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| bio | website | |
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| location | Berkeley, CA | |
| age | 23 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 6 months |
| seen | Sep 11 '12 at 23:27 | |
| stats | profile views | 19 |
I'm a physics student at the University of California.
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Nov 24 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Nov 24 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Oct 25 |
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What does “programming in a vacuum” mean? "A vacuum is often held up as a place where conditions are perfect and ideal, unlike the real world" - XKCD, as always, has a relevant comic. imgs.xkcd.com/comics/experiment.png |
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Jul 6 |
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Why is “sherbet” pronounced “sherbert” so much? @Ham and Bacon: Sorbet is frozen fruit juice Sherbet has milk/cream in it (somewhere between sorbet and ice-cream) |
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Jul 6 |
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Is there a difference between “innocent” and “not guilty”? There is a distinct difference between being not guilty or free of criminal culpability and innocent. If you kill someone in self defense, you are not guilty of any criminal offense in most U.S. states, however you are not innocent. |
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Jun 22 |
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Do you say 'white blackboard'? There are however black whiteboards for writing with neon-bright erasable markers. |
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May 30 |
asked | Bow vs Bow - etymology of the differing pronunciation |
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May 26 |
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Is it rude to call a gay person “homosexual?” @lalli only when referring to a woman and I thought we were talking about a male :D (isn't society funny) |
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May 26 |
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Is it rude to call a gay person “homosexual?” @FumbleFingers why do you say that? The stated goals of most LGBT organizations is to promote acceptance and understanding of all sexual orientations and lifestyles. Acceptance includes the freedom to comfortably identify with your orientation without any stigma. As long as the exchange wasn't rude or openly hostile/derogatory/prejudicial, it should be no different than mentioning their hair color or what they are wearing. Why would asking what the "gay guys name" is be any different than asking "what the redhead's name" is? |
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May 7 |
answered | “Solution to” vs. “solution of ” |
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Apr 20 |
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Word for “the process of becoming a taboo” Would you mind posting the words, "to make taboo" could work |
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Apr 20 |
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Word for “the process of becoming a taboo” although demonization is not quite the same, Bowdlerization is definitely placed in the "future use" and "pull out at parties" pile |
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Apr 20 |
asked | Word for “the process of becoming a taboo” |
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Apr 18 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Apr 18 |
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If someone says “Do not pass go” to you, what do they mean? @Tim I believe the rule-book uses the phrase with regards to the "Go To Jail" square |
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Apr 15 |
answered | What's the difference between colloquial and oral English? |
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Apr 14 |
answered | Difference between “intern” and “trainee” |
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Apr 14 |
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How is “cf.” to be pronounced? In academic papers it often takes the place of a citation of a formula figure. I usually read it as "see figure bla bla" or "compare with figure bla bla" |
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Apr 14 |
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“Going to go” vs “going to”? Although I agree with this answer, The phrase "I'm going to go" quite often stands in for "I'm going to". When taking to my significant other, If ask what she's doing at 5p.m. she answers "I'm going to go to the store" |
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Apr 14 |
answered | If someone says “Do not pass go” to you, what do they mean? |
