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  1. Someone can't math on Wisconsin Won't Break Even On Foxconn Plant Deal For Over Two Decades (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The state is paying $270,769 each to purchase jobs that will pay its citizens an average of $54,000 each. Math 3,000,000,000 divided by 13000 is 270,769. If you presume that the citizens don't immediately flee the state in terror the payback to the state (not the state government) is 4.27 years, less if you assume that the businesses that they spend their money at turn around and also spend their money in state or that the original 10 Billion is actually spent in state. Now we face a typical political question do governments exist to make the state richer or to make the state GOVERNMENT richer? Would you pay $270,769 to get your kids an extra average of $54,000 per year? Sounds a lot like college doesn't it? What if I doubled it and made it $541,538 to make an extra $108,000 per year? Now it sounds like Medical school. Are parents suckers for putting their kids in Medical school?

  2. Didn't happen in Garage happened in Woz's room. on Woz Downplays the Significance of Apple's Startup Garage · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Woz may be tactfully reclaiming his role in creating apple. It didn't happen in the garage that was communal. It happened largely in Woz's room likely. Woz is an engineer and Jobs is a businessman. Woz built the first apple computer largely alone. Moving the location to his room is a subtle way to say what needs to be said.

  3. The virus is exponential. on NY Doctor Recently Back From West Africa Tests Positive For Ebola · · Score: 1

    If you have the virus in your body fluid and you project your body fluid then you can transmit the disease. Farts, Coughs, Sneeze, tears, blood etc. But the disease is exponential you have far far far more of it right after you die then before. Likewise far far far more of it when you are showing symptoms but you can spread it before its just much less likely So normal contact is safe early but can be deadly later on. There also seems to be a immune system lottery with some people being more able to fight it off than others. The problem with NYC is that one person just one who is highly contagious in the subway and thousands could catch it. One crazy homeless person who gets it and no one notices and goes to die by way of subway and its everywhere. Africa just doesn't have the density of NYC