Peteris

Riga, Republic of Latvia

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Are postgres JSON indexes efficient enough compared with classic normalized tables?

json postgresql postgresql-9.3 asked Sep 14, 2013 at 8:09

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31 votes

Why is redrawing the artificial borders not a viable solution to conflicted states?

borders africa middle-east asked Sep 10, 2014 at 19:11

politics.stackexchange.com

24 votes

Soldiers abroad without identifying marks - Crimea situation

russian-federation international-law ukraine crimea asked Mar 6, 2014 at 1:42

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19 votes

How would D&D 5e spellcasters investigate an anonymous attack?

dnd-5e magic divination asked May 24, 2023 at 23:42

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16 votes

Pandas filtering - between_time on a non-index column

python pandas asked Jan 21, 2015 at 10:48

stackoverflow.com

15 votes

Replicators causing a society collapse

story-identification replicator asked Feb 25, 2015 at 23:37

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15 votes

Book about a lady destroying a foreign empire from within its bureaucracy?

story-identification asked Nov 14, 2015 at 17:22

scifi.stackexchange.com

14 votes

Proper way to treat global flags in Haskell

haskell command-line-arguments asked Apr 23, 2012 at 17:40

stackoverflow.com

13 votes

Why are 1/2 (or 3/4, etc) violins called that way if they are not 1/2 size?

terminology violin asked Nov 9, 2014 at 1:15

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12 votes

Story ID - immortality and population control in water supply

story-identification immortality asked May 20, 2018 at 16:51

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Without a magic item economy, what is gold for?

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107

Why is credit card information not stolen more often?

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103

Why show the user 'There are n updates since page load, refresh to see them' rather than adding new data

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Departing senior engineer refuses to introduce replacement to open source community/peers

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Is it ethical to refuse enrollment of a previously dishonest student if you are the sole instructor for a required course?

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The Challenge of Controlling a Powerful AI

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Does human life have innate value over that of other animals?

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Why do banks “park” their money at the European Central Bank?

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Why can't the FBI read the key embedded in the iPhone's secure chip/ROM directly from hardware (silicon)?

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How does a website instantly know if a certain credit card number is wrong?

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Boss asked me to sign a resignation paper without a date on it along with my new contract

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Is face recognition a good security feature?

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How is it possible for millions to use pirated software at home and never get arrested?

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Employees quitting soon after being denied promotion/raise

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What is the purpose of USA warning Russia about missile strikes in Syria?

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How can I discourage camping while still supporting a "sniper" style of play?

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I can't access websites that use HTTPS, instead getting the message "your connection is not private"!

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I carelessly invested in a stock on a spike near the peak price. How can I salvage my investment?

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In a world where magic comes from mythological stories, what's stopping my characters from writing more?

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How to safely save passwords for a future administrator?

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Why is COVID-19 prompting such wide scale action versus other infectious diseases?

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Do other countries guarantee freedoms that the United States does not have?

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Why is burying yourself not such a great plan?

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Why don't national leaders wear their national costume more often?

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Does Windows 10's telemetry include sending *.doc files if Word crashed?

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What is the socio-economic argument or historical basis for university tuition fees?

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How would two people with burner phones communicate?

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Why is social engineering often excluded from bug bounties?

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How can one be financially devastated by unsecured debt?

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How should I reference my Github repository with materials for my paper?

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