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Top stories for Long   Why are tech companies and developers against any form of documentation? How would you form a mental model of a code base when documentation is inadequate? Asked in Software Engineering Experiences • Answered by Alan Mellor • November 1 Why are photographers loathe to write a lengthy description as a substitute for their work? "A small child holds hands with a woman. There is a small black dog nearby. Behin... Read more » 31 5   What went wrong with Josh Allen and the Bills? Asked in Gridiron Greats • Answered by Tony Twillie • February 1 I mentioned this in another post… First and 10, your own 30 with 3:33 to play, but not a big deal - you just need a FG to tie and you have three time outs. First down, you ru... Read more » 61 18   Is it difficult for visually impaired or legally blind individuals to find employment in a world where technology and computer-based tasks are prevalent and often require eyesight? Asked in Ask a Blind Guy ... • Answered by William Elliott • October 23 Image: Me working in my home office. I have been legally blind for almost fifteen years. Though my journey to blindness bwegan in late 2001, I didn't reach the point where I... Read more » 150 20   My 18 year old son always watches my 14 year old daughter shower. What do I do? Mary Johnson • Answered April 5 Welcome to my hell! I have brothers who broke tiles and drilled holes in the ceilings just to watch my sisters and me in our most intimate moments. True story: a friend of m... Read more » 38 24   What are the best deep fried desserts? Asked in European food • Answered by Anton Taiki • November 20 Deep frying in oil is generally regarded as "unhealthy" because it adds a lot of calories and fat to food, thereby resulting in unhealthy compounds. But… but… but many consu... Read more » 61 1   Will people in the EU and Canada really stop buying American goods because of the tariffs? Asked in The Future of Europe • Answered by Bob Thompson • February 28 My son works for a company that sells pumps. These are high end pumps. When Trump first announced the tariffs he received a call from a supplier in California. They offered... Read more » 15.9K 2.3K   Why was the A-10 Warthog never sold to any other country, including NATO allies? Asked in Military Aircraft: A Passion for Flight • Answered by Kirill Koles • November 4 Alright, here's the skinny on why Uncle Sam isn't hawking those beastly A-10 Warthogs to the rest of the world. Spoiler alert: it's not some cloak-and-dagger secret tech sh... Read more » 5.5K 454   Why are the number of bits in a computer system always an exponent of 2 (e.g., 16-bit)? David McCall, Developing software, one way or another, since 1978 • Updated March 31 Because in 1961 Gene Amdahl, Fred Brooks and Gerrit Blaauw made a decision. They were the lead architects for the revolutionary IBM System 360. IBM wanted a single system arc... Read more » 220 63   If a dog is charging at you, and you run towards it, what would be the dog's reaction? Dr. Candice Murray, DVM, DACVN, Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist - DVM, DACVN • Answered March 6 If a dog charges at you and you run toward it, the reaction depends on the dog's intent. Some may stop, startled by your aggression, while others may see it as a challenge ... Read more » 59 2   Why did Robin Williams not voice Genie in The Return of Jafar, only to return to the role in the third movie? Asked in The Tao of Screenwriting/Movies/TV • Answered by Ken Miyamoto • July 18, 2021 Robin Williams made next to nothing for the first Aladdin movie, primarily because he did it for his kids. He agreed to make the Screen Actors Guild scale of $75,000, with ... Read more » 3.4K 71   Is lard good to season cast iron skillet at 500°? Asked in My Creative Home Cooking • Answered by Loren • January 5 Lard is probably fine for seasoning iron skillets, but its smoke point requires a lower seasoning temperature. The lard will start smoking at 350F, so I'd either change the... Read more » 104 4   I was speeding and went by a stopped sheriff. He turned on his blue lights but never turned around to pull me. What should I do? Greg Patten, Call Firefighter - Driver/Operator/EMT (1990-present) • Answered March 28 I have a friend whose 17 year old daughter was clocked by a state trooper parked on the side of the road going 15 mph over the limit. The trooper flashed his blue lights at... Read more » 355 5 Read more in your feed

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