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Are Rainbow Trout and Steelhead the same? | Steelhead and Rainbow trout are the same species, but have different lifestyles. Steelhead spend part of their lives in the sea before going up river to breed, while rainbow trout spend their lives in freshwater. | open_qa | 12,444 |
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In Paul Simon's famous song, how many different ways are there to leave your lover? | Paul Simon tells us there are fifty ways to leave your lover. | general_qa | 12,446 |
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What are the books in Harry Potter series in order? | Harry Potter is a book series written by British author J.K. Rowling. The series was published from 1997 to 2007 with 7 books
Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997)
Book 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)
Book 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
Book 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
Book 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
Book 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) | open_qa | 12,449 |
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Does my data need to fit in memory to use Spark? | No. Spark's operators spill data to disk if it does not fit in memory, allowing it to run well on any sized data. Likewise, cached datasets that do not fit in memory are either spilled to disk or recomputed on the fly when needed, as determined by the RDD's storage level. | general_qa | 12,450 |
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What happens when someone throws a phone onto a mattress? | The phone hits the mattress and causes a momentary indent on the mattress. Depending on which part of the phone hits the mattress and the angle as well as speed of the throw, the phone may jump to another spot on the mattress, or it may stay where it first made contact. Regardless, it will likely bounce a few times and then eventually stop moving. | general_qa | 12,454 |
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Where in France do claret wines come from | Bordeaux | open_qa | 12,456 |
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Given these paragraphs about the Tesla bot, what is its expected height and weight? | Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, is a conceptual general-purpose robotic humanoid under development by Tesla, Inc. It was announced at the company's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day event on August 19, 2021. CEO Elon Musk claimed during the event that Tesla would likely build a prototype by 2022. Musk is on record having said that he thinks Optimus "has the potential to be more significant than the vehicle business over time."
Tesla Bot is planned to measure 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) tall and weigh 125 lb (57 kg). According to the presentation made during the first AI Day event, a Tesla Bot will be "controlled by the same AI system Tesla is developing for the advanced driver-assistance system used in its cars" and have a carrying capacity of 45 lb (20 kg). Proposed tasks for the product are ones that are "dangerous, repetitive and boring", such as providing manufacturing assistance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot) | Tesla Bot is planned to measure 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) tall and weigh 125 lb (57 kg). | closed_qa | 12,457 |
What is Agent Fox Mulder's badge number? | JTT047101111 | open_qa | 12,458 |
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Do you know anything about the writer Joshua Braff | Joshua Braff (born October 11, 1967) is an American writer.
Braff's first novel, The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green, described as a Jewish coming of age tale, was published in 2004 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green was an ALA Notable Book, named to Booklist's Top 10 1st Novels List, and chosen for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program. His second novel Peep Show was published by Algonquin in 2010. In a four-star review of Peep Show, People said, “Braff skillfully illuminates the failures and charms of a broken family. That teen longing for adults to act their age haunts long after the final page.” | Joshua Braff (born October 11, 1967) is an American writer. Braff's first novel, The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green, described as a Jewish coming of age tale, was published in 2004 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green was an ALA Notable Book, named to Booklist's Top 10 1st Novels List, and chosen for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program. His second novel Peep Show was published by Algonquin in 2010.
In a four-star review of Peep Show, People said, “Braff skillfully illuminates the failures and charms of a broken family. That teen longing for adults to act their age haunts long after the final page.” | closed_qa | 12,463 |
Why am I so sad all the time? | I'm not sure. I don't know the full extent of your circumstances. What I do know is that you can seek guidance and support from friends and family, and if you don't feel like you have someone close to rely on or turn to, there are many resources available for those experiencing depression, feeling isolation, or generally struggling with mental health. I encourage you to see what resources are available to you and seek professional help — sometimes talking to someone (beyond a generative AI model like me) can help. | general_qa | 12,464 |
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What planning should you do to visit Walt Disney World? | You should start planning your Walt Disney World vacation at least six months in advance. First figure out your travel arrangements. If you are able to drive, you will have your own vehicle available to travel to the parks. If you fly, you will either need a rental car or will need to use other forms of transportation, such as uber or lyft. Within the Walt Disney World parks and resorts there is Disney provided transportation, but it is often crowded during peak hours such as park opening and closing. Next you will need to decide where to stay. The Walt Disney World resorts are the most convenient, but also the most expensive option. There are Walt Disney World resorts cater to different economic levels from more affordable up to more luxurious. Staying on the grounds will also often allow to enter parks earlier or stay later than the general public. Staying off the grounds is usually less expensive. There are many hotels and resorts in the Orlando area to choose from. Other options are to use a rental service such as VRBO or AirBnB to rent a property such as a house or condo for your stay. Next you need to decide on how many days in the parks you'll spend and whether you will stay in one park for an entire day or want to have the option to "park hop". Tickets are discounted for a larger number of days in the park. The "park hopper" option is a premium on top of the base ticket price. Often there are discount ticket websites but be careful about scams. The safest is to buy from Disney or a licensed travel advisor. Typically the price from a travel advisor is they same as buying from Disney. Next make a budget for how much you'll spend on food in the parks. Food is fairly pricy, but there are options from counter service all the way up to sit down restaurants and fine dining. Realize that eating in a sit down restaurant will take time away from other activities in the parks. Reservations can be made on the Disney website but are often difficult to get for some restaurants. Taking food into the park is also an option as there are lockers available at the parks to store things. Some items such as knives are not allowed, so plan ahead if food needs to be sliced. Next look at the rides and attractions that your family wants to ride and make a plan for which are the most important. A guidebook such as the Unauthorized Guide to Disney World is very helpful to provide plans for your day(s) in the parks. These guidebooks will give you help on when the lines for attractions will be shorter. Don't just try to show up in a park without some sort of plan as to which attractions to visit and when. Visiting without a plan will result in frustration, long waits, and disappointment. Also realize that you will not be able to visit all of the park attractions in one visit. As the time of your visit approaches watch the weather reports. Late afternoon thunderstorms are typical in Orlando in the summertime. Most attractions at Disney World are indoors and will continue operating during rain. Rain ponchos can be purchased in the park, but they are more expensive in park than if you bring your own. It can also be very hot during the summer, so plan on having water, sunscreen and wearing appropriate clothing for the weather. Be aware of how your party's attitude is during your visit. Visiting Disney World requires a lot of walking and also requires stamina. If people are getting tired, take a break, either in the park or back at your hotel. Don't make your visit a "death march". Also base the length of your stay in the park on the age of people in your party. Young children or elderly may require longer and more frequent breaks. One option is to go to the park in the morning, go back to your hotel in the afternoon for a dip in the pool, and return to the park later afternoon or evening. Pay attention to the park hours to know how early you can arrive and how late you can stay. Most parks have some sort of parade and fireworks show at closing. Most are very worthwhile to see. And remember above all that you should have fun. Don't be so focused on your plan of visiting attractions that you don't take advantage of spur of the moment opportunities such as interacting with characters or getting a quick photo with the family. Hopefully this will not be your only vacation at Disney World, and you want to have fond memories of your visit so that you will want to return again as soon as possible. | open_qa | 12,465 |
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What is the main difference between ORC and Parquet? | Both file formats are columnar with similar support for encoding and compression. Their key difference is in how nested data is represented. In Parquet, the nested data is fully shredded into columns with additional metadata to reconstruct the nesting structure. In ORC, nested structures are not decomposed into columns. Rather the nested data value is stored as a regular column value. | open_qa | 12,468 |
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What are a few dishes you can cook with potatoes? | There are a lot of great dishes you can cook with potatoes. A few common dishes include mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, and french fries. | open_qa | 12,469 |
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Given this paragraph about Indiana Jones, tell me who starred in the franchise films with Harrison Ford | Indiana Jones is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., a fictional professor of archaeology, that began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. In 1984, a prequel, The Temple of Doom, was released, and in 1989, a sequel, The Last Crusade. A fourth film followed in 2008, titled The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. A fifth and final film, titled The Dial of Destiny, is in production and is scheduled to be released in 2023. The series was created by George Lucas and stars Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. The first four films were directed by Steven Spielberg, who worked closely with Lucas during their production.
