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cardinalfang

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    Comment #48049613

    The T4 is better than the T3 where you are the crumple zone.

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    Comment #40353387

    The gradient might have been created using copper palette switching, which would cost no CPU time but only work with horizontal lines.

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    Comment #39657997

    An airbag helmet full of electronics would allow traditional dress, but I don't know enough theology to make the decision.

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    Comment #35948449

    Statistics -> stats, calculus -> calc, logic -> null

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    Comment #35195584

    Sportier drivers may wish to brake and accelerate simultaneously (rev matching, weight transfer tricks). Normal cars just cut fuel when braking to avoid two-foot drivers burning th…

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    Comment #35068338

    We have used two boost versions built in different namespaces. Most of it works but there can be Fun if two now-independent versions of the same funtion use the same resource.

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    Comment #33885798

    Must have been before rvalue references.

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    Comment #32618397

    They use the same drivers that are on standby to escort fuel tankers and hazardous goods through the tunnel.

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    Comment #32606408

    Not too much, don't want to overpower the ammonium chloride.

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    Comment #32024359

    It's full of fructose, which is slightly less viscous than sucrose and therefore healthier for the laptop.

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    Comment #31270132

    The end was the best bit. I have seen good explanations of the escapement and timing gears before, but not of the crown adjuster mechanisms.

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    Comment #31164204

    There seems to be a correlation between the political demographic in Germany that hates wind turbines and the one that supports Putin. Maybe someone thinks creating more wind turbi…

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    Comment #30112679

    That can probably be automated. clang-tidy has some opinionated linting rules that contradict each other, just enabled these and choose to auto-fix.

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    Comment #29340858

    Similarly you can fit a UK shaver into a Europlug socket, but may not be able to get it out again.

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    Comment #26193604

    You normally want to use different force front and back. But there are brakes designed for bike polo and the single-handed: https://bikerumor.com/2019/11/15/paul-pulls-both-brakes-…

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    Comment #25961082

    Too late, this affair has already been used as artillery by the pro-brexit press.

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    Comment #25418326

    Aged 17½ * 2

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    Comment #24728083

    Is that a euphemism for unemployed?

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    Comment #23924956

    That speed is slower than magnetic memory; it could be delay-line memory, which would be even earlier.

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    Comment #23471659

    Britain's energy mix for 2019 had more wind than nuclear+hydro 56 TWh nuclear, 6 hydro, 132 gas, 64 wind, 12 solar, 36 bio https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploa…

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    Comment #23294395

    It would be a Doss-house.

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    Comment #23089732

    Situation: There are 15 competing standards and they all have the same name.

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    Comment #23044968

    Depends on the riding conditions. The pads on my road bike lasted about 10,000km. In 12,000km my mountain bike has needed 6 sets of pads and 1 set of rotors.

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    Comment #22679731

    His English name was Ptenisnet.

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    Comment #21669867

    The weight of a Model X (2.5t) and the Truck's 1.6t payload is easily above the 3.5t gross a European car licence is limited to.