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March 31
I'm wound so tight I feel like I'm crawling out of my skin, but sitting and meditating is achey and boring and too time-consuming.
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posted by blahtsk at 11:21 PM PST - 33 comments
How do I copy videos FROM my PC TO my TiVo????
I see plenty of ways to copy video the other way, including TiVo's own TivoToGo, but what I'd like to do is copy videos I have on my computer (in various formats) TO the TiVo. Is this possible?
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posted by John Kenneth Fisher at 10:53 PM PST - 6 comments
Help me identify an intense piece of music I played in high school band.
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posted by liet at 8:10 PM PST - 13 comments
Michael Wex, in his Born to Kvetch, mentions a book called Toldot Yeshua (or possibly Toldos Yeshua), a medieval Yiddish manuscript that proposes that Jesus was a parlor trick artist, Mary an unclean woman and that Peter was a devout Jew that diverted Christianity out of Judaism (or something along those lines). Now, I'd quite like to learn more, ideally reading the book myself. Do any of you have any more info on it? Does there exist an English translation?
posted by Kattullus at 7:24 PM PST - 8 comments 
I have a friend (seriously) who has serious problems with social anxiety, to the point she is sometimes paralyzed with fear or depression. She cannot hold a job because of it, and therefore has no insurance for medical attention - what can she do?
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posted by twiggy at 7:21 PM PST - 15 comments
Good answering machine? I need an answering machine that has good microphone sound pickup for recording outgoing announcements.
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posted by shannymara at 5:37 PM PST - 3 comments
What's a great April Fool's Day prank my 5-year-old daughter and I can play on her Mom (my wife) tomorrow? Nothing too devious or disturbing, please.
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posted by Rock Steady at 4:15 PM PST - 30 comments
1972 Topps baseball cards - The "psychodelic" set. I'm looking for a good graphic of the groovy art on the wrapper. It's kind of a Peter Max-ish portrait of a ball player holding a baseball. Any help?
posted by jsteward at 4:00 PM PST - 5 comments
There is a company in the Twin Cities that will bring live fish ponds to your catered event and let people fish in them...
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posted by BigLankyBastard at 3:09 PM PST - 7 comments
Am I getting ripped off by my web designer?
(and also, how much should a website (non-commerce) cost to design?)
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posted by rare_g at 2:59 PM PST - 25 comments
We're going from SF to Tahoe tonight but can't leave until 4:30 p.m. or so. Should we even bother leaving ASAP or should we just wait?
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posted by epugachev at 2:08 PM PST - 17 comments
I am looking for examples of typographical layouts, with lots of random or not so random words. I've tried google, but I'm not sure what to search for.
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posted by inthe80s at 1:40 PM PST - 11 comments
What is the circus music played in the "Homie the Clown" episode of the Simpsons, wherein Homer goes to clown college?
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posted by team lowkey at 1:11 PM PST - 6 comments
Any suggestions for places to stay in Cinque Terre and Rome for honeymooners on a budget? Can afford more than a hostel, but not more than about 60 euro a night.
posted by abee at 12:58 PM PST - 13 comments
How can I set up a simple system that allows a non-html knowing website owner to change easily change the displayed status of team members on the site?
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posted by davebush at 12:18 PM PST - 7 comments
I've been trying to find an online store that will sell me a single (or a small number) jumper pin for a hard drive. I'm having trouble finding a store that sells them
posted by Cookie Monster at 12:17 PM PST - 12 comments
I would like to build and host a del.icio.us clone on my Mac (Intel iMac running Tiger). It need not be accessible outside of my machine, although if you can advise me how to do that while still keeping my machine secure, that would be a very nice plus. I am able to build simple command-line apps in Unix and puzzle some stuff out, but I am very much not a l33t hax00r. Can anyone walk me through the process very simple step by very simple step?
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posted by WCityMike at 11:46 AM PST - 8 comments
ok, its a very very commonly heard 'circus' song, often used in other shows (tv shows etc) for 'comic effect'; within the circus context I think you most often hear it when the jugglers or other funny acrobats come out and do silly things. I'll 'hum' a few bars for you...
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posted by jak68 at 11:04 AM PST - 16 comments
I have a PDF copy of a form that I need to fill out. I need to type my answers onto the form; how can I do this with a PDF file?
posted by punishinglemur at 11:01 AM PST - 16 comments
My 3 year old is invited to a birthday party and the invitation specifies "no gifts." What is the ettiquette here? It is at a party place that is pretty expensive to rent out and pizza will be provided, so the host is spending a lot of money. It seems wrong not to bring a gift.
posted by stockaholic at 10:42 AM PST - 32 comments
I need help with a small code item which I had at IE but cannot get to work at Firefox
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posted by Postroad at 10:11 AM PST - 4 comments
What's the deal with standby? Any mefites have first-hand experience of traveling on the cheap?
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posted by trinarian at 8:23 AM PST - 7 comments
Recommend me some nice melancholic instrumental music with sparse arrangements. Maybe classical music (?), of which I know very little, but I'm thinking specifically of "Music For Egon Schiele" by
Rachel's.
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posted by p3t3 at 8:07 AM PST - 41 comments
I know how to create html forms (very basic ones), but, without using mailto: I don't know how to have the data the user submits emailed to me.
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posted by misanthropicsarah at 8:02 AM PST - 7 comments
How can I get four different television channels playing on a large plasma or LCD display at once? I'm guessing that cable inputs would need to go to a PC, and then piped to the TV through DVI, but beyond that (hardware, software) I am a little stumped. Anyone have any suggestions?
posted by GriffX at 8:00 AM PST - 7 comments
I'm looking into laser eye surgery and I need to know how to distinguish one doctor from the next.
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posted by bDiddy at 7:52 AM PST - 16 comments
My father, who was a self-employed accountant with a staff of zero, passed away on Monday in the middle of tax season. His clients, mostly doctors with small to medium sized practices, are people whose finances he's been managing for decades and they were friends to him as well. How can we, my family, ease their transition to another person to handle their taxes?
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posted by eighth_excerpt at 7:12 AM PST - 10 comments
I'm going to interview a couple sysadmin candidates in the near future. What are some questions that one should ask a sysadmin candidate that are Solaris specific? Please let me know what the correct answer should be, too. I've found that "How would you use newfs?" is a good one. Help me think of others!
posted by drstein at 7:05 AM PST - 6 comments
Where does iTunes for Windows copy the cover art that you drag in? Is there a better way to organize those images?
posted by linklog at 6:53 AM PST - 6 comments
Yesterday I got fired from a job I hate, but I'm in the middle of applying for a mortgage and I'm worried this will jeopardize my chances of getting approved. I need to know what I should tell the mortgage broker, if anything, about this whole situation.
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posted by elisabeth r at 6:47 AM PST - 11 comments
Recently I've run out of beautiful, interesting movies I enjoy watching. Over the last few months I ended up watching some predictable romantic comedies I really hate. So what deep meaningful movies would you recommend? Which movies have made you feel, think or cry? Maybe, some of these
Top 100 Overlooked Films of the 1990s?
posted by volandmast at 6:41 AM PST - 51 comments
Tomorrow me, my girlfriend, and her dad are going tp pick up my girlfriends new car. She hasnt passed her test yet, so i'll be driving it back. Ive been driving for 6 years, never had an accident, and have fully comp insurance. Can I legally drive it?
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posted by lemonfridge at 3:18 AM PST - 5 comments
Five minutes ago, I heard about an interview that will take place tonight. Does anyone know anything about the firm IQPC, or the conference industry, that could help me get this job, and get to New York?
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posted by godawful at 2:55 AM PST - 9 comments
My scalp itches terribly in one spot. I'm not sure how to tell wether it's dandruff, dry scalp, an allergy or some silly nervous condition that makes me scratch it.
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posted by FortyT-wo at 2:32 AM PST - 13 comments
I've transfered some mp3s from one hard drive (windows) to another (Linspire), and dang it, the titles are all messed up ("09thel~1", "lostbo~3", etc). Can I redo the transfer or do I have to fix all brazillion titles manually (unpossible)? Thanks.
posted by NorthernSky at 2:15 AM PST - 9 comments
March 30
I’m working on a PHP/MySQL app and would like to ensure my security is up to scratch – need tips on authentication, globals and input sanitization.
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posted by MetaMonkey at 11:36 PM PST - 28 comments
Good black beans and yellow rice recipe? It's a little hole in the wall at the NW corner of Broadway and Broome but it's heaven to me.
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posted by sonnet at 11:03 PM PST - 6 comments
OS X: I'm looking at outliners/organizers for the Mac, and can't seem to find just what I need. I'd like a virtual box of index cards that I can use to make an outline/lesson plan. Here is the ideal way that it would work:
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posted by al_fresco at 10:27 PM PST - 11 comments
Please help me transfer my Xbox game saves from a Mega-X-Key USB memory stick.
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posted by aceyim at 7:38 PM PST - 2 comments
Nurse Filter: Can someone explain some basic ER stuff to an actor about to audition for a nurse part? I want my physical actions to be realistic.
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posted by typewriter at 7:37 PM PST - 7 comments
I heard today that if you sit in a bathtub wearing your new jeans, and let them dry on you, that theyll fit better. Has anyone ever tried/heard this?
posted by Rlocurto at 7:19 PM PST - 27 comments
In search of eco-friendly patio furniture. We'd like to get a nice table and four chairs for the pending badass wooden deck in the backyard. Budget would be somewhere in the vicinity of $150-$250. Are we delusional?
posted by Ufez Jones at 6:26 PM PST - 13 comments
Help me devise a fitness and weight-gaining plan for the summer. (Los Angeles - area specific suggestions much appreciated, too)
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posted by sirion at 6:22 PM PST - 15 comments
I add appointments to my calendar at work (desktop) and home (laptop) but miss appointments because I am at the wrong computer or away from both. Help me stay synchronized.
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posted by special-k at 5:41 PM PST - 18 comments
It's one thing to stop smoking, or stop biting your nails, or stop drinking,
altogether -- what I want to know is, why is it sometimes so difficult to stop doing a habitual activity
even for a few moments, while trying really hard?
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posted by davejay at 5:32 PM PST - 12 comments
Seeking some specific work-out music. The type or vintage is unimportant; what I need is songs which exactly match my running tempo. Over the years, I've filled four tapes with these matches, but I'm always seeking more.
