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Jerry Coffin
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Started programming on a Control Data mainframe in FORTRAN IV, back when that was still a new thing. Was apparently quite masochistic, because I kept programming anyway. For that matter, I still do...



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Do the Q fear the Borg?
Apr 15, 2015
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How did no other engineer see the design flaw of the Death Star?
Apr 29, 2017
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How did Gollum know Sauron was gathering the Haradrim to make war?
Sep 3, 2019
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Was C.S.Lewis, through Aslan, referring to nuclear destruction?
Apr 18, 2018
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Who was the earliest female science fiction writer?
Mar 7, 2016
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Why do battle droids need to speak in Basic?
Apr 20, 2015
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What makes the Whomping Willow so valuable to Snape?
Oct 25, 2017
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Why couldn't Aragorn become one of the Eldar?
Mar 13, 2018
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What is Bruce Banner (Hulk 2003) seen spraying in his house? He sprays a bottle of liquid onto a root like growth on a rock before sleeping
Apr 3, 2015
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Why don't rebels take Stormtroopers' armor?
Nov 13, 2017
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Correct format specifier for double in printf
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How to print (using cout) a number in binary form?
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Fastest way to determine if an integer is between two integers (inclusive) with known sets of values
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Can code that is valid in both C and C++ produce different behavior when compiled in each language?
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Why is conversion from string literal to 'char*' valid in C but invalid in C++