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The question title is pretty straightforward, but I haven't found reliable sources confirming whether it's generally authorized to make all the sources (LaTeX) for my PhD thesis open source. I ...

Over at Worldbuilding SE, I wondered whether focusing the maximum output of a cell phone tower on a specific target could deliver enough power to cause harm, probably by heating a victim's tissue; ...

I'm writing a text and I'd like to quote a small rhyme in the middle of my paragraphs. I'd like it for the rhyme to be centered and specifically for all its verses to occupy the same length (that is, ...

See e.g. https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/politics/trumpapalooza-rnc-midterm-convention-takeaways-5000-payments-dividend Sounds like straight out bribery so: Does the offer itself violate any existing ...

In Romans 14, Paul deals with the question of controversy over disputable matters within the Church. In the first half of the chapter (vv1-12), he encourages parties on both sides of a dispute to do ...

I'm aware that using op amps as comparators is not necessary bad, it depends on the op amp itself and things like timing requirements. But anyway, for the sake of purity, if I need a sub nA input ...

Why does the octave in the 2nd measure sound like a suspension? I perceive the ♭9 in the 1st measure almost as an octave. When the lower voice ascends in the 2nd measure, forming an actual consonant ...

Following up on the answer given here about how to vertically shift the label from the showlabels package, I'm wondering is there a way to not just shift the label but to also have it "take up ...

The Interception fighting style feat says: When a creature you can see hits another creature within 5 feet of you with an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to reduce the damage dealt to the target ...

I need to make a rubber band that holds 2 or more objects together without slipping away. Shrinkwrap does not work here. I tried Cloth sim with negative pressure but can't make it work like an elastic ...

I am trying to find the author and title of a short story written in English. The story goes: an Englishman on vacation in Greece is alarmed when a local tells him that a “young god” was found on his ...

Your casino has been doing really well these last few weeks. People all over the country are flocking over to try your casino-style minesweeper game! But with only a 0.0053% house edge, you're not ...

The following problem is from a book. The filter and load of a de/de converter are as shown in Fig. 2.16. The input de voltage source is 100 V, and the required dc load voltage (the average value of ...

It seems water-bath canning is only suitable for foods with pH < 4.6. Does that refer to the main ingredient, e.g. figs, or to the final caboodle that is put into the jars? Authority citations ...

I'm trying to understand whether there is an objective philosophical reason that a person ought to continue living. Death is an inevitable part of human life. If a person does not believe that life ...

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Are humans inherently selfish, and is altruism just an illusion to hide the self-centered nature of humanity? It seems that many people believe love is selfless. However, is there ever any ...

Everyone talks about using a “sorted std::vector” as a faster alternative to std::map or std::set for many workloads. The idea is well known : keep a std::vector sorted, use std::lower_bound for ...

“And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” And they ...

When I practice my writing, sometimes AI points out a systematic error I make. We have these: 你和我一样。✅ You are the same as me. 你像我一样。✅ You are like me. (And similarly with 跟 instead of 和.) And ...