Direct answers with no explanation to questions that are *obviously* students "shortcutting" on their hmwk...

I agree with you totally, and have been thinking of posting the same question. If I answer these homework questions at all, I just give clues to solve the problems or questions, or suggest that the askers use the internet to look up reference material. It's too bad that so many others just give the answers. I think it makes them feel good that they know how to do the problems, even though they may just be very simple or may be just equations or questions involving simple formulas that the asker should be able to do himself if he isn't brain dead.