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Everything you ever wanted to know about anything but were afraid to ask. Especially things someone else might Google for some day. Questions must have fact based answers.

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Rules:

  • 1. Questions must have a definitive answer

r/answers is for reference questions with definitive answers. If your question doesn't have a definitive answer, or people might disagree on the "correct" answer, it's not a good fit for r/answers.

  • 2. Post title must be a question

Post titles must be a question and nothing more. Additional context for questions can be added to the body of the post.

  • 3. No survey questions.

These questions will be better for /r/DAE or /r/AskReddit.

  • 4. No advice questions.

No advice questions. r/answers is for reference questions with definitive answers (or sets of answers), not questions where personal preference comes into play, or people might disagree on answers. This includes questions about relationship advice. These questions would be better suited for /r/advice or /r/relationship_advice

  • 5. No medical questions.

The users of r/answers aren't guaranteed to be qualified medical professionals, and if you're facing a medical issue, relying on the advice of random strangers is potentially dangerous. In the worst case, you could be convinced that a real issue isn't something to worry about.

The best responses to medical questions have always been to actually see a doctor, so we're explicitly banning these types of questions. This includes mental health questions.

Try r/AskDocs or r/DiagnoseMe.

  • 6. No politics questions.

Political questions without a definitive answer often devolve into partisan mudslinging. This type of digression is unsuitable for r/answers. Visit r/AskPolitics or r/PoliticalDiscussion to have these types of conversations.

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The users of r/answers aren't guaranteed to be qualified legal professionals, and if you are needing legal advice, relying on the advice of random strangers is potentially dangerous. Questions relating to legal questions and legal advice is not the place for r/answers. Please post such questions to r/legal or r/legaladvice or r/Ask_Lawyers.

  • 8. No How-To Reddit Questions

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  • 9. No tip-of-my-tongue questions

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Questions are ok; memes are not!

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Baiting people, passive aggressive posts, rude posts/comments etc. are not allowed.

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  • 13. Impossible question

Questions which are impossible to know the answer to are not allowed in r/answers.

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  • 15. No Ask Me Anything Post

r/answers is not r/AMA. Please go to r/AMA.

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What makes this sound at night???

1 Comment
2025/02/01
23:18 UTC

0

Check out "Google Gemini"

1 Comment
2025/02/01
22:19 UTC

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Why are jobs nowadays mostly using computers and technology?

Almost every jobs nowadays requires to use computers or some sort of technology. And with that, you have to learn relevant skills. Like coding, programming something. I really wish I can find a office job or remote based because I hate working in retail stores. I even worked at warehouse and fast food but all this jobs are standing and you have to be physically active always. And then there are people who just work indoors in front of a computer all day and they even have weekends off.

19 Comments
2025/02/01
19:18 UTC

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Mathematical formula for tensor + pipeline parallelism bandwidth requirement?

In terms of attention heads, KV, weight precision, tokens, parameters, how do you calculate the required tensor and pipeline bandwidths?

1 Comment
2025/02/01
18:59 UTC

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how to get karma???

I created my account back in 2020 was barely active, I've started becoming more active on reddit now, but can't comment or post anything because of how low my karma is!! How the heck do you get karma?? 🥲

21 Comments
2025/02/01
15:22 UTC

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What type of planning are other countries and large corporations doing right now?

In the face of some abnormal actions and words by the US in the past few weeks, are the countries planning out potential military and economic alliances? Are corporations spending hundreds of millions figuring out how to mitigate damage and take advantage of a huge, diverse number of scenarios that could arise? I know the answer is "yes" to all of these, but curious of the type and scope that is going on.

44 Comments
2025/02/01
15:02 UTC

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What's the AI male voice that the Youtuber LillePekka uses? (Not only LillePekka, like it's used very often).

It's just the voice is really good and really want to use it. Here's a video to show what the voice is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUeMIK5-2Pc

4 Comments
2025/02/01
13:10 UTC

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Which music do most of reddit storytellers use in thier shorts on youtube?

2 Comments
2025/02/01
10:02 UTC

0

Likelihood of passing drug test?

Hey everyone,

I (29M, 170lbs) have been smoking daily for ~6 yrs (not heavily, usually 2-3 bowls of a one-hitter each day). In mid August, I stopped completely because I began searching for jobs. There were a few occasions I did smoke: once in October, once on Thanksgiving, once on Christmas, and once the day after. I just got a job this week and took my urine drug test today. I took a CVS urine test two days prior and passed easily (two dark lines for C and T), but am just getting paranoid and want to ask what everyone else thinks about whether or not I will pass?

TL;DR: I was a regular smoker for years and quit ~5 months ago. Still smoked on 4 occasions since and most recently a bit over a month ago. Will I pass the urine drug test I took today?

Thanks for your insights.

5 Comments
2025/02/01
03:14 UTC

133

Will the American Dollar tank after the tariffs hit?

I realize that the tariffs will depress the worlds economy, but will it actually impact the value of the U.S. dollar?

173 Comments
2025/02/01
01:33 UTC

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Looking for a fix to a speed bump...

I use a Gaomon PD1560 Pen Art Tablet giving full HDMI replication with Photoshop. My Pen can also directly select tool controls in Photoshop; Stamp, Brush, Eraser, etc.

But being able to collect a 'source' from the image to be used by the Clone Stamp or other tool requires pressing the Alt Key (as you all know) and right clicking the source pixels in the image. There seems to be NO way to emulate or duplicate the Alt Key press from the Tablet, and going to the keyboard is a pain in the ass.

Does anyone have a better idea or solution to a work-around for the Alt Key?

1 Comment
2025/02/01
00:17 UTC

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Why is meat still so expensive compared to 2019 prices?