In 1992, the franchise expanded to a television series with The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, portraying the character in his childhood and youth, and including adventures with his parents.
Marvel Comics began publishing The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones in 1983, and Dark Horse Comics gained the comic book rights to the character in 1991. Novelizations of the films have been published, as well as many novels with original adventures, including a series of German novels by Wolfgang Hohlbein, twelve novels set before the films published by Bantam Books, and a series set during the character's childhood inspired by the television show.
Numerous Indiana Jones video games have been released since 1982.
Background
During 1973, George Lucas wrote The Adventures of Indiana Smith. Like Star Wars, it was an opportunity to create a modern version of the movie serials of the 1930s and 1940s. Lucas discussed the concept with Philip Kaufman, who worked with him for several weeks and decided upon the Ark of the Covenant as the MacGuffin. The project was stalled when Clint Eastwood hired Kaufman to write The Outlaw Josey Wales. In May 1977, Lucas was in Maui, trying to escape the worldwide success of Star Wars. His friend and colleague Steven Spielberg was also there, on vacation from work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Spielberg told Lucas he was interested in making a James Bond film, but Lucas told him of an idea "better than James Bond", outlining the plot of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Spielberg loved it, calling it "a James Bond film without the hardware", and had the character's surname changed to Jones. Spielberg and Lucas made a deal with Paramount Pictures for five Indiana Jones films.
Spielberg and Lucas aimed to make Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom much darker, because of their personal moods following their respective breakups and divorces. Lucas made the film a prequel as he did not want the Nazis to be the villains again. He had ideas regarding the Monkey King and a haunted castle, but eventually created the Sankara Stones, that would be used in the film. He hired Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz to write the script as he knew of their interest in Indian culture. The major scenes that were dropped from Raiders of the Lost Ark were included in this film: an escape using a giant rolling gong as a shield, a fall out of a plane in a raft, and a mine cart chase. For the third film, Spielberg revisited the Monkey King and haunted castle concepts, before Lucas suggested the Holy Grail. Spielberg had previously rejected this as too ethereal, but then devised a father-son story and decided that "The Grail that everybody seeks could be a metaphor for a son seeking reconciliation with a father and a father seeking reconciliation with a son."
Following the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lucas let the series end as he felt he could not think of a good plot device to drive the next installment and chose instead to produce The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, which explored the character in his early years. Ford played Indiana in one episode, narrating his adventures in 1920 Chicago. When Lucas shot Ford's role in December 1992, he realized that the scene opened up the possibility of a film with an older Indiana set in the 1950s. The film could reflect a science fiction 1950s B-movie, with aliens as the plot device. Ford disliked the new angle, telling Lucas: "No way am I being in a Steven Spielberg movie like that." Spielberg himself, who depicted aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, resisted it. Lucas devised a story, which Jeb Stuart turned into a script from October 1993 to May 1994. Lucas wanted Indiana to get married, which would allow Henry Jones Sr. to return, expressing concern over whether his son is happy with what he has accomplished. After learning that Joseph Stalin was interested in psychic warfare, Lucas decided to have Russians as the villains and the aliens to have psychic powers. Following Stuart's next draft, Lucas hired Last Crusade writer Jeffrey Boam to write the next three versions, the last of which was completed in March 1996. Three months later, Independence Day was released, and Spielberg told Lucas he would not make another alien invasion film (or at least not until War of the Worlds in 2005). Lucas decided to focus on the Star Wars prequels instead.
In 2000, Spielberg's son asked when the next Indiana Jones film would be released, which made him interested in reviving the project. The same year, Ford, Lucas, Spielberg, Frank Marshall, and Kathleen Kennedy met during the American Film Institute's tribute to Ford, and decided they wanted to enjoy the experience of making an Indiana Jones film again. Spielberg also found returning to the series a respite from his many dark films during this period. Spielberg and Lucas discussed the central idea of a B-movie involving aliens, and Lucas suggested using crystal skulls to ground the idea. Lucas found these artifacts as fascinating as the Ark, and had intended to feature them for a Young Indiana Jones episode before the show's cancellation. M. Night Shyamalan was hired to write for an intended 2002 shoot, but he was overwhelmed by the task, and claimed it was difficult to get Ford, Spielberg, and Lucas to focus. Stephen Gaghan and Tom Stoppard were also approached.
