Steve Melnikoff

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I'm an embedded software engineer for a technology company.

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Apr 6	revised	Why did the Germans fall behind the Americans in the development of the atomic bomb after an initial lead? Punctuation corrections.
Apr 6	suggested	suggested edit on Why did the Germans fall behind the Americans in the development of the atomic bomb after an initial lead?
Mar 25	revised	What was the practical reason for East Germany to reunify with West Germany? Spelling corrections.
Mar 25	suggested	suggested edit on What was the practical reason for East Germany to reunify with West Germany?
Jan 31	awarded	Informed
Jan 12	comment	Is the USA Congress explicitly patterned after the British Parliament? See also: politics.stackexchange.com/questions/36/…
Dec 20	comment	Do most of today's democratic nations with two-party system exhibit a civil war in recent past? @FelixGoldberg: wasn't that, in part, a consequence of the Great Compromise?
Dec 10	revised	What did the end of the western front look like at the Swiss Border? Minor corrections.
Dec 10	suggested	suggested edit on What did the end of the western front look like at the Swiss Border?
Oct 29	revised	What was the exact time of announcement of Indian independence? Typo correction.
Oct 29	suggested	suggested edit on What was the exact time of announcement of Indian independence?
Oct 17	comment	Has the resignation of a political leader in a Westminster style parliament ever forced an election call? @canadiancreed: can you clarify which election(s) you're referring to? I.e.: an election for his seat in Parliament (if he's resigned his seat); an election for leadership of his party (if he's resigned as leader); or a general election (if people think that it's inappropriate to have a change of premier without having the chance to choose the party in power).
Oct 10	comment	What's the origin of valet parking? A possible subsidiary question: why is valet parking so much more prevalent in the US than in the UK? I don't recall ever experiencing it here in Britain (though maybe I'm just going to the wrong kinds of establishments :-) ).
Jul 13	comment	Can the Queen of England fire the prime minister of Australia? Oh, absolutely.
Jul 13	comment	Can the Queen of England fire the prime minister of Australia? See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom
Jul 13	comment	Can the Queen of England fire the prime minister of Australia? While it's true that most of the Queen's powers (or these days, HM Government's powers) are limited by law, the power to appoint or dismiss a prime minister is one of a dwindling number which is not. It's a prerogative power, which is governed not by law, but by convention. Hence why, in theory, the Queen can do this; but in practise, she doesn't.
Jul 11	comment	Why does Europe have so few skyscrapers compared to East Asia? Could some of this be related to geology, for example, London being built on clay vs parts of Manhattan being built on rock?
Jun 21	revised	Lion in the european monarchies' flags Demoted King of Wales to a Prince.
Jun 21	suggested	suggested edit on Lion in the european monarchies' flags
Jun 12	comment	Lion in the european monarchies' flags The one labelled England above is the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales! It's based on the arms of the United Kingdom.