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English Language & Usage

If a ship sinks, what does an airship do?

single-word-requestsword-usageambiguity 9 answers | asked 7 hours ago by Dan Temple on english
Programming Puzzles & Code Golf

What's the second non-repeating character?

code-golfstringparsing 11 answers | asked 4 hours ago by TimmyD on codegolf
Worldbuilding

How to keep mages from taking over the world?

societymagic 8 answers | asked 6 hours ago by Bryan McClure on worldbuilding
Mathematics

Where are the axioms?

axioms 5 answers | asked 10 hours ago by Imean on math
English Language Learners

Fear to speak in English

pronunciationlearningspeechspoken-englishindian-english 9 answers | asked 7 hours ago by Mithlesh Upadhyay on ell
Stack Overflow

How to reliably split a string in Python?

pythonstringpython-3.xsplit 4 answers | asked 4 hours ago by planetp on stackoverflow
Puzzling

I am the emptiness that fills - What am I?

riddlehomonym 11 answers | asked 8 hours ago by Brent Hackers on puzzling
Movies & TV

Why is Pulp Fiction told in a non-linear manner?

productionpulp-fiction 3 answers | asked 8 hours ago by user37062 on movies
History

Why did trench warfare accept deadlocks?

militaryworld-war-onebattlesstrategy 5 answers | asked 12 hours ago by Flexo on history
Electrical Engineering

Circuit board without EDA

layouteda 5 answers | asked 5 hours ago by Enrico on electronics
Puzzling

Ideas on puzzles for a scientific event

puzzle-creation 5 answers | asked 5 hours ago by fffred on puzzling
The Workplace

Should I talk to my team lead about unintentional sexism within the team?

teamteamworksoftware-development 13 answers | asked yesterday by Nim on workplace
Information Security

SQL injection is 17 years old. Why is it still around?

web-applicationsql-injectiondata-leakage 14 answers | asked Jun 27 at 5:13 by Ishan Mathur on security
Game Development

How do bullets work in video games?

c#programmingperformance 4 answers | asked 19 hours ago by Eric on gamedev
Academia

Changing PhD area of math?

phdgraduate-schoolcareer-pathearly-career 4 answers | asked 10 hours ago by Hans on academia
Stack Overflow

Why can <script> Tags be visible?

htmlcssscript-tag 4 answers | asked 9 hours ago by wutzebaer on stackoverflow
Travel

Edward Elgar £20 notes in UK

ukmoney 2 answers | asked 4 hours ago by Roman R. on travel
Worldbuilding

how can someone be invulnerable to any damage down to cellular levels while still having a limited lifespan?

science-basedimmortality 6 answers | asked 8 hours ago by Nzall on worldbuilding
Mathematics

Monotone functions and non-vanishing of derivative

calculusreal-analysis 3 answers | asked 4 hours ago by Paramanand Singh on math
Arqade

Unexpected Minecraft mod tooltips

minecraftminecraft-mods 1 answers | asked 5 hours ago by user152785 on gaming
Code Review

Generalized Project Euler 1: A sledgehammer to crack a nut

pythonprogramming-challengemathematics 3 answers | asked 6 hours ago by N3buchadnezzar on codereview
Academia

Is there a way to ethically hire somebody to write “rough drafts”/“extended outlines” for your PhD dissertation?

thesisethics 6 answers | asked yesterday by Esteban on academia
Programming Puzzles & Code Golf

Can Pac-Man Eat This String?

code-golfstringbalanced-string 15 answers | asked yesterday by atlasologist on codegolf
Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Correct fitment of wheels using hubcentric rings

wheels 2 answers | asked 6 hours ago by GrayB on mechanics
Travel

How to protect myself from places that ask to hold my passport

passportssecurity 8 answers | asked yesterday by LampPost on travel
Worldbuilding

How could a society be based off of the conventions of an RPG?

societyculturecivilizationworldbuilding-processrpg 4 answers | asked 4 hours ago by bsideswiped on worldbuilding
Information Security

Hosting company advised us to avoid PHP for security reasons. Are they right?

phpshared-hosting 8 answers | asked Jun 28 at 16:40 by Yumecosmos on security
Aviation

Why are westbound transatlantic routes located 1,000 km south of eastbound routes?

routetransatlantic 3 answers | asked 11 hours ago by mins on aviation
English Language & Usage

Is there an idiom or typical expression for an unfunny joke?

single-word-requestsphrase-requestsslangidiom-requests 20 answers | asked 2 days ago by Eri on english
Puzzling

One rectangle, indivisible

tilingdominoes 6 answers | asked yesterday by Owen on puzzling
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