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> So the company that actually makes computers programming computers work

Translation (took me while to understand this sentence):

So the company that actually solved the problem of making a computer program write other computer programs


1/10th?

US: $848B (2024)

EU: $508B (2024)

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UK: $102B (2023)

Switzerland: $22B (2023)

Norway: $8.2B (2024)

OECD "Gross domestic spending on R&D"


"R&D" is not the same as "grants supporting fundamental science."


50 liters per day...


Those limits also do exists somehow in other countries. In France for example it's been a very long time some petrol station say "150 EUR maximum". People are going to say it's not a "real" limit but I did hit it once or twice while going on vacation: 80 liters tank, near empty / car only taking 98 octane fuel (more expensive than 95) / ultra-pricey fuel at petrol stations on the highway (so pricey it's usually cheaper to just get off the highway, fill the tank in a village, and go back to the highway).

At 2.2 EUR / liter, 75 liters is 165 EUR so I was blocked at 150 EUR.

50 liters I definitely cannot fill my car entirely.


The 150€ is a reservation on your debit card before filling up, since the banks or the station doesn't want the credit risk. It's released when the actual sum is booked.

I think it's just what a reasonable "full tank" was a while back.

You can just restart if you need more.


Translation: It's not inconsistent if we consider the deviation from the rule as a second rule. Any future deviation will get their own rule. Perfectly consistent


I don't think that's fair, I'm just saying considering kilo to mean 1000x in all bases is too narrow as a definition. Is 'car' a 'petrol-powered four-wheel transportation device with human-operated left-hand control'?


In the EU, jan-nov 2025 compared to jan-nov 2024: BEV market is +27.6% while Tesla is -38.8%.


That's only when you consider hybrids. If you look at pure EVs (like Tesla), the picture is different.



I have survived outside of the International Space Station my whole life


If you’ve done so as moss, I salute your ability to use human technology to post!


Everything will be easier to build with Swift on FreeBSD for a Swift developer compared to any other language



AccessorySetupKit is an Apple framework, not part of swift


The language is controlled by the Swift evolution process but Apple engineers are basically the only ones contributing and submitting proposals.


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