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William Walker III

Cambridge, MA, USA

PhD Energy Policy Scholar (policy background, not an engineer), with a focus on sustainability/renewables, and thinking at the lifecycle/systems level.

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26 votes

Empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of writing to your representatives

democracy citizen-activism empirical-studies asked Apr 14, 2021 at 17:40
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Is there a minimum density a cloud must attain before it is, legally speaking, a cloud?

visual-flight-rules asked May 24, 2022 at 20:59
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16 votes

Am I allowed to tell ATC "unable" if asked to climb to less than 12,500 ft without supplemental oxygen aboard?

instrument-flight-rules oxygen hypoxia asked Apr 5, 2022 at 16:21
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13 votes

Why do U.S. METARS give visibility in statute miles?

aviation-history usa asked Feb 13, 2022 at 20:34
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11 votes

Where is the GA community at regarding fuel/engine types?

engine fuel asked Aug 10, 2021 at 18:20
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10 votes

Is this an at-all realistic configuration for a DHC-2 Beaver?

configuration aviation-in-fiction asked Dec 9, 2022 at 18:46
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9 votes

What is the correct use of "REPORT LANDING ASSURED?"

air-traffic-control safety phraseology asked Oct 18, 2022 at 14:26
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8 votes

What would be involved in disconnecting one set of controls in an aircraft?

faa-regulations flight-controls engineering asked Jul 14, 2022 at 13:39
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8 votes

How much do "Preferred Routes" matter for non-airliners?

flight-plans asked Mar 15, 2022 at 17:56
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7 votes

Are items marked stolen un-marked after confiscation?

the-elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind asked Jan 30 at 20:28
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Top Answers
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Why does Joe Biden always tweet from @POTUS and not @JoeBiden?
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Why does the amount of stimulus checks depend on each person's income, not assets?
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How do the Republicans' recent laws make it harder for Democratic voters to vote?
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Is there objective proof that recent bills (1st half of 2021) that restrict voting are targeting Democratic voters specifically?
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65
Why do some (North Americans) consider Europe socialist?
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64
Why do Republicans want to break up Facebook?
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Why are legal decisions in the US so politicized?
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Why does ranked-choice voting give such high preference to the second choice of the least-favored candidate's voters?
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Why do one-party states still have a party at all?
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55
Why do Air Force planes regularly fly in circles?
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52
What is Critical Race Theory (in the context of the recent flood of news articles that mention it)?
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51
Why is the media concerned about the sharia and the treatment of women in Afghanistan, but not in Saudi Arabia?
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51
Name for phenomenon in which attempting to solve a problem locally can seemingly fail because they absorb the problem from elsewhere?
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48
Is The Oregon Trail randomized?
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47
The abundance of which material would provide the most improvement to world economy?
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46
How can President Biden claim his Build Back Better Agenda costs zero dollars?
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Why do US politicians use the title "czar?"
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Why don't climate change agreements self-terminate if participants fail to meet their commitments?
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Why do news articles often refer to the leader as opposed to the country?
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Why is avoidance of judicial review of the Texas abortion law and other future US state laws so concerning to the US department of justice?
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Is there a process for 'removing' a law
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Can an American state ban a (minor) political party?
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What teeniest lone change would have actualized transcontinental High Speed Rail in the USA?
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33
"motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table" & "Madam president... I note the absence of a quorum" What do these mean? Why funny?
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Why was the second runway at Sea-Tac Airport built so close to the first?
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Why does New York City spend 3 times as much per year per inmate than the runner up King County (Seattle)?
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Did "fossil-fuel pollution [kill] three times as many people as COVID-19 did" in 2020?
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When did the war between Russia and Ukraine start, and why?
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Why didn't the USA use nuclear bombs in Vietnam or Afghanistan to win the wars?
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Why aren't any countries trying to create a neo-democracy/ alternate system of government?
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