Frank Darabont, who wrote various Young Indiana Jones episodes, was hired to write in May 2002. His script, titled Indiana Jones and the City of Gods, was set in the 1950s, with ex-Nazis pursuing Jones. Spielberg conceived the idea because of real-life figures such as Juan Perón in Argentina, who allegedly protected Nazi war criminals. Darabont claimed Spielberg loved the script, but Lucas had issues with it, and decided to take over writing himself. Lucas and Spielberg acknowledged that the 1950s setting could not ignore the Cold War, and the Russians were more plausible villains. Spielberg decided he could not satirize the Nazis after directing Schindler's List, while Ford felt "We plum wore the Nazis out." Darabont's main contribution was reintroducing Marion Ravenwood as Indiana's love interest, but he gave them a 13-year-old daughter, which Spielberg decided was too similar to The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Jeff Nathanson met with Spielberg and Lucas in August 2004, and turned in the next drafts in October and November 2005, titled The Atomic Ants. David Koepp continued on from there, giving his script the subtitle Destroyer of Worlds, based on the J. Robert Oppenheimer quote. It was changed to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as Spielberg found this a more inviting title which actually named the plot device. Koepp wanted to depict the character of Mutt as a nerd, but Lucas refused, explaining he had to resemble Marlon Brando in The Wild One; "he needs to be what Indiana Jones's father thought of – the curse returns in the form of his own son – he's everything a father can't stand". Koepp collaborated with Lawrence Kasdan on the film's "love dialogue".
The Walt Disney Company has owned the Indiana Jones intellectual property since its acquisition of Lucasfilm, the series' production company, in 2012, when Lucas sold it for $4 billion. Walt Disney Studios owns the distribution and marketing rights to future Indiana Jones films since 2013, with Paramount retaining the distribution rights to the first four films and receiving "financial participation" from any additional films. Disney will distribute the fifth film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which will be directed by James Mangold and produced by Spielberg.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Main article: Raiders of the Lost Ark
The first film is set in 1936. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by government agents to locate the Ark of the Covenant, the gold plated chest containing the stone tablets Moses used to inscribe the Ten Commandments before the Nazi Germans steal it for themselves. The Nazis have teams searching for religious artefacts, including the Ark, which is rumored to make an army that carries the Ark before it invincible. The Nazis are being helped by Indiana's arch-rival and French archaeologist René Belloq (Paul Freeman). With the help of his former lover and tough bar owner Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) and his excavator friend Sallah (John Rhys-Davies), Indiana manages to recover the Ark in Egypt. The Nazis steal the Ark and capture Indiana and Marion. Belloq and the Nazis perform a ceremony to open the Ark, but when they do so, all they find inside is sand. Suddenly, spirits come out of the Ark and the Nazis are all killed by the Ark's wrath. Indiana and Marion, who survived by closing their eyes, manage to get the Ark to the United States, where it is stored in a secret government warehouse.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Main article: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The second film is a prequel set in 1935, a year before Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana escapes Chinese gangsters led by Lao Che with the help of singer/actress Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) and his twelve-year-old sidekick Short Round (Ke Huy Quan). The trio crash-land in India, where they come across a Punjabi village whose children have been kidnapped. The Thuggee cult led by Mola Ram (Amrish Puri) has also taken the holy Sankara Stones, which they will use to take over the world. Indiana manages to overcome Mola Ram's evil power, rescues the children and returns the stones to their rightful place, overcoming his own mercenary nature. The film has been noted as an outlier in the franchise, as it does not feature Indy's university or any antagonistic political entity, and is less focused on archaeology, being presented as a dark movie with gross-out elements, human sacrifice and torture.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Main article: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The third film is set in 1938. Indiana and his friend Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott) are assigned by American businessman Walter Donovan (Julian Glover) to find the Holy Grail. They are teamed up with Dr. Elsa Schneider (Alison Doody), following on from where Indiana's estranged father Henry (Sean Connery) left off before he disappeared. It transpires that Donovan and Elsa are in league with the Nazis, who captured Henry Jones in order to get Indiana to help them find the Grail. However, Indiana recovers his father's diary filled with his research, and manages to rescue him before finding the location of the Grail. Both Donovan and Elsa fall to the temptation of the Grail, while Indiana and Henry realize that their relationship with each other is more important than finding the relic.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Main article: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The fourth film is set in 1957, nineteen years after The Last Crusade. Indiana is having a quiet life teaching before being thrust into a new adventure. He races against agents of the Soviet Union, led by Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) for a crystal skull. His journey takes him across Nevada, Connecticut, Peru, and the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Indiana is faced with betrayal by one of his best friends, Mac (Ray Winstone), is introduced to a greaser named Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf), who turns out to be his son (his real name revealed to be Henry Jones III), and is reunited with, and eventually marries, Marion Ravenwood, who was the lead female character introduced in the first movie.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Main article: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
A fifth film, set in 1969, is scheduled for release on June 30, 2023. The film is being directed by James Mangold, who wrote the script with Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Spielberg was initially set to direct the film, before passing it to Mangold. Spielberg instead serves as a producer, along with Kennedy and Marshall. Ford reprises the title role, and new cast members include Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Toby Jones and Antonio Banderas. Development of the film began in 2008, but the project stalled for years. Filming eventually began in the United Kingdom in June 2021 and wrapped in February 2022. | The American media franchise, Indiana Jones, includes five film releases. The first film release, Raiders of the Last Ark included co-stars Paul Freeman, as Rene Bellow, Karen Allen, as Marion Ravenwood, and John Rhys-Davies, as Sallah. The second film release, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom included co-stars Kate Capshaw, as Willie Scott, Ke Huy Quan as Short Round, and Amris Puri, as Mola Ram. The third film release, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade included co-stars Denholm Elliott as Marcus Brody, Julian Glover as Walter Donovan, Alison Doody as Dr. Elsa Schneider, and Sean Connery as Henry Jones. The fourth film release, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull included co-stars Cate Blanchett as Irina Spalko, Ray Winstone as Mac and Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams. The fifth and final film release, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, is scheduled to be released in June 30, 2023 and currently includes co-stars include Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Toby Jones and Antonio Banderas. | closed_qa | 12,470 |
How do you treat a dog diarrhea | You can treat a dog diarrhea by letting the dog skip one meal and give ground turkey and rice plus one packet of probiotics to the dog. You can add some veggie if you see improvement. | open_qa | 12,472 |
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How large is the Earth? | The Earth's radius is 6378 kilometers, and its mass is 5.972 x 10^24 kilograms. Its surface area is about 510 million square kilometers. | general_qa | 12,474 |
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What is a music chord? | A chord in music is any harmony of two or more unique notes. In western music, we tend to focus on chords comprised of three unique notes characterized as a triad. The three notes are the root note plus the third and fifth intervals above the root in a diatonic scale of the key of the desired chord. For instance, if we are creating a C Major Chord, we will use the root (C), the third interval (E), and the fifth interval (G) in the C Major scale. | general_qa | 12,475 |
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What is the difference between a mechanical watch and a quartz watch? | Mechanical watches are not powered by batteries within the individual watch compartments. They are powered by gears and springs that manually need winding, maintenance, and support. This technology was developed in a time period where quartz watch technology did not exist, and as a result, needed a more simplified way of maintaining time. Since mechanical watches do not rely on a battery, they are often -/+ 2 seconds every day and need regular resetting. | general_qa | 12,476 |
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What are four universities in the state of Texas? | Four universities in the state of Texas are University of Texas, Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech. | open_qa | 12,478 |
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How to detect that a number is odd or even? | You can detect that by checking if the number is divisible by 2 without a reminder, for example 4/2 = 2, so 4 is an even number, however 5/2 is 2 with 1 as a reminder, so 5 is an odd number | general_qa | 12,481 |
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Why is the Saguaro cactus important to Arizona? | The Saguaro cactus (Saguaro Cacti) is a very rare type of cacti that only grows in the Sonoran Desert, which southern Arizona is part of. The Saguaro, can easily live a few hundred years as it takes about 50-75 years just to grow one arm. Due to new construction in Arizona, a Saguaro interfering with the location of a building must be transplanted and cannot be destroyed. The destruction of a Saguaro cactus is a class-4 felony. | general_qa | 12,483 |
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Why are drill jigs less commonly used today than they were in the past? | A drill jig is a type of jig that expedites repetitive hole center location on multiple interchangeable parts by acting as a template to guide the twist drill or other boring device into the precise location of each intended hole center. In metalworking practice, typically a hardened drill bushing lines each hole on the jig plate to keep the tool from damaging the jig.
