Tom Au

New York, New York

I play a number of board and card games with varying degrees of skill, but using "algorithms" to avoid the most obvious mistakes. Depending on the game, if you can beat me, you are probably not a beginner, and perhaps a pretty good player.

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Differences between “Oui” and “Si” in the affirmative?

choix-de-mot n gation questions asked Sep 1, 2011 at 13:06

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Why does French use a "split negative"?

grammaire histoire n gation asked Sep 2, 2011 at 15:26

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Was it militarily possible to "island hop" the Philippines if not for MacArthur?

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What did Germany do in World War II about the different rail gauge in the Soviet Union?

world-war-two nazi-germany soviet-union transportation railroads asked Jul 23, 2015 at 14:07

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What impact does "mirroring" have on other people?

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Why did Poland keep Warsaw as its capital instead of returning it to Krakow in the 20th century?

poland asked Mar 15, 2013 at 19:24

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Why did modern "Romania" remain the most "Roman" part of the Balkans?

roman-empire language romania asked Nov 6, 2013 at 1:58

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How did Moscow become the capital/most important city in Russia?

russia moscow asked Dec 14, 2011 at 16:51

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Is there a way to use handicaps in chess to bridge the gap between players of different skill levels?

handicapping asked May 1, 2012 at 19:16

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Does the new user rate limit apply even when you are a new user on only one site?

discussion down-votes asking-questions new-users rate-limiting asked Aug 2, 2016 at 15:39

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Were there women who were against giving women the right to vote?

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Is it true that there are more slaves in the world now than ever at one point in history?

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Why China was able to unify and not Europe?

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Should I help pay for a traffic ticket someone got while helping me?

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Why did the Germans spare Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk?

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Why did Peter the Great name Saint Petersburg, Russia with a foreign styled name?

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Is the USA a superpower today because of WW2?

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Is it ethical for a PI to tell university to pay out intern's salary for an extra month after internship ends, and keep the money?

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Why did Italy abandon its alliance with Germany in WW1 and join the Allied side?

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Why did the French sell Louisiana?

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"Race" is to "racism" as "religion" is to what?

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What defined a Jew in the context of WW2?

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What started the US Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and could it happen again?

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Why was Africa colonized last of the continents in the Age of Discovery?

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Have fair-skinned peoples ever been the lower/oppressed class?

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Is it possible to checkmate with knight and king against king?

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Why did the Chinese Nationalist party members go to the island of Taiwan and not to any other island?

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What did the Soviets do with German scientists after WWII?

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Why did the population of Anchorage, Alaska, increase by so much in the 1970s?

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Why didn’t Herbert Hoover’s residency in London during and after WWI disqualify him from becoming President?

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Why bother attacking castles at all? Why not go around?

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Why didn't Germany attack Turkey during WW2?

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Why did Saladin show kindness to Richard I?

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Why didn't the USA move to the left after WWII?

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Theoretically, if I bought more than 50% of a company's stocks, will I own the company?

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How beneficial were war bonds to the US during WWII

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How was the United States able to produce excellent tanks in 1942?

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What were the Allies' plans if they caught Hitler alive?

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Why didn't the US produce stamped weapons like the Germans during WW2?

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A student in my course does well on exams, but doesn't do the homework: Go easy on them, or make them "pay the price?"

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