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Top stories for Jelai   As an Uber/Lyft driver, how safe am I to pick up passengers? They know my location. Could they gun me down, force me to do something illegal, track my car and hijack me? Has this happened where passengers have hurt their drivers? Jack Mahogoff • Answered March 16, 2015 A driver can never be 100% safe, but there are things a driver can do to mitigate the risk. A paying customer's credit card must be verified prior to use on Uber & Lyft's s... Read more » 2M 670 74   Companies put RFID chips in things like car keys and wallets in order to track them in the event they're lost or stolen. Should gun manufacturers put them in firearms so they can be tracked in the event they're reported stolen? Daniel Kaplan, Avid shooter, range master, and firearms instructor • Answered August 1, 2021 Sigh. This again? I have a gun with an RFID chip in it. In fact, I have two of them. If you take the grip off of a Chiappa Rhino, you'll find this: And… yawn. You can read mo... Read more » 161.2K 418 27   How can I contact you to speak about fixed matches? Tiffany Rodrigo, Masters Computer Science & Design, University of Washington (2015) • Answered September 4, 2021 I don't know the motive behind your question because it's quite ambiguous for me to understand. However if what you're looking for is how to send a private message on quora... Read more » 12.2K 372   Why is it bad to thaw and refreeze meat? David Miller, A thoughtful and observant preparer and eater of food • Answered May 19, 2021 There's an old wives' tale that says you'll get sick from refrozen meat. That's wrong. That will only happen if you thaw the meat the wrong way such as leaving it out on a ... Read more » 5.9M 4.8K 9   Why are FAANG salaries so high? Dmitriy Genzel, worked at Google, Quora, FB, now eng manager at Twitter • Answered September 8, 2021 The first question is why tech salaries are high in the first place. I have written several answers about this, so I don't want to repeat it all, but let me give a brief su... Read more » 3.7M 1.5K 25   Can one track my real IP address when I use VPNs? Andy Pieters, System Administrator (2020-present) • Updated January 28 Generally speaking, yes. Your VPN still runs from your IP address to the VPN server. Your ISP can still see all the packets running from your computer to the VPN server, and... Read more » 1.6M 207 13   Are members of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club allowed to ride a motorcycle made by any company other than Harley-Davidson? Chuck Karish, Shade tree motorcycle mechanic • Answered March 26 Here's what Sonny Barger said about this: In terms of pure workmanship, personally I don't like Harleys. I ride them because I'm in the club, and that's the image, but if I ... Read more » 352.8K 382 134   Which cryptocurrency do you expect to increase by 10000% or more in the next couple of years, like Bitcoin and Ethereum did before? L. Sebastian Purcell, PhD, Experienced Algorithmic Investor • Answered September 22, 2021 The question of 100x coin trades (remember 1000% = 10x trade) is worth revisiting during a dip as dips are typically the best risk-adjusted time to buy. Let's start with so... Read more » 2.8M 957 122   What were the saddest last words in history? Jackie Gehring, former Sr VP/Gen Mgr • Answered November 13 Marie Antoinette - Her husband executed, her children taken and gone, hundreds and hundreds executed. On her last day was forced to change in front of guards, her hair shor... Read more » 7.5M 7.9K 822   When asked your desired salary, what is the best response to give if you know your market value? Ed Han, Talent Acquisition Geek | JobSeeker Ally | Job-Hunt.org • Answered April 1 When asked your desired salary, what is the best response to give if you know your market value? I live, work, and recruit in the US. This answer proceeds accordingly. At som... Read more » 1.6M 489 53   What was your biggest mistake in Facebook advertising? Tim Halloran, Sr. Account Manager at Aimclear; FB Ads Since 2011 • Answered July 5, 2019 Where do I start? I've been managing ads on Facebook since 2012 and I've made plenty of mistakes in the past 8 years. Budget: I think the biggest mistakes you can make are a... Read more » 35.3K 45 1   Is okra ok to eat raw? Lucia Garcia, Worked at Hospitals • Answered October 3, 2021 Okra is a vegetable with a unique taste but high nutritional value. Eating raw okra can absorb the nutrients of okra to the greatest extent. Okra is rich in protein, carbohy... Read more » 2.9M 596 13 Read more in your feed

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