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Top stories for Long   Why did Orson Scott Card choose to reuse the word "ansible" for an FTL communication device instead of developing a new in-universe name for one? Orson Scott Card, Tired writer, retired prof., play director (2023-present) • Answered February 18 In an ftl universe, you have several levels. I've you can travel hyperfast, but no radio signal can outstrip your ship. Therefore you have to carry the mail with you It's li... Read more » 1.4K 107   Are index funds becoming bubbles? Aaron Brown, MBA Finance & Statistics, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (1982) • Answered October 11, 2019 My definition of a bubble is a market in which people are buying something because its price has been going up—the more they buy, the more the price goes up, so the more th... Read more » 106 10   Why isn't telekinesis disproven? Silk Road, Physics/History Connoisseur, AI Machine Learning. • Answered June 12 Hollywood got people chasing ghosts. See, the business of telekinesis has a problem. It's frustratingly fickle. If some joe schmo on the street could reliably move objects wit... Read more » 362 75   Why can't Chromebooks print using my Canon Pixma MP327? Terry Lambert, Former Chrome OS kernel team • Answered June 17 Because you haven't plugged it into a macOS or Windows computer via the USB cable, which is its only interface for sending it data, and then exported it as a print server t... Read more » 5   According to Newton's third law action is equal reaction. The rocket travels in the atmosphere because it pushes the air and moves according to Newton. But there is no air in space so how can a rocket travel in space? Chris Harrington, I'm no astronaut, just a serious aerospace buff. • Updated August 5 First off, you are mangling Newton. The Third Law actually states that "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." If you get the wording right, you might u... Read more » 59 17   What dish was once eaten in the '60s and '70s but has disappeared in the last generation or two? Michael Peavey • Answered October 4, 2023 Born in 1946 I remember my mother occasionally serving a beef tongue. It looked nasty but was alright with mustard. Years later on active duty in Norfolk, VA eating lunch wi... Read more » 23 25   Have you ever met Donald Trump in real life? Is he the same person that the media portrays him to be? How is he different when not seen through the eyes of the media? Earle Beasley, Retired ad agency CEO • Answered August 23 Even today, I am reluctant to mention the names of others who shared my experience with DJT. They still fear retribution if their critical words ever got back to "the Don".... Read more » 3.3K 4   What are good rules-of-thumb when ordering from a menu at a restaurant where you don't know the cuisine? Robert Wade Bess, Menu and graphics designer to Asian restaurants. • Updated April 2, 2019 Unless it's a seafood restaurant, don't get the seafood; If at all possible, order one of the specials (above rule still applies); Ask advice of waitstaff. Unless they're rem... Read more » 109 7   Why do so many 'able people' have handicapped stickers or tags on their cars? How and where do they get them from? Allan Biats, lives in Jacksonville, Florida, USA (1999-present) • Answered July 29 I have a Handicap Parking placard in my car. I have a very slight limp when I walk. That isn't why I have a Handicap Placard though. I have a very bothersome heart condition... Read more » 483 43   How did Tom Bower respond to Meghan Markle's conspiracy theory after a court case? Dale Rye, M.A.P.M. from Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest (2001) • Answered October 20, 2023 This is the guy who described at length how Emma Watson refused to pose for pictures with The Duchess of Sussex at an event, disappointing her bitterly, when images of the ... Read more » 410 78   How does one clean feathers? I found a turkey vulture's feather outside and I want to use it for a quill. I need to get the parasites off of it first. I heard that you can use mothballs, does that actually work? Mercedes R. Lackey, Author • Answered May 27, 2018 If you are in the US and you are not Native American it is illegal for you to possess a feather from any native wild bird that is not a game bird (such as a pheasant or goo... Read more » 810 93   How can people support the Democrats when they're the party of the KKK? Amir K. Ahari, former Attended University & Owner/Contributor at Windmill Cancer Survivor. • Answered October 26, 2023 they say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Here's one: The top you need dark shades to protect your eyes from all the reflection off the color white. The bottom one…so do rid... Read more » 386 72 Read more in your feed

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