'Of course, the states are effectively big Congressional Districts for purposes of electing senators and governors. Suppose you added up the probabilities of each state electing a black congressman, and then multiplied it by two since each state gets to elect two senators. How many black senators would you expect? You'd expect there to be about one -- or more precisely, 1.2. ... Black candidates have not had to develop a message that appeals to white voters, because most of them don't have very many white voters in their districts ...' - Jeremy Dunck
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A terribly stupid question, but this comment is full of fail: "For example, Wonder is now shipping boxes of jacketless remaindered books to interior decorators, evidently to be used as a kind of wallpaper for upper-class and upper-middle-class people who don't read - all white spines, all beige spines, you get the idea." - Jeremy Dunck
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Apparently if you're going to trust vital data to optical disks, Taiyo Yuden is the brand you want. Personally, I vote for the lots-of-copies approach. - Jeremy Dunck
Back in the day when optical media was what the cool kids were using I would only use Taiyo Yuden for my video DVD, er, backups. - David Gouldin
Cheaper than half-price, with wishlist support, so no shuffling through shelves in hopes of finding that old classic. Point-system encourages listing stuff you're willing to part with ahead of time, so there's a lot of inventory on hand. - Jeremy Dunck
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