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posted by Rash at 4:18 PM PST - 11 comments
It seems like almost every time i open my mailbox i get
this advertising mailer in there. How on earth do i go about complaining and get this crap to stop! I assume there are laws like there are spam these days, if you say "unsubscribe" they have to obey?
Googling for it only came up with the link i pasted above and looking on the Kansas City Star website was no help either. Any advice?
posted by joshgray at 3:49 PM PST - 19 comments
LongshotFilter: Does anyone have a room going in a shared house in Sheffield, UK? Or, failing that, any advice for moving in with people I don't know in a city I've visited less than 5 times?
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posted by Captain Najork at 2:30 PM PST - 4 comments
My girlfriend did some casual bar work and now the landlord is dodging paying her. There is no complaint on her work but she didn't get anything in writing. How can she get the money due to her?
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posted by sixball at 2:26 PM PST - 6 comments
I need help opening a file with a .wks extension. I believe it's a Lotus spreadsheet, but I don't have that program.
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posted by kensanway at 2:01 PM PST - 10 comments
I was doing some face gardening this morning - a Sisyphean task to try and avoid the appellation 'strawberry nose'. I got to wondering, how does a plucked hair manage to grow back?
posted by tellurian at 1:59 PM PST - 4 comments
I'm wondering if anyone knows much about Phds with creative dissertations versus MFAs. I want to eventually teach college-level creative writing.
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posted by Destroid at 1:16 PM PST - 10 comments
How do you make a jpg or pdf image visible when you are sending out a electronic mail merge?
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posted by beatnik808 at 1:03 PM PST - 9 comments
My apologies for this vague description--I used to work in a bookstore where I'd pick up and browse through a number of books. One book included a letter written to God by a Jewish man (maybe a rabbi?) imprisoned during the Holocaust. Part of the letter involved him saying, essentially, "no matter what you do to me, God, or what suffering you send, you can't make me stop loving you. That is the form my free will takes." Does anyone know the author or title?
posted by piers at 12:53 PM PST - 4 comments
I've noticed that libraries often put a rigid, clear plastic coating on the covers of paperback books. The coating makes the book covers more sturdy and durable. What is that coating, and is it available to retail consumers?
posted by jayder at 12:45 PM PST - 13 comments
I need a French quotation from a French source that is a reference to a satirical utopian slogan like "Freedom is slavery" from Orwell's 1984.
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posted by dobie at 12:41 PM PST - 6 comments
Where can I find a lot of information about the travel and resort industry with an eye to arranging a charter from Yellowknife (Northern Canada) to western Jamaica?
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posted by ykjay at 12:04 PM PST - 2 comments
Why are retail prices of electronics cheaper than wholesale prices? How can anyone make money here?
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posted by b_thinky at 11:17 AM PST - 27 comments
Did you play first person shooters in the early 90s? Help me figure out the name of this obscure and relatively mediocre WWII game based on the incredibly limited amount of information I remember about it!
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posted by hypocritical ross at 11:07 AM PST - 14 comments
I have a great idea for a meme with assorted merchandise involving a deceased musician and his likeness. How do I pitch this to the appropiate person so that I might profit legitimately and what are the typical terms of such an arrangement?
posted by keswick at 10:56 AM PST - 3 comments
Maybe I have a
couple problems. The first one probably stems from the second. Insurance won't cover therapy or medication. Is there any place in Baltimore, MD that offers free or
very low-cost assistance? Thank you.
posted by anonymous at 10:55 AM PST - 9 comments
Hearing loss, vasodialators and nitrous oxide - why do these chemicals improve hearing?
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posted by QIbHom at 10:18 AM PST - 6 comments
Why do (most?) American gas stations use physical, numerical signage that require manual adjustment when prices change? Wouldn't electronic signage make life easier and maybe more profitable? Is there some regulation that requires non-electronic signage?
posted by punkfloyd at 10:14 AM PST - 29 comments
Credit Card Filter: I know there has been plenty, but this is a bit different, I searched and could not find anything related. I am beginning to work for a company who let's me use my own credit card for expenses. Problem is I do not have a credit card, I have a debit card. My credit isn't that hot. Basically, I am looking for a credit card that is easy to get and that I can get miles on. Remember my credit is whatever.
posted by Gabe014 at 9:52 AM PST - 8 comments
How can I Build Credit Quickly? And will taking a small loan out and paying it off way ahead of schedule be good or bad for my credit score?
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posted by ZackTM at 8:52 AM PST - 14 comments
I'm working on a competition presentation for my student organization. The presentation is in the form of a video (made in Adobe AfterEffects) but we may also want to include PowerPoint slides. What's a good way to mix video and PowerPoint without fear of hiccups?
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posted by yevge at 8:43 AM PST - 4 comments
WikiFilter: I need a wiki that will allow Password protected forums, groups or users, & file attachments. I also need the app to be free. Anyone know of one?
posted by flipmiester99 at 8:18 AM PST - 8 comments
Is there any good site that allows you to review public schools in a given neighborhood, namely Brooklyn?
posted by adampsyche at 8:08 AM PST - 6 comments
What percentage of my take-home pay should go to someone who does my laundry and cleans my house twice a week? All sorts of complexity and intrigue inside.
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posted by mdonley at 7:13 AM PST - 20 comments
A secret cabal of family members is having a rather big party this summer on the shores of Lake Huron. My mission: arrive in style
a la James Bond. I've checked out their security, and although strong on three sides, they haven't guarded the lake. Fools. I would like to arrive via the lake. However, I'm having a tough time with what to wear. Preferably,
I'd like to slip out of my wetsuit into a crisp, wrinkle free tuxedo.
Is this possible?
posted by maxpower at 6:39 AM PST - 93 comments
Posting for a friend: What are the best newsgroups and discussion boards for the families and caretakers of profoundly learning disabled (also known as profoundly retarded) people?
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posted by By The Grace of God at 5:18 AM PST - 2 comments
If I create Del.icio.us tags that only I would understand am I doing anything wrong, or perhaps even undermining the service?
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posted by Glum at 4:57 AM PST - 19 comments
I live in the big city, but I want some days on the mountains - how can I get the qualifications I need to become an outdoor educator?
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posted by Happy Dave at 4:54 AM PST - 6 comments
Help me with creating two bar charts from two columns in one pivot table, please?
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posted by dantodd at 4:21 AM PST - 4 comments
March 29
IndyFilter: I am going to be in Indianapolis for an interview towards the end of next week. I will be in town for two evenings, and I am looking for things to do. Do you have any suggestions for places to visit, pubs to drink at, and restaurants that serve great Japanese, burritos, or pizza? I am 21 years old so I'm looking for places that draw a younger crowd, ideally young professionals. I've loved my time in college, but I am about ready to leave the college crowd behind. I am not a huge fan of clubbing, so if you can steer away from any of those in your recommendation, that would be appreciated.
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posted by jab at 11:22 PM PST - 8 comments
This silly little thing haunts me - the name of an 80's sci-fi TV show. Maybe a mini-series, or very short-lived I think....
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posted by jkaczor at 10:32 PM PST - 10 comments
Probably easy question about PHP and unicode (UTF-8) and RegEx. I'm trying to modify a php webcalendar (VTcalendar) to allow Japanese text in calendar postings. I've found all the variables to get the UTF-8 headers, and so japanese text manually inserted into pages appears fine. But, there's an input validation thingy I don't know how to modify. (short snippet inside)
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posted by planetkyoto at 10:19 PM PST - 4 comments
I have been using
reblog to combine two feeds (for a
blog and a
forum) which I then publish through Feedburner. What I want to do is have the
blog part of my feed update normally (i.e. individual posts) and the
forum part of my feed compiled into a daily link list (which itself is published as if it were ONE feed post each day)... What ways exist for me to do this?
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posted by 0bvious at 9:49 PM PST - 1 comments
We bought a gas barbeque, but it's a little too hot, even on the lowest setting. What can I do about it?
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posted by Kickstart70 at 9:17 PM PST - 5 comments
Are there any reasonable scientific explanations for the fact that the width of the moon as viewed from the surface of the Earth is precisely the right width to match the apparent width of the sun, and give us total eclipses? It does seem
spectacularly unlikely that it turned out that way by mere chance.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:34 PM PST - 54 comments
Help me identify an old animated movie that involved a raccoon, a rabbit, and an owl.
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posted by divabat at 6:53 PM PST - 7 comments
Emerging artists... who are your picks of relatively, virtually, or literally (but for you, I suppose) unknown artists who create things I can put in my home (ie, not filmmakers/animators/writers/comic writers, etc.), such as paintings, pottery, furniture, photographs, etc? Criteria inside...
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posted by Manhasset at 4:38 PM PST - 26 comments
In a few academic papers I've seen, instead of the usual ACM/IEEE copyright blurb, it just says "Copyright held by the author". What's the significance of this? Can anyone just replace the ACM copyright with their own? Does it affect the paper's acceptance rate? Does the conference or journal approve of this?
posted by lpctstr; at 4:27 PM PST - 8 comments
How can I determine whether or not an email address is real without the owner (assuming it's real) knowing that I checked it?
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posted by crapples at 4:08 PM PST - 11 comments
I’m looking for suggestions on what to plant as a groundcover in our backyard. I live in Los Angeles, California and am searching for the ideal ground cover which would:
- require little water
- not require super drainage (we have a fair amount of clay in our soil)
- thrive in a sunny area
- handle occasional foot traffic
- grow moderately quickly
- be evergreen
- not be poisonous to kids
The real kicker on the ideal groundcover would be cost—if we could plant it by seed that would be superb. Am I asking for too much? Should I bite the cost and buy thyme plugs?
posted by krudiger at 3:45 PM PST - 7 comments
Where can I find several small, clean solenoid-actuated valves for a modest sum? For making an automatic drink-mixing computer.
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posted by Netzapper at 3:19 PM PST - 13 comments
Mac Mini (Dual Core Intel version) & Media Art Installation: I'm working with a friend to develop a system that will allow not only for playback of audio/visual content, but also for recording it. I think a Mini is a good way to go, but would like some advice.
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posted by aladfar at 3:06 PM PST - 4 comments
My gynecologist recommended laparoscopy to diagnose my pelvic pain, but I'm not sure this is the way to go.
