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Top Questions
123
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Is using if (0) to skip a case in a switch supposed to work?
c++
c
if-statement
switch-statement
language-lawyer
asked Oct 22 '20 at 5:42
stackoverflow.com
42
votes
What is Spock's full name?
star-trek
star-trek-tos
spock
asked Sep 7 '12 at 19:32
scifi.stackexchange.com
40
votes
Is there a difference between Divide[a,b] and a/b?
numerics
machine-precision
arithmetic
asked Dec 21 '13 at 1:42
mathematica.stackexchange.com
27
votes
What happens to matter in a standard model with zero Higgs VEV?
particle-physics
standard-model
higgs
electroweak
asked Jul 5 '12 at 16:30
physics.stackexchange.com
25
votes
Is this a clang optimizer bug or an undefined behavior in C?
c
optimization
clang
c99
asked Aug 8 '15 at 19:16
stackoverflow.com
17
votes
How do I prevent a quoted include from searching the directory of the current source file?
c
gcc
include-path
asked Jul 23 '12 at 1:43
stackoverflow.com
14
votes
How do I increase the maximum swap space on Mac OS X?
osx
configuration
swap
virtual-memory
darwin
asked Sep 27 '15 at 15:40
unix.stackexchange.com
13
votes
TableSpacing oddity
bugs
front-end
output-formatting
grid-layouts
asked Mar 20 '17 at 3:36
mathematica.stackexchange.com
12
votes
Should enum never be used in an API?
c
struct
enums
linker
portability
asked Dec 28 '13 at 0:25
stackoverflow.com
11
votes
How to declare a self-referential container in C++?
c++
containers
typedef
self-reference
asked Dec 30 '15 at 7:38
stackoverflow.com
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How are zlib, gzip and zip related? What do they have in common and how are they different?
stackoverflow.com
347
Utilizing multi core for tar+gzip/bzip compression/decompression
stackoverflow.com
126
Why destroy Juno at the end of the mission?
space.stackexchange.com
112
Why are major web sites using gzip?
stackoverflow.com
100
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
unix.stackexchange.com
92
Why A=2 and B=1 in the call signs for Spirit and Opportunity?
space.stackexchange.com
89
How to detect type of compression used on the file? (if no file extension is specified)
stackoverflow.com
83
uncompress a .txt.gz file in mac?
stackoverflow.com
74
What are the towers around the SpaceX launch pad used for?
space.stackexchange.com
72
Why does my C# gzip produce a larger file than Fiddler or PHP?
stackoverflow.com
71
Implementing SSE 4.2's CRC32C in software
stackoverflow.com
70
zlib: Differences Between the `deflate` and `compress` Functions
stackoverflow.com
69
Have we attempted to experimentally confirm gravitational time dilation?
space.stackexchange.com
65
Compute the Adler-32 checksum
codegolf.stackexchange.com
63
How to get CRC64 distributed calculation (use its linearity property)?
stackoverflow.com
61
If the Apollo mandate were delivered today, would the mission vehicle(s) and profile be similar?
space.stackexchange.com
57
Why haven't more spacecraft/satellites been hit by debris?
space.stackexchange.com
54
Did the Mars rovers actually confirm the gravity of Mars?
space.stackexchange.com
49
Why do most space probes survive for far longer than they were designed for?
space.stackexchange.com
46
How did the tangential thrusters for the 2014 LDSD test spin-up then spin-down so nicely?
space.stackexchange.com
46
How to extract only a specific folder from a zipped archive to a given directory?
unix.stackexchange.com
45
Why not travel to Mars in 2 months?
space.stackexchange.com
43
Why should space probes have to orbit the Earth before being launched at other planets?
space.stackexchange.com
42
How does a spacecraft know that it is in orbit?
space.stackexchange.com
42
How to create minimum size (empty) zip file, which has 22B?
stackoverflow.com
41
Decompress gzip file to specific directory
stackoverflow.com
41
If I drop a feather from orbit, would it burn up or “hit” the ground?
space.stackexchange.com
40
Why is an airbag landing on the moon not viable?
space.stackexchange.com
40
Who took the Curiosity rover's self-portrait photo from the surface of Mars?
space.stackexchange.com
40
Probability of collision when using a 32 bit hash
stackoverflow.com
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