Drill jigs started falling into disuse with the invention of the jig borer.
Since the widespread penetration of the manufacturing industry by CNC machine tools, in which servo controls are capable of moving the tool to the correct location automatically, the need for drill jigs (and for the jobs of the drill press operators who used them) is much less than it used to be. | Because of CNC machine tooling, which automate much of the drilling process | closed_qa | 12,485 |
Can birds sleep in the air? | The sooty tern only lands to breed and rear its young. It eats, sleeps, and drinks while flying and can stay airborne for ten years! An albatross also sleeps while it flies! It can doze while cruising at 25mph. | open_qa | 12,486 |
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What do giant Pandas eats? | The giant panda is a bear species endemic to China. It is a Carnivora, the giant panda is a folivore, with bamboo shoots and leaves making up more than 99% of its diet. | the giant panda is a folivore, with bamboo shoots and leaves making up more than 99% of its diet. | closed_qa | 12,487 |
Given the reference text about the genus Banksia, tell me how many species of Banksia there are and what size they can grow to. | Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and fruiting "cones" and heads. Banksias range in size from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall. They are found in a wide variety of landscapes: sclerophyll forest, (occasionally) rainforest, shrubland, and some more arid landscapes, though not in Australia's deserts. | There are around 170 species of Banksia. Banksias range in size from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall. | closed_qa | 12,489 |
Given these paragraphs about Natural hydrogen, can you name some of the countries where sources have been identified? | Natural hydrogen (known as white hydrogen), is naturally occurring molecular hydrogen on or in Earth (as opposed to hydrogen produced in the laboratory or in industry). The name white hydrogen distinguishes it from green hydrogen, which is produced from renewable energy sources, and from grey, brown or black hydrogen, which is obtained from fossil sources or from the electrolysis of water. Natural hydrogen may be renewable, non-polluting and allows for lower cost operation compared to industrial hydrogen. Natural hydrogen has been identified in many source rocks in areas beyond the sedimentary basins where oil companies typically operate.
Origin of natural hydrogen
There are several sources of natural hydrogen:
- degassing of deep hydrogen from the Earth's crust and mantle;
- reaction of water with ultrabasic rocks (serpentinisation);
- contact of water with reducing agents in the Earth's mantle;
- interaction of water with freshly exposed rock surfaces (weathering);
- decomposition of hydroxyl ions in the structure of minerals;
- Natural radiolysis of water;
- decomposition of organic matter;
- biological activity
- Extraction
- Natural hydrogen is extracted from wells, mixed with other gases such as nitrogen or helium.
Several sources have been identified in France. Geologists Alain Prinzhofer and Eric Derville have demonstrated the existence of large reservoirs in a dozen countries, including Mali and the United States. However, their potential remains difficult to assess.
Numerous emanations on the ocean floor have been identified but are difficult to exploit. The discovery of a significant emergence in Russia in 2008 suggests the possibility of extracting native hydrogen in geological environments.
Geology
Natural hydrogen is generated continuously from a variety of natural sources. There are many known hydrogen emergences on mid-ocean ridges. Another of the known reactions, serpentinisation, occurs under the sea floor (in the oceanic crust).
Diagenetic origin (iron oxidation) in the sedimentary basins of cratons, notably in Russia. Other sources are being explored, such as mantle hydrogen, or hydrogen from radiolysis (natural electrolysis) or from bacterial activity. In France, the Alps and Pyrenees are suitable for exploitation. New Caledonia has hyperalkaline sources that show dihydrogen emissions. A large accumulation of natural hydrogen was discovered in Bourakebougou (Mali).
Characteristics
Dihydrogen is very soluble in fresh water, especially at depth (solubility increases with pressure).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_hydrogen | Several sources have been identified in France. Geologists Alain Prinzhofer and Eric Derville have demonstrated the existence of large reservoirs in a dozen countries, including Mali and the United States. However, their potential remains difficult to assess. | closed_qa | 12,491 |
Is the economy doing well right now? | The economy is doing surprisingly well right now considering the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). We are in a slight recession but we are inching our way out of it. Other banks are not collapsing and people's confidence in the stock market and economy is getting better with time. Other sentiments that can affect the emotion of how people view the economy can be tied to how they view the current presidential administration or what their political affiliations are. | open_qa | 12,496 |
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What are some movies starring Chevy Chase | Fletch, Caddyshack, Three Amigos, National Lampoon's Vacation, Funny Farm, Spies Like Us, Foul Play, European Vacation | open_qa | 12,498 |
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What is Accrued income security | This is a security (investment) which pays interest at regular intervals. When it is sold, interest may have built up and this interest will be paid to the new owner. Interest built up like this is called accrued interest. | open_qa | 12,500 |
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On which national flag is there an eagle and a snake | Mexico | open_qa | 12,502 |
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How to get a good Survey for a product | Firstly you need to respond to the customer with in SLA and try to engage in all the triaging things you are doing to debug the case. secondly schedule 1-1 with customer to see if this can reproduced in the call. if it is a bug, please raise it with the developer to see if they can fix it. finally build the trust and confidence in the product and try to meet customer expectations. | open_qa | 12,504 |
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Is Aetolia at sea level? | Aetolia is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania. | Aetolia is a mountainous region of Greece, so probably not. | closed_qa | 12,507 |
What is the difference between Football and Futsal? | The size of a football pitch is bigger and longer than that of futsal. The number of football players is 11 while that of futsal players is 5. The size of a football is bigger than that of a futsal ball. Football players do a throwing when a ball crosses over a line while futsal players do kick-in. The game time of football is 45 minutes while that of futsal is 20 minutes. | open_qa | 12,508 |
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What is the difference between table salt and kosher salt? | Most salt shakers contain table salt, a fine-grained salt often including iodine - called iodized salt. Table salt is most commonly applied “at the table” when eating, however many home cooks don’t tend to keep multiple types of salt on hand so they might season their food with table salt during the cooking process.
