01-20-2018, 05:17 PM
sekker wrote:
For those who think a single algorithm can fix this, listen to the podcast.
Haven't listened to the podcast, but am well aware that there is no such thing as a simple algorithm for dealing with any population demographics. As an example, I have seen a "simple algorithm" used to split a community down the middle so that neither group was large enough to have influence in an election or afterwards with the elected official. In one case it was right down the middle of a street, neighbors across the street had different representatives in local, state and sometimes for Congress.
As for O's case that it could be simple enough to be coded by high school students, ridiculous at the best.