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posted by lunalaguna at 2:59 PM PST - 11 comments
What would/do you like in a travel podcast? What are some of your favorites, and why? If you could describe your ideal one, what would it be like?
posted by gottabefunky at 2:51 PM PST - 6 comments
Someone told me that if you use your health insurance to cover mental health treatment (even if it's just therapy), it may affect your ability to get disability or life insurance in the future - does anyone know if this is true?
posted by echo0720 at 2:49 PM PST - 13 comments
When someone is an extreme fan of a particular group or culture, is it "politically correct" to be so, and how do the people being so admired feel about their admirer?
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posted by Rubber Soul at 2:41 PM PST - 29 comments
My computer crashed, the HD was reformatted and now when I try to use the following fonts, there gone. I use windows EX, MS office and want to use the following fonts in Photoshop CS. I would like to reinstall the following fonts; Amaze, Bangle, Bickley, Broadway, Stencil, Stop, Surfer, Wide latin, MS gothic. I don't want to pay too much, if possible -- I had the above fonts before the crash. Thanks in advance for any advice...
posted by orlin at 2:21 PM PST - 11 comments
Is there any sort of storage system for Game Boy/Game Boy Advance games? I can use a DVD rack to hold just about any other type of game, but my Game Boy games have been relegated to an old wooden box I have.
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posted by BiffSlamkovich at 2:20 PM PST - 7 comments
I want a bluetooth speaker phone for my new Blackberry 7290 for use in my car. I found lots of articles talking about new cars that have bluetooth, but can anyone recommend a device that I can purchase for the car I have already? I need a new stereo, so one that requires me to replace my radio isn't a deal breaker.
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posted by about_time at 1:49 PM PST - 4 comments
I have terrible looking teeth and I'd like to fix them and finally have a nice white straight smile for the first time in my life. After doing research, it seems my options are braces (ugh, I'd be one of those dorky 35 year olds with braces), veneers, and caps (are there any other options?). What I'm curious about is the ballpark costs, benefits, and drawbacks of veneers and caps. All info online seems to be tainted by cosmetic dentists looking to make a buck.
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posted by anonymous at 1:31 PM PST - 21 comments
Waterfilter
(heh) — so, I have a couple of water-related questions born of a drunken debate among friends. First: what is the difference between a coast, a beach, and a shore? Second: is Puget Sound part of the Pacific Ocean, an entirely separate body, or some freakish combination of the two? Finally: when Seattleites go down to the Sound, are they going to the coast, the beach, the shore, or something else?
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posted by jdroth at 1:15 PM PST - 41 comments
I am stuck in a one-sided frienship and not sure whether to end it or keep things status quo.
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posted by anonymous at 1:11 PM PST - 26 comments
Converting PlayerPro MADI files into something more ubiquitous, such as .IT, or .XM?
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posted by Durhey at 12:59 PM PST - 2 comments
I obtained an EPro (Compal) N34AS1 laptop computer. It has a Pentium 4 with Win XP Home. When starting up, it will not boot on the first try. The indicator lights flash and you can hear the fan but there is no display and no boot. However, I have found that by repeatedly pressing the power button to turn the computer on and off, by the 4th or 5th try it will boot up and then operate very well.
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posted by KHcancun at 12:31 PM PST - 2 comments
We have a vacation home in Florida (33767), and we've been told that it is now considered 'uninsurable.' This isn't because it's right on the water, but because it's located in a certain zip code. Any advice on how I can go about getting a new policy? Everyone says NO as soon as they hear what zip it's in.
posted by richmondparker at 11:42 AM PST - 14 comments
How can I automate printing a complete website to PDF?
I need to be able to show what the site looked like on any given date. The site is a sales tool and therefore requires user input on every page, so simply spidering the site is not adequate.
Because the site requires user input all over the place, I'd somehow need to supply the tool with data so it could be fully automated.
Are there tools out there that could do this?
Note: It doesn't necessarily have to be output to PDF, just something manageable and static.
posted by gfroese at 11:31 AM PST - 8 comments
Is it feasible that a short (probably under 5 minutes) but rather heavy hail storm of golf ball-ish sized hail would damage a shingle roof to the point where it would need to be replaced?
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posted by shinji_ikari at 11:29 AM PST - 13 comments
How much flexability is there in the way google adwords are displayed?
Whenever I see google adwords on web pages, they mostly look 1) pretty much the same as on other sites and 2) rather ugly. How much flexability is there in the way they are displayed? Are there any other textad services that allow more flexability in aperance?
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posted by delmoi at 11:17 AM PST - 10 comments
If I use my sister's college-student discount to by computer products at a reduced price, but claim them as expenses for my home business, will anyone care?
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posted by anonymous at 10:40 AM PST - 18 comments
I want to get a divorce I'm in the UK:
Do I need to involve a solicitor? is this something I could do on my own? If it is something I can do myself, how can I go about starting it?
My wife is not overly keen on us getting a divorce, though I'm pretty sure she'd NOT put up much of a struggle once the thing got started.
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posted by anonymous at 10:39 AM PST - 9 comments
Please help me locate useful resources, preferably free and web based or available through the library loan program, that would lead to more effective tutoring for a student with Asperger Syndrome.
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posted by anonymous at 10:39 AM PST - 3 comments
I am middle-aged, overweight, and I have asthma. I am considering moving in four months from Houston, TX, approzimately sea-level to Denver, Co, approx. 5200 feet. How much trouble will I have with the altitude? Other than walking more than I am now, what can I do to prepare for the altitude change?
posted by anonymous at 10:39 AM PST - 11 comments
Wireless networking problem with a Thinkpad t40/Cisco 350 mini-pci wireless card. Windows XP sp2, latest versions of everything, as far as I know.
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posted by pullayup at 9:52 AM PST - 5 comments
Is it worth moving to either version 7.0 or 8.0 of the contact/sales management software ACT!?
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posted by mojohand at 9:09 AM PST - 1 comments
My mom is concerned that a hurricane could damage enough infrastucture to cause problems if she's making payments electronically.
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posted by bleary at 9:04 AM PST - 10 comments
Did Russian replace other languages in Eastern Europe and the former USSR countries?
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posted by Amizu at 8:48 AM PST - 28 comments
Any info on what an 11 year old should be doing in preparation for acceptance into a college specailizing in music. He is very self motivated, loves playing the guitar, can play the piano and has mentioned Juilliard several times. Not sure where he picked up that particular name. Any info would be greatly appreciated by his non-college, non-musical mother...
posted by prairiepmb at 8:03 AM PST - 21 comments
WidgetsFilter. What government (US) resource will tell me how many unique widgets are available for sale each year?
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posted by pants at 8:03 AM PST - 4 comments
The old man bought me opening day tickets for the Phillies' new ballpark and, boy, do we have some issues...
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posted by red cell at 7:56 AM PST - 8 comments
Going to Bogota, Columbia for six weeks. What's the safety / internet situation like there? Got any tips for a newbie?
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posted by theNonsuch at 7:01 AM PST - 15 comments
I use Yahoo Sitebuilder for my wife's site, but I also used it to build a small satire site which I want to post via FTP. How does a tech challenged crustacean turn the Sitebuilder code into regular html?
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posted by lobstah at 6:10 AM PST - 8 comments
Help me settle an argument: I say that the word "precocious" always has a connotation that's derogatory (if applied to an adult) or patronizing (if applied to a child). She says that it can be used as a legitimate compliment. What say you?
posted by Saucy Intruder at 6:08 AM PST - 46 comments
How to get a photo scanning side business off the ground? I need customers!
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posted by kdern at 5:29 AM PST - 9 comments
How would I go about pitching a sitcom to the BBC?
posted by jimmy at 1:48 AM PST - 3 comments
Why is CO
2 used as a compressed gas to inflate things like lifejackets and bike tyres?
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posted by edd at 1:42 AM PST - 16 comments
Summer. The evening is starting. Friends gather around on the beach. I have my acoustic guitar. They ask me to play something. What to play ?
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posted by XiBe at 1:11 AM PST - 45 comments
Houseplant recommendations, please. I want a "columnar" plant to sit in front of my floor-stand-mounted speakers, hiding the ugly black-poled void. In other words, what houseplants a) sit in a ~10" pot and b) have a "columnar" display rising straight up for 2.5-3 feet? The plants will get bright reflected light, but almost no direct sun.
posted by Moistener at 12:54 AM PST - 6 comments
Folks with adblocking and internet security software, can you help me out by letting me know 1) if your software blocks a site 2) what software it is 3)
why. That why is the tricky part!
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posted by dabitch at 12:37 AM PST - 20 comments
March 28
I'm probably going to drop out of a Ph.D. program – should I still take my qualifying exams? Any chance this might let me ultimately get a Ph.D. while feeling like I left academia? If I do ultimately drop out, would taking exams have just been a big waste of time?
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posted by ruff at 11:59 PM PST - 21 comments
You know that part of the job interview, where they ask you if you have any questions? I have a hard time thinking of questions. Suggestions?
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posted by Kololo at 11:37 PM PST - 29 comments
Please help me find, free of charge, reliable statistics for US Public school academic ratings. Elementary thru high school, state by state.
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posted by SwingingJohnson1968 at 11:31 PM PST - 2 comments
If they're not handling accidents, what do highway patrol officers and cops do when there's a traffic jam? I never see them on the road. Are they abandoning their posts?
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posted by frogan at 9:50 PM PST - 20 comments
I've looked at the cheats and tried unsuccessfully, so I pose this to the ever-talented video gamers of Metafilter:
Is there a way to get to Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale from Portland in Grand Theft Auto III without finishing up all the missions? Have you actually done this yourself? I've seen the subway and bridge jumping tips but haven't had any luck. I'm using a PS2 if it helps.
posted by tozturk at 9:39 PM PST - 8 comments
When I jog or something in the cold my lungs burn. Is this normal? If I jog in the cold repeatedly will this go away or get worse?
posted by baking soda at 8:12 PM PST - 16 comments
Bloody mosquitoes, trying to suck my blood, why won't you just let me get a good night's sleep?
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posted by donpedro at 6:42 PM PST - 26 comments
Are there any reports of citizens with concealed weapons in the USA foiling bank robberies or other violent crimes?
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posted by redteam at 6:27 PM PST - 19 comments
Name the late 80s (possibly early 90s) Japanese import that had a peculiar break light design.
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posted by furtive at 4:50 PM PST - 9 comments
Attention authors, typesetters, and publishers: Can anyone recommend a good online document-collaboration system?
