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It is absolutely wrong, ignorant and probably fascist to include Belgium and the Netherlands in the same geographic subdivision. The line between Northern and Southern Europe is so…

I can absolutely guarantee that this is not the case in France. Try comparing Île-de-France and similarly sized Limousin for example. I spend a lot of time both in the EU and the U…

Every country has more and less developed regions, even super rich mini and micro states like Monaco, Lichtenstein and Luxembourg. And inside these regions, every town has more and…

Quote from the article: "America's school kids have historically scored low on international assessment tests compared to other countries, which is often blamed on the diversity of…

Fascinating, but it doesn't stand up to a few minutes of googling: http://www.editors-wastebasket.org/nexx/pro/vinland.html "What drove the two groups apart was a killing. Some of …

I can tell you from experience that joins are also slow in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. Joins are slow. A nicely normalized relational data model has many advantages, but sp…

What it changes is that it requires (non-US) banks to keep track of which of their accounts are owned or co-owned by someone who may have a (dual) US citizenship, and may have made…

For most programmers, the C notation is probably easier to read / understand than the English gibberish derived from it with this tool

The funny thing about the Netherlands, (or at least 90% of it) is that there is no natural stone to build with. No rocks, no pebbles, no stones, nothing. Just sand, clay and peat. …

That is very easy to answer: Other than churches and castles, pretty much all buildings up to the 17th century were made of wood, and did not survive. Only a few buildings predate …

There are two factors that determine how much money you can make in a job such as programming: - How much money are you making for your employer - What are the costs your employer …

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Does racial diversity matter a great deal to you Americans? I find cultural diversity far more significant. Whether you can understand someone, or whether a thumbs up is a positive…

Not true. Vast yes, but diverse, not so much, unless you're specifically referring to wildlife and not to people. Coast to coast you'll find the same language, the same religion, t…