Kosher salt is a more flaky salt and typically used either in larger quantities for brining or creating a salt crust on proteins prior to cooking. Most professional chefs will choose Kosher salt over table salt as they prefer the texture and usability. Table salt, being very fine-grained, is more dense than kosher salt and as such, recipes using salt should be weighed rather than using a volume measurement to ensure that a different type of salt doesn’t ruin the recipe. | general_qa | 12,510 |
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Why are in person events important to business growth? | In person events are incredibly important to business growth because they allow a company to connect with it's customers and prospects directly. The business can create experiences, connections between it's employees and customers, and between customers to help form a community of people who align based on self identifiers like interests, technologies, industry and solutions. These connections help build strong bonds between customer and brand by creating strong feelings of connectedness and inclusion through experiences during their in person event. | open_qa | 12,512 |
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Write a poem about a raven | Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
Only this and nothing more.”
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Nameless here for evermore. | general_qa | 12,516 |
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Given this paragraph about material, what is lithophane? | A lithophane is a thin plaque of translucent material, normally porcelain, which has been moulded to varying thickness, such that when lit from behind the different thicknesses show as different shades, forming an image. Only when lit from behind does the image display properly. They were invented in the 19th century and became very popular, typically for lampshades, nightlights, or to be hung on windows. They could also be given stands, to be placed in front of a light source. The longest side of a lithophane is typically between 6 and 10 inches. | A lithophane is a thin plaque of translucent material, normally porcelain, which has been moulded to varying thickness, such that when lit from behind the different thicknesses show as different shades, forming an image. | closed_qa | 12,517 |
Who is Roger Federer? | Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men's singles titles, a record eight men's singles Wimbledon titles, an Open Era joint-record five men's singles US Open titles, and a joint-record six year-end championships. In his home country, he is regarded as "the greatest and most successful" Swiss sportsperson in history. | Roger Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He has won 20 major's singles title, totally 103 singles titles on the ATP tour. He was ranked world No.1 for 310 weeks, and was considered as the great of all time by many people. | closed_qa | 12,520 |
Should I use microservices for my project? How many microservices should I have? | Every microservice you add increases the testing and deployment complexity for your project. However there are a few reasons you would want to split off separate microservices:
1. the scaling requirements are different (e.g., maybe part of your code needs to be deployed to 100 servers and other parts just to 5 servers).
2. the deployment model is different (e.g., maybe part of your code needs to be sharded by customer id, and other parts not sharded)
3. they are logically different parts of the code or of the company and they can benefit from moving independently for each other.
So split off as many microservices as required by the rules above, but don't split off too many. | general_qa | 12,521 |
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Where is Lebanon ? | Lebanon is a Middle Eastern country that is located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's southern border is shared with Israel. Syria borders Lebanon to the east and north, and the whole western edge of the country is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea. | general_qa | 12,524 |
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What are some interactive toys for toddlers? | Toddlers love to play with all varieties of toys - sensory, building, imaginative, and more. For an interactive and engaging experience, some of the greatest toys for toddlers are legos, magna tiles, playdoh, and kinetic sand. These activities and toys give them the creative freedom to use their imagination and fine motor skills. | general_qa | 12,526 |
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How many members are there in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) | Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has 8 members | open_qa | 12,528 |
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List five titles by George R.R. Martin. | A Game of Thrones, Dying of the Light, The Armageddon Rag, A Storm of Swords, A Song for Lya | open_qa | 12,529 |
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How many volumes of Wheel of Time are there? | The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three novels. Originally planned as a six-book series at its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time came to span 14 volumes, in addition to a prequel novel and two companion books. Jordan died in 2007 while working on what was planned to be the final volume in the series. He prepared extensive notes which enabled fellow fantasy author Brandon Sanderson to complete the final book, which grew into three volumes: The Gathering Storm (2009), Towers of Midnight (2010), and A Memory of Light (2013). | Originally planned as a six-book series at its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time came to span 14 volumes | closed_qa | 12,532 |
who is nayanthara ? | Nayanthara is an Indian actress who is well known in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film Industry. | open_qa | 12,533 |
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What are the benefits of ranked voting? | In elections for political office, ranked voting allows second, third and lower preference choices to be given weight in the event a voter's higher ranked choices do not show the electoral strength necessary to win a given election. In this way, overall social utility is maximized in the sense that the optimal level of voter happiness will be achieved. Ranked voting will give centrist and more moderate candidates and parties a greater chance to succeed in elections, reducing the power of the extreme elements on both sides of the political spectrum. It will encourage more moderate candidates to step forward and more moderate third parties to form. The extreme partisanship currently existing in politics will be mitigated. Donald Trump would likely not have won the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 because, although he had a very committed backing of a large minority of Republican voters, he faced a divided field of more moderate and traditional candidates who split the more rational majority of the party. Trump would likely not have been the second choice for many of the backers of other candidates. A more moderate candidate would likely have emerged as the eventual nominee. Opponents of ranked voting cite possible complexity and greater threat of computerized hacking or errors impacting election results. Entrenched politicians of both major parties oppose ranked voting because they do not want to encourage the formation of centrist third parties that could jeopardize the standing of their parties and their own political careers. | general_qa | 12,536 |
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Which human rights organisation founded 1961 got Nobel 1977 | Amnesty International | open_qa | 12,538 |
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from this blob of text about gosberton clough, to which city does the river flow to? | Gosberton Clough is a village in the civil parish of Gosberton and the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 30 miles (50 km) south-east from the city and county town of Lincoln, 5 miles (8 km) north from the nearest large town of Spalding, and 3 miles (5 km) west-southwest from parish village of Gosberton.
