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> is there any hard data to support this

No, so you should drop whatever you're doing and get right on that.

Oh ... so you were expecting somebody else to service you for free?

Betteridge's Law applies to questions in the title. I don't see a question mark at the moment, so it doesn't apply.

Parachutes actually increase the number of crashes, since instead of attempting a landing, the plane hits the ground.

Parachutes increase the cost of ownership, as they have to be replaced every 10 years or so.

A lot of the people buying Cirrus airplanes are taking off into marginal weather and just assume the parachute will save them when their luck runs out.

Killer Business use of Wine: when you have a linux farm, and you really need that one Windows accounting/enterprise/billing app, and you don't want to manage/license a Windows Server.

I would not be surprised if fish have feelings or even emotions.

The link is worth reading. Despite being short, it summarizes several reasons why non-humans are likely more similar than not to humans that have been developed in the past 2 decades, with no published counter-examples.

The above comment is very cavalier with the facts on pricing and availability of airplane upgrades.

Yeah, San Carlos air traffic controllers get pissy when you announce northbound over the 101 and you're really flying due west, with the sun in your face even.

When you're parking/laundering money from the PRC, all you care about is asset preservation and a low profile.

Can somebody translate the above post into English? I can't understand a single sentence.

Singapore currently has one of the highest standards of living in the world, so bargains are few.

It is nearly 100% ethnic Chinese, and Chinese prefer family-managed companies, so you would have some culture-shock.

There are some web and ISP companies there, so that's your best bet for a typical cosmopolitan workplace.

Condos are over $1 million each for residents, so housing is expensive.

Anyway, it sounds like you need to do more homework before moving there.

> push for a new council

Kinda late, since the stadium is already built.

Excuse me, local resident here.

Santa Clara City residents approved $400 million in financing.

City Council went ahead with a promise for ... $1.3 billion so far. So most of it was not voted on at all.