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Schwern
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25 years of experience in software engineering and releasing critical Open Source infrastructure software. Rather than learning the latest hot framework, I focus on the techniques and patterns which are the foundation for good software, and the "intangibles" of software engineering, architecture, and process.

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Do vote counts for Joe Biden in the 2020 election violate Benford's Law?
Nov 8, 2020
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Did the UK homicide rate go up after handgun ownership was banned?
Feb 16, 2018
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Does drinking diluted chlorine dioxide protect against COVID-19?
Feb 3, 2021
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Do Milankovitch Cycles fully explain climate change?
Sep 8, 2019
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Does the ratio of ¹⁴C in the atmosphere show that fossil fuels are not the dominant cause of global warming?
Jun 12, 2023
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Do "solar panels require 10 times the minerals to deliver the same quantity of energy as a natural gas plant"?
Feb 22, 2022
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Does scouring a stainless-steel pan cause it to release metals into food?
Apr 14, 2024
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Did "Antifa in Portland" issue an "anonymous tip" in Nov that John E. Sullivan be “locked out” of their circles because he is "agent provocateur"?
Jan 17, 2021
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Is there an increase in whale deaths due to windfarms?
Oct 2, 2023
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Did Florida manage a better COVID death rate than the US average despite strong resistance to prevention measures?
Dec 16, 2022

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Should we allow answers which put the claim in context and help people think skeptically?
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Should we allow answers which put the claim in context and help people think skeptically?
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Has the definition of a "theoretical answer" been revised?

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What is the difference between public, protected, package-private and private in Java?
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How do I install g++ for Fedora?
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How do I find the next commit in Git? (child/children of ref)
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Why didn't Germany blockade the Strait of Gibraltar during WW2?
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Git SVN error: a Git process crashed in the repository earlier