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Are 19.6 pounds (8.9 kg) of CO2 produced from burning a gallon (3.8 L) of gasoline?

chemistry climate-change asked Jan 24, 2018 at 1:13

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How do I use man pages to learn how to use commands?

man asked Apr 1, 2015 at 12:54

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Is 8:00 AM an unreasonable time to meet with my graduate students and post-doc?

graduate-school working-time lab-meeting asked Sep 27, 2016 at 12:04

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How to make non-blocking javascript code?

javascript asynchronous callback nonblocking asked Oct 28, 2014 at 18:36

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Reason to not use chmod -R 777 on internal server for project source code?

linux permissions file-access asked Aug 23, 2018 at 19:33

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33 votes

Why are SSL certificates an annual expense?

tls certificates certificate-authority web-hosting asked Apr 11, 2017 at 15:00

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Why is it considered safe to install something as a non-root user in Linux environments?

linux keyloggers permissions sandbox sudo asked Apr 29, 2016 at 14:20

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21 votes

Millions of (small) text files in a folder

files filesystems performance ext4 asked Dec 15, 2017 at 16:16

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Go to last file in vim

multiple-files asked Aug 14, 2019 at 12:22

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Why doesn't Dr. Strange use the time stone to do this?

plot-explanation marvel-cinematic-universe avengers-endgame asked Apr 26, 2019 at 8:51

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Where are sudo incidents reported?

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Hardening Linux desktop machine against people from my household

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What is a "biological-only" father called?

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OK to ask a professor at my institution with whom I have no previous relationship some questions relating to hobby-project?

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In a formal paper, should I censor "brainf**k", the name of a programming language?

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Is it acceptable to extend deadlines for coursework delayed due to student activism?

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Is it unethical to use healthcare paid by your company to cure a life-long health problem?

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How do I experimentally measure the surface area of a rock?

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Notation of the second derivative - Where does the d go?

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Delete till first occurrence of colon using sed

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How to type special/accented letters in LaTeX?

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What is the term for a person who doesn't waste time?

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A word for when you speak ill of something and it turns out the person you are speaking to likes that thing

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Term for "to have a hidden purpose for being involved in something"?

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Is above average number of years spent on PhD considered a red flag in future academia or industry positions?

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What is the most professional response to being asked to do something you were just about to do?

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If you're black, how do you answer "Oh you're a professor? So you teach African Studies?"

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3:3! It's a football score!

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Word to describe person who is rich in wealth, but is poor in class?

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Can the product of three complex numbers ever be real?

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Could keystroke timing improve security on a password?

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Is there a Latex symbol that looks like a sector ⌔ of a circle?

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Which is worth more - a chest of nickels or half a chest of dimes?

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I'm better when I lie all the time than some of the time

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Is Voldemort a liar?

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Lost my eyes - A riddle

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Do free-electron lasers actually lase?

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Are cloud storage services a good strategy to protect against ransomware attacks?

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Should I keep asking candidates to include a specific word to filter out candidates who didn't pay attention to the job ad?

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Asking for a written form filled in ALL CAPS

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