NickC

United States

Age: 30

Web software engineer.

Server (Java, PHP) and UI (JS, CSS)

Designer and photographer on the side.

I'm a serial user of the double __ space after a period — even though people tell me it's obsolete in the computer-world, I can't shake the habit from my 7th grade typing class.

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Can we make the title of duplicate questions say “duplicate”?

feature-request status-completed closed-questions exact-duplicates title asked May 10 '11 at 17:31

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63 votes

What is MVC, really?

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55 votes

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Does the first person to mention a number in a salary negotiation lose?

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Why can't I suggest edits on SE meta sites?

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37 votes

Should package names be singular or plural?

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33 votes

Is a colon safe for friendly-URL use?

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29 votes

Can black people, on average, jump higher than white people?

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26 votes

Does an “apple a day keep the doctor away”?

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24 votes

What is the difference between dialogue and dialog?

american-english british-english orthography variants asked Feb 29 '12 at 16:51

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