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		Geographic distance can be simple and fast (jonisalonen.com)
		5 points by jonisalonen on March 31, 2014 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

wlievens on March 31, 2014 [–]

Interesting comparison. For the SQL distance example, though, a spatial database engine like PostGIS would of course be more appropriate.

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