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windershinwishes t1_iyoh94v wrote

Reply to comment by cheezitsofcool in [OC] Number of Union Army Units/Companies during the American Civil War. by BLAZENIOSZ

It's important context to remember when thinking about any war, or any political conflict for that matter; there's always disagreement within populations.

It's honestly kind of troubling how we've all started using the terms "blue state" and "red state". It's so easy to simplify millions of people into colors on a map.

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Jumpshot1370 t1_iyoh5od wrote

Reply to comment by pinkshirtbadman in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit

In America, at least in my school system in California, the cutoff is in November. So a person born December 2003 - November 2004 would have graduated high school in 2022, someone born December 2004 - November 2005 will graduate high school in 2023, etc. There are some exceptions on the older side, children who started school a little bit late.

At my high school, which I graduated from in 2022, there is a student who was born in October 2005 and is currently a junior. Another student born in November 2005 is currently a senior. There are a few similar cases in other classes.

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barnegatsailor t1_iyoguwr wrote

Reply to comment by RedmondBarry1999 in [OC] Number of Union Army Units/Companies during the American Civil War. by BLAZENIOSZ

DC had 3 regiments, one cavalry and two infantry.

Fun fact, the 2nd DC Infantry Regiment included a soldier named John Staples. During the Civil War it was customary for wealthy and powerful individuals to pay representatives to be their stand-ins when they were drafted. John Staples, a DC resident who had previously served in the 176th PA but was medically discharged after a battle with typhus, was Abraham Lincoln's stand-in. Lincoln paid him $500 ($18,000 today) to serve in the regiment in his stead. Lincoln requested he not be assigned combat duty and he served the remainder of the war as the clerk to the regiment's commanding officer. If you ever end up in Stroudsburg, PA there is a historical marker on Main Street dedicated to him.

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No-Statistician7510 t1_iyogd6z wrote

Reply to [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit

We figured out on my high school varsity team that ~60% of the team was born between September and November. We then realized that because of the cut off for the grade being September, those born in the early months of the school year then got to play with the older kids who were a grade level above them, making them better players.

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Lord_Bobbymort t1_iyog0u0 wrote

Reply to comment by Top_Election3816 in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit

The theory is that if you're older each year in your youth playing with and against younger players you don't improve skills as much, and if you're younger playing with and against older players you can get better.

There's different cutoffs for different sports at different times of year based on eligibility and when each sport plays in the year, so different birth months have different effects on different sports.

That's my understanding at least, but not particularly answering your question about April.

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jmlinden7 t1_iyoed42 wrote

Reply to [OC] Monetization of Social Media users vary widely by jtsg_

This is why it's hilarious when people think they should get paid a lot of money for their data. Your own data is worth like $5/year max. You might be able to generate $10-15 worth of ad revenue but it also costs $5-10 of computing and overhead to get that revenue, so no company is gonna pay more than $5/year for your data

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