The Off Topic Topic

[lustindarkness]

Nerds.

I also watch call of duty youtube and streams.

[MadImmortalMan]

Well it was pretty fun. And I got to meet Tb and Charles Barkley in there.

[jimmy olsen]

Distribution of factions across countries in the game Star Wars: Commander.



The north/south distribution between Empire and Rebellion fans is... telling.

No surprise that Russians like authority figures and America loves winners, whilst the poor downtrodden masses of South America and Africa support the rebels.

Shouldn't Americans side with the Rebels then?

[celedhring]

celed: Is this like Clash of Clans in Star Wars?

I don't play either but my brother does, and he says "yes".

[Norgy]

I really want a Putin calendar.

[Syt]

celed: Is this like Clash of Clans in Star Wars?

I don't play either but my brother does, and he says "yes".

Horrible, then. Friends and I played an early, text based predecessor of those games in 2006 or so, but we quickly tired of it (it was completely free to play, but it required a ridiculous amount of online time to make sure you played optimal and timed your buildings/attacks right.

[Josquius]

I don't think you have to be poor to want to raise a family. Much better quality of life for a family further away from the center unless you have made money.

I'm not just making things up. It is well recorded that more poor people live around the fringes than the centre.
That there are some poor in the centre and some rich around the fringes doesnt change the general pattern.

Besides. Middle income people with families do have many of the hallmarks of poor people.

[garbon]

I don't think you have to be poor to want to raise a family. Much better quality of life for a family further away from the center unless you have made money.

I'm not just making things up. It is well recorded that more poor people live around the fringes than the centre.
That there are some poor in the centre and some rich around the fringes doesnt change the general pattern.

It also looks like you've a good set of high income households in outer zones. Just on a quick search (so data 7 years old) - looks like you've fair amount of higher weekly income households in outer zones. Worst largely zone 2/3 (particularly East London) which is also the place where recently many of the previous zone 3 stops have become zones 2/3 to make it easier (aka more affordable) for people to travel to those stops.

Besides. Middle income people with families do have many of the hallmarks of poor people.

Well, yes it is generally expensive to raise a family in the city. Not sure if promoting families in cities is something that needs to be prioritised.

[Razgovory]

Came back from the Gym.  My body was crying.

[Liep]

So that was 8 days without a shooting at tourists by jihadists. How did 2015 compare?

[Admiral Yi]

I was surprised to learn today that the 2nd most populous country in Africa (after Nigeria) is Ethiopia.

[Barrister]

I was surprised to learn today that the 2nd most populous country in Africa (after Nigeria) is Ethiopia.

Yeah.  I would have thought more Egypt or South Africa.

[DGuller]

I'm surprised too.  It's also got to be the most populous land-locked country as well then, right?  Probably by quite a margin too.

[Zanza]

They still have crazy population growth.

[Malthus]

This is cool. Traffic camera in Montreal catches Owl in mid-flight:

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/08/montreal-traffic-camera-captures-stunning-images-of-snowy-owl-in-flight