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Is it true that good programmers do not use "else"? Nathan F Yospe, software developer 37.2k views No. But I recently worked with a rather embarrassingly poor programmer who thought he was brilliant, who espoused "never use else" as one of his fundamental rules, and his ... Read More » What is the scariest thing that happened on nightshift? Abdul Quadir Saifee, I read more than you breathe. 128.7k views I used to work as PC support in those days and was working for a Bank. One of the task in the night shift was to image new desktops with the company image (to install new ...  Read More » If a military aircraft crashes into enemy territory, does the crew have to destroy it? Gary Simenson, Student. Aircraft enthusiast. Hobbyist programmer & robot builder. 107.9k views I'm surprised nobody here brought up the fact that when the Navy SEALs went to go capture Osama Bin Laden back in 2011, one of the two helicopters crashed, forcing them to ... Read More » Which programming language(s) have the best IDE? Why? Quentin Holness 113.4k views I hate to say it... But R... ... Read More » Who is the richest person in the world at this time? Tom Groves, HF partner, runner, mnemonist, reader, writer, painter, Sox fan @CuriousBitBob 62.3k views Bloomberg tracks this in real time (ish). Today it's Bill Gates (big surprise) with about $84bn, though he's had a miserable last 24 hours losing $242m as you can see. Suck...  Read More » On D-Day, June 6, 1944, US Naval ships only started firing at German machine gunners after some few thousand American soldiers were killed. Why didn't they start the assault with US Naval Ships firing at German soldiers? Oliver Mayo 15k views Omaha beach was the only major failure in the otherwise well executed plan on D-Day. The second mishap was the totally unrelated miss-drop of the airborne forces earlier in...  Read More » Psychology of Everyday Life: What are some street smart tips that could potentially help me one day? Seth Schaffer, Member of the University of Rochester Class of 2019, aspiring engineer 463.1k views My dad works in the prison system so I've heard many stories of clever criminals, and at least as many about hapless marks. If a stranger asks you for the time - never pull...  Read More » Why do wealthy people buy mansions when they do not use every room of them? Michael Cheng, San Jose Bay Area Real Estate Investor, Broker and Developer 37.7k views Wealthy people do that for the same reason that average people buy homes where they don't use every last inch of available space -- because they can. Depending on what you m...  Read More » If a cop was walking up to my car with his gun drawn, would I be justified in defending myself with deadly force? Mark Werner 28.2k views Exactly as Chris says. The officer would very likely be reacting to the fact that he ran your licence plate and it came back "stolen" or "wanted", or there was a BOLO (Be...  Read More » What is the biggest mistake you have ever made? Tim Ward, Carpenter /artist/father/excon 13.9k views I made the mistake of choosing to rob drug dealers. I believed that even if I was some how caught it wouldn't be taken as serious as robbing civilians. I also believed m... Read More »