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posted by EmuBite at 3:57 PM PST - 9 comments
What are the advantages, disadvantages, and Important Things To Know about officially starting a business?
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posted by cortex at 3:24 PM PST - 17 comments
What is the cheapest and easiest way to buy a specific group of used books?
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posted by bove at 2:55 PM PST - 21 comments
Is there an open-source ecommerce store system that has built-in support for
purchase orders?
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posted by Wild_Eep at 2:27 PM PST - 6 comments
I am looking for a store in Manhattan, New York where I can buy curious decorative objects: pop art, retro kitsch, odd memorabilia (not sport-related), ancient ad posters, antique swag, Americana, etc. Quality, authentic stuff, not crap; though I'm not against mass-produced items.
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posted by gentle at 1:43 PM PST - 15 comments
Calling all GTD-ers! I need some help with a cross-platform, portable system to keep track of my endless supply of open-loops and next-actions. I'm looking for The One tool to use and it has to meet some odd requirements.
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posted by neilkod at 1:30 PM PST - 13 comments
I'm looking for female tricksters, prank-sters or radical grrl artists who are creating contemporary playful political art in any genre including: pranks, graffiti, installation art or performance art, street protest groups, etc.
Does anyone know where to find these wild women?
posted by nyoki at 1:01 PM PST - 15 comments
Before there was videotape there was Kinescope, a process that took hours to process, and could not be transmitted electronically. So how did New York based live television shows get shown "live" in different time zones?
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posted by Gungho at 12:52 PM PST - 16 comments
Thanks to a derail in
this thread, I have learned that Merriam-Webster now believes that
"literally" also means "virtually." This has shaken me to the core, and seems to be evidence of the English language being irrevocably broken. I beg you to ease my soul and prove this isn't true by giving me evidence of other English words that, over time, have come to mean their own antonyms.
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:44 PM PST - 106 comments
How can I send mail to a group of about 15 people? I've found that cc: is not reliable.
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posted by zek at 12:40 PM PST - 8 comments
Audio Amplifier selection: I have an older (90s) Sony Amp driving two much older Boston acoustic 150 watt - 8 ohm rated speakers (A150s, series II, 1985). The speakers just had the woofers placed by BA, and now it's time to move the amp up into the new century. How Audiophile do I have to go to get decent sound?
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posted by daver at 12:33 PM PST - 11 comments
I'm looking to do some casual stock trading...likely 1 or 2 trades a quarter, in amounts around $1000 or less. What online stock trader site is best for me?
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posted by davebug at 12:07 PM PST - 10 comments
Help me help a friend's business getting his network and Microsoft Retail management system up and running.
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posted by mic stand at 11:52 AM PST - 2 comments
Is there an interactive website that will allow me to provide various inputs in order to find fantastic vacation spots / places to take up residence?
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posted by indigo4963 at 11:48 AM PST - 4 comments
I'm going to be participating in a bachelor party roast in a week and a half and need some supplementary material.
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posted by billysumday at 11:48 AM PST - 4 comments
I tutor mathematics at university and often my students forget about their appointments. Is there some kind of software (preferably that could sync with my Axim) that could email out reminders to the students? I use linux and windows.
posted by jplank at 11:45 AM PST - 3 comments
Seeking a competent,reliable and inexpensive bookkeeper in the UK.Although I am in London I would be happy to deal with said bookkeeper through the mail.
posted by Dr.Pill at 11:02 AM PST - 4 comments
I'm looking for some advice / experiences with tours through Japan (i.e. traveling in Japan with activities etc. taken care of by someone else).
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posted by thumpasor at 11:01 AM PST - 3 comments
Linuxfilter: Is it worth replacing my hardware ADSL solution for a USB based ADSL Modem on a slow Linux (IPCop) box?
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posted by Nik_Doof at 10:54 AM PST - 6 comments
I need an affordable, independent travel agency for a trip to Italy OR a plan for 1.5-2 weeks in Italy.
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posted by k8t at 10:38 AM PST - 10 comments
Want to learn some XML. I've read a few books on theory, now I want to get my hands dirty and was thinking an online training course would be a good plan. Has anyone got any experience of these or have a recommendation to offer - there's a lot to choose from!
posted by russmail at 10:23 AM PST - 7 comments
ZIP+4: Should I use an en-dash or a hyphen wth a
ZIP Code that includes all 9 digits?
posted by stopgap at 9:57 AM PST - 20 comments
What is the word for...when someone speaks in a different accent or tone to depict the fact that they are not totally committed to what they are saying (either for amusement or fear of reprisal)?
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posted by pettins at 9:39 AM PST - 20 comments
week in london - i wonder if mefiers have recommendations for hotels (preferably marble arch area moderate-high end) , entertainment, galleries, flea markets, off beat must not miss curiosities? march 31 - april 6?
posted by specialk420 at 9:38 AM PST - 18 comments
I'm looking for vacation property that's within about 2 hours of my primary residence. Is there a site out there that can generate a map that shows towns within this range? Maybe a Google map with a maximum radius displayed?
posted by GernBlandston at 9:18 AM PST - 3 comments
I have to, starting very early in the morning, and well before Friday, install Windows XP, Office 2003, and a number of small insurance applications on 9 different minitowers that are coming in. Assuming they are all exactly the same build, and hopefully, without spending any more money, what would be the quickest and most efficient way to do this?
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posted by thanotopsis at 9:17 AM PST - 17 comments
Are National Service Organizations (AmeriCorps, VISTA, and NCCC) all they're cracked up to be?
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posted by Smarson at 9:01 AM PST - 11 comments
Ladies, when using condoms, can you tell the difference between regular condoms and "ribbed for her pleasure" condoms?
posted by smithmac_99 at 8:55 AM PST - 47 comments
There's a lot of questions here on AskMe about having fun in Hawaii. Problem is, they all pretty much assume the weather is nice. My parents are in Hawaii right now. It's pouring rain. They're sad. Any rainy-day tips for things to do if you're rained out in Hawaii?
posted by 40 Watt at 8:41 AM PST - 8 comments
I am running OS X 10.3.9. Blank CD's are not being recognized or mounting on my desktop. Music cd's and dvd's both work fine. They show up on my
desktop as icons and automatically launch itunes/dvd player etc.
what should I do?
thanks
posted by cg1 at 8:41 AM PST - 3 comments
I cannot stop my fish tank from turning cloudy. Please help, I've included some pictures inside.
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posted by odinsdream at 8:33 AM PST - 19 comments
Is it possible to view and browse a site within the Firefox sidebar without having links open into the regular tabs?
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posted by mattwatson at 8:08 AM PST - 5 comments
I would like to know the specific names of 1) the greenish background color and 2) the reddish letters used for the company title (after the flash) used on this website. I would like to use these colors for business cards. Also, any suggestions for companies that could print business cards w/ these colors at a reasonable price would be helpful. Thanks.
posted by slow, man at 7:24 AM PST - 17 comments
I am going to take a gap year at the end of my time as a sixth former at school, and I need advice on making itinerary decisions.
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posted by malusmoriendumest at 7:08 AM PST - 6 comments
Haircuts for guys. There are tons of sites/pictures/info on women's haircuts, little for men. What are some sites for inspiration for my next cut?
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posted by striker at 7:00 AM PST - 21 comments
If humans communicate via symbols and can only understand something (i.e., give it some semiotic 'identity') by way of comparison to already-familiar things, how do we begin at all?
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posted by Yeomans at 6:52 AM PST - 18 comments
Please suggest a good event-level debugger for VB.NET. I am looking for a debugger which can trap the execution of event handling code , when an event gets triggered from a line of code, by the .NET framework or by some user action.
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posted by inquisitive at 5:28 AM PST - 6 comments
When I visited Japan two years ago, some konbini stores sold boxes with toys that contained a room with furnishings. More rooms could be interconnected to a complete house. I still kick myself on a daily basis for not buying them then and there. Can they be found for sale online?
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posted by ouke at 4:31 AM PST - 6 comments
If General Relativity is accepted as true, why do Physicists talk about (and look for) Gravitons?
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posted by grahamwell at 2:47 AM PST - 14 comments
I was at-fault in a minor car accident while in the United States last year. The other party involved was a Department of Homeland Security officer. Will this incident affect my ability to enter the United States under the visa waiver program in the future?
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posted by madforplaid at 2:20 AM PST - 9 comments
March 27
Modem problem. Three computers, all firwalled, virus protected and clean have been separtely attached to the modem with different cables - they all exhibit the same behaviour
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posted by Neiltupper at 11:58 PM PST - 5 comments
Kids themed 21st birthday party: My 21st is in two weeks and I'm having a kids themed party, so it's back to the days of fairy bread and balloons. I need ideas. So far I'm using a projector to set up a big screen game of Super Mario Brothers, I'm having a pin the tail on the donkey game where you win a shot if you get it even remotely right, and I've downloaded a bunch of theme songs from kids shows back then. Any more ideas?
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posted by twirlypen at 10:07 PM PST - 24 comments
My husband is going crazy because there was a song on an episode of Without A Trace tonight and he can't think of the name of the song or who performs it. Can you help us out? (He really is going nuts.)
posted by lisaj32 at 9:05 PM PST - 11 comments
When I even moderately physically exert myself I get wiped out for the rest of the day. Im a prisoner in my house basically because I cant walk anywhere without getting fatigued afterwards... Does anyone know what this could be?
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posted by who else at 8:38 PM PST - 23 comments
ok so my girlfriend's laptop was rediculously slow and infested with spyware, viruses, and who knows what else. I couldn't even work on it it was so slow.
.. Checked the memory .. it was only 256.. got 1024 from crucial.com in two 512 sticks.
Should have no problem wiping the spyware .. problem is with the memory!!
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posted by jason9009 at 8:05 PM PST - 5 comments
How do you contact the folk behind
DMOZ, other than individual editors?
posted by jedro at 8:04 PM PST - 6 comments
User interface question: When I'm simply watching TV, pushing up on the remote's channel changer button moves me to a higher-numbered station. Yet when I'm viewing the channel guide, pushing up brings me to a lower-numbered station. Why the discrepancy?
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posted by schoolgirl report at 1:52 PM PST - 12 comments
Any recommendations for a quality e-commerce merchant account services provider?
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posted by spilon at 1:25 PM PST - 5 comments
We use Ad Tempus to schedule and report on success/failure of batch jobs. When it works, it's grand but when it fails, it causes me so much pain.
