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by etrevino 12y ago
I wish I'd noticed that chart earlier. You're right, the V1 ratio was much better.
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by etrevino 12y ago
I believe he means kill ratio. So, the number of planes shot down versus the number of V-1s shot down. If one RAF fighter was shot down for every two V-1s the ratio would be 2:1 in favor of the RAF. This is a little bit plausible. This i
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by etrevino 12y ago
For systems as complex and interrelated as airplanes they sometimes do build a direct copy. That reveals for them the failures in their own techniques and materials. Also, it serves as a general prototype for the next iteration.
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by etrevino 12y ago
Trust me, I get it. There's always the "singular they," though English majors will hate you for it.
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by etrevino 12y ago
It's a she, Megan McArdle. I'm not trying to be that guy, just letting you know. If you have time, check out some of her other articles. She's a pretty balanced commentator.
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A Python Parser for Pyston(github.com)
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by etrevino 13y ago
The problem here is simple: working hard isn't enough. If you can't pull all A's, get good test scores, and great recommendations, then you can't have graduate school. Obviously it's unfair, in large part because
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by etrevino 13y ago
The military answers directly to the Communist Party, making it autonomous from the civil government but not from the state's rulers.
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by etrevino 13y ago
I'm not sure how this is significantly different from the Federal government's approach. Both hired Big Data. There was little to no accountability during the process. In the end, neither product was delivered because the conse