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How to politely ask an employee to avoid personal texting during meetings?

professionalism company-culture daily-standups asked Aug 3, 2022 at 9:37

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Why did 1990s-2000s LCD all use 60 Hz refresh?

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What older regulations and exemptions does Boeing's 737 line benefit from?

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What happened to 1T-SRAM?

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Do early termination fees hold up in court?

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Have people been charged for obstructing evacuation?

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What other terms have been used to describe storing working data permanently besides "save"?

history terminology storage asked Apr 13, 2024 at 7:58

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Could cryonics "resurrections" be enforced?

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Were VGA palette's HSV math properties used in practice?

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What is the circuit-building puzzle genre called?

terminology genre-identification asked Oct 27, 2024 at 0:44

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Is it a red flag if a job posting says they don't negotiate offers?

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How much steel armor can you wear and still be able to swim?

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Why don't short runways use ramps for takeoff?

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Why is the lower deck of the Airbus A380 curved like a single deck airplane?

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Why don't they build airplanes from 3D printer plastic?

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Why would I ever use AES-256-CBC if AES-256-GCM is more secure?

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Could a Dyson fan scale up to be used as a bladeless aircraft engine?

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Could a person scuba diving take off his air tank and use it to propel himself?

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What control inputs to make if a wing falls off?

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Locked out of private jet - how do you get in?

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Does a carbon fiber fuselage suffer wear/fatigue from pressurization/depressurization cycles?

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Why are prop blades not shaped like household fan blades?

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Would a (nuclear) strike that hits an NATO member state embassy/extraterritoriality in Ukraine be considered a (nuclear) strike against NATO?

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Has anyone considered filling aircraft voids with helium to reduce the risk of fire?

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Which are more efficient in putting out wildfires: planes or helicopters?

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Why does the Voice of America refer to militants not terrorists when referring to armed Palestinian groups, apparently with no backlash?

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Why are airlines so concerned with checked baggage weight?

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Why do cargo airlines frequently choose passenger aircraft rather than aircraft designed specifically for cargo?

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If a pilot ejects, what is the autopilot programmed to do?

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Is it a crime to "steal" your own money from a bank?

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Can this helicopter/wrecking ball combo remain airborne?

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Why do modern fighter jets use 20mm guns?

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Is there a justification in international law for killing civilians who may reveal military operations?

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Why is Trump signing many more executive orders during his second term than during his first term?

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Why do flights serve food at all?

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Why did Russia and China veto the recent UN resolution for a ceasefire?

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Why do airplanes use an axial flow jet engine instead of a more compact centrifugal jet engine?

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Why – unlike for cars – do engines of runway-dependent fixed-wing aircraft require substantial ground clearance?

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Is it legal to take an attacker's illegal gun?

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Why does the Antonov AN-225 not have any winglets?

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