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John Dallman

United Kingdom

Programmer for a large ISV, SF fan and gamer.

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168
Why didn't the US and USSR jam each other's early-warning radar?
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100
How to tell a clone apart?
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80
How was it back then in 1984, when the Apple II had color, and the new Macintosh didn't?
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78
Back in the late 1980s, how was commercial software for 8-bit home computers developed?
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76
How can humans coexist with an intelligent carnivorous species?
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71
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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60
How would someone hide an asteroid in the void of space so only they could find it?
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59
Was there ever an official “win condition” in early D&D editions?
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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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55
My star will explode as a supernova. What can I do in order to ensure that my planet survives that?
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50
Are the pyramids too old?
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48
Humanity after 100 million years?
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46
States calling themselves a dictatorship
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46
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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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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42
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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37
When did rolling a natural 20 on the d20 become a “critical success” in the history of Dungeons & Dragons?
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36
Were there any Germans in Japan after the surrender of Germany in May, 1945 and if so, what happened to them?
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36
One PC doing too much damage
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34
Could we mine the Moon if we replaced the taken mass?
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