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Nov 5	proposed question	HiFi/TV: Is a 7.1 (or more) speaker setup actually an improvement over 5.1?
Nov 5	proposed question	HiFi/TV: Assuming I have enough HDMI slots on both of them, should I connect my inputs to the TV and then output the audio to my receiver, or the reverse?
Nov 5	proposed question	HiFi/TV: Why is my receiver getting a PCM signal from my BD reader instead of DTS or Dolby Digital?
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Aug 20	comment	History @Doug: that was just a preliminary description, the "right" one will of course be given much more thought in the beta phase.
Aug 9	comment	History: What was the main reason for World War I? Agreed... although WWII was very much the result of WWI's ending.
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Jul 15	comment	Philosophy: If a tree falls in the forest, and there's nobody there, does it make noise? @Tom, the recorder (and anybody listening to it after the event has been recorded) definitely qualify as an observer. This may sound silly... but it's one of the main controversial points of quantum physiscs, i.e. how the observer influences a phenomenon.
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Jul 4	comment	History: Where can I find good primary sources about [the Spanish Inquisition]? Where nobody would expect it.
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Jun 24	comment	Physics: Is time travel possible? Indeed it is, as we all are already travelling in time at constant speed. It's changing speed and/or direction that can get tricky...
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Jun 23	comment	Sexuality: I found [a new feature] on my genitals (described within). Is it an STI? @Evan: pure genius.
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Jun 20	comment	Science Fiction & Fantasy: In 3001, Final Odyssey, they don't use the word “god” anymore in expressions like “Oh my god, it's full of stars”, what do they use? @nik, +1 for quoting TVTropes.
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Jun 19	comment	Physics: How would you explain Quantum physics to an X year old? "The world is a lot stranger than you could expect."
Jun 19	comment	Philosophy: Shouldn't a 'Theory of Everything' be the most simple formula possible…? "Let there be Light."
Jun 19	comment	Philosophy: If my brain were transplanted, would I be conscious in the new person's body or my old one? Isn't this more akin to Neurophysiology than Phylosophy?