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Welcome to the staging ground for new communities! Each proposal has a description in the "Descriptions" category and a body of questions and answers in "Incubator Q&A". You can ask questions (and get answers, we hope!) right away, and start new proposals.

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Posts by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What could be a believable reason for technologically advanced underground people to not notice the end of surface war for hundreds of years?

If they are acting rationally, it's not possible. It is only logical for them to monitor the progress of the situation that was bad enough to force them to move underground. Even if society was lar...

posted 2mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Meta Scope discussion for Sports

There are two obvious ways to set the scope: Physical sports only, or anything competitive. Physical sports only: This would pretty much exclude all overlaps. You might miss out on some "came to d...

posted 5mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Why are many bond ETFs just like a worse-performing S&P?

This is a "recent" phenomenon. If you look back to 1900, bonds have a lower return on average, but in stock drawdowns they maintain a positive performance. Around 2000, they became correlated. Coi...

posted 5mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Do laws determine societal norms, or vice versa?

When society creates laws to govern themselves, do they simply codify what has already been established practice in society? For example, when a law is written that forbids theft, is this because s...

2 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 6mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Comcast internet went down for small business. Can we have our losses offset?

You don't provide the specific contract you have, but let's look at the Comcast Business Services Terms of Service for purchases on or after 4/1/2013 as an example. Article 6.1: NEITHER PARTY W...

posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Can I set up a regular machine like the Steam Deck?

The Steam Deck comes with an OS which is basically a customized Arch, plus Steam, Plasma and some extra programs. The Steam Deck mounts most system dirs as read only, so for example it's not possi...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Incremental training vs. transfer learning

Is incremental training the same as transfer learning? What exactly is the difference?

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Why don't registrars redact country and state/province?

How come country and state/province is often excluded from WHOIS privacy? So everything else is redacted, but not country and state. However, apparently there's no special requirement from ICANN, s...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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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 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 17d ago by Spamalot‭

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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 6mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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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 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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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 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by Spamalot‭

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Incubator Q&A Aggregate 404 errors from log file on the Linux command line

I'm sure there's a program somewhere that parses common log entries, but I don't know what it is. However, the task as stated is pretty simple so I'd try hack something together myself. You need to...

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

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Meta Image upload broken in Incubator Q&A

I recently uploaded an image to a question. I didn't encounter this problem, although I would expect that I should have. I'm able to view the image with Right click -> Open image in new tab and...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Descriptions Shopping

Site Name shopping.codidact.com Description Shopping advice, product recommendations and buying guides. I think this will be an interesting topic for this site because buying products is in eve...

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

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Incubator Q&A Calculating load for OSB flooring

I have a 1/2in OSB board with "32/16" stamped on it. This means that when used as flooring, it the supporting joists must be spaced 16in or denser (32 is for roofing). However, if I did put it on ...

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

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Incubator Q&A Is it worth taking steps to reduce harmful vapors from OSB boards?

Suppose I want to use OSB for a home renovation project. The OSB will be permanently attached in a habitable part of the house. It will be exposed directly to the room, without any coating, films, ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

Descriptions AI Tech

Site Name AI Tech Description Technical AI discussion. Questions, answers and articles about creating and using sophisticated cutting-edge AI models. Topics Topics covered would include: La...

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

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Meta I can't edit the title "Site Proposal: Video Games" to "Video Game" [duplicate]

I am trying to edit the title of https://proposals.codidact.com/posts/288625 to simplify it. However, the text box for title goes red and I can't do so. How can I edit the title?

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  closed as duplicate 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Descriptions Home Improvement

Site Name Home Improvement Description Questions about renovating, repairing, maintaining and building one's own home. Topics Topics covered would include: Any questions pertaining to work ...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 12mo ago by Karl Knechtel‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I make money in early game?

There are a few ways. Some of them are somewhat exploity, so it is up to you what you consider "fair" - although the game is in early access so the balance is not perfect either. Start with high...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I make money in early game?

On harder difficulties, it's easy to run out of money in the beginning and get stuck with no way to progress. How can I create a positive cash flow early on?

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

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Incubator Q&A How to prevent power outages when rebuilding power lines?

A good strategy is building the main power lines in a ring. Suppose you have some power source, like the customs house connection or a power plant, and a single power transformer which will go to ...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Descriptions Video Games

Site name Video Games Description A community for video game players, developers, and those dedicated to or interested in video games. Topics The site will combine playing and developing games...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 12mo ago by Karl Knechtel‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I set up DNS records for home hosting?

Some web hosts bundle DNS (pointing domain towards an IP) and hosting (serving the site at some IP) together. Those might have some specialty tools to tie the two together. The usage of those will ...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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