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I'll bet the lane is there purely to satisfy some requirement for including non-car infrastructure, regardless of whether it makes sense in this particular location. It's the same way we get fun bike lanes like these:
I wish the chart included more countries. I found the source data at Pew Research, and they only include 24 countries, unfortunately.
Also coho, chinook, steelhead, and others.
Good point. I will add that to the long list of reforms we need in the US criminal system.
Mandatory minimums are a problem. Judges lose discretion to tailor the punishment to the specifics of the case. Minimums may be pushed unreasonably high so politicians can claim to be "tough on crime." (This happened big time in the US, starting with the War on Drugs in the 1970s and continuing through the 1990s.) Both of those lead to more people in prison longer than they should be.
Also, at least in the US, not all crimes carry mandatory minimum sentences. This gives prosecutors a new source of leverage:
The use of mandatory minimums effectively vests prosecutors with powerful sentencing discretion. The prosecutor controls the decision to charge a person with a mandatory-eligible crime and, in some states, the decision to apply the mandatory minimum to an eligible charge. Rather than eliminate discretion in sentencing, mandatory minimums therefore moved this power from judges to prosecutors. The threat of mandatory minimums also encourages defendants to plead to a different crime to avoid a stiff, mandatory sentence.
Mandatory minimums can also lead to significant racial disparities. The linked article cites an example of very different minimum sentences for different drug offenses, leading to a sharp rise in incarceration rates for blacks but much less so for whites.
I have never found cleanliness to be an issue with different brands. Anything you buy off the shelf from your local sporting goods store should be fine. Some people have preferences, but you will have to go through a lot of rounds before you notice much difference.
Avoid reloaded ammo unless you are very sure about the person supplying it. Mis-measured powder, or the wrong type, can be very dangerous.
Most importantly for a new owner: have a safe storage space (a proper safe!) and get adequate training and range time with your new rifle.
"Everything will be better if we just feed a fifth of the population to the alligators!"
Absolutely insane.
Whatever the issue was, it was short-lived. It's now back to normal and only a few minutes behind.
Do you mean in the very short term, or over the last few days or weeks?
At the moment It looks like programming.dev is suddenly falling behind reddthat.com. It's currently ~40 minutes behind and getting worse. @[email protected] @[email protected], FYI.
I'm not savvy enough to know what causes this, but it has happened before between instances. @[email protected] might have some insight.
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Yeah, those numbers are US-centric. It isn't surprising since the post is targeting a US audience.
The numbers seem a bit off, but not by a huge amount. A little Googling suggests that California produces 80-85% of American wine, and about 75% of American fruits and nuts.