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There are many factors aside from spending habits that might lead to discrepancies between purchasing power of a 6 figure salary. One example: discrepancies in the local cost of li…

I'm not saying it isn't a bad idea for certain applications. I'm skeptical of the military application that is currently being pushed. It remains to be seen if one of these would e…

Naval nuclear reactors are stored deep within the internal structure of the vessel (i.e. a negligible heat signature from the nuclear reactor is not visible from the outside). The …

It is being funded by the pentagon. It isn't for civilian use. When considering "battlefield conditions" think along the lines of people with heat seeking missiles and infrared gog…

Did we read the same article? To quote: "Lyman believes that the department’s past efforts have “consistently underestimated”the “spectrum of mission risks posed by these microreac…

I crack up every time he says "I am an ex-google tech lead" in any of his videos. The subtlety of his delivery is exquisite.

Germany's infrastructure has been stressed in recent years by immigration and other factors. The two books that the article places a spotlight on are: 1) "The Dumbing Down of Germa…

The old adage: "TV will rot your brain" seems more true the older I get. Probably needs to be updated to include spending too much time on the internet.

Doubtful: "Thus, Gallup's methodology is not the only way to estimate the percentage of the population that is gay or lesbian. Still, all available estimates of the actual gay and …

It is because there is an understanding, from first principles, of the dynamics that drive weather (e.g. conservation of mass, momentum and energy). The current models are build up…

I agree. I wasn't implying that we should make DNA sequencing and storage illegal.

I fully agree, but I think that is easier said than done. It is conceivable that this would require massive amounts of money to lobby politicians and inform the public of an issues…

If people have that attitude then it will most certainly be the case.

Secure voting system... right... I wonder how this will unfold... =/

Good for them! GitHub is a great tool. Just hope microsoft doesn't screw it up.

Fully agree. KISS

This is just all sorts of ass backward rhetoric that misses the point of Stack Overflow. People don't go to SO expecting emotional support. They expect answers to their questions.

Social Scientists gives doomsday proclamation on runaway climate change. Why don't we consult Snoop Dogg on his speculations of the existence and smoothness of solutions to Navier–…

I think you're a bit optimistic when you use the word "obvious". Some people still look at me as if I'm wearing a tinfoil hat whenever I bring up NSA surveillance.