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Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:06:32 am
by erdos0,
on An education only makes the world more confusing. by posy
re: comment#10
For this, we just got a letter in the mail a couple days ago telling us to expect to get it.
When I filled out the census, I was living on campus, and it was a tiny form left under my door by my R.A.
I've never seen a census person canvassing a neighborhood.
Also, considering that I've worked on a major/professional and important research project that relied almost entirely on census data (there were also interviews), I probably shouldn't take glee in fucking with them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenonWhen I filled out the census, I was living on campus, and it was a tiny form left under my door by my R.A.
I've never seen a census person canvassing a neighborhood.
Also, considering that I've worked on a major/professional and important research project that relied almost entirely on census data (there were also interviews), I probably shouldn't take glee in fucking with them.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:00:36 am
by erdos0,
on An education only makes the world more confusing. by posy
re: comment#8
See, the "accurately as possible" part is what gets my anthropology senses all tingly. I know how they want me to answer, but it wouldn't truly be accurate. And I'm not trying to make some statement, either. I've just been trained to understand race, ethnicity, ancestry, etc., in very specific ways.
I was focusing on the part that I bolded and underlined.Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:55:18 am
by erdos0,
on An education only makes the world more confusing. by posy
re: comment#5
I have been selected for jury duty, but I have not been selected for this.
Maybe I was. I never received a survey in the mail, but census workers were going door to door in my neighborhood. I spotted them when I was leaving for work. They may have rung my doorbell while I was out.Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:53:57 am
by erdos0,
on An education only makes the world more confusing. by posy
re: comment#4
Jury duty has nothing to do with this.
I was just giving an example of how I tend to be "randomly selected" for things a lot.
I have been selected for jury duty, but I have not been selected for this.I was just giving an example of how I tend to be "randomly selected" for things a lot.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:52:01 am
by erdos0,
on An education only makes the world more confusing. by posy
The Department of Commerce has stated that those who receive a survey form are legally obligated to answer all the questions as accurately as possible. Those who decline to complete the survey may receive follow-up phone calls and/or visits to their homes from Census Bureau personnel. Section 221 of Title 13 U.S.C., makes it a misdemeanor to refuse or willfully neglect to complete the questionnaire or answer questions posed by census takers and imposes a fine of not more than $100. This fine was changed by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 from $100 to not more than $5,000. The Census Bureau prefers to gain cooperation by convincing respondents of the importance of participation. To date, no person has ever been charged with a crime for refusing to answer the ACS. The Department of Commerce states that it is "not an enforcement agency."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Community_Survey
Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:46:22 am
by erdos0,
on An education only makes the world more confusing. by posy
I have never received one of those surveys.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:32:24 am
by erdos0,
on Why... by errorrrrrr
re: comment#71
Moisten is a dirty word.
♥Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:31:06 am
by erdos0,
on Why... by errorrrrrr
I use the kitchen faucet to moisten my envelopes.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:19:52 am
by erdos0,
on Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory by posy
re: comment#5
So, you might know that I go to a school full of rich white girls. Today, I saw this older women, who had a walker getting out of a car. The guy driving her was black, and much younger than her, so it probably wasn't just a friend. The campus security guard that stands in front of the particular building is also black, and was helping her get up the stairs. I assumed that she was an alumni or something, because she looked wealthy and there would really have been no reason for anyone else (other than students) to be going into the particular building.
Anyway, I felt awkward about the whole thing for some reason.
And your comment just reminded me of it.
And I also feel awkward for feeling awkward about it.
Interesting.Anyway, I felt awkward about the whole thing for some reason.
And your comment just reminded me of it.
And I also feel awkward for feeling awkward about it.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:13:50 am
by erdos0,
on Looking for a pretty Chinese girl by erdos0
agrees with: comment#35
Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:19:49 am
by erdos0,
on Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory by posy
Is this in any way related to the woman who was driven?
Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:18:39 am
by erdos0,
on Looking for a pretty Chinese girl by erdos0
re: comment#19
I always thought it was to increase booth traffic and sales, not gain legitimacy.
Her attractiveness is for traffic and sales. She has to be Chinese for the legitimacy.Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:17:30 am
by erdos0,
on Looking for a pretty Chinese girl by erdos0
agrees with: comment#20
I guess I could have just commented, "Interesting."
Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:59:45 am
by erdos0,
on Looking for a pretty Chinese girl by erdos0
re: comment#13
Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:56:08 am
by erdos0,
on San Francisco by pinkphilosoraptor
re: comment#2
I blogged about him earlier around the first week of January. He made a reservation at a hotel without asking me. We talked it over and I told him I didn't feel comfortable. We remain as friends.
I remember the story but not the name.Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:17:11 am
by erdos0,
on I can almost see my house from here! by nucular_tomato
agrees with: comment#4
Erdos seems to have edited the post to fix that.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:17:01 am
by erdos0,
on I can almost see my house from here! by nucular_tomato
re: comment#3
It's a very large picture.
I modified your code to make this page load faster. I substituted with a smaller version that links to the large one.Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:34:03 am
by erdos0,
on Looking for a pretty Chinese girl by erdos0
re: comment#5
LDO
but do Babes = Ethnic Legitimacy?
Ethnic Babes=Ethnic Legitimacybut do Babes = Ethnic Legitimacy?
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