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pedvide

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    Comment #49008414

    That depends on what your hypothesis is. If it is that Waymo cars are safer than for-hire (which I guess it's what Waymo claims), then you need enough data to reject the null hypot…

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    Comment #47933354

    I've taken long exposures using film (analog, so no stacking or any other funny business) and saw the same thing. I always thought they were planes but now it seems they may have b…

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    Comment #44353526

    I've always understood "free as in beer" as: if someone hands you a beer and says it's free, you know that you don't have to pay to consume the beer, but that doesn't mean that you…

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    Comment #43555024

    Part of my PhD involved lots of fluoride synthesis using HF. I always used gloves (changing them very frequently). My advisor never used them for the following reason: if a droplet…

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    Comment #43246472

    Not sure if you are aware of speed tape https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_tape Passenger jets can fly with duct tape on their wings

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    Comment #42221276

    Cool idea! I can't seem to be able to find information about the maps though, like date, author or something similar. I'd really like that!

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    Comment #41411166

    There are a lot of "temporary" internal border checks within Schengen [1], especially in the last 5 years. Wiki has lots of info [2] I've personally been checked in trains crossing…

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    Comment #38187859

    In the Netherlands, instant transfers have been possible for at least 5 years. I think also in Belgium. This is indeed being rolled out to the whole EU. [1] https://www.betaalveren…

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    Comment #37931653

    In pandas for example that can happen often: `df["count"] == 5` and `df.count == 5` are logically different expressions that will give different answers