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/eggs-us

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/salmon

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/poultry

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/beef

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/lean-hogs

Inflation has been high, but these are literally 100%+ inflated 5 years later. It's getting to be really frustrating, because the media doesn't even cover this (aside from eggs very recently -- yet ignoring that, all other meat products are still up 100%+).

99 Comments
2025/01/31
22:08 UTC

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Do you know anyone with good skin who has never used sunscreen ?

39 Comments
2025/01/31
20:46 UTC

2

Where does this old wall exhaust fan exhaust to? Seems like it goes up through the wall ans to the ceiling. Especially since I'm on the top floor. It is a pretty darn powerful and loud fan.

Can't include a picture so I'll describe it. It's about a foot diameter circle with a type of simple grateful over it. The fan itself is inside the wall. The suction when the fan is at full speed is considerable. I doubt it is being redirected into the apartment. I'd say it's going up to the roof.

2 Comments
2025/01/31
18:52 UTC

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Looking for a certain anime that i can not remember the name of.

I can remember the MC gets into a fight with a girl and beats her and she wants to marry him after being defeated by him. she has red hair, and brown/tan skin, i think she's a general or a warrior. its a fantasy, perhaps Isekai anime. Sadly that's all i can remember off hand.

2 Comments
2025/01/31
18:20 UTC

4

How to remove this notification?

It keeps popping up from past 3 days I can't find any app with beach racing name in settings

2 Comments
2025/01/31
18:07 UTC

1

Nome ragazza

Come si chiama la ragazza nera con le treccine e maglietta gialla che appare sempre nelle pubblicità di chrome?

2 Comments
2025/01/31
17:54 UTC

0

Does anyone hire at minimum wage?

Does anyone know of any job that's hiring near minimum wage? Gas station starting wage is usually around $13 per hour, McDonald's is $15, Walmart is around there as well. Any trade position hires at around $17 per hour for unskilled labor. I'm just wondering why people are even talking about minimum wage when most starting positions are close to twice minimum wage. Maybe this is a regional thing.

16 Comments
2025/01/31
16:50 UTC

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Does anyone hire at minimum wage?

Does anyone know of any job that's hiring near minimum wage? Gas station starting wage is usually around $13 per hour, McDonald's is $15, Walmart is around there as well. Any trade position hires at around $17 per hour for unskilled labor. I'm just wondering why people are even talking about minimum wage when most starting positions are close to twice minimum wage. Maybe this is a regional thing.

6 Comments
2025/01/31
16:50 UTC

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Was planning to buy the new Iphone and Macbook

I was planning to switch to the Apple ecosystem from Andriod. I was planning to buy the new iphone 17 when it launches in September 2025 and the Macbook Pro M4 chip (14"). I have heard friends say that a Macbook, if taken care of, can last 8-10 years. How realistic is that considering I upgrade all my electronics every 6-8 years. I take care of my laptops, phones and earpods well to a points where I avoid keeping it in direct sun or any form of moisture. I have been using my current android phone for 6 years and I believe it has reached the end of its life, the camera quality has deteriorated, the battery is weak, and most importantly it randomly shuts down. Currently I was just mock shopping on the Apple website just to get an estimate where I added the Iphone 16 pro 256GB, Macbook Pro, Charging adapter and Airpods 4. My total is 2896 UK pounds (US$3589). Wanted to know if it was the right decision.

10 Comments
2025/01/31
15:23 UTC

0

Why do we eat corn when we just shit it out again?

Just like the tilte states.

23 Comments
2025/01/31
13:16 UTC

270

Why is it still customary/expected for men to make the first move, when women are many times more likely to be freaked out by a man approaching her than vice versa?

In my view, women should be the approachers, since they would likely have a much higher success rate.

157 Comments
2025/01/31
12:32 UTC

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Sometimes, when I can’t remember a word, I’ll remember what letter it begins with and/or how many letters it has. Why is that?

For example. I can’t remember a word but I’m convinced it begins with a T and has 7 letters.

Is that weird? Does anyone else do that?

17 Comments
2025/01/31
12:22 UTC

2

can speeding tickets sometimes go unnoticed by insurance companies ?

ok so i know they mostly catch them (sometimes at random but usually upon renewal) but has anyone ever gotten away with it?

12 Comments
2025/01/31
09:45 UTC

1

What do they mean "time is a construct"

2 Comments
2025/01/31
08:36 UTC

0

When I see the color red how do I know you see the color red the same way?

8 Comments
2025/01/31
08:28 UTC

0

Is there a US state where a foreign tourist can legally buy a gun?

This should include private sales, gun shows etc

23 Comments
2025/01/31
08:23 UTC

4

Is there a way to block political stuff from your TikTok and YouTube feed?

My moms is Hispanic and has gotten really anxious from having stuff about the deportations come up on her TikTok and YouTube feed. Is there a way to stop or minimize this kind of stuff from getting in her feed?

32 Comments
2025/01/31
02:57 UTC

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What does Paris - 6 mean in terms of reading a parisian address?

My great uncle owned a bar in the Latin Quarter of Paris called L'abbaye with his partner, Gordon Heath. I'm trying to find as much info as possible on their history and finally found a napkin with the address of the bar: 6 bis, Rue L'Abbaye Paris - 6 But I don't understand if the "Paris - 6" shown on the napkin is representing a zipcode. Google maps pulls a few different addresses.

5 Comments
2025/01/31
01:21 UTC

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“Okay” hand signal on the nose meaning?

What does it mean when someone does the okay hand signal on their face/nose? Some co workers were doing it and laughing and refused to say what it means?

9 Comments
2025/01/30
22:19 UTC

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