Gosberton Clough and the village Risegate to the east are conjoined as a 2 miles (3 km) linear settlement on the east to west B1397 road which runs along the south side of Risegate Eau (drain). Within Gosberton Clough the B1397 is named 'Clough Road', and in Risegate, 'Risegate Road', the villages separated at a bridge over the Risegate Eau at the junction with Chesboule Lane, running north, and Beach Lane, running south. The B1397 and the village is mirrored at the north of Risegate Eau by the parallel 'Siltside' (road). The Risegate Eau starts 2 miles (3 km) west at the South Forty-Foot Drain, then flows through the village, and reaches the River Welland at the Risegate Outfall sluice in Algarkirk Marsh, 7 miles (11 km) to the east. The north to south Hammond Beck intersects Risegate Eau at the west of the village, alongside of which is Beck Bank (road). | Towards Lincoln, England | closed_qa | 12,539 |
What is Gyebangsan? | Gyebangsan is a mountain of Gyeongsangnam-do, located in southeastern South Korea. | Gyebangsan is a mountain, located in southeastern South Korea. | closed_qa | 12,540 |
Given a reference text about a president, tell me when he died. | William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest presidency in United States history. He was also the first United States president to die in office, and a brief constitutional crisis resulted as presidential succession was not then fully defined in the United States Constitution. Harrison was the last president born as a British subject in the Thirteen Colonies and was the paternal grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States. | April 4, 1841 | closed_qa | 12,542 |
What is the capital of Tamilnadu? | Tamil Nadu (/ˌtæmɪl ˈnɑːduː/; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] (listen), abbr. TN) is the southern-most state of India. The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language—one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world—is widely spoken in the state and serves as its official language. The capital and largest city is Chennai. | Chennai | closed_qa | 12,545 |
Who won the Man Booker International Prize for 2019? | Jokha Alharthi (Oman Author) | open_qa | 12,546 |
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Roger likes bananas more than strawberries. He likes bananas more than apples, and he likes strawberries more than melons. He likes apples more than strawberries. Which fruit does Roger like least of those three? | Roger likes melons the least. | general_qa | 12,547 |
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In the series A Song of Ice and Fire, who is the founder of House Fossoway? | Foss the Archer | open_qa | 12,548 |
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what was the impact on software companies from the revenue standard called 606? | VSOE was replaced by SSP (Standard selling price), new disclosures around Remaining performance obligations | open_qa | 12,550 |
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How long do hump back whales live? | Hump back whales range is size from 14 - 17 meters, and can live 45 - 50 years. They weight a staggering 40 metric tons or about 55,000 - 65,000 pounds. They get their name hump back whale because of the shape of their back. They are also a very friendly and non aggressive, and there is a very low chance of a human ever getting harmed who comes into contact with one. | open_qa | 12,552 |
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What is the University of Texas mascot? | The University of Texas mascot is a longhorn. | open_qa | 12,553 |
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Name five professional sports teams in the state of New York. | Five professional sports teams in the state of New York are the New York Yankees, New York Mets, New York Islands, Brooklyn Nets, and New York Knicks. | open_qa | 12,554 |
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What makes for a great pizza? | There are many different variations of pizza. Many would say that the crust and sauce are more important than the toppings when considering what makes a pizza great. Toppings (pepperoni, mushroom, sausage, pineapple, etc.) are generally pretty standard, with little variation by source or region, though premium ingredients may be had my many pizza chefs, these are not considered here because premium toppings may not be available to every pizza chef.
The crust and sauce, however, are nearly limitless in variation. From thin crust to thick crusts, to bright or spicy sauce; a pizza chef may make their mark with excellent pizza on the foundation of a well made crust with a well flavored sauce. | general_qa | 12,555 |
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List five titles by Anne Rice. | Lasher, The Queen of the Damned, The Vampire Lestat, Interview with a Vampire, Memnoch the Devil | open_qa | 12,560 |
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Which state joined the US on March 15, 1820? | Maine. | open_qa | 12,561 |
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Which company introduced new kits for Marseille? | This new season Adidas introduced Marseille's new kits, and these new ones are very different from last season, except the home kit, the colours of Marseille still stay white and sky blue. The away kit is an impressive kit with it being sky blue and has shades of black. The third kit was so far used in European competitions only. This kit is a full black kit but still has a little sky blue. In all of Marseille's kits there is one their main colour sky blue one. | Adidas | closed_qa | 12,563 |
Name some famous rock bands from the San Francisco Bay Area. | Many famous rock bands have come from the San Francisco Bay area. These bands include the Grateful Dead, Journey, The Jefferson Airplane, Metallica, Santana, and Green Day. | open_qa | 12,564 |
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Why is Arizona the best state to live in? | Arizona is the best state to live in for numerous reasons. First, the tax situation is highly advantageous with a 2.55 percent flat state tax on all income. Second, the weather is incredible for 7-8 months per year, especially if you like the heat. The cost of living is relatively average and there are many growing, young towns to choose from like Gilbert and Chandler. Arizona has all 4 major sports team and continually gets major events, like the Super Bowl which was in Arizona this past year. Last but not least, Arizona has great hiking, biking trails, easy access to airport, and located close to Grand Canyon/Zion from Phoenix. | open_qa | 12,566 |
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What books would you recommend someone read to improve their general knowledge of the world? | Here are some books that can help improve one's general knowledge of the world:
*Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Revised by Jared Diamond
* The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design by Richard Dawkins
* The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jon Haidt
* The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Housel Morgan
* Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos by Mitch Waldrop
* Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
* Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
* How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
* Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life by Daniel Dennett
* Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
* Moneyball by Michael Lewis
* The Halo Effect: ... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive by Phil Rosenzweig | open_qa | 12,572 |
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How many golf clubs can a player carry in their bag? | Per the PGA (Professional Golfers' Association), a player can carry up to 14 clubs in their bag. There is no minimum number of clubs a player must carry. | open_qa | 12,573 |
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What is Human Development Report (HDI) based on? | HDI is based on Life Expectancy, Literacy & Per Capita Income | open_qa | 12,574 |
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Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? | Aretha Franklin. | open_qa | 12,575 |
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What is the expense ratio for an ETF? | An expense ratio reflects how much a mutual fund or an ETF (exchange-traded fund) pays for portfolio management, administration, marketing, and distribution, among other expenses. You'll almost always see it expressed as a percentage of the fund's average net assets (instead of a flat dollar amount). | general_qa | 12,577 |
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Name five water Pokemon. | Five water Pokemon are Squirtle, Poliwhirl, Seel, Horsea, and Staryu | open_qa | 12,580 |
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What is Assembler? | An assembler program creates object code by translating combinations of mnemonics and syntax for operations and addressing modes into their numerical equivalents. This representation typically includes an operation code ("opcode") as well as other control bits and data. The assembler also calculates constant expressions and resolves symbolic names for memory locations and other entities. The use of symbolic references is a key feature of assemblers, saving tedious calculations and manual address updates after program modifications. Most assemblers also include macro facilities for performing textual substitution – e.g., to generate common short sequences of instructions as inline, instead of called subroutines.
