LJ Index — January, 2000

  1. Place of Swedish among the languages spoken in Linus' home: #1
  2. Percentage of Finns for whom Swedish is the mother tongue: 5
  3. Length in hours of Linus' honorary doctoral award ceremony at the University of Stockholm: 3
  4. Number of times the two mountain bikes in Linus' garage have been used in two years: 2
  5. Elevation of Santa Clara, where Linus and his family live: 94
  6. World to which Linus sys he sometimes thinks Silicon Valley belongs, due to its absence of good electronic banking: 3rd
  7. Hosts per 1,000 people in Finland: 52
  8. Position of Finland in hosts per thousand among the top 20 countries: #1
  9. Number of U.S. cities that have achieved >50% Internet penetration: 5
  10. Internet penetration of Washington, D.C.: 59.9%
  11. Washington, D.C.'s position among most-penetrated Internet cities: #1
  12. Position of Pittsburgh, PA: #64
  13. Internet penetration of Pittsburgh: 30.8%
  14. Household debt as a % of income in 1999: 98%
  15. Household debt as a % of income in 1898: 80%
  16. Amount borrowed by U.S. households to fund stock purchases in 1999: $179 billion
  17. Increase in borrowing for stocks over prior five years: 3x

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