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CSS background image to fit width, height should auto-scale in proportion

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115 votes

Why bother attacking castles at all? Why not go around?

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width and height doesn't seem to work on :before pseudo-element

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53 votes

How can I intentionally discard a [[nodiscard]] return value?

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51 votes

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49 votes

Using a variable in brace expansion range fed to a for loop

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46 votes

Forward declarations of unnamed struct

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38 votes

How has CPU architecture evolution affected virtual function call performance?

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38 votes

Why do the Siberian methane craters have smooth vertical walls?

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Is this staged interview/probationary hire process a good idea?

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