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It was the year 2015. I was standing at my bus stop with ten other strangers, facing the general direction of approaching buses. I was extremely proud of the fact that I had made it well in tim…

Top stories for Long   What is the most embarrassing moment that ever happened to you? Gayathri Potter Gopalakrishnan, lives in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India • Answered July 25, 2018 It was the year 2015. I was standing at my bus stop with ten other strangers, facing the general direction of approaching buses. I was extremely proud of the fact that I had... Read more » 281 11   When you drive into a war zone, what is the most immediate change in the atmosphere that you sense as you approach the front? Roland Bartetzko, Logistics in Ukraine (2022-present) • Answered August 12 In Ukraine, the changes appear gradually. At the outer area of the war zone, around 25 kilometers (about 15.5 miles) away from the zero line (the line closest to the enemy),... Read more » 1.9K 34   Why in the 2025 Fantastic 4 movie is there so much 1960s technology, like magnetic tape? Steven Haddock, Frequent movie goer and movie collector • Answered July 28 Marvel Studios finally regained the rights to "The Fantastic Four" a few years ago after they had bounced around to different production companies after they were first sol... Read more » 161 10   On December 22, 1959, the Today Show welcomed an unusual guest — an elevator operator named Eugene Bullard, who worked in the building where the show was filmed. But Bullard was much more than he seemed Alessandro13 • Posted Feb 20, 2024 To an awestruck crowd, he told his life story — of becoming a boxer in France, piloting fighter planes during WWI, and spying on Nazis in jazz clubs in Paris just before WWII. Motioning to his NBC ... Read more » 2.6K 109   What are the reasons why Macs are not commonly used in large corporations like Google and Facebook? Are there any issues that make them unsuitable for work? Brian Vin, Global traveler • Answered August 19 I used to work in Information Systems. While my area was not desktop, I did engage with tech managers responsible for PC purchases. The last company I worked for gave end us... Read more » 503 15   Why would a senior developer write an if-statement that seems impossible to hit, and what could be the reasoning behind it? Steve Baker, Senior Software Engineer (2013-present) • Answered August 11 You mean an "if" that will never reach the "then" clause? There are a few possibilities - It's always possible that you're not understanding the condition that actually does ... Read more » 57 2   Why is π^3 so close to being an integer? Does π^n ever come this close to being an integer again? Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. • Answered March 23, 2021 There's no particular reason why [math]\pi^3[/math] is relatively close to an integer ("relatively close" can be quantified in various ways – it is, indeed, a bit of an outlier). At lea... Read more » 778 62   What traditional recipes were created specifically to make cheap ingredients taste amazing? Asked in European food • Answered by Gustav Åhs • March 24 Sourdough rye bread. Sourdough was the yeasting of choice before the more modern bakers yeast took its place through most of the 18–1900s, though sourdough is having a fant... Read more » 93   Do Democrats know Joe Biden rented his cottage to the Secret Service, after his mom was there and died, an employee, besides the millions to fame he got from other nations, without a business? Angela Birch • Answered August 15 Joe Biden's mother died in 2010. As vice president he had secret service protection and it works best if they are on site. If a person with secret service requirements has ... Read more » 996 42   Vikas, Just trying to Learn & Share knowledge • Posted Nov 24, 2023 When the book "100 Authors against Einstein" was published to disprove General Relativity, Einstein replied: "To defeat relativity one did not need the word of 100 scientists, just one fact.." As Ei... Read more » 1.3K 200   Why did Walmart prices suddenly go up? I thought they were big enough to eat the tariffs for years. Mats Andersson, Businessman at Language Industry (1991-present) • Answered July 7 No, they aren't. It's not about size, it's about profit margins. For most of their products, the competition is fierce and the margins are narrow. They can't start giving m... Read more » 1K 65   Which book would you suggest for everyone to read in life? Robert Charles Lee, Financial printer, printbroker, ex-lawyer • Updated July 29 This is not a pageant or survey answer with my personal recommendations — no point. But I will say what publishers have found. Years and years of publishers' surveys worldwid... Read more » 68 9 Read more in your feed

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