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In some parts of the USA like the interior of Alaska, hunting is a big part of actually getting food to eat, not just for sport.

If they look like regular cars, then the owners don't get the special feeling when people see their car.

Agree with you on DDG.

> The switching cost for search is essentially zero. Those of us who remember when Google first appeared and revolutionized search can testify to that. I tried Google and that was …

There was fitness tracker that posted locations without user names. Well, wouldn't you know, in Iraq there were all these square paths on the map. Yes, it was Americans jogging jus…

Some universities, especially in Latin America, use the term "autonomous". Is that the same thing is "free" in this context?

RMS calls it Linux, not GNU/Linux in the second quote.

Consider what it costs to lift material to orbit. How can it possibly make sense except as a science fair project?

I know where my confusion comes from. I studied from a first edition of volume one before there was a volume two, so it wasn't marked as Vol I. Friend dug it up from his old books,…

It's like remodeling. The drywall comes down. Do you just put up a new sheet or do you need to reframe one wall of the house?

I think those restrictions apply only to retail sellers in those countries, not to purchasers or used stores.

Thanks for the info on cheaper editions, not important to me but to others in USA it might be a big help.

Anyway you've already got Apostol - if it's just calculus as such get an older edition. Modern ones have extra goodies like linear algebra but have modern text book pricing (cries …

Also if it oscillates does it oscillate at the frequency you want?

The ten dollar bill has a somewhat different color than the other currency, somewhat yellowish.

The last time a coin was dropped was the half penny in the late 1850s, when I think it was worth about 25 cents today, so there is a precedent for what you are suggesting.

I'm thinking of his successor.

Can't edit so I'll reply: This is in the United States.

He was very much an outlier, and a difficult personality.

The student-elected body is often called the Student Council. Sometimes each grade level will have a class president. Varies from school to school for the details.

Similar to the Apple CEO who said who needs a degree. Meantime he has an MBA from Duke, and BS in Industrial Engineering from Auburn, not an absolute top school but a very good one…

I don't know if I agree. Don't you need a 4.0 from MIT to change the button color from Aqua to Electric Blue? /s <- just in case