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Comment Water also found to be wet (Score 1) 81

While I understand the need for research that also confirms the obvious, not sure why it's news. The whole point of the sketch is that walking like that is incredibly tiresome and nobody in their right mind would do it. My understanding is that normal gait is the most energy-efficient solution for the chosen speed (varying between individual due to their specific bone structure and weight distribution). I also seem to recall research during the space race about the optimal way to move on the lunar surface at various speeds.

Comment Re:Poll Response (Score 1) 376

That's true, but that's taken into account. Whether the correct adjustment is made or not, that's debatable. But, both phone and in person polls _do_ work just as well as they did, they're just way more expensive to conduct. Yes, this year exit polls will be slightly less reliable, since you have basically a normal poll and exit poll, but, then again, exit polls aren't about finding out the winner early, they're about figuring out what went wrong with the assumptions made later on.

Comment Also 1.1 (Score 1) 225

To note that in most IP parsing libraries (or at least the ones I'm familiar with) 1.1.1.1 can be also expressed as 1.1 (if less than four numbers the last number is interpreted on as many bits are left till 32). So you can now be cool and ping 1.1 or dig google.com @1.1., making the old favourite, 8.8.8.8, quite a mouthful in comparison.

Comment What kind of standard? (Score 1) 84

I'd expect someone reporting on IETF standards to know that "Internet Standard" is a different maturity level that "Proposed Standard". I get that "proposed standard" sounds less definitive for someone not used with the lingo, but surely one could have come with a different expression.

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