Russia Fines Google 2×10³⁶ Rubles over YouTube Bans

Re:Russia Fines Google 2×10³⁶ Rubles over YouTube Bans by nobody9999 on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @06:45AM (#41993522)

Somewhat off-topic, but this reminds me of an old bit about Niklaus Wirth[0][1]:

   Whereas Europeans generally pronounce his name the right way ('Nick-louse 
   Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say 
   that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value.

[0] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth

[1] In looking this up, I discovered that Wirth passed away on 1 January this year. You will be missed, sir!

Edit: Fixed typo.

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Re:Russia Fines Google 2×10³⁶ Rubles over YouTube Bans by terminalbraid on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @07:43AM (#41993848)

Did you mean to post this elsewhere? This is really non sequitur.

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Re:Russia Fines Google 2×10³⁶ Rubles over YouTube Bans by nobody9999 on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @07:58AM (#41993931)

>Did you mean to post this elsewhere? This is really non sequitur.

No. I thought of it because Russia fined Google 2*10^36 Rubles. While it falls far short of a Googol (10^100), it's still a ridiculously large number and, as such, it made me think of that anecdote about Niklaus Wirth.

As in: Russia calls Google by value rather than by name. ha ha ha.

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Re:Russia Fines Google 2×10³⁶ Rubles over YouTube Bans by jgrahamc on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @06:47AM (#41993528)

Why was someone insulating Wirth like that?

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