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Global Ranking

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Starting a meta-leaderboard for tracking who holds the record for ranking behind the most distinct people on an online leaderboard.
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Starting a meta-leaderboard for tracking who holds the record for ranking behind the most distinct people on an online leaderboard.
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Dehumidifier

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It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits.
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It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits.
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Laser Danger

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To combat the threat, many airlines are installing wing-mounted spray bottles.
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To combat the threat, many airlines are installing wing-mounted spray bottles.
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Farads

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'This HAZMAT container contains radioactive material with activity of one becquerel.' 'So, like, a single banana slice?'
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'This HAZMAT container contains radioactive material with activity of one becquerel.' 'So, like, a single banana slice?'
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Interoperability

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We're getting a lot of complaints from commuters who were routed onto a coaster, but the theme park patrons who spent hours stuck on an intercity line are also not happy.
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We're getting a lot of complaints from commuters who were routed onto a coaster, but the theme park patrons who spent hours stuck on an intercity line are also not happy.
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jlvanderzwan
11 days ago
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Honestly, if you didn't pay attention to the "you must be at least this tall" sign when you boarded the subway then that's on you
sredfern
12 days ago
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This is the kind of trouble I want to see in the world
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Tukey

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Numbers can be tricky. On the day of my 110th birthday, I'll be one day younger than John Tukey was on his.
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Numbers can be tricky. On the day of my 110th birthday, I'll be one day younger than John Tukey was on his.
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marcrichter
13 days ago
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Initially misreading the decimal separator for 110k years made this go from puzzling to even funnier! 😂
tbd
jlvanderzwan
13 days ago
Same, "oh is the joke that he's only off by a factor of two but with waaaay too much significant digits?"
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