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Meta Home Improvement versus a more general "home stuff" community?

"Home Improvement" isn't the most descriptive name, but it is something many people will be familiar with. This site should be about the structure and systems of a residential building. That incl...

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A What is "strength axis" on OSB boards?

OSB boards often have a stamp that says "strength axis" with an arrow, usually parallel with the longer dimension of the board. What is this strength axis? Should it be parallel or perpendicular t...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Spamalot‭

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Incubator Q&A Alternatives to engineered wood wall sheathing

In North America, it is common to build wood-frame houses with pieces of lumber making up the frame and OSB boards acting as wall sheathing. The OSB sheathing reinforces the frame against various ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by Spamalot‭

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Meta Why can we not vote for community proposals?

Codidact is rather strongly centered around the idea of voting on content. Personally, I am open to revisit the manner in which we rank and asses content on the network, but for the time being, tha...

2 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by Andreas demands justice for humanity‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I find a good dumb TV?

Yeah, it is pretty much a lost tech. CRT times are over. And "feature rich" sells better than "feature poor", therefore the smart hype. It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but need a ...

posted 9mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Antares‭

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Meta Scope discussion for Sports

I'm OK with all of your points except equipment recommendations and possibly E-sports. Equipment recommendations Shopping questions or "which model should I get" are a bad fit for this kind of si...

posted 11mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A How to change weapon aiming mode

How do I switch between weapon aiming modes? I must have tapped something on my keyboard by mistake, since my weapon no longer aims in the optic sight, but in third person instead.

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by Andreas demands justice for humanity‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Andreas demands justice for humanity‭

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Incubator Q&A Do Large Language Models "reason"?

I'll note that this won't fully answer the question, because I don't know the modern academic scene to provide a "consensus." Maybe that makes for a bad first answer, here, and for that, I apologi...

posted 1y ago by John C‭

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Incubator Q&A Book recommendations on intentional community building

Wikipedia's article on intentional communities has a short list: Creating a life together, Diana Leafe Christian - Amazon reviews seem good, and the blurb says it is a "how to"... Although it al...

posted 12mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What would be a good way to counter someone with supernatural fire powers and close quarter weapons?

The situation sounds like a "David vs Goliath", "Kevin home alone" or "Die hard" kind of scenario. Therefore my idea would be that the Char resorts to cunning, dexterity/agility (if shi is faster ...

posted 8mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Antares‭

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Incubator Q&A What would be a good way to counter someone with supernatural fire powers and close quarter weapons?

Backstory I had an idea of a large project to breed specialized soldiers who will be used to fight and kill members of a story-specific group known for being super powered. Theses soldiers are bre...

1 answer  ·  posted 8mo ago by Melchizadek ‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Antares‭

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Incubator Q&A Prevent kelp from growing past a certain height

How I do prevent kelp from continuing to grow past a certain height? For aesthetic purposes, I'd like to keep it to a specific height.

2 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by Andreas demands justice for humanity‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Incubator Q&A Is Kant's categorical imperative applicable to Q&A sites like Codidact?

Let's first consider the side of those who have a question. If you have a question, you want an answer. Now there are two ways to get an answer: You find that someone already asked what you want t...

posted 8mo ago by celtschk‭

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Incubator Q&A When is it ethical to kill?

What are some developed ethical theories and frameworks regarding killing? For example, is it ever ethically justified to kill? When, under what circumstances, and why?

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Julius H.‭

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Incubator Q&A What electric smokers can cold smoke food?

I want to buy an electrical device for cold smoking food. From what I read, the temperature of the food must stay below 80F for cold smoking. When I search for electrical smokers, most products qu...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What is the definition of ‘decidability’?

In order to understand Gödel’s theorems, one must first explain the key concepts essential to it, such as “formal system”, “consistency”, and “completeness”. Roughly, a formal system is a system ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Julius H.‭

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Incubator Q&A Has anyone published a definitive argument regarding a "positive correlation fallacy"?

I think there may be a common fallacy which I do not know if it has been given a name and a fully developed, possibly mathematical, argument. The idea is something like a basic fallacy of assuming...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Julius H.‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Julius H.‭

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Incubator Q&A Why is Schopenhauer's definition of intentionality not generally accepted by philosophers?

The following is cross-posted from Stack Exchange for catching my eye: Schopenhauer already defined "intentionality". There is a part in his philosophy where he separates representation into subj...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Julius H.‭

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Incubator Q&A Can a household vacuum double as a dust collector?

When I work with wood in my garage, it quickly fills with sawdust. Everything in the garage gets covered with a film of dust. Many of my tools have dust extraction ports. I know some people get sp...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Can a household vacuum double as a dust collector?

I've tried this out with some equipment I have on hand. Generally, yes, a household vacuum will work as a dust collector, but it's not as effective or convenient. For occasional use, it might be be...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What theoretical frameworks have been proposed to mediate the possible mutual exclusivity of privacy and free knowledge?

I think utilitarianism would provide an answer to this. Knowledge like mathematical theorems, scientific findings, folklore and literature poses hardly any threat to privacy while the benefit of f...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What is the point of buying grounding wire?

I'm confused why you would bother buying grounding wire. Grounding wire is intended to only carry ground, which shouldn't ever be more than a few volts from other ground, like metal water pipes. ...

posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Meta Show post views

Hello. I have seen that the post view isn't shown. But it would be very helpful to see post views. Please add it.

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by aminabzz‭

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Incubator Q&A What types of learning should I know about?

This question sounds basic, so I'll try to answer with a layperson in mind. "Learning" is a bit misleading, because programs do not currently learn the way humans do. They do not have a mind or ab...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What is a good, simple way to send electronic updates to a small group?

Google Groups, which comes with all free Google accounts, can be used to set up a mailing list. It also integrates with the rest of Google resources, so for example you can share a calendar with a ...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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