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Re:California exodus is a myth, UC research project finds by acenes on Thursday July 08, 2021 @09:35PM (#27779632)
Sorry, but "back of the napkin" calculations are quick order-of-magnitude type estimates based on reasonable guesses or first principles, not by looking up numbers on the web (napkin not big enough to write out URLs; maybe use envelope)
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Re:California exodus is a myth, UC research project finds by Talanes on Thursday July 08, 2021 @11:17PM (#27780174)
Are you really trying to gatekeep "back of the napkin?"
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Re:California exodus is a myth, UC research project finds by sidlls on Friday July 09, 2021 @07:33AM (#27782600)
How is it gatekeeping? We don't call estimates sourced with references "back of the napkin" calculations because they aren't.
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Re:California exodus is a myth, UC research project finds by Talanes on Sunday July 11, 2021 @03:18AM (#27799016)
It was a small handful of quickly searchable numbers, not an in-depth review of sources and data.
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