot of stuff I use my gas backpack blower, which is also Ryobi. Only problem I’ve ever had with it is the cord snapped a couple times, I think it has to do with how it rubs the grommet. Replaced the last time with a more heavy duty cord and haven’t had a problem since. Always starts in less than 3 pulls and very powerful.

    There are cons to Ryobi tools, but when looking at the top of the barrel tools the only con is usually the price.






  • Sludgeyy@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlThe panzer has spoken
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    1 year ago

    Easy way to do %

    Say you want 6% of 45

    Seems hard right?

    1% of 45 is .45

    .45 × 6 =

    .4 × 6 = 2.4

    .05 × 6 = .3

    2.4 + .3 = 2.7

    So 6% of 45 is 2.7

    Extra:

    Say you want an item that is 40 dollars and it is 20% off.

    10% is 4 dollars.

    20% is 8 dollars.

    So item would be 32 dollars.