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posted by justlisa at 12:56 PM PST - 3 comments
I need good travel insurance! I'm going on a round-the-world trip and need medical, repatriation, and baggage coverage.
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posted by Gaz Errant at 12:53 PM PST - 4 comments
So April Fool's Day is this Saturday, so I'm wondering what is the best joke you've pulled, and more specifically...
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posted by beammeup4 at 12:29 PM PST - 30 comments
I'm going to see a psychologist for the first time ever. What kind of questions do I need to ask? What should I expect in general?
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posted by anonymous at 11:50 AM PST - 9 comments
I'm falling down on the actual interviews - what should I be doing, reading, projecting, etc ...?
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posted by jbelkin at 11:30 AM PST - 8 comments
I have approx. 500 bottles I'd like to track using a non-computerised system. Ideally I'd like to use a plain ruled moleskine type notebook only, no fancy forms or anything. I'd like to track price when and where purchased, when to drink and any Parker scores/comments. I'm currently doing this by linear entry into a journal, which is fine but I'm really creating more of a diary of wine purchases rather than a useable tracking method.
Anyone have any tips/tricks/techniques for tracking wine?
posted by Keith Talent at 11:14 AM PST - 17 comments
A friend of mine, using Outlook under WinXP, has entered only the "email address" and "display as" fields into her contacts list and now regrets that. Is there a way to automate going thru her several hundred contacts to copy the "display as" names she has entered (usually the first and last name) into the "full name" field?
posted by emg at 10:45 AM PST - 2 comments
Having come to the end of my rope with Time-Warner's sucky customer service, we're looking at DirectTV. What advice, warning, cautions, or kudos would you give us before switching to this service. Two more specific (kinda stupid) questions are inside.
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posted by anastasiav at 10:11 AM PST - 23 comments
I have several large paintings (5 x 5 or so) and am moving into a new apartment. I know from experience at my current apartment that I like to move stuff around and that I don't like holes in the walls. What's involved in hanging paintings from the ceiling like galleries often do?
posted by dobbs at 10:06 AM PST - 12 comments
Northern Virginia: I need to appear soon in Arlington County traffic court, and I'd like to get legal assistance with my case. The metro area is full of law firms - would anyone care to recommend a good one?
posted by atavistech at 9:47 AM PST - 9 comments
I'm reading a book that has a lot of references to Paris between the wars and culture that flowed underneath it. The surrealist movement, people like Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, the brothels and debauchery, etc. Similar situations have happened everywhere - the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation and countless others. I'm sure you can think of more.
My question is this: Where is this stuff happening now?
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posted by borkingchikapa at 9:44 AM PST - 23 comments
Say that a (US) presidential administration was doing something it wasn't supposed to be doing. Could a future presidential administration find this out and prosecute the former administration's officials?
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posted by ontic at 9:25 AM PST - 16 comments
Hi, I'm thinking of short story I read a while ago where the worlds communications system (telephones pre-net I think) became sentient. First sign of it doing so was that it started putting people in touch with each other that it thought might like each other like some crazy dating agency and finally it achieves full intelligence and starts communicating with a telecommunications system in another galaxy. Oh how I've looked!
Or maybe I dreamt it in which case forget you ever read this and I'll write the story!
posted by merocet at 9:11 AM PST - 17 comments
LawSchoolLoansFilter: As most undergrads do, I've got a few small blemishes (and one large one) on my credit report. I've gotten into school, but I'm paralyzed with fear to even start on my private loans. Am I being stupid, or am I right to be frightened?
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posted by plaidrabbit at 8:31 AM PST - 11 comments
I'm looking for a book not
by Joseph Campbell, but interpreting his works. It outlined the steps of the "hero's journey" and identified the archetypes. It leaned heavily on the Odyssey, Star Wars and the Wizard of Oz as examples of Campbell's model. Does anyone know the name of the book?
posted by scaryblackdeath at 8:27 AM PST - 12 comments
Dad used to drink a specific brand of beer 10+ years ago, and I can't remember what kind it was!
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posted by nitsuj at 7:40 AM PST - 19 comments
So I'm doing my expenses, and I want to see every night I sent an email after 8:00 or so, because that implies I took a cab home that night. (I can bill them without receipts, but I want to be honest and I'm doing this for a couple months.) Is there a way to export email headers from Outlook to excel or a csv file, so I can sort them by time and count up my trips?
posted by mtstover at 7:35 AM PST - 6 comments
We're outgrowing our 10 year old Progress database. We need some recommendations.
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posted by Brainy at 6:58 AM PST - 13 comments
Where/How can I replace keys that have fallen off my Dell Inspiron 6000? The actual metal pads are damaged.
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posted by jne1813 at 6:08 AM PST - 3 comments
I'm pregnant and it's not at all what I thought it'd be. And evidently I'm not at all the kind of mother I thought I'd be.
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posted by justonegirl at 5:56 AM PST - 48 comments
Does anyone know of a detailed online map showing the future effects on North Africa of the ongoing change in sea levels?
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posted by leapingsheep at 5:25 AM PST - 5 comments
How can I become more socially adept/assertive? I'm now losing money because of my social anxiety.
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posted by anonymous at 5:20 AM PST - 21 comments
This should be an easy one. I'm trying to remember the title, and author, of a sci fi / cyberpunk novel I read a few years back. The book started in Galveston, Texas, then moved on to guys in the Caribbean running ecosystems on ships. I think it also involved an escape from Hong Kong on a ship, and later, jail in Mali. Oh and while you're at it, reccomend some lesser known books with a similar vibe, if you can.
posted by Jimbob at 1:52 AM PST - 10 comments
March 26
I work with dogs who suffer from severe thunderstorm phobia. It's a difficult problem to manage because there are so many stimuli involved - the noise, the lightning itself, the smell of ozone, etc. These dogs seem to be able to sense atmospheric electrical charges that occur during thunderstorms - they feel the static in the air. Many of them head to the bathtub. I assume that the grounding plumbing pipes provide discharges the static.
I would like to build something that would help dogs who are fearful of the electrical phenomena that occur during thunderstorms, but I lack the physics background to even articulate clearly what I'm looking for.
Ideas, anyone?
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posted by freshwater_pr0n at 11:23 PM PST - 19 comments
There was a site posted at mefi a few years back that cataloged all of Elvis' jumpsuits. It was (obviously) the best site in the whole world. I can't find it now. I found something, but it wasn't it.
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posted by wsg at 11:20 PM PST - 2 comments
I remember there's some kind of output function in PHP that will print an object or array broken down into its parts.
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posted by RobotHero at 11:01 PM PST - 7 comments
Anyone have any practical tips for using voice recognition in an office environment?
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posted by krisjohn at 10:50 PM PST - 1 comments
Is there an application that can give me a little window that sits on my desktop that can show various computer functions: hard disk space, cpu function, etc.? I've used Konfabulator, and it's good, but I've been having a bit of trouble with it recently and wonder if there's something similar out there. Freeware is best!
posted by zardoz at 10:41 PM PST - 14 comments
Hobbies are supposed to occupy your time, right? I feel guilty unless I am being productive. What hobbies are there that are fun and productive?
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posted by dking at 10:18 PM PST - 39 comments
I have a group of people and we are seeking an online calendar and email service. We are looking for something where we can send an email to one address and it will be sent to the rest of the group and/or archived on the website. Also, looking for a service that has a calendar that we can post upcoming events. (I am familiar with Yahoo Groups, but seeking an alternative solution.)
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posted by marc10 at 9:36 PM PST - 14 comments
We are going to be driving from Boston to Toronto on a Thursday night and Friday with our five kids (ages 3 to 16). We want to stop somewhere half-way to sleep--ideally a hotel that is not too pricey but still decent and has an indoor pool. Perhaps a good breakfast, or just a decent breakfast. Where should we stay? And in general, if you needed to find a hotel en route from A to B, how would you do that (the second question is WAY less important than the first)?
posted by Raspberry at 9:30 PM PST - 7 comments
Digital camera filter: I am looking to upgrade to a better camera. Should I opt for an "SLR-like" camera, such as the Panasonic FZ-30, or should I shell out for a digital SLR? [more inside]
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posted by Krrrlson at 9:00 PM PST - 23 comments
SVG to DXF or SHP format for free? I've been banging my head against google for the last couple of hours and
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posted by the giant pill at 8:27 PM PST - 3 comments
In four days, I will leave with my family for a nine-month sabbatical at a university in London. Late in the game, we found out that I need a work permit, even though I'm still being paid by my US employer [a non-profit research institute] because we're staying in the UK for more than six months. I filled out the 'Work Permit for Sponsored Researchers' form, but the permit hasn't arrived yet. I haven't gotten a straight answer on what will happen when we arrive in London. Please tell me that we won't be bundled onto the next flight back to the US!
posted by lukemeister at 8:17 PM PST - 12 comments
What types of food promote good health, and what are the supposed health benefits of consuming such foods/beverages?
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posted by orangeshoe at 7:22 PM PST - 23 comments
Regex Madness...filter. How do I pull the text out of an html document without looking at the tag attributes?
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posted by ph00dz at 7:15 PM PST - 26 comments
How can I shut off the auto-click feature of the touchpad on my Sony Vaio (model PCG-GRT170, if that helps)?
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posted by DyRE at 6:39 PM PST - 5 comments
Okay, I have to "look nice" for an interview and I was told that a pair of khakis and a blue blazer would be perfect. The only "blue blazer" I have is the traditional blazer with gold buttons. Some say the gold buttons are timeless and is always "in", others say they are "out" and replace the buttons. What do MeFites think? Is it iffy enough to worry about? I did an AskMe search and didn't find anything addressing this blazer/button issue. Help?
posted by Gerard Sorme at 6:03 PM PST - 35 comments
FashionFilter: Can anyone help me locate the designer, or even better, and online source for the smokin hot shirt/blouse/top (whatever women call those things) Melissa McGhee wore on American Idol the night she got voted off? Here's a pic:
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posted by jwhowa at 4:59 PM PST - 11 comments
I'm looking for modeling/acting agencies in or around the bay area, ca.
This would be for a 20 year old girl, she has high school and some college drama classes and a little modeling under her belt. Lots of smarts.
Recommendations or success stories are welcome. Also feel free to let us know if there is any places/agencies to avoid.
