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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by philwelch on Friday October 04, 2019 @10:48AM (#21158247)
8x is about 90% of an order of magnitude (calculated via log-base-10 of 8).
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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by beerandt on Friday October 04, 2019 @12:11PM (#21159063)
Just meant to clarify, not dispute. Mostly because 1.3x is only 11%.
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