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The movie "1776" has the distinction of being the only film censored by the President of the United States. In 1972, Jack Warner brought the film to show Richard Nixon, and Nixon hated the film.…

Top stories for Long   Have any lines or scenes been removed from films due to censorship laws? If yes, what were they and why were they removed? Thomas Canfield • Answered July 20, 2024 The movie "1776" has the distinction of being the only film censored by the President of the United States. In 1972, Jack Warner brought the film to show Richard Nixon, and... Read more » 245 24   In politics, what would you call a person who believes in free healthcare and free universities but also believe in low taxes? Jay Bazzinotti, "Pollution Equals Prosperity" - Republican Motto for the EPA • Answered July 21 This could be done for sure. You would need a tiny army and less other services. Economics is the study of scarcity and human behavior in scarcity. Nothing is free. Everyth... Read more » 132 11   Wouldn't it be nice if CA learned how to prevent and put out fires? Danielle, lives in Metro Vancouver (2010-present) • Answered July 3 Unfortunately there is lightning, very dry summers and in tne fall 60+ MPH Santa Ana winds that will start fires no matter what you do. We depend on the trees to convert CO2... Read more » 54 8   Can the bank sue you for spending funds deposited into your account due to bank error? John Lind, former Major at U.S. Army (1976-1997) • Updated Fri I was in my Federal Credit Union waiting for Customer Service to get me access to my safety deposit box. In the next cube over, the Customer Service Rep was politely explai... Read more » 689 28   Why do liberals refuse to debate Trump fans like me? Is it because they know they'd lose? Gene Taylor, former Call Center Tech Consultant at Airliners (2010-2017) • Updated December 29, 2024 I was amazed to meet a black Trumpster a few days ago. We went round and round for an hour of multiple subjects. Whenever I hit him with a 'fact' that I could actually pull u... Read more » 10.4K 1.8K   What do you do daily? Madhura Chatterjee, SME at IBM (2021-present) • Updated November 2, 2023 5:30 am - wake up and brush 5:45 am - go for a walk. It's still dark when I start, but I walk within my society so it's safe. Watch the the sunrise and feel the day waking u... Read more » 53 18   What is Ohm's law? How does it help in understanding the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance? Mukund Todmal, BE Electronics Engineerng & Master of Management, University of Pune, India • Updated April 16 As shown in the above animation, in a closed circuit, voltage, current and resistance are bound together by an equation V = I x R. In short, resistance puts a restriction on... Read more » 477 25   Is Calculus the hardest math to learn? Mike Oliver, former Visiting Assistant Professor at University of North Texas (2003-2005) • Answered July 24 The first thing to understand here is that calculus is not a branch of mathematics. It used to be, a couple of centuries ago, when Newton and Leibniz were working it out. B... Read more » 109 22   How is being overweight bad for your health? Are there any benefits of being overweight in terms of long-term health issues (not weight related)? Amy Chai, MD, Internal Medicine, MS Epidemiology • Answered January 26, 2023 The only group with survival advantage from additional weight is seniors with a bmi of around 28, which is mild overweight. This may be because "skinny seniors" are often s... Read more » 358 19   What is the hangman paradox? Sean Kernan, Writer at seanjkernan.substack.com • Answered June 10 It's one of my favorite paradoxes. A man is sentenced to death. The judge says, "You will be executed the following week between Monday and Friday. It will be a surprise to y... Read more » 10.6K 384   I've heard about single malt, but is there really such a thing as double malt, or is that just a myth? OhPinion, Expert on a little; opinion on a lot • Updated July 20 Let's back up to basics. A great many people don't actually know what "malt" means in the context of scotch whisky, even some people who drink single malts. There are 150 or... Read more » 744 56   If someone pronounces SQL as "S-Q-L", do you assume they aren't experienced in it? Jason Weiand, former Senior Escalation Engineer at Microsoft (2003-2004) • Answered July 30 I'm a former Microsoft employee. During my first run with them back in '03. I asked one of the guys from the SQL team that had been there from the start, why it was pronoun... Read more » 3.6K 338 Read more in your feed

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