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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

      They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

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      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

      They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

      That’s not what the article stated. It said that both craft have passed through the heliosphere. It’s not anything unexpected. It’s been more than theorized, the question was really just how far out it was located. I admit to being surprised that have traveled that far.

      The Brad

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        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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        • jon-nycJ Online
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          #2479

          Wyoming has the highest ratio but only ~half a million people. So two billionaires.

          One is Lukas Walton, a grandson of Sam Walton of Walmart, the other is a Swiss guy named Hansjörg Wyss.

          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
          -Cormac McCarthy

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          • jon-nycJ Online
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            Montana - 2 Cargill heirs, a Pritzger (Hyatt hotels) and a local self-made guy. In mining.

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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              Meh, being a billionaire ain’t what it used to be. Being a millionaire is only upper middle class.

              The Brad

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              • MikM Away
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                #2482

                I remember in a finance class in the early 80's the teacher talking about how we'd all need $2 million to retire comfortably. I got the impression no one really listened, but I was a little older and did. He was pretty spot on.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                  • jon-nycJ Online
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                    This is sad.

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                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                      This is sad.

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                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                      This is sad.

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                      Does it come down to institutional attitudes towards birth control or abortion, or the moral chastities of the cultures?

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                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

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                        Wonder if there is a similar map for "self-made" billionaires.

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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          This is sad.

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                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                          This is sad.

                          IMG_5914.jpeg

                          It is.

                          Now overlay that map with one with abortion rates. My bet is that one is even sadder.

                          The Brad

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