Question

Why in cars that have recently been bought do not have "OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY ACTUALLY APPEAR" written in their REAR VIEW MIRROR. ANSWER FAST.

Answer 1

The reason objects are closer than they appear in the passenger side view mirror is actually pretty simple. The mirror is slightly curved (it's convex, or bowed outward in the center, and curves back on the sides). The driver side mirror is not shaped the same way – it's flat.

Answer 2

Answer:

A while ago I had some posts about how to set up simple backups of SQL Azure to make up for a few holes in the tooling (here and here). I recently ran into a the same issue with RavenDB, and it required stringing a few pieces together, so I figured I’d write up the steps.

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