Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Is it possible to earn 1% per day in stock market? Dean Rubine 71.5k views Sure. I did it yesterday. Oh, you meant every day.   There are about 250 business days in a year, so if you started with $1, after a year you'd have[math]1.01^{250}=$12.03[/math] , an annual return of 1...  Read More »

Did the founding fathers think about automatic assault rifle and machine guns instead of musket when they wrote the second amendment? Chris Knox, Doing my part to advance the redneck agenda. 20.3k views Versions of this question keep coming up, and they all have the same answer. Frankly, it's a little tiresome. The Second Amendment is no more bound by technology than t... Read More »

Why doesn't Superman use his abilities to earn a living? Mike McAllister 6.3k views There was a story where an IRS agent decided Superman owed a lot of back taxes, so he demanded he round up the money in a few days . Superman combed the planet Earth to fin...  Read More »

In a pistol duel, is it better to shoot from the hip, or bring the weapon up, and then acquire the target? Tim Gordon 32.9k views In a true pistol duel, which has been outlawed for two hundred plus years, the old saying goes that you want to 'take your time as fast as possible'.  Dueling pistols were s...  Read More »

Who are the people who solve many Project Euler problems (200+)? Jonathan Paulson, Software Engineer at Jane Street 94k views I currently have 366 problems solved. I'm 23 years old I'm a software Engineer I solve them on nights or weekends. Sometimes during my commute....  Read More »

What is the most messed up thing you have ever done? Don Powell, As a child I was wise beyond my years. Now I'm just old before my time. 186.3k views When I was 13 or 14 I was being bullied badly by a guy at school. I had a couple classes with him and gym class or PE was one that we shared too.  So one day at the beginnin...  Read More »

A client did not pay me for software work. What should I do? Thiago Ghilardi, Just naturally inquisitive. Father, husband, entrepreneur, world traveller. 456.7k views It is okay to shut off his website as even Amazon would do it if you don't pay. Whatever you do, don't lower yourself to his level. He is definitely not a nice person. You ...  Read More »

Is C that bad of a programming language? Ismael Martínez Dibene 59.2k views The following is by far the best C description you'd find anywhere   "The C Paradox'' (by Anonymous, on 4chan 2011-08-06)   I don't think C gets enough credit. Sure, C doesn't lo...  Read More »

How should you hold a rifle? Tom Kehoe, Firearms instructor, martial artist, bonsai-ka 18.8k views Depends on what you're doing with it.  This is a good example of an offhand rifle position for accurate shooting. Note that the rifle is brought up to the head (the head is...  Read More »

I want to practice algorithms for 10 days (240 hours). Where should I start? Phil Darnowsky, I know things and have opinions 263.3k views Here's a photo of a very popular algorithms textbook,Introduction to Algorithms, also known as CLRS after the authors' initials. I set an old Nokia featurephone next to it... Read More »