Some assemblers may also be able to perform some simple types of instruction set-specific optimizations. One concrete example of this may be the ubiquitous x86 assemblers from various vendors. Called jump-sizing, most of them are able to perform jump-instruction replacements (long jumps replaced by short or relative jumps) in any number of passes, on request. Others may even do simple rearrangement or insertion of instructions, such as some assemblers for RISC architectures that can help optimize a sensible instruction scheduling to exploit the CPU pipeline as efficiently as possible. | open_qa | 12,582 |
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What recording artist has won the most Grammys? | Beyonce, a singer-songwriter who has been active since the 1990s, holds the record for most Grammys won as of 2023 with 32 awards. | open_qa | 12,583 |
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Summarize the opening of the Gettysburg Address in simple modern English.
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this." | 87 years ago, we created this country so that people could be equal. We will see if a country like this can survive civil war. It's right that we remember people who died fighting for this country and are buried here. | general_qa | 12,590 |
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Are you going for a walk today? | These rainy days haven't been the greatest, but now with that shining sun, it'd be a shame to stay in! | general_qa | 12,592 |
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What year was the car manufacturer Ferrari founded in? | Ferrari was founded in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as Auto Avio Costruzioni, the company built its first car in 1940, and produced its first Ferrari-badged car in 1947. | open_qa | 12,593 |
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How many syllables are in the word reverberate? | The word reverberate has 4 syllables: re-ver-ber-ate | open_qa | 12,595 |
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Who is the best rock and roll drummer of all time? | John Bonham | open_qa | 12,598 |
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How do you throw a cutter in Wiffle Ball? | Wiffle Ball is a game meant to simulate baseball with a ball and bat, pitching and batting, but with plastic bat and ball to make the game more accessible and convenient for small groups often as little as 2 players to enjoy. A cutter, or "cut fastball" can be thrown in Wiffle Ball using a number of different methods, however, some popular approach include hold the middle of the ball and using the index finger to cut across the middle holes on the Wiffle Ball. Other grips with two fingers together in the middle of the ball can be used for variations of movement on the cutter and experimenting with different angles across the holes of the Wiffle Ball will generate a cutter type movement. The pitcher can throw with the same arm action as a fastball and allow the grip to create the late movement typical of a cutter. | open_qa | 12,599 |
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Given the this paragraph about the invention of transistors, why did lawyers at Bell Labs advise Shockley against filing a patent for his field-effect transistors? | From November 17 to December 23, 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain at AT&T's Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey performed experiments and observed that when two gold point contacts were applied to a crystal of germanium, a signal was produced with the output power greater than the input. Solid State Physics Group leader William Shockley saw the potential in this, and over the next few months worked to greatly expand the knowledge of semiconductors. The term transistor was coined by John R. Pierce as a contraction of the term transresistance. According to Lillian Hoddeson and Vicki Daitch, Shockley proposed that Bell Labs' first patent for a transistor should be based on the field-effect and that he be named as the inventor. Having unearthed Julius Edgar Lilienfeld's patents that went into obscurity years earlier, lawyers at Bell Labs advised against Shockley's proposal because the idea of a field-effect transistor that used an electric field as a "grid" was not new. Instead, what Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley invented in 1947 was the first point-contact transistor. To acknowledge this accomplishment, Shockley, Bardeen and Brattain jointly received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics "for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect". | The idea had previously been proposed and patented by Julius Edgar Lilienfeld. | closed_qa | 12,600 |
Who is the first astronaut to get into space in China? | In 2003, Yang Liwei was launched aboard Shenzhou 5, becoming the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. This achievement made China the third country to independently send humans into space. | Yang Liwei, who reached space in 2003 onboard the Shenzhou 5 space ship, is the first astronaut in China to reach space. | closed_qa | 12,601 |
what is a computer system? | A computer system is a nominally complete computer that includes the hardware, operating system (main software), and peripheral equipment needed and used for full operation. This term may also refer to a group of computers that are linked and function together, such as a computer network or computer cluster. | general_qa | 12,603 |
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What coloring of cat is almost always male? | Orange cats are generally male. | open_qa | 12,604 |
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What is special about Luis Miguel's music? | Luis Miguel is a Puerto Rican born Mexican singer. His nickname among the Latin American music industry and fan base is 'El Sol de México'. Luis Miguel is famous for taking legacy bolero and mariachi songs and modernizing them into mainstream pop romantic hits. Luis Miguel also has an unusual vocal range that spans three octaves. The combination of Luis Miguel's rare vocal talent along with the beautiful composition of the songs that he sings makes his music special. | general_qa | 12,605 |
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What are the words of House Marbrand? | "Burning Bright" | open_qa | 12,609 |
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What is a Melanochromis simulans | Melanochromis simulans is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs in the Masinje Rocks and at Cape Ngombo. This species can reach a length of 7.4 centimetres (2.9 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. | open_qa | 12,610 |
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Which states are part of the New England region? | The states in New England include Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. | open_qa | 12,611 |
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What is the best time to visit Florida? | The winter months are the recommended time for visiting Florida. It is usually much warmer than other areas in the nation, and it's not as hot or humid as in the summer. In the winter time, you may also see wild manatees in the natural springs, which is very unique. Besides nature places, Disney, Universal, Sea World and other theme parks can be great choices to visit during the winter months, since a lot of students may still be in school, and it's not as crowded as summer time. | general_qa | 12,614 |
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Which MLB baseball team has the most World Series wins? | The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). Often referred to as the "Fall Classic", the modern World Series has been played every year since 1903 with two exceptions: in 1904, when the NL champion New York Giants declined to play the AL champion Boston Americans; and in 1994, when the series was canceled due to the players' strike.
The best-of-seven style has been the format of all World Series except in 1903, 1919, 1920, and 1921, when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff. Although the large majority of contests have been played entirely during the month of October, a small number of Series have also had games played during September and November. The Series-winning team is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy. Players, coaches and others associated with the team are generally given World Series rings to commemorate their victory; however, they have received other items such as pocket watches and medallions in the past. The winning team is traditionally invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States.
A total of 118 World Series have been contested through 2022, with the AL champion winning 67 and the NL champion winning 51. The New York Yankees of the AL have played in 40 World Series, winning 27 – the most championship appearances and most victories by any team amongst the major North American professional sports leagues. The Dodgers of the NL have the most losses with 14, while the Yankees have the most losses among AL teams with 13. The St. Louis Cardinals have won 11 championships, the most championships among NL clubs and second-most all-time behind the Yankees, and have made 19 total appearances, third-most among NL clubs. The Dodgers have represented the NL the most in the World Series with 21 appearances.
