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Why didn't the 8086 use linear addressing?
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Why did IBM make the PC BIOS source code public?
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74
Is it possible to ruin one’s career by failing the Kobayashi Maru?
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72
WW1 soldier in WW2 : how would he get caught?
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71
Did Microsoft really reserve secret APIs in Windows?
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70
How do you get \mathbb{1} to work (characteristic function of a set)?
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70
Did any compiler fully use Intel x87 80-bit floating point?
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60
Why are energy weapons seen as more acceptable in children's shows than guns that fire bullets?
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60
Why do my monster minions all have obvious weak points that instantly kill them?
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57
Mathematical ideas that took long to define rigorously
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52
What happens to a country’s debt if the country ends?
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52
Can you be charged with employee theft after being fired?
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49
Why did 8-bit Basic use 40-bit floating point?
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45
'No turn unstoned' - what's this called?
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44
What is the least "world changing" reason why the government would pay for you to keep a llama during your 44th year of life?
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43
Why does Ash say "I choose you" instead of "I chose you" or "I'll choose you"?
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42
Can Communism become a stable economic strategy? How?
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38
How can I add stippling to elements of my tikz diagrams?
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37
How do I use AMS Euler?
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37
Did any PC software floating point use non-IEEE format?
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36
What did the DoD think Fortran lacked?
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36
What are all the font styles I can use in math mode?
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35
What are the pros and cons of having a unit type over C-like void?
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35
What was the point of separating stdout and stderr?
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35
Comparison of vector fonts of "Computer Modern" variants
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34
A value of type "const char*" cannot be used to initialize an entity of type "char *"
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34
Were any Kings/Queens who were monarchs as children good rulers?
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33
Conjectures (or intuitions) that turned out wrong in an interesting or useful way
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33
Why was the Apple III considered a failure (if indeed it was)?
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33
What is a safe programming language?
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