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John Dallman
United Kingdom
Programmer for a large ISV, SF fan and gamer.
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How are GURPS rules interpreted?
gurps-4e
gurps
asked Jan 9 '18 at 20:33
rpg.stackexchange.com
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Was Italian production after August 1944 significant in the German war effort?
world-war-two
economy
bombing
asked Nov 4 '16 at 12:12
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Which Allied forces held the French-Italian border from Operation Dragoon to the end of WWII in Europe?
world-war-two
france
italy
alps
asked Jan 14 '17 at 21:15
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Where did Operation Bogart take place?
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united-kingdom
asked Apr 1 '18 at 20:51
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Do the orbits of satellite galaxies show the influence of dark matter?
dark-matter
galactic-dynamics
asked Jun 13 '20 at 15:59
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When was it understood that a male haemophilia sufferer can't pass it on to his sons?
human-biology
genetics
history
asked Apr 30 '18 at 13:50
biology.stackexchange.com
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How could a theatre be heated in 1808 Vienna?
austria
asked Dec 21 '18 at 20:46
history.stackexchange.com
Top Answers
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Why didn't the US and USSR jam each other's early-warning radar?
history.stackexchange.com
112
Why did the Germans use the Enigma machine rather than the far superior “Lorenz” cipher machine?
history.stackexchange.com
101
How to tell a clone apart?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
92
How was it back then in 1984, when the Apple II had color, and the new Macintosh didn't?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com
88
How did the USSR manage to innovate in an environment characterized by government censorship and high bureaucracy?
history.stackexchange.com
84
Back in the late 1980s, how was commercial software for 8-bit home computers developed?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com
80
How can humans coexist with an intelligent carnivorous species?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
78
Why did the USA invade Okinawa instead of one of the many other islands in southern Japan
history.stackexchange.com
76
Was WW1 generally foreseen?
history.stackexchange.com
73
A new proposal suggests subdividing Washington D.C. into 127 new states so that they can change the Constitution at will. Is this possible?
politics.stackexchange.com
73
Was there ever an official “win condition” in early D&D editions?
rpg.stackexchange.com
69
How can I order eggs “over hard” in the UK?
english.stackexchange.com
67
How did pilots know when to release bombs on airplanes during World War2?
history.stackexchange.com
65
Could we reach the earth's core using today's nuclear arsenal?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
63
Why was capturing the south of Okinawa necessary?
history.stackexchange.com
63
Who was the most successful German spy against Great Britain in WWII, from the contemporary German perspective?
history.stackexchange.com
60
How would someone hide an asteroid in the void of space so only they could find it?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
60
How were Kurds involved (or not) in the invasion of Normandy?
history.stackexchange.com
59
My star will explode as a supernova. What can I do in order to ensure that my planet survives that?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
59
Why was World War I ended on Nov 11 11:00, rather than immediately upon signing the armistice?
history.stackexchange.com
56
How will losing mobility of one hand affect my career as a programmer?
workplace.stackexchange.com
51
Are the pyramids too old?
history.stackexchange.com
49
States calling themselves a dictatorship
history.stackexchange.com
48
Humanity after 100 million years?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
47
How can I develop my character's background when I know nothing of the game's lore and want to avoid spoilers?
rpg.stackexchange.com
46
Why was Harry Truman chosen to be Vice President in 1944?
history.stackexchange.com
44
Who is the woman in this United States military propaganda image representing?
history.stackexchange.com
44
How to protect shops in the medieval era against thievery?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
44
Why did the UK trigger Article 50 before having a negotiation position?
politics.stackexchange.com
43
Was Switzerland pressured either by Allies or Axis to take part in World War 2 at any time?
history.stackexchange.com
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