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Comment · 6 years ago
They should really have the right to vote!
Comment · 6 years ago
This is clearly someone who thinks the mantle is an actual burning fire and doesn't understand that it is molten rock.
"I don't get how that fire burns without oxygen"
Well, it's not a fire...
Comment · 6 years ago
Maybe I'm stupid but could someone enlighten me as to what "intellectual tourism" might mean? Is that like, a normal person pretending to be intellectual, or is it like browsing Wikipedia with no specific purpose except for the brain snacks? I can't even tell if that's an insult to Joe Rogan or not.
Comment · 6 years ago
I cannot possibly encourage you more to check out magit. It is unbelievably good. I always share this demo with people to show off just a tiny portion of what it's capable of doing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzQEIRRJ2T0
My skills with git have gotten better after using magit, too, because it brings the power of git to the surface. It's a really fantastic git porcelain and the fact that it is deeply integrated into Emacs just makes it absolutely second to none.
Magit is easily one of my favorite pieces of software and I will leap at the chance to sing its praises.
Comment · 6 years ago
It's $350 million in economic activity brought to or generated in the city, not in tax revenue. You can see the breakdown here.
https://explore.sxsw.com/hubfs/2019%20SXSW%20Economic%20Impa...
Comment · 6 years ago
You're confusing GDP with GDP per capita, and also 350,000,000 / 1,460,000,000 = 0.23972602739 and to convert that to a percentage you multiply by 100 so you get 23.973% as the result.
Comment · 6 years ago
According to this[1], SXSW brings Austin about $350 million annually. According to Wikipedia, Austin's annual GDP is about $1.5B so 350/1500 = roughly 23% of the city's annual GDP.
Anecdotally I know of many people who work year round to prepare for an event at SXSW and rely on it for their entire annual income.
Cancelling SXSW is a big deal to this city. It hurts. It's not to be downplayed.
[1] https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/09-27-17-econom...