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Unix & Linux

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Physics

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Server Fault

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Space Exploration

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Astronomy

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Information Security

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Mathematics

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Super User

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Engineering

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Database Administrators

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German Language

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Retrocomputing

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Academia

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Android Enthusiasts

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Vi and Vim

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Open Source

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Chemistry

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History of Science and Mathematics

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Quantum Computing

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Software Recommendations

Q&A for people seeking specific software recommendations

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Electrical Engineering

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Hardware Recommendations

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Earth Science

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Internet of Things

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Computer Science

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Cryptography

Q&A for software developers, mathematicians and others interested in cryptography

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Code Golf

Q&A for programming puzzle enthusiasts and code golfers

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TeX - LaTeX

Q&A for users of TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and related typesetting systems

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Network Engineering

Q&A for network engineers

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Ask Ubuntu

Q&A for Ubuntu users and developers

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Robotics

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Code Review

Q&A for peer programmer code reviews

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DevOps

Q&A for software engineers working on automated testing, continuous delivery, service integration and monitoring, and building SDLC infrastructure

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Area 51

Q&A for proposing new sites in the Stack Exchange network

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Artificial Intelligence

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Reverse Engineering

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Computer Graphics

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Ethereum

Q&A for users of Ethereum, the decentralized application platform and smart contract enabled blockchain

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3D Printing

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Software Quality Assurance & Testing

Q&A for software quality control experts, automation engineers, and software testers

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Bitcoin

Q&A for Bitcoin users, developers, and enthusiasts

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Freelancing

Q&A for self-employed and freelance workers

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Signal Processing

Q&A for practitioners of the art and science of signal, image and video processing

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Arduino

Q&A for developers of open-source hardware and software that is compatible with Arduino

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Data Science

Q&A for Data science professionals, Machine Learning specialists, and those interested in learning more about the field

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Tor

Q&A for researchers, developers, and users of Tor

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Open Data

Q&A for developers and researchers interested in open data

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Iota

Q&A for users of Iota, the open-source cryptocurrency for IoT that does not use a blockchain

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Matter Modeling

Q&A for materials modelers and data scientists

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Programming Language Design and Implementation

Q&A for designers and implementers of computer programming languages

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