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| bio | website | stackoverflow.com |
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| location | New York, NY | |
| age | 42 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 6 months |
| seen | May 16 at 9:27 | |
| stats | profile views | 70 |
Areas of strength:
- Perl expert (specifically enterprise software development)
- Sybase (including design and optimization)
- GUI design
Areas of familiarity:
- Web programming (EmbPerl, JSP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript)
- C++
...P.S. I'm not really 42. But 42 is way cooler than a real answer :)
...P.P.S. Don't read too much into the icon. Just a minor nod to Cryptonomicon.
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awarded | Famous Question |
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May 15 |
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Was there a state in history where influence of sport fans on politics was greater than in medieval Byzantine Empire? @T.E.D. - jwenting's point wasn't sports displacing politics, but people listening to sports stars (and other celebrities) as authorities on which political positions to take. I'm not sure Latin America or Europe has this phenomenon. |
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May 13 |
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Percentage breakdown of wars' casus belli @Muz - you don't seem to understand the difference between "casus belli" and "real reason". The OP asked about the former (oil wasn't a casus belli, nor was "political manipulation". It was WMDs, as the official reason). |
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May 10 |
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How were small swords worn in the 18th century? This answer could be improved with references. |
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May 10 |
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How many firearms were owned by civilian population between 1836 and 1912 in USA? @Luke - I'm sure there were books of records at main manufacturers for accounting purposes. |
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May 10 |
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Percentage breakdown of wars' casus belli Why is this being downvoted and closed? There weren't all that many large scale wars that a reasonably solid attempt at statistics is impossible. Casus Belli is a PUBLIC reason stated for going to war, so there's no issue with "nobody knows why, and the reasons are complicated" that would be a weakness should the question asked about prophasis. |
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May 10 |
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Emigration restrictions in history @SamuelRussell - while I disagree with your comment, using the term "smuggle" in this context is delicious irony that almost warrants upvoting :) |
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May 10 |
asked | How many firearms were owned by civilian population between 1836 and 1912 in USA? |
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May 10 |
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Was the N.E.P. of Russia successful in terms of economics? You should probably spell out more explicitly what the stated goals of N.E.P. were (stated internally, not necessarily in external propaganda if there was discrepancy) to make for a more awesome answer. The way it sounds was that "it was a failure because it contradicted Bolshevik's strategic direction", which is less convincing. |
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May 6 |
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Why was Johannes Blaskowitz indicted at the Nuremberg High Command Trial "Sounds like a reasonable rough approximation to justice to me." - whether correct or not, this sounds like unnecessary editorializing in an otherwise excellent answer. |
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May 5 |
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What were Rommel's views on the Nazi crimes? Erhard Milch? That wasn't Rommel's doing |
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May 5 |
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What was the situation of homosexuals in the early Soviet Union? Doesn't look that there is much serious scholarship on the topic, aside from usual "Lenin was gay" conjecture. |
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May 5 |
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Was the N.E.P. of Russia successful in terms of economics? NEP wasn't a "Plan" but a "Policy" (as English Wiki calls it), or "Politics" if you do a literal translation ("Новая экономическая политика") |
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May 5 |
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Was the N.E.P. of Russia successful in terms of economics? While it's a good writeup, what does this have to do with NEP? Five-year plans were AFTER NEP (as in, the start of the first one is considered the official end of NEP) |
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May 4 |
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What was the situation of homosexuals in the early Soviet Union? @gerrit attitude!=law. |
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May 4 |
accepted | Did WW1 produce a “Baby Boom” like demographic effect in USA or elsewhere? |
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May 2 |
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Did the break up of AT & T in 1984 lead to technological innovation? While true, I don't see how this in any way, shape or form prove or even show the causation between the breakup and the innovations. |
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May 2 |
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Why were people from the Asian Steppes able to militarily dominate Europeans on a repeated basis? @FelixGoldberg - Re: first paragraph: name one military force in European history pre-Napoleon) who matched even remotely what Subatai's tumens did. I could (and do) accept the selection bias when we discuss brutality/etc..., but not when we merely discuss military successes |
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May 2 |
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Who was the noble present at the Tennis Court Oath? Linky |
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May 2 |
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Were there reasons for Japan to go to war with US aside from US owning Philippines? edited title |
