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Why do so many popular answers on Stack Overflow consist of nothing other than some form of the question "why would you want to do that?"

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217 votes

What is a "stale" git branch?

git github branch asked Mar 18, 2015 at 0:30
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Why does the vacuum even have permeability and permittivity?

electromagnetism vacuum asked Nov 9, 2018 at 22:54
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34 votes

What keyword arguments does setuptools.setup() accept?

python pip setuptools distutils easy-install asked Oct 24, 2019 at 1:55
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25 votes

What are the existing build targets for MSBuild?

visual-studio msbuild asked Aug 30, 2019 at 0:42
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22 votes

Loaded nib but the view outlet was not set - Swift edition

ios objective-c swift xib nib asked Sep 26, 2014 at 23:38
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21 votes

Where in space would the Earth and Moon appear to be the same size?

the-moon earth angular-diameter asked Dec 7, 2021 at 13:26
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21 votes

Making abstract property in Python 3 results in AttributeError

python python-3.x abstract python-decorators asked Jun 23, 2022 at 21:28
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16 votes

What is the largest fraction of Earth's sky that an astronomical object could take up (visually) before ripping Earth or itself apart?

planets hard-science moons astrophysics asked Mar 25 at 22:45
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com

13 votes

Are Brown and Sub-Brown Dwarfs secretly more common than stars?

nebula brown-dwarf rogue-planet red-dwarf protostar asked Jul 1, 2021 at 8:00
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8 votes

Could the black hole photo be a gravastar?

black-holes interferometry astrophotography asked May 2, 2019 at 5:46
physics.stackexchange.com

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Top Answers
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Turn a string into a valid filename?
stackoverflow.com

44
What are the existing build targets for MSBuild?
stackoverflow.com

29
How to install the nano CLI editor on Windows 10?
superuser.com

27
Python 2.7 Combine abc.abstractmethod and classmethod
stackoverflow.com

27
Making abstract property in Python 3 results in AttributeError
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25
Source Tree Crashing a second after start-up
stackoverflow.com

17
Cannot resolve conflicts(application is locking files)
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16
How do I search for an available Python package using pip?
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15
Why would a dragon's underbelly be so vulnerable?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com

14
cygwin file path tab completion not working
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14
How to install a specific package version in Alpine?
superuser.com

13
How to fix installation issues for PyAudio, PortAudio: "fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'portaudio.h': No such file or directory"
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13
Setup secured Jenkins master with docker
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12
How to find vswhere exe path?
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10
How to complete a git clone for a big project on an unstable connection?
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8
What's the reason for the 42 layer limit in Docker?
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8
Does Windows have a built-in ZIP command for the command line?
serverfault.com

8
How Would I Make an Oceanless World Feasible?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com

8
compress file using command line windows, (making zip file, using only native tools)
superuser.com

8
What non-electrical, basic tool from today, could be made that would change the world in ancient times?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com

7
limit method to only be called by a particular class
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7
Can you zip a file from the command prompt using ONLY Windows' built-in capability to zip files?
superuser.com

6
How can I run git commands on Windows with SSH verbose mode?
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6
Command-line svn for Windows?
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6
What exactly is a file-like object in Python?
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6
Why am I still getting a password prompt with ssh with public key authentication?
unix.stackexchange.com

6
Is there an existing name for a government type like this?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com

6
Is a planet with no atmosphere but a global cave system of caves with an atmosphere possible?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com

5
Facebook SDK 3.0 with old Facebook app version redirects to browser and gets stuck
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5
How do you copy a specific git commit to the staging area?
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