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John Dallman

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Programmer for a large ISV, SF fan and gamer.

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Why didn't the US and USSR jam each other's early-warning radar?
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101
How to tell a clone apart?
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87
How was it back then in 1984, when the Apple II had color, and the new Macintosh didn't?
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82
Back in the late 1980s, how was commercial software for 8-bit home computers developed?
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82
How did the USSR manage to innovate in an environment characterized by government censorship and high bureaucracy?
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76
How can humans coexist with an intelligent carnivorous species?
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73
Was WW1 generally foreseen?
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69
Why did the USA invade Okinawa instead of one of the many other islands in southern Japan
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68
How can I order eggs “over hard” in the UK?
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67
How did pilots know when to release bombs on airplanes during World War2?
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65
Could we reach the earth's core using today's nuclear arsenal?
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61
Was there ever an official “win condition” in early D&D editions?
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60
How would someone hide an asteroid in the void of space so only they could find it?
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59
Why was World War I ended on Nov 11 11:00, rather than immediately upon signing the armistice?
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57
My star will explode as a supernova. What can I do in order to ensure that my planet survives that?
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56
How will losing mobility of one hand affect my career as a programmer?
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50
Are the pyramids too old?
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48
Humanity after 100 million years?
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47
How can I develop my character's background when I know nothing of the game's lore and want to avoid spoilers?
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46
Why was Harry Truman chosen to be Vice President in 1944?
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46
States calling themselves a dictatorship
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45
How to protect shops in the medieval era against thievery?
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44
Who is the woman in this United States military propaganda image representing?
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43
Why did the UK trigger Article 50 before having a negotiation position?
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42
Can a robotic army really defeat humanity?
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42
How can we kill Demogorgon with a single fireball in 1st ed. AD&D?
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41
How would they learn astronomy, those who don't see the stars?
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41
Can we be game master as a couple?
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39
Why did the ZX Spectrum use an internal speaker?
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When and what was the first 3D acceleration device ever released?
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