In December 1952, a dense fog fell over London that lasted roughly four days, dropping visibility and making it hard to breathe. At the time, residents paid little attention to the strange event, writing it off as just another natural fog, but once it lifted, people started dying.
The event – referred to as the Great Smog – led to the death of roughly 12,000 people, and the hospitalisation of up to 150,000. But how could something like this happen?
[...] Nw [sic], over 60 years later, an international team of researchers might have finally figured it out, as part of an investigation into China's modern air pollution issues.
The answer is actually pretty terrifying – it turns out people were breathing in the fog equivalent of acid rain.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday November 22 2016, @02:55PM
... or go independent. The kinds of hourly rates I can get as an independent contractor makes me feel really sorry for those running the corporate rat race. What's worse, if you run the corporate rat race, the best you can do is to become the fastest rat.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.