By R.W. Blickhan
Published Mar 2
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Information Theory
5
Cooking & Culinary
349
Learning & Memory
2
Productivity Tools
22
Photography
22
Geography & Demography
14
Game Theory
8
Cultural Evolution
14
Queuing Theory
1
Prompt Engineering
25
Regex
21
Law & Politics
2
Design
8
Combinatorics
11
Game Design
14
History
69
Philosophy
17
Occultism
58
Software Engineering
186
Classical Physics
54
Quantum Mechanics
73
Religion & Philosophy
1
Evolutionary Biology
75
Buddhism
25
Linguistics
6
Fashion & Textiles
26
Music
2
What is an awl?
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What's the name of the tool to puncture holes for stitching?
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Define hebdomadal.
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What are the legs of the Clausewitzian trinity?
- Friction
- Political objective
- Will
What’s the foredge of a codex?
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What’s the spine of a codex?
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What’s the bottom of a codex?
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What’s the top of a codex?
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What’s the verso side of a folio?
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What’s the recto side of a folio?
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What’s the name for the “back” page of a folio?
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What’s the name for a single sheet of paper folded in half?
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Where is Westlake in the Bay Area?
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What are the four components of Sinner’s circle?
- Time
- Heat
- Chemicals
- Friction
In the CIA triad, what is availability?
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In the CIA triad, what is confidentiality?
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What are the legs of the CIA triad?
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Which units are NOT covered by AB 1482?
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What is the maximum rent increase under AB 1482?
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Which California state law caps rent increases?
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What are the "natural" social structures of horses (without geldings)?
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What are the four options in Mary Robinette Kowal's ABCD critique method?
- A for Awesome
- B for Bored
- C for Confused
- D for Disbelief
What's the name of the de facto standard writing group critique method?
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What is trust-as-encapsulated-interest per Trust and Trustworthiness?
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What's the origin of the name Vanessa?
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What are the most common kinds of nonwovens?
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What are wovens?
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What's the classic example of a synthetic filament fiber?
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What's the classic example of a natural filament fiber?
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What's the difference between staple and filament fibers?
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What are the main branches of British neopaganism according to Ronald Hutton?
- Wicca
- Pagan druidry
- Shamanism
What are the main fashion weeks?
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What is the strict definition of couture?
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What is the weft of a thread?
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What is the warp of a weave?
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What is Quinns' "stars and wishes" technique for RPGs?
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What are the properties of sateen sheets?
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What are percale sheets sometimes derisively referred to as?
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How are percale sheets woven?
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What are local dimming zones in transmissive displays?
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What are the weaknesses of transmissive displays?
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What is a transmissive display?
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What type of fundamental display are LCDs?
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What are the two major fundamental display technologies today?
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What are the three legs of the Münchhausen Trilemma? Skepticism about a proof can only be dispelled by:
- A circular argument: the proof of a proposition presupposes its truth
- A regressive argument: the proof requires its own proof, ad infinitum
- A dogmatic argument: the proof is based on precepts that are asserted rather than defended
What is hardware disease?
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What is the generally-recommended minimum SPF?
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What is broad-spectrum sunscreen?
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How do chemical sunscreens work?
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What are the active ingredients in mineral sunscreen?
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What does Brandon Sanderson mean by a "gorilla in the phonebooth"?
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What are the Five Confucian Classics (五经)?
- 诗经（Shījīng, Book of Odes)
- 书经（Shūjīng, Book of Documents)
- 礼记 (Lǐjì, Book of Rites)
- 易经 (Yìjīng, Book of Changes)
- 春秋 (Chūnqiū, Spring and Autumn Annals)
What are Zhu Xi's Four Books (四书)?
- Great Learning
- Doctrine of the Mean
- Analects
- Mengzi
What is subsidiarity?
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What's the difference between brokers and dealers?
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What is grattage?
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What is soufflage?
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What is scumbling?
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What is Brandon Sanderson's framework for character motivation?
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What is Brandon Sanderson's framework for plotting?
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What's the distinction between open and closed bargaining?
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What are Weingarten rights?
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What’s the runtime for the DP algorithm for edit distance?
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What are the three main questions driving probabilistic models of cognition?
- "How does abstract knowledge guide learning and inference from sparse data?"
- "What forms does abstract knowledge take, across different domains and tasks?"
- "How is abstract knowledge itself acquired?"
What is the generative approach to cognition?
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Define a generative model in cognition.
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What are the three levels of analysis of information-processing systems introduced in Marr’s Vision?
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What is Bentham's concept of "deep play"?
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In tennis, what is a volley?
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In tennis, what is a groundstroke?
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Which tennis grip is on bevel 5?
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Which tennis grip is on bevel 4?
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In tennis, where is the full western grip?
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In tennis, what is the semi-western grip good for?
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In tennis, where is the semi-western grip?
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In tennis, what is the eastern forehand grip good for?
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In tennis, what is the continental grip good for?
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In tennis, where is the eastern forehand grip?
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In tennis, where is a continental grip?
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In tennis, where does bevel counting start?
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In MBTI, what are the characteristics of perceiving (P)?
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In MBTI, what are the characteristics of judging (J)?
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In MBTI, what are the characteristics of intuition (N)?
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In MBTI, what is T vs F?
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In MBTI, what is S vs N?
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In MBTI, what is E vs I?
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What does Seeing Like A State claim is the birthplace of twentieth-century high modernism?
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What are examples of state simplification given in Seeing Like A State?
- Cadastral surveys for parceled land tenure
- Urban grid designs
- Creation of surnames
- Language standardization
- Hub-and-spoke traffic systems
What are the five most important characteristics of state simplifications according to Seeing Like A State?
- Of interest to officials
- Written and documentary
- Static
- Aggregate
- Standardized
What does Seeing Like A State use as an example of urban legibility via state control?
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Why shouldn't we use Markdown blockquotes for admonitions?
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What does Seeing Like A State use as a metaphor for state legibility?
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What are the four conditions for social disaster according to Seeing Like A State?
- State legibility
- High-modernist ideology
- Authoritarianism
- Incapacitated civil society
How does Putnam define bridging social capital?
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How does Putnam define bonding social capital?
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What is the etymology of "gossip" in English?
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What is Naismith's rule for hiking time (metric units)?
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What is Naismith's rule for hiking time (imperial units)?
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What are the major types of textiles?
- Linen
- Cotton
- Wool
- Silk
- Leather
- Synthetics (nylon, polyester, etc)