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Comment Re:Republicans? (Score 1) 445

Since it was a Senate cloture vote, 60 votes were needed instead of a simple majority.

Republicans were 41 out of the 42; Democrats were 54 of the 58. Four Republicans and One Democrat crossed party lines.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00282

Comment How many kids took those classes? (Score 1) 134

I grew up in the 70s. I was a nerd and my friends were nerds. I don't recall any of my friends having an option to take classes like this

We did use terminals at the main city library to play games like Oregon Trail, but learning to code wasn't an option until I got past high school Algebra

My guess is that you needed a special invitation to get into these classes, and you could only get an invitation if your parents or teachers knew the right people.

Comment Challenger Deep (Score 1) 40

I heard that we're not sure whether the Challenger Deep is really the deepest spot in the ocean. Is that true? If it is, I'm surprised that we don't have sonar and satellite data to know fore sure. What's keeping us from getting the data?

I was also surprised that Challenger Deep is flat (not what I'd expect a trench to be like). Can you give us an idea of the scale of the place and what the topography is like?

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