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According to physicist Sean Carroll, "hypothesis" and "theory" are interchangeable as the words are used by practicing scientists.

First, the inability to coordinate with the candidate on marketing doesn't strike me as much of an obstacle to SuperPAC effectiveness. Second, the Supreme Court ruled this summer t…

Perhaps a way to avoid this would be to have the duress pin trigger not a device wipe, but a device encryption with a long, pre-set key that you would store in a safe place when se…

Bowline isn't great for safety-critical applications, especially when not under constant load.

"The car is designed for urban settings and has a top speed of 50 kilometers (31 miles) per hour."

I found the writing engaging and enjoyable to read.

It's the saying, "It's easier to ask forgiveness than get permission." https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/06/19/forgive/

Fringy parts like the POTUS?

Edit: The prominently displayed title of the blog is "A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry." It's precisely what it says on the tin. He's a military historian writing for a popular…

They did better drinking a placebo than swishing and spitting a beverage with real sugar, so no.

I'm absent minded enough to accidentally do this on a bad day. I haven't yet, to my knowledge.

From another comment: https://pepakura.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura_designer/

...in the air

I notice you are using the phrase "constitutional law" now, where as the original question was whether the UK can be said to have "a constitution." The oddities of this "duck" go f…

From your link: "This enables the constitution to be easily changed as no provisions are formally entrenched." It doesn't look like a duck, it doesn't quack like a duck, yet you in…

What exactly will improve if men are more blunt and non-apologetic?

It would be journalistic malpractice to avoid reporting on anything that the government does that the government isn't willing to admit publically to doing. It's possible to ascert…

The Dem leadership is almost as pro-Israel as the Republicans. Schumer will go through the motions of condemning the war, but inside, he's tickled pink. Remember, it was a Dem pres…

If Trump truly cared about nukes, he wouldn't have torn up the treaty in his first term. This war's about catering to Israel and distracting from the Epstein files.

Total addressable market

Is that such a bad thing? Plenty of people will take medications for the rest of their life -- statins, antipsychotics, antidepressants, ADHD meds, antiretrovirals. The stigma of c…

The entire idea of post-scarcity doesn't withstand the slightest scrutiny. Even if unlimited energy and matter could be summoned by magic, one would be limited by space and the spe…

AI detectors are snake oil.

Your source doesn't support your claim.

The Wikipedia article on that race is a must-read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_O...