twilightzone

"Measuring money turns out to be easier than measuring intelligence." Don't ever change, El Reg.

THE web developer, yes.

That's subjective! I made a song with that sound in 1998. It was called "Net Pet" and it did pretty well on mp3.com.

Worked as expected, for all the states I voted in.

I don't know, but I really hope it's not that.

Even works in reader mode.

Lovely story.

fixed, they must've called simonw.

Yes, the bias created by being informed is exactly the point of the study.

Google search is dead.

"In researching the genealogies of America’s political elite, a Reuters examination found that a fifth of the nation’s congressmen, living presidents, Supreme Court justices and governors are direct descendants of ancestors who enslaved Black people.

Among 536 members of the last sitting Congress, Reuters determined at least 100 descend from slaveholders. Of that group, more than a quarter of the Senate – 28 members – can trace their families to at least one slaveholder."

Elsewhere: "Two of the nine sitting U.S. Supreme Court justices – Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch – also have direct ancestors who enslaved people."

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-slav...

This is only politicians, doesn't include former and present business leaders. Wealth may have disappeared at certain points, but the social networks remained and wealth was rebuilt. It's a fascinating read - Barack Obama's ancestors were part of that club!

I understand that many think this was a good decision because logic, but let's hope the same enthusiasm goes into figuring out a way to deal with the disparities that were born back then, at both ends of the spectrum.

There are plenty of trails in India, this one just got advertised. You shouldn't conclude the world is overpopulated by looking at footage from a football cup match.

These really make you appreciate the transistor, don’t they.