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Comment · 4 years ago
For some reason, the linked article claims the Netherlands has a Gini coefficient of 0.902 but the linked source claims a Gini coefficient of 0.281, significantly lower.

I can find no other sources claiming a Dutch Gini coefficient higher than 0.3 at any point in recent history. A Gini coefficient of 0.902 is practically unheard of, perhaps the article was written in error? Seems strange to put so much effort into writing an article without checking the source or questioning the number.

By comparison, Russia's Gini coefficient is 0.375 with the noted caveat that it can be very hard to track the true wealth of the most powerful Russians. The United States is 0.414 according to same source.

Comment · 9 years ago
From what a pilot told me, I believe the A320 he flies can take off, fly, and land totally on its own. I'm sure the same is true for other planes.

Also, if I recall correctly, he said in certain conditions it's against regulations for a pilot to be manually controlling the aircraft, such as landings in high winds.

Comment · 11 years ago
I've thought of this but am too worried a floating point number error or a problem with division could cause an automated fatal dose of insulin to actually do it.
Comment · 11 years ago
I also have a bad Diet Coke habit. Drink cans and cans a day. I hear Elon Musk and Bill Gates also drink copious amounts. I wonder what it is about Diet Coke that's so addictive.
Comment · 11 years ago
They didn't just enter an unlocked door. They're smashing GitHub's windows, kicking GitHub's dog and flipping over furniture.
Comment · 11 years ago
How are death camps, the specific targeting of civilians, medical experimentation on detainees, burying prisoners alive and even cannibalism covered under "war of conquest". When does it become genocide? How is it any different (if not worse for its unparalleled scale) than what the Nazis did?

They didn't just target Chinese civilians, they targeted the civilians of every nation they invaded. This includes the British civilians in Singapore and Hong Kong who were sent to ghettos and labour camps, few of who survived. And this was the "preferential" treatment the Brits got. The Chinese and other Asians got far, far worse.

Comment · 11 years ago
What an incredible example of Olympic quality mental gymnastics.
Comment · 11 years ago
This is amazing news! Really glad render textures are now available.
Comment · 11 years ago
Google is buying the TLD, not all the subdomains under it. They will then have control over the namespacing for the TLD and be able to distribute subdomains as they see fit. This is how most TLDs work because "app" itself is a domain, not just an extension.

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