Joe Moed

@mojo87.bsky.social

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Beginner-level ייִדיש and chess, Intermediate-level variant Sudoku creating/solving, and Advanced-level electoral reform nerdery.

UK councillor standings as of 5th March 2026: LAB 5,873 (31%), CON 4,205 (22%), LD 3,213 (17%), REF 963 (5%), GRN 906 (5%)
Projected results from a recent Ontario poll: Votes: PC 36%, OLP 38%, NDP 20%, GPO 4% Seats: PCs 45, OLP 47, NDP 28, GPO 3
Based on the Abacus poll, the 338Canada Ontario Simulator predicts 52 seats for PCs, 41 for OLP, 28 for NDP and 2 for GPO.
Screenshot of the February monthly bots on chess.com - the lowest rated bot is a 350 ELO curler from Canada.
CBC News headline reading “Finch West LRT to be 10 minutes faster by spring, TTC says”
THE GAME Quiz Boxing is a unique and thrilling quiz game experience, brand-new to London. Although the name may suggest otherwise, Quiz Boxing doesn’t involve any actual boxing / physical contact. The boxing-themed decor creates a fun and engaging atmosphere that’s sure to get your team’s competitive juices flowing!
Results of the 2025 West of England Mayoral Election - LAB 25.0%, REF 22.1%, GRN 20.0%, CON 16.6%, LIB 14.0%.
Current Mainstreet projection of 162 LPC seats based on 39.1% vote and 145 CPC seats based on 43.2%.
338 Canada projection as of 16-Apr-25 - they project a Liberal majority of 43 seats, based on a 6% popular vote lead.
Chess opponent was pissed at me for not resigning. Press the resign button 1 minute of my life gone because someone in Canada... is tripping bro you really think you getting a stalemate seriously
Final projection of 2015 Canadian Federal Election by Eric Grenier - LPC 146, CPC 118, NDP 66 BQ 7, GPC 1
Final CBC Poll Tracker projection of the 2021 Federal Election
List of recent polls in CBC poll tracker
Breakdown of 18-34 voting intentions from the latest Nanos poll: CPC 42, LPC 32, NDP 13, GPC 6, PPC 3, BQ 3
Regional breakdowns of the tied 39-39 Abacus poll - CPC leads by huge margins in MB/SK/AB, but conversely, the LPC vote efficiently converts to seats in QC, ON and Atlantic.
Chart of the polling averages in the run up to the 2021 Canadian Federal Election (key points in post)
Chart of Green Party of Canada votes & seats in each Canadian Federal Election since 1984 (data relevant to the question at hand is in post)
Final projections from nine major projection models ahead of the 2024 UK General Election.
2011 election polling and final results - average poll error is approx 2% for the three major parties.
Chart of % votes vs % seats in the U.K. 2024 general election, illustrating the distortions of FPTP.
338Canada simulator based on LPC at 43% and CPC at 36% - they win 188 and 133 seats respectively, a firm majority for LPC.
Chart of UK polling leading up to the 2024 UK General Election
Final projections of the 2024 UK General Election. The Tory predicted seat count ranged from 64 to 130, and averaged 102.
Bloc Majoritaire Meme, showing Yves-Francois Blanchet's Bloc Quebecois winning every seat across Canada.
List of all recent polls for the Federal Canadian Election from the last week
Regional breakdown of the latest Abacus poll for the Federal Canadian Election. In Alberta, the Conservative Party is at 61% and the Liberals are at 19%.
Another question from the Duolingo Yiddish course, asking to write a Yiddish sentence in English. This time, the correct English answer reads "Yiddish is not a dialect of German".
A question from the Duolingo Yiddish course, asking to write a Yiddish sentence in English. The correct English answer reads "Is this German or Yiddish?".
Votewell.ca recommendation for the riding of Lambton / Kent / Middlesex, showing PCs on 66%, OLP on 15% and NDP on 13%, with a recommendation to strategically vote for OLP.
Votewell.ca recommendation for the riding of Humber River / Black Creek, showing PCs on 36%, OLP on 33% and NDP on 27%, with a recommendation to strategically vote for OLP.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite packaging - the French translation of “precise & smooth” is given as “précis et smoot”.
List of the last four French Prime Ministers on Wikipedia, showing their time in office: Elisabeth Borne = 1 year, 238 days Gabriel Attal = 240 days Michel Barnier = 99 days Francois Bayrou = 2 days
Excel calculation showing that the time in office of the last three French Prime Ministers is following a geometric progression, and calculating that at this rate, there will be infinitely many PMs appointed on 16-Feb-25.
A picture of a smothered mate with the knight, delivered after sacrificing my Queen, a dream checkmate.
In a recent Toronto Star Op-Ed, the Minister of Transportation contends that "what we need is a common sense, evidence-based bike lane policy". I agree with the Minister; fortunately, that's what we already have right now. There is ample evidence, both from Toronto itself and from around the world, that the complaints regularly levelled against bike lanes are overblown (at best), or completely bogus (at worst). The linked fact-checks from CBC, and the linked study, cover all the main points, but in summary: (a) Bike lanes do not cause gridlock - in fact, a safe, well-connected and well-maintained bike lane network can actually reduce it, by encouraging people out of their cars (b) In general, building more lanes *anywhere* does not reduce gridlock, due to induced demand - more lanes encourages more cars, which fill the available space (c) Bike lanes do not negatively impact emergency services, and the first responders themselves are bemused by these repeated claims (d) Bike lanes are well-used - cyclists make up around 30% of vehicles entering/leaving Downtown along Richmond & Adelaide, but it doesn't always look that way as they're so much more space-efficient. (e) Bike lanes are a boon to business - far from harming the local economy, businesses along bike lanes tend to report more customers, staying longer, and spending more. This legislation is ill-thought-out, ideologically driven, an appalling overreach of Provincial authority, and a massive step backwards for our City. I oppose it thoroughly.
Oval Invincibles Men currently playing Southern Brave Men in the final of "The Hundred Men".
Guildenstern quipping "Just a conspiracy of cartographers, you mean?" from Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
Comic showing three political spectrum charts (2008, 2012 and 2021), with the left-winger sprinting further and further left, resulting in a 2008 “centre-left” person being viewed as right-wing by 2021. Shows how certain right wingers (inaccurately) think they didn’t shift in their views, it’s just the “woke progressives” becoming far-left who changed the landscape around them.
Image of Joey from "Friends" saying "The Line is a dot to you!"
A headline reading “How can I reduce my capital gains taxes when selling my second home?”, with some facetious tax advice.