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Top stories for Long   Sabina Voleckova, Geologist at Geology (2000-present) • Posted Feb 2 "My husband probably won't be happy that I'm posting this, but here goes. Tonight, we were at Walmart, and while we were checking out, we overheard a young guy talking to the cashier. He said, 'I wo... Read more » 12.2K 442   Is sleeping on your right side bad for your heart? Donald Marcline, Medical Advisor (2002-present) • Answered December 7 Resting on your right side, gravity draws the heart from those sleeping on the right to the center of the chest. Where gravity influences your heart, these slight alteratio... Read more » 550 49   Why do we write dates MM/DD/YYYY in America but Brits and others write DD/MM/YYYY? Otto Erkelens, IT Professional at Government (2016-present) • Answered November 2 You mean to ask: Why do we write dates MM/DD/YYYY in the United States of America but everybody else in the world writes DD/MM/YYYY? And the short answer is: because the Unit... Read more » 827 196   If you call a hotel at 8pm and they have vacant rooms, what if you offer them half price to stay? Will some of them do it? Sam the Girl, I'm all over the place • Answered October 20 Here's my strategy. I do t know if this is still viable, but pre-COVID, I spent 6 years just road tripping all over the US, and this worked probably 95% of the time. First t... Read more » 1.3K 31   Why are attractive men so rare? Barry Goldberg, Philosopher, Writer, Liberal & Atheist with a Useless J.D. • Updated December 10 All right, so this is just my opinion and not some sort of scientific study, so please take it with a grain or three of salt… Assuming we are speaking solely about physical ... Read more » 1.1K 291   Gregory Rice, R.N., N.P. • Posted Nov 10 "I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, supp... Read more » Another day, another scandal. 4.2K 1.6K   Why do cats lift their rear end when you stroke them from head to tail? Asked in All about Cats • Answered by Karen J Gray • August 17, 2021 It's a huge compliment to you when cats do that and this particular behaviour is ingrained in cats from birth. There's even a name for this posture, when they raise their b... Read more » 4K 168   What was banned in your house that everyone else's family allowed? Kay Holmes • Answered November 29 My parents divorced when I was young, both remarried and had children with their new partners. I grew up with my mother and step-father, here is what was banned in the house... Read more » 1.9K 332   Is there a function whose output is always irrational? Nathan Hannon, Ph. D. Mathematics, University of California, Davis (2021) • Answered November 25 To add to the other answers, here is another example. Let [math]f: \emptyset \to \emptyset[/math] be the empty function. Then the output of [math]f[/math] is always irrational. Indeed, for every [math]x \i...[/math] Read more » 35 6   MS • Posted Dec 2 I'm a 20-year-old girl and I'm in a really difficult situation right now. I followed a page on Instagram, and under one of the confessions, a guy commented. I replied to his comment and we eventual... Read more » 3.1K 3.5K   How scary is the US military, realistically? We've been told the budget is larger than the next 10 countries combined, but is the US military's power and ability all it's cracked up to be, or is it simply US propaganda? Michael Pinto, former US Air Force Weapon School Graduate at U.S. Air Force (2004-2017) • Answered October 31, 2024 You see a lot of opinions that will say one thing or another abiut the strength of the US military. But do you know what you haven't seen since 1945? The unrestricted destr... Read more » 739 141   What happens if an adult eats a lot of honey? Wellington Muzz, Medical Officer (2003-present) • Answered November 14 Honey is rich in nutrition and contains more than 180 nutrients: sugars, proteins, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, active enzymes, among others. Consuming honey daily will ... Read more » 434 10 Read more in your feed

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Whoa there, Tex. Back that hoss up. Why do you want to partition? Seriously. Think very, very carefully. Why do you want to partition? If your answer is not "so I can install a custom bootload…

Top stories for Long   My laptop technician said he didn't partition my new SSD because it would slow it down. If so, why do people generally go for partitioning? Franklin Veaux, lives in Portland, OR • Answered December 3 Whoa there, Tex. Back that hoss up. Why do you want to partition? Seriously. Think very, very carefully. Why do you want to partition? If your answer is not "so I can install... Read more » 1.2K 199   I bought a house and found stock certificates. The person is deceased whos name is on them. Can I do anything with them? Bob Wilson, I have owned multiple acreages and homes. • Answered August 24, 2024 When my uncle died, he had a safety deposit box full of paper stock certificates. I immediately thought I was rich, and I took them to my broker, who said he hated checking... Read more » 5.4K 303   Why are attractive men so rare? Barry Goldberg, Philosopher, Writer, Liberal & Atheist with a Useless J.D. • Updated December 10 All right, so this is just my opinion and not some sort of scientific study, so please take it with a grain or three of salt… Assuming we are speaking solely about physical ... Read more » 1.1K 290   SeeKen, Biologist at Biology (1997-present) • Posted Sep 14 My mom was the gate agent who closed the door to American Airlines Flight 77 before it left the gate on 9/11. Closing the door is a simple part of making sure flights leave safely and on time. Sh... Read more » 1.4K 22   I'm an undocumented 15 year old, my parents never finished the paperwork for citizenship. I lived in the US ever since I was 4. Recently, my parents got into an accident and both unable to care for me. Is there any way I could get citizenship? Matt P., Naturalized US citizen after 18 years, follows immigration issues. Former H1B/TN • Updated November 28 No. You misunderstand how one acquires US citizenship. Your parents may have told you that they never "finished the paperwork" but reality is there is no paperwork. Nothing... Read more » 3.1K 906   If √1 = ±1, why we didn't define √-1 = ±i but only √-1 = i? Kip Ingram, PhD Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of... • Answered November 1 We do. There's just a terminology issue here. It's quite true that (-i)^2 = -1: (-i)*(-i) = (-1*i)*(-1*i) = (-1)*(-1)*i*i = 1*i^2 = -1 However, in math there is the term "pri... Read more » 85 14   What happens if an adult eats a lot of honey? Wellington Muzz, Medical Officer (2003-present) • Answered November 14 Honey is rich in nutrition and contains more than 180 nutrients: sugars, proteins, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, active enzymes, among others. Consuming honey daily will ... Read more » 428 10   Diaz Gabriela, Reseracher at Academic Research (2004-present) • Posted Jan 29 In 1947, a woman walked into a grocery store in Memphis, Tennessee, to drop off a roll of film to be developed. As she entered, she realized she had one last photo left to take. She saw a boy outsid... Read more » 3.3K 129   Are Canadians intentionally avoiding travel to the US because of President Trump's tariffs? Kevin, former Retired Computer Repairman • Answered August 17 I'm an American living in the Detroit area, so I listen to quite a bit of Canadian radio broadcasts, primarily CKLW in Windsor. As far as I can see, the Canadians are compl... Read more » 3.4K 681   Do we poo everything out, or is there always still some left all along the whole colon? Jon Jones • Updated September 13 A couple of years ago I was given assorted laxatives to prep for a colonoscopy — literally it felt as if my arse fell out. I'll spare you any more details other than it was... Read more » 7.4K 804   What joke will make one burst into laughter for at least 30 seconds? George Velasco • Updated August 3 An older man walks into a bar and orders 3 shots of whiskey. He downs them all and then starts crying. The bartender asks if he's ok. He replies, "It's my 25th wedding anni... Read more » 4.9K 408   I told HR I was interviewing elsewhere and he ended the call. Why? Stacy Tidwell • Updated 7h ago Let me give you an employer's perspective. This might help with your job search. Green candidates and red candidates are easy. An employer knows in the first five minutes. R... Read more » 281 82 Read more in your feed

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