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25 years of experience in software engineering and releasing critical Open Source infrastructure software. Rather than learning the latest hot framework, I focus on the techniques and patterns which are the foundation for good software, and the "intangibles" of software engineering, architecture, and process.

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Why does public mains power use 50-60 Hz and 100-240 V?
Oct 7, 2015
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Would an atomic bomb detonate a uranium stockpile?
Sep 8, 2020
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What happens when anti-matter falls into a black hole?
Sep 28, 2015
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How can the solutions to equations of motion be unique if it seems the same state can be arrived at through different histories?
Sep 3, 2018
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If the Earth is a good conductor of electricity, why don't people get electrocuted every time they touch the Earth?
Mar 29, 2015
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How far out from the Sun is visible light still sufficient to read a book?
Sep 18, 2015
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Examples of events that are unpredictable as a matter of principle?
Jan 23, 2017
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Can a Skydiver Land On a Large Slide and Survive?
Aug 13, 2015
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Can a gym be built to supply electricity to homes?
Jan 17, 2017
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Pouring oil on choppy water to calm it , does it work and if so how?
Aug 25, 2015
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What is the difference between public, protected, package-private and private in Java?
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Do vote counts for Joe Biden in the 2020 election violate Benford's Law?
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How do I install g++ for Fedora?
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How do I find the next commit in Git? (child/children of ref)
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Did the UK homicide rate go up after handgun ownership was banned?

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