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What's the smallest change to physics required to allow magic?
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You can control a Demon by knowing its True Name, but why?
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Why does Newton's Third Law actually work?
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Is it ok to use meta-programming even though not all of my colleagues understand it?
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What would happen if an alien race gave us a computer capable of 2^256 calculations per second?
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Is it possible to make an alloy that melts at low temperatures and solidifies at high temperatures?
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Fired because your skills are too far above your coworkers
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Why are the windows of bridges of ships always inclined?
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Does a particle exert force on itself?
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How can I provide reasons for racism?
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Why do castle gates in GoT open inwards?
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Will quantum computers render AES obsolete?
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Is it plausible to have two written forms of one spoken language that are so different as to be indecipherable?
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Does one need to be a good programmer to perform secure source code analysis?
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Is it possible make brute-force attacks ineffective by giving false positive answers to failed log-in attempts?
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How do I deal with other people's screaming children in restaurants?
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Does a grenade kill you the same way a gun does?
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Would having 4 states per "bit" rather than 2 mean twice the storage space?
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Can I produce a true 3D orbit?
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Should I follow a bad coding style just to follow the established conventions at my workplace?
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What mechanism can prevent super-healing heroes from accidentally budding?
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Shouldn't it be "Nobody touch him!"
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Is exploit-free software possible?
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Is there any plausible reason for a robot's eyes to glow?
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What are the chances that AES-256 encryption is cracked?
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Would a suit that acts as extra-cardiovascular system allow you to run indefinitely?
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What are the differences between a pointer variable and a reference variable?
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Why would a decision making machine decide to destroy itself?
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Why is it wrong to *implement* myself a known, published, widely believed to be secure crypto algorithm?
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How do you safely delete a piece of code that looks like it's never entered?
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