Thanks Guys and Gals!
posted by Building at 3:22 PM PST - 3 comments
can you turn solid material into liquid by sending the proper frequency through it?
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posted by kooop at 2:41 PM PST - 31 comments
My wife (who only works part-time) and I will be applying for a joint mortgage soon. My FICO score is 800; hers is 670. How will a lender determine our interest rate when we have such different scores?
posted by boognish at 2:28 PM PST - 7 comments
I have an information interview at a large company I'd like to work for.
Some background: The interview was set up by a former colleague's friend and the person I am speaking with does not work in the department I'd like to work in.
What is the best I can hope to get out of such a situation and how would you go about achieving it?
posted by captainscared at 1:49 PM PST - 4 comments
Have you aced an interview? How'd you do it?
posted by vers at 1:24 PM PST - 21 comments
If you wanted to track down someone you knew from an online community, given only a username, how would you go about it?
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posted by jojopizza at 11:38 AM PST - 18 comments
Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the documentary
UNREASONABLE DOUBT: The Joe Amrine Case?
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posted by iconjack at 11:27 AM PST - 2 comments
Where can I find someone to make a
simple alteration to a OS X java program?
This program allows me to play internet scrabble on isc.ro
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posted by lalochezia at 10:53 AM PST - 10 comments
Antivirus software on WinXP SP2: Finding the balance between something that will protect my computer and something that won't slow down my system or interfere with my working online.
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posted by bingo at 9:13 AM PST - 21 comments
I need advice from the academic mefi community: Should I leave a faculty position at a community college to adjunct at local universities?
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posted by anonymous at 8:27 AM PST - 16 comments
Long shot: can someone help me understand the ending to David Foster Wallace's short story "Oblivion" from his book of the same name?
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posted by juniper at 7:59 AM PST - 5 comments
I'd like to use my mobile as a bluetooth remote control at work but can't install any software
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posted by TheDonF at 7:46 AM PST - 7 comments
Jazzfest in New Orleans: tips for a first time visitor? It's been asked before (pre-Katrina) and I've bookmarked all the New Orleans threads, but I'm asking again just in case.
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posted by CunningLinguist at 7:24 AM PST - 9 comments
If you were a first-time homebuyer, would you buy a home right now? Specifically, would you buy in Chapel Hill, NC?
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posted by BackwardsCity at 6:42 AM PST - 22 comments
Where should I visit in The Somme? I'm off there this week, primarily to trace the actions of the Sheffield City Battalion which was focused on the village of Serre. But where else should I visit while I'm there? What are the
must see things in the region. I am staying in Albert.
posted by chill at 4:39 AM PST - 7 comments
March 25
In Google Local, this
area is heavily blurred. In Live Local, it doesn't even exist, but the area next to it is shown in clear detail. Does anyone know what this is about? (Gulf of Ob, northern Siberia, zoom in and out to see what I mean)
posted by Termite at 11:24 PM PST - 22 comments
This is probably one for the librarians; Is there *anywhere* that the full end-credits to a movie get published? Online,Offline, or Overpriced-Industry-Service? IMDB does a decent job on the big names, but I'm interested in a full and accurate listing for movies (aka., down to the second second assistant assistant director).
posted by alan at 10:45 PM PST - 12 comments
I am trying to put together a playlist of songs about doctors and hospitals. Not metaphoric "Love Doctor"- type songs, but more along the lines of The Replacements' "Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out."
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posted by Failure31 at 10:41 PM PST - 32 comments
I need to move a forty foot shipping container 120 yards across a grassy field and turn a corner and another 20 yards.
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posted by Mhead at 9:21 PM PST - 12 comments
I want to interact with my music library over a network and be able to add notes, links, etc. to each item. Looking for static or dynamic approaches . . .
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posted by fourcheesemac at 7:50 PM PST - 4 comments
I'm looking for a free solution that would AUTOMATICALLY print received emails from a POP account (Gmail, to be exact). If there's ANYONE out there who knows how, you'd be my hero for life (at least, until next week :D)...
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posted by TrueVox at 7:21 PM PST - 14 comments
Please suggest instrumental music we can listen to while we study. This music must mask the noise coming from the apartment above us and remain relatively unobtrusive (without being lame).
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posted by safetyfork at 6:55 PM PST - 71 comments
What is the benefit, if any, of depreciating a piece of expensive camera gear over 3 years instead of 5?
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posted by photoslob at 6:53 PM PST - 7 comments
Where can I find good instructions for free and online on how to "choke" a bath tub? More specifically, rechoke actually.
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posted by crewshell at 6:09 PM PST - 4 comments
I'm looking for some software to be run under Windows XP that I can set to move or remove files which are past a certain date after specified intervals. Ideally the software will have a small footprint and relatively easy to use. Is this the sort of task that can be done through some sort of Windows based CRON program?
Ahhhh help me Mefi!
posted by a. at 6:03 PM PST - 12 comments
Why are magazine subscription renewal letters always written in the Courier typeface?
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posted by Alt F4 at 5:19 PM PST - 5 comments
Grrrr...blinking Virus Alert! icon and popup message in my taskbar tray and undead SpyWareQuake software keeps reinstalling itself. Help!
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posted by jimmythefish at 5:18 PM PST - 7 comments
my brother may be heading for divorce. yay. its gotten to the point where my sister in law is ready to see a counselor. can any one recommend a good marriage counselor in the tacoma/seattle area?
posted by Tryptophan-5ht at 5:11 PM PST - 2 comments
Tax Filter: Why would the fact that I paid interest on student loans last year mean I owe the IRS more money? I was doing my taxes on TurboTax today, and I have two 1098-E forms which say that I paid a total of $1,700 dollars in interest last year on student loans. This is the first year I'm paying on loans rather than taking them out, so I'm not sure how it works. My little counter at the top of the screen was saying I was getting an $800 refund until I entered that amount. After that, it said I would owe the IRS $450 this year. When it said I might be able to take the $1,700 as a deduction, that seemed like a good thing... so why do I owe now when before, I didn't? I don't get it.
posted by abbyladybug at 2:47 PM PST - 12 comments
I was heavily bitten by bedbugs over the summer of 2005, and although they're gone, I've grown very anxious about the thought of ever becoming reinfested.
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posted by anonymous at 2:35 PM PST - 9 comments
Has anyone had any experience declaring bankruptcy (either 13 or 7) under the new rules?
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posted by anonymous at 2:34 PM PST - 1 comments
I have this graphic LCD from either a pixter color or a leapster toy and I'd like to use it as a display, unfortunately.....
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posted by IronLizard at 1:57 PM PST - 8 comments
I’m studying for an exam and would like some tips on polishing my memorization skills. How do actors remember their lines? I know repetition helps, but what else can I do to retain the questions/answers I’m studying. Any tips, tricks or websites of interest would be appreciated.
posted by johnd101 at 1:56 PM PST - 9 comments
Were the food laws in the old testament rational for the time or somewhat superstitious?
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posted by tula at 12:55 PM PST - 16 comments
I can't unscrew stuck screws from inside the ram compartment of my powerbook... very tight space and very delicate. What can I do? I have a suspicion that an ant or two has crawled in my titanium powerbook G4 (let's not talk about the ants!) and I wanted to open it up by taking up the keyboard/track pad assembly so I can inspect it, armed with a nice spray can of air.
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posted by semidivine at 12:43 PM PST - 10 comments
Is there a compelling reason for an adult woman not to purchase a 24" bike if that is most comfortable for her?
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posted by raddevon at 11:40 AM PST - 18 comments
I want to maintain my weight, but continue to lower my body fat percentage. Should I lower caloric intake or just increase my exercise, or both?
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posted by synecdoche at 10:51 AM PST - 5 comments
Some water (a glass, only about 20% full) got accidentally spilled on my iBook (it was closed, turned off and disconnected). I immediately rinsed it all off, especially the rear panel vent, very carefully. But I am afraid water got in the insides of the iBook. How long do I have to wait until its guts dry up & I can safely try to turn it on, see if it's been damaged? And, if it doesn't work, is it going to be expensive to have it fixed (it's a G4, two years old)?
posted by PenguinBukkake at 10:40 AM PST - 13 comments
I wanted to create a banner image for a blog and wanted to take a jpg image and 'burn' some text into it (using different typefaces) -- anyone know the best way to do this? I don't have photoshop -- is there any other way? (I own an ibook)
posted by dearleader at 10:06 AM PST - 7 comments
What songs do you recommend about survival against odds or in the face of adversity? I am putting together a CD of songs to remind me I can push through anything. Examples of what I am looking for are:
18 Wheeler by Pink
I Get Knocked Down (Tubthumping) by Chumbawumba
I Will Survive by Cake (I like their version best, sorry)
Any suggestions are helpful, but I am not particularly interested in breakup songs. If it is not a song where you can not sum it up into something along the lines of "Bring it!" or "Is that the best you got?" then it is probably not what I am after.
posted by slavlin at 9:28 AM PST - 51 comments
I am an American planning on moving to Shanghai, China. What are my employment options if I don't know Chinese?
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posted by thebbxx at 9:27 AM PST - 10 comments
I heard a song in Qdobas that I liked. The lyrics always repeat "I could be [blah...blah] but [blah...blah]".
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posted by tfmm at 7:34 AM PST - 16 comments
Is there a way, possibly using Google maps or some other app, to determine the path of the sun over my property for the coming summer months? Specifically, I am trying to determine if a particular region near some oaks will get enough sunlight for a small vegetable garden.
posted by docpops at 7:10 AM PST - 12 comments
March 24
I can hear everyone talking when I'm playing online, I just can't talk back with my PS2 headset. What could be the problem?
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posted by recurve at 11:00 PM PST - 12 comments
ModFilter: I've been given a
Flybook as a gift. It's a great little machine, but it has one incredible flaw (and a few minor ones): when used as a tablet, there is no way to right click. Help me add a mod a button or two, or three into this tiny little laptop.
