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> "Dissociation from Birth" section sounds interesting until you learn that all alphabetic systems arose from a similar process, e.g. aleph was a drawing of an ox's head, etc. My u…

Doesn't it seem like a reasonable answer in this age could be to do away with the time function of a microwave altogether?

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TIL. I thought this would be related to King Biscuit Time, "the longest-running daily American radio broadcast in history", but apparently it's just a coincidence: https://en.wikip…

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> Now we just need an agency to safeguard us against misusing "less" when "fewer" would be correct Genuinely curious, is this for pedantry, or does the word choice matter? Since th…

What's the theoretical max energy for other sources of energy, such as nuclear (fission) power?

The Great Leap Forward Poured Down Upon Us One Day Like A Mighty Storm, Suddenly And Furiously Blinding Our Senses. We Stood Transfixed In Blank Devotion As Our Leader Spoke To Us,…

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Fascinating stuff! How was it demonstrated that 2^67 - 1 was composite without providing a factorization?