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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:21AM (#27118422)
Not per day, but over an entire year. If you're making things that are held together with nails then that is not a bad starting point for evaluation.
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by alex_g on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:39AM (#27118629)
Not everything is held together with nails.
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:44AM (#27118679)
Yes, that's why I put in the "if".

We can change the analogy to also look at how many pieces of furniture produced, or whatever, but it starts to just be a pointless tangent.

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