The Seattle Mariners are the only current MLB franchise that has never appeared in a World Series; the San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Milwaukee Brewers have all played in the Series but have never won it. The Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals are the only teams who have won their only World Series appearance, and the Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins have won both of their World Series appearances. The Toronto Blue Jays are the only franchise from outside the United States to appear in and win a World Series, winning in 1992 and 1993. The Houston Astros are the only franchise to have represented both the NL (2005) and the AL (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022), winning the Series in 2017 and 2022.
The current (2022) World Series champions are the Houston Astros. | general_qa | 12,615 |
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Why is a refrigerator door more difficult to open than usual soon after you have closed it? | This can be explained by the difference in pressure between the outside and inside of the refrigerator. In order to understand the phenomenon, let's first break down the relationship between pressure and temperature. Warmer air has a higher pressure than cooler air, it has to do with the energy of air molecules but that is a subject for another time. When you open the refrigerator door, warmer air from the surroundings, which would be at room temperature, rushes inside the refrigerator. This is because the air flows from the higher-pressure region (the room), into the lower-pressure region (inside the refrigerator). When you shut the door, the warm air that had moved inside is now actively being cooled down by the refrigerator. Remember what we said about cooler air? The pressure inside the refrigerator starts to drop. This means that warmer air at higher pressure outside the refrigerator is trying to get in and is pushing against the door, the next time you try to open the door, you need to apply an extra force to counteract that pressure that is acting on the door. So that begs the question, why is this more noticeable a short time after you shut the door versus coming back let's say, an hour later? Glad you asked! It is because the seal that keeps the warm air outside and cool air inside the refrigerator is not a perfect seal, it is not designed to be for good reason. Over time, since the seal allows the movement of air, the pressure equalizes. In the absence of that pressure differential, there is no force acting on the outside of the door forcing it shut. Fun fact, commercial refrigerators have seals designed to allow for a lot more movement of air compared to home refrigerators. Want to guess why? It is because content inside commercial refrigerators needs to be accessed a lot more frequently. If their seals were similar to home refrigerators, people would experience the extra force each time they want to get something! It is fascinating how much thought goes into designing everyday things we take for granted! | general_qa | 12,621 |
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Which episode of "The X-Files" was broadcast in black-and-white? | The Post-Modern Prometheus | open_qa | 12,623 |
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who are the greatest Raider players | Jim Otto, Ken Stabler, Cliff Branch, Tim Brown, Marcus Allen | open_qa | 12,626 |
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How can I travel backwards in time? | Due to some solutions in general relativity, there are methods that could allow this, most agree the true answer can be found in quantum mechanics or wormholes. Our current ability to understand quantum mechanics or wormholes is insufficient for proper traversal backward in time. | open_qa | 12,629 |
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How many F1 races are there in a year? | There are 23 scheduled races in 2023, the most of any year. When F1 first started in 1950, there were only 7 races. Since then, the number of races has steadily increased. | open_qa | 12,630 |
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Which is the best tube line? | The London Underground has many lines that are popular for different reasons. The Victoria line is one of the fastest with the most convenient stops although it is noisy and lacks air conditioning. The Hammersmith, Metropolitan and Circle line have air conditioning making them popular in summer. Although not technically part of the London Underground, the Docklands Light Railway has a very scenic route when viewed from the front seats of the driverless trains. The Elizabeth Line is also popular, although technically not an underground line, due to it's new trains, stunning station architecture and faster routes. | general_qa | 12,631 |
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What's fun about disc golf? | Disc golf (also known as frisbee golf) is a sport with a similar set of rules to golf but instead played with specially designed discs (aka frisbees) that are thrown. Similar to golf, the discs are designed with different qualities to produce different outcomes. For example, there is a driver for long straight throws and a putter for shorter, direct throws. There is strategy and skill involved in choosing the correct disc for the situation. Players must also take into account terrain, vegetation (e.g., trees), and climate (e.g., wind). The combination of challenges makes disc golf a game that is accessible to new players while also being challenging to experienced players. | general_qa | 12,633 |
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When was slavery abolished in the United States? | After the United States was founded in 1776, abolition of slavery occurred in the Northern United States. The country was split into slave and free states. Still, slavery was not finally ended throughout the nation until near the end of the American Civil War and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. | Slavery was abolished via the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 near the end of the American Civil War | closed_qa | 12,634 |
Why do people exercise? | Exercise provides many benefits to physical and mental health. It increases strength, cardiovascular health, extends life expectancy, and generally improve people mental and emotional well-being.
Often exercise occur during very enjoyable activities, such as sports and outdoor recreation. Those activities attract people to exercising. | general_qa | 12,636 |
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What equipment is required for scuba diving? | Scuba diving requires
* An air (or enriched air) tank
* Breathing device - typically an open circuit regulator or a closed circuit rebreather
* Buoyancy Control Device (bcd)
* Depth gauge
* Submersible Pressure Gauge
* Dive Computer or Watch
* Mask
* Fins
Optional equipment
* Wetsuit
* Weights
* Surface Marker Buoy
* Dive Light | open_qa | 12,639 |
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Summarize the following paragraph about Microsoft in 2 sentences:
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft's best-known software products are the Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. Microsoft ranked No. 14 in the 2022 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue; it was the world's largest software maker by revenue as of 2022. It is considered as one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet (parent company of Google), Amazon, Apple, and Meta (formerly Facebook).
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Windows. The company's 1986 initial public offering (IPO), and subsequent rise in its share price, created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires among Microsoft employees. Since the 1990s, it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market and has made a number of corporate acquisitions, their largest being the acquisition of LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in December 2016, followed by their acquisition of Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in May 2011.
As of 2015, Microsoft is market-dominant in the IBM PC compatible operating system market and the office software suite market, although it has lost the majority of the overall operating system market to Android. The company also produces a wide range of other consumer and enterprise software for desktops, laptops, tabs, gadgets, and servers, including Internet search (with Bing), the digital services market (through MSN), mixed reality (HoloLens), cloud computing (Azure), and software development (Visual Studio). | Microsoft is an American software company that is well known for its Windows operating system, Microsoft Office suite, and Cloud Computing (Azure), etc amongst many others. It was founded by Bill Gates and worth over a trillion dollars. | general_qa | 12,640 |
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How can I read and write data with Delta Lake? | You can use your favorite Apache Spark APIs to read and write data with Delta Lake. See Read a table and Write to a table. | general_qa | 12,641 |
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