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posted by Freen at 10:40 PM PST - 7 comments
A close friend of ours is moving away in a few days and I'd like to get him a token of our friendship to take with him. I know he's a huge fan of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, so I'm trying to come up with a symbolic object or phrase from the books that would be meaningful. I read the books myself a while back, but am terrible at remembering details and I won't have access to them in the next few days to look anything up. Any ideas?
posted by platinum at 7:50 PM PST - 17 comments
Anyone know what happened to the-underdogs.org, and where I can find a similar site?
posted by strangelove at 7:06 PM PST - 9 comments
I need ideas to Dress my 3 and 5 yr old up for an adults 40th with an 80's theme... Something comfortable, but recongizable enough to be a hoot! Thanks!
posted by kmurray24 at 6:55 PM PST - 26 comments
What are some examples of a wiki being tied in as part a larger site - with static pages, a forum, whatever - with a consistent skin between them?
posted by Hot Like Your 12V Wire at 5:37 PM PST - 10 comments
Help me help my brother make a decision about what to do with his career. He is 24, from the UK, has a batchelors degree (in Business Studies) and has worked for about 3 years as a management consultant.
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posted by Rc at 4:55 PM PST - 5 comments
Does ultrapasturized half and half last longer than regular half and half once the carton is opened, or only in the unopened carton?
posted by Jackson at 3:26 PM PST - 11 comments
I would like to upgrade my old 15" G4 powerbook laptop 400 Mhz. I would like to get more speed out of it. I have maxxed the ram out and installed a faster access HDD. What else can I do? Motherboard? Recommendations?
posted by fox_terrier_guy at 3:08 PM PST - 7 comments
you know how you're sometimes forced to use internet explorer? and you know how sometimes you open a second window while waiting for Window #1 to load? and then when Window #1 is done loading, it automatically pops in front of Window #2 which you're now happily reading? is there anyway to
prevent Window #1 from popping forward?
posted by crush-onastick at 2:58 PM PST - 12 comments
I am looking for a clear understandable introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico Philosophicus. Is there any particular book or website you can recommend to someone who is not schooled in philosophy?
posted by davar at 2:11 PM PST - 13 comments
My current level of "life management" skills aren't cutting it anymore (not that they ever did so great to begin with). How can I get my act together?
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posted by shelbaroo at 2:07 PM PST - 20 comments
How much time am I entitled to take with my doctor (in Canada), or how many issues per visit is reasonable to try to address?
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posted by GleepGlop at 2:07 PM PST - 20 comments
I have an out of print, foreign book (written by Jesuits, snatch) that I need copied. It's a language book, and written some time ago. The book is borrowed and I'd like a copy for reference. It does not have to be professional bound or anything like that -- and the original copy can be destroyed if necessary.
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posted by geoff. at 1:25 PM PST - 13 comments
I have been tasked with coming up with some ideas for what to do for a warm weather outing for our small (30-40 people) company here in Atlanta.
Does anyone have any ideas or experiences that they have really enjoyed that they would share?
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posted by GrumpyMonkey at 1:15 PM PST - 8 comments
What is some fun, lo-fi, electronic pop music? Emphasis on the
pop. I've heard Nullsleep and some of the other 'chip' musicians, and they're too techno-y for my tastes. I'm looking for something more along the lines of the tracks on the Life Aquatic soundtrack.
posted by hughbot at 1:10 PM PST - 37 comments
Where is that website with the side by side screenshots comparing the
original release to the digitally enhanced re-release of Star Wars?
posted by frecklefaerie at 1:01 PM PST - 5 comments
Posted on behalf of
colleen711, who joined too recently to be able to post this herself:
My roomate and I are recent college graduates, she's working in libertyville and I'm working in deer park. We want to live in the city, but keep our commute to less than or equal to one hour.
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posted by Johnny Assay at 12:02 PM PST - 11 comments
I just bought Norton Ghost 10.0. It is complete crap, as far as I can tell. What can I do, either to make it work the way I want, or to actually return it for a refund?
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posted by gregvr at 11:17 AM PST - 9 comments
Photoshop CS2 does a terrible job scaling down an image when displaying it in the edit window. Is there an equivalent of "Bicubic" for when I'm looking at an image on screen?
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posted by Nelson at 11:15 AM PST - 15 comments
Considering hiring someone else to do credit repair for me. What differentiates a good service from a bad one? Are there traps or pitfalls? What should I expect to pay?
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posted by weston at 11:14 AM PST - 12 comments
I need to open an IRA, and probably another mutual fund account (or other investment) for shorter term savings, but I don't want to give money to evil corporations.
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posted by Fenriss at 10:28 AM PST - 11 comments
How do I extract content of a website (including images and alt -tags) for translation into different languages?
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posted by Botunda at 9:30 AM PST - 12 comments
Asking for my wife... There's a Gap TV ad running in the U.S. this month, featuring a "Daddy-O" song. Any one know the artist and actual song title? Sorry I don't have more info.
posted by markmillard at 9:15 AM PST - 10 comments
Any idea as to the retention rates of users in online games such as World of Warcraft?
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posted by evadery at 8:57 AM PST - 9 comments
So I finally got a midi cable and hooked up my keyboard to my computer for some home recording. It works swell, but I'm looking into a portable solution so I can take it along with my laptop.
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posted by pooya at 8:40 AM PST - 9 comments
I'm starting to buy a lot of books on
Audible. Problem is: they're pretty expensive. Legally, can I sell the books I've listened to and no longer want to read on eBay?
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posted by JPowers at 8:31 AM PST - 17 comments
MicrosoftWordFilter: How to always have my default view when I'm opening someone else's file?
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posted by Xalf at 7:48 AM PST - 4 comments
What is the expected printing speed for wirelessly connected printers? I hooked up a Trendnet usb to wireless printer server with my older Canon S600 USB printer. I use wep encryption on my network. I immediately noticed that the print job for one page color document take a quite a bit of time to start on the printer. I have not played around much yet, but when i tried printing a short word document from my laptop I was getting not enough memory errors. I am pretty sure it is not a laptop problem.
When the printer was connected to the desktop PC i did not notice these problems of course.
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posted by flyby22 at 7:20 AM PST - 3 comments
We're taking our first trip as tourists to Washington, DC next week. As we in Maine and
clean mucking boots is considered dressed-up, how casual is appropriate for this trip?
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posted by SteveInMaine at 6:57 AM PST - 24 comments
I'm just wondering why frozen fruit, more specifically frozen berries take so long to defrost in the refrigerator?
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posted by GoodJob! at 6:51 AM PST - 8 comments
I am quitting my day job? What kinds of things should I indulge in or good habits should I pick up before I go back to school in fall?
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posted by stormygrey at 6:03 AM PST - 15 comments
What do I need to do, practically speaking, after a computer theft? (Several related questions inside.)
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posted by catesbie at 4:40 AM PST - 18 comments
EuroCellServiceFilter: I'll be travelling in Europe from mid-April until September/October to many, many countries, but 2-3 months throughout Italy and 4-5 weeks in Spain, followed by more inside. What cell service providers (if any) offer plans for data services in multiple countries throughout (Western) Europe at reasonable rates? I'd be happy with something that will do data for my 3-4 months in Italy+Spain, and then just use internet cafes during the rest of my trip. This is primarily for using with my laptop.
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posted by cactus at 4:30 AM PST - 7 comments
Where can I find a resource with information about buying and converting a truck or bus?
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posted by davehat at 1:54 AM PST - 4 comments
March 23
I finally decided to make good on a long standing resolution to learn how to meditate. transcendental Meditation, I wa told, was among the best programs to learn from.
I found a TM franchise nearby, and attended a free intro class. After a long boring lecture and no actual meditation, in which the lecturer showed study after study showing how TM cures everything including ingrown toe nials, she drops the karma bomb: $2500 "tuition" for the course.
My questions: Is TM really superior? Has it really become the peaceful tonic of the upper classes? Is TM really superior to other forms of meditation? Does TM always have to be so expensive? Can it be learned from a book instead of avaristic new age meditation moguls?
posted by Fupped Duck at 11:08 PM PST - 24 comments
Is it realistic for me, as an American, to entertain thoughts (read: dreams) of attending law school at Oxford?
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posted by PhatLobley at 9:53 PM PST - 14 comments
Which words in the following sentence are adjectives?
"My wife put a 1kg Nescafe coffee tin on top of that oily cardboard box."
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posted by meech at 8:50 PM PST - 24 comments
"New" iMac G5 with a serious case of the freezies. Hardware test shows no problems with any hardware. Wiping and re-installing does no good. How on earth can I fix this?
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posted by grapefruitmoon at 8:48 PM PST - 15 comments
What was it like for cubans, and foreigners visting / working in cuba between the time of the revolution and the missile crisis.
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posted by miniape at 5:35 PM PST - 2 comments
Bournemouth, University of East London, or University of Salford: Mefites, help me choose my grad school!
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posted by damn yankee at 5:26 PM PST - 14 comments
I get so many boogers that the boogie man is jealous of me. How do I get rid of boogers, it's embarassing because I have to pick my nose at least twice a day in fear that some hot chick is going to see a booger in my nose. This isn't only during the winter, I get boogers year round.
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posted by pwally at 5:16 PM PST - 28 comments
I'm working on a project that requires somewhat in-depth knowledge of the workings of antique carnival/fun-fair size breakdown and re-assemble Ferris wheels. The problem is that I don't know enough about Ferris wheels or how they work to know what to look for.
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posted by xyzzy at 5:10 PM PST - 7 comments
How do I find niche Job recruiters for this niche work I do. I negotiate contracts with Doctors who participate in clinical trials...
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posted by BeerGrin at 4:19 PM PST - 3 comments
Looking for a place to watch the Michigan vs. North Dakota hockey game in Chicago on Friday.
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posted by fancypants at 2:56 PM PST - 1 comments
I've recently been studying how humans interact with their environments by studying ice cores, sediments, and other such things. I'm interested in supplementing this research by looking at how literature from the same time and place represents humans interaction with the environment. Anybody know any journals, books, etc. that deal with this sort of work?
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posted by eighth_excerpt at 2:36 PM PST - 2 comments
I am interested in the physics of motor vehicle accidents. The most basic question I have is which of Newton's laws, if I am understanding them properly, is at work in the following situations:
1) You're driving in a straight line and suddenly you jerk the wheel in one direction. This makes the car start to roll.
2) You're driving and you fall asleep at the wheel, so the car drifts to one side. You wake up suddenly, jerk the wheel in the opposite direction, and the car starts to roll.
3) You round a sharp curve too fast and roll the car.
If anybody would like to give detailed explanations of the physics of each of these situations, hopefully without calculus, that would be great, as well.
thanks!
posted by soulbarn at 2:04 PM PST - 12 comments
Driving from San Diego to Portland: how do I plan a pleasant 3-day trip up the west coast?
