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Schwern
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25 years of experience in software engineering and releasing critical Open Source infrastructure software. Rather than learning the latest hot framework, I focus on the techniques and patterns which are the foundation for good software, and the "intangibles" of software engineering, architecture, and process.

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Why doesn't the Falcon-9 first stage use three legs to land?
Aug 19, 2019
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Can I be a NASA astronaut as a 5 feet 6 inches 16-year-old Bangladeshi girl with eyesight problems?
Mar 6, 2021
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If we can get people to the moon and back, why are we so adamant that it's impossible to service James Webb at 4x that with a one way robotic vehicle?
Dec 26, 2021
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Can't astronauts use ball point pens in space?
Jun 29, 2020
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Why is it so hard to build crewed rockets/spacecraft able to reach escape velocity?
Jan 16, 2021
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How do US citizens vote in space?
Oct 24, 2020
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Why is the speed of James Webb Space Telescope decreasing?
Dec 28, 2021
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Why is it assumed that space flights have to be safe?
Jul 3, 2022
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What led NASA et al. to decide the ISS should be a zero-g station when the massive negative health and quality of life impacts of zero-g were known?
Dec 1, 2020
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Why not build Saturn V's again?
Dec 10, 2014
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What is the difference between public, protected, package-private and private in Java?
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Do vote counts for Joe Biden in the 2020 election violate Benford's Law?
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How do I install g++ for Fedora?
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How do I find the next commit in Git? (child/children of ref)
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Did the UK homicide rate go up after handgun ownership was banned?