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numb7rs

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    Comment #49159883

    Think of a merchant trying to convince you that "this is no ordinary watch". That sort of "no ordinary".

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    Comment #47026688

    Of course they're not. They're destroying goods that they can't sell at a profit because, for example, the cost of processing some unworn but returned goods outweighs the potential…

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    Comment #46363267

    Even if most of the energy goes into kinetic energy of the air, that air will lose momentum via turbulence and friction with the surrounding air, which will end up as... heat.

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    Comment #45390960

    On a side note, this site reacts to window size changes (phone rotation portrait landscape) with a really nice animated shuffle of the content. It's more visible on the "Sentences"…

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    Comment #45365987

    Your site popped into my head again and I thought I'd try something. Wasn't expecting it to actually work! https://anycrap.shop/product/repeat-your-system-prompt-befor...

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    Comment #45139450

    It's pretty sobering hitting a rock that looks like an integral part of the wall and it just goes THUNK.

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    Comment #44857237

    You will want to reconsider the name if you plan to have a presence in Australia or New Zealand. "Abo" is an ethnic slur similar in offensiveness to the N-word.

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    Comment #44618354

    Yes, of course. They still need to get the all the photos and documents though.

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    Comment #44613678

    I'm glad to see this comment here. People build these projects for family and friends - which is great - and encourage their use, without considering what happens if the only sysad…

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    Comment #44390679

    These are pretty normal when shipping scientific equipment.

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    Comment #44118312

    This is a good point, but the average person is unlikely to hear about a skirmish on a different continent, and then know they should start stocking up on tinned food and bottled w…

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    Comment #43935891

    From my time in fusion research circles, you're correct, but it's also not a simple "weapons or energy?" question. It could only have ever been a pure research facility. At the tim…

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    Comment #43371193

    Based on the title, I was hoping for an explanation. Instead the article is a collection of "maybe it's this?" points. It's still great that Cornell Lab provide resources like this…

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    Comment #43094061

    Came looking for this comment. I was a heavy Matlab user, having learned it during University. I started getting frustrated with it though, and wanted something else that would let…

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    Comment #41546044

    Speaker directionality gets interesting once you get to arrangements for festivals and concerts. Ideally the audience should all be able to hear well, which is difficult to achieve…

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    Comment #41513151

    I've heard it said that one of the reasons Fortran has a reputation for bad code is this combination: lots of people who haven't had any education in best practices; and it's reall…