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posted by junkbox at 12:24 PM PST - 21 comments
How can I put myself on the cutting edge of the Internet and interactive media? -or- What's the future of the Internet?
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posted by drezdn at 10:56 AM PST - 10 comments
Say I have 5 points: a,b,c,d,e. I know the position of each one at t=0: pa
0,pb
0 etc. Now say that at t=1, the distance between each one changes, so I know Dab
1,Dac
1...Dde
1. Is there an equation or algorithm which will allow me to know (or aproximate) the positions at t=1 : pa
1...pe
1?
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posted by skree at 10:28 AM PST - 33 comments
I did
something to my computer (iMac G5) over a year ago, and now every folder includes a file called ".DS_Store". What is it, and how can I make it invisible again?
posted by interrobang at 9:18 AM PST - 9 comments
Keyboard navigation problems with Firefox on a Mac (OS 10.3.9). I've searched and searched or an answer, really I have, but haven't found the definitive one.
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posted by TiredStarling at 8:45 AM PST - 7 comments
Let's say you just joined a
hiking club... you're in decent shape, but haven't really hiked on any kind of regular basis since you were a Boy Scout. You need
boots... boots that would cover a variety of
hiking situations, most anyway. What would you do?
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posted by Witty at 8:01 AM PST - 42 comments
A friend of mine is flying on Delta soon and wants to know: if they strike, will another airline honor her ticket?
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posted by philulrich at 7:56 AM PST - 4 comments
I need soundfiles of baby babble to dub over a movie. Where can I get these?
posted by thirteenkiller at 6:43 AM PST - 6 comments
While I'm certainly have empathy with those who are critical of uber-consumer capitalism, I cringe when I hear people glorify the past or "primitive" cultures. (more...)
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posted by tom_g at 6:34 AM PST - 76 comments
What kind of experiences have you had with using online tutorials/courses to help learn common softwear programs, word, quickbooks, elements, datacad and the like.
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posted by flummox at 4:20 AM PST - 7 comments
What would be your perfect breakfast after a night with a partner? No unfertilized egg jokes please...
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posted by brautigan at 3:37 AM PST - 50 comments
Yahoo paid search. I run online ppc marketing for my company in Europe. I have a question about the way Yahoo make us pay our bills and manage our account.
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posted by superfurry at 2:44 AM PST - 4 comments
How do builders and construction workers refer to streets on a new development that have yet to be officially named?
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posted by rongorongo at 1:55 AM PST - 13 comments
Does any one know how I can create a free, accurate mailing address list for every house in our town of 5200 people?
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posted by frogmoses at 12:13 AM PST - 8 comments
March 22
I recently was given a Blackberry 7290 and a Moto Razr for work. Each has its own phone number. Both have bluetooth. Is it possible to use the Razr as a BT handset to answer calls made to the Blackberry? That is to say can I use Bluetooth to answer both phone numbers with the Razr? How?
posted by leftoverboy at 11:51 PM PST - 7 comments
Let's say I wanted to have some fine art (paintings) shipped professionally. That's museum-style professionalism I'm looking for. Going to NYC, coming from various parts of the country/world. Where they're coming from isn't important - this is entirely made-up, a small part of a budget as part of a hypothetical project. Can you give me any sort of ballpark figures, considering various sizes and various points of origin?
posted by thejoshu at 11:16 PM PST - 6 comments
Canadian TaxFilter: Does a US-based company have to withhold taxes for Canadian residents of Canadian nationality who are independent contractors to the company?
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posted by RikiTikiTavi at 10:02 PM PST - 8 comments
North Carolina starts its new statewide lottery next week. Is it reasonable to assume that in the early days the lottery company will offer more than the usual number of small prizes as a way to get folks excited? I saw
this thread, and
this comment that claims it's true the odds are better at the start of new games, but I'm looking for evidence of actual lottery practice.
posted by mediareport at 9:31 PM PST - 1 comments
What is the proper order and nomenclature for numbering architectural drawings? Typically, you break up drawings into different types of views: floorplans, sections, details, and elevations--both outside and
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posted by fandango_matt at 8:46 PM PST - 5 comments
What is the command / string / path for piping local audio through Winamp? IE, I want Winamp to run whatever is being output through my soundcard, Multi-media soundsystem or DirectSound as wave through it's DSPs.
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posted by loquacious at 8:15 PM PST - 2 comments
I once heard a recording of a comedian/folk musician performing a song whose main lyric was "I didn't throw up; it was a pretty good day."
Please save me from madness and tell me his name.
posted by DWRoelands at 7:57 PM PST - 6 comments
In college, my friends and I played an Amiga game incessantly. This game was a futuristic sporting game somewhat like hockey, except involving a metallic ball. And for the life of me, I can't remember what it's called. Help me, Metafilter, you're my only hope.
posted by solistrato at 7:08 PM PST - 6 comments
I need to learn to speak Spanish as quickly as possible. There are a couple of small problems - I live in DC, work irregular 12 hour+ days, and don't have the money or the vacation time to go abroad...
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posted by crabintheocean at 7:01 PM PST - 28 comments
I'm looking for some good resources and reading (books, websites, etc.) on U.S. propoganda and rhetoric in reference to nation building projects in the last 50 years (Vietnam, Somalia, Kosovo, Afghanistan/Iraq).
posted by rbf1138 at 6:34 PM PST - 2 comments
Asbestos exposure and pregnancy: at my wife's workplace, they've announced that they are closing off a bathroom for asbestos removal over a weekend. Is it wise for her to avoid the office (all in close proximity to the space) on, say, Monday? Longer? Or needlessly paranoid? She's feeling especially cautious as she is five months pregnant.
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posted by BT at 6:04 PM PST - 14 comments
I'm looking for good non-fiction books about the US in the 60s. I'm interested in the social upheavals that occurred then and I'm particularly interested in the anti-war protests and things like the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
posted by pombe at 4:55 PM PST - 30 comments
I've been taking hydrochlorothiazide (25mg) once a day for about 2 months now for high blood pressure. The bottle says avoid prolonged sun exposure. I'm going to Hawaii for 10 days, so it will be pretty hard (and not fun) avoiding sun exposure. I'll be doing the sunscreen, floppy hat, etc. What do I need to worry about? What will happen if I do get prolonged exposure? Yes, I have a call into my doctor...
posted by mhm at 4:55 PM PST - 7 comments
iBook SE 466 (Clamshell) and iBook 500 (white, G3 processor) - Can I use the Clamshell's DVD drive in the iBook 500?
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posted by smallerdemon at 3:51 PM PST - 4 comments
I'm in business school and am getting sick of my classmates boring group presentations. Building upon
this question, what are the best tips for giving a group powerpoint presentation?
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posted by pithy comment at 3:27 PM PST - 22 comments
E-mails from my small business are slowly starting to get blocked by AOL, CompuServe, and now Comcast. It appears my ISP (WildBlue) has lots of IPs on some blacklists. What can I do?
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posted by hodyoaten at 2:46 PM PST - 15 comments
For a Friend: What are some songs about about people who used to see eye to eye, but now they hate each other and can't understand each other? Or about righteous people trying to smash down lower people?
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posted by ruwan at 1:55 PM PST - 39 comments
Whats the best way to setup and implement a tagging/folksonomy system into a php content management system from scratch?
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posted by yeahyeahyeahwhoo at 1:51 PM PST - 12 comments
Can I transplant cacti from a 1" clay pot to a 4" successfully? Is this too big of a size jump?
posted by kc0dxh at 1:25 PM PST - 8 comments
I'd like to use Markdown to format some text fields on a ColdFusion based site. Markdown exists
for Perl and has also been
ported to PHP, but I can't find anything for ColdFusion.
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posted by Tubes at 12:56 PM PST - 1 comments
My computer is driving me insane. Please help.
My 1.8gz Macintosh g5 has developed several annoying quirks, the cumulative effect of which is to make browsing the internet an exercise in frustration. Sometimes I want to pull my hair out. Here are the three things that I believe, individually and/or in combination, are causing the slow-downs. I have no idea how to fix any of them:
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posted by jdroth at 12:41 PM PST - 31 comments
Where can I find a recording of (or information about) a Canadian radio comedy sketch called "Les Anglaises"?
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posted by sayitwithpie at 12:13 PM PST - 3 comments
DogsInClothesFilter: Help me design a line of pooch clothing that will fit a wide variety of dog body types.
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posted by discokitty at 12:10 PM PST - 13 comments
What's the best way of adding a Terabyte of reliable, contiguous, archive-quality storage to my system? By 'best' I mean Toyota Corolla as opposed to Hummer.
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posted by unSane at 12:04 PM PST - 49 comments
I have some chromed steel with pretty substantial pitting and rust. However if properly restored its relatively valuable. Is there anything I can do about this myself? If it should be done professionally, where in San Francisco might I take it?
posted by atom128 at 11:58 AM PST - 12 comments
Please help me name books/stories/movies where scientific experiment opens some kind of link to another dimension or timeline, with horrific results.
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posted by agropyron at 11:38 AM PST - 59 comments
Using javascript, what would be the most efficient way to reduce a multi-word string down to just the first word?
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posted by mr_crash_davis at 11:30 AM PST - 10 comments
I need a good, cheap clean hotel or B&B in Vancouver BC, in a safe area, close to attactions. Any suggestions?
posted by bright77blue at 11:15 AM PST - 11 comments
Digital "Signature" in an excel spreadsheet, is it easy and possible?
My company wants to reduce our paper waste and do digital copies of some of our internal forms. But we need an easy way to digitally sign the documents throughout the various stages of approval.
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posted by JonnyRotten at 11:00 AM PST - 12 comments
Keyboard-centricFilter: I need to reduce my mouse use under Windows XP. What are some good keyboard-centric file managers or desktop replacements? What have others done (besides learning all the keyboard shortcuts) to reduce your mouse use?
posted by lhauser at 10:38 AM PST - 13 comments
Is it possible to implement domain-part redirection on URLs, along these lines:
http://foo.bar.com/baz/0001.html
becomes
http://new.domain.com/0001.html
for any instance of "foo.bar.com/baz/*", that segment of the URL is replaced by "new.domain.com/*"
If so, are there multiple methods? [MI]
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posted by mwhybark at 10:34 AM PST - 8 comments
What