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I'm sorry to be a pedant, but the average UK mother has two children. The average (mean) number of children born to a woman of child-bearing age is 1.57. (View Post)

Or, technically, over her child-bearing years, British women will bear an average of 1.57 children. (View Post)

I realize upon rereading that came over as rather nastier than I meant it. Sorry @Fishing (View Post)

They are *very* similar - both fundamentally working around the whole idea of a condensor circuit. However, traditional AC units are either on or off (and run off a thermostat). Modern efficient heat… (View Post)

I think Mamdani's policies - particularly rent control - are stupid. But I'd still back him over Cuomo or Adams. (View Post)