Michael

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Physically locating the server

physical-environment asked Oct 7, 2016 at 0:23

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How does one find out what's happening in contemporary mathematics research?

reference-request big-picture asked Jun 20, 2014 at 0:26

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Are new and delete still useful in C++14?

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Why do some lights captured by the Webb telescope have rays and others don't?

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When and why did garum disappear?

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Have professional philosophers contributed to other fields in the last 20 years?

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Why are relatively simpler devices such as microcontrollers so much slower than CPUs?

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How far can the meanings of commonly used words be redefined by a legislature?

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Who checks and balances SCOTUS?

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Did Akhenaten's religion influence early Judaism?

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if two n bit numbers are multiplied then the result will be maximum how bit long

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Noteworthy, but not so famous conjectures resolved recent years

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Which high-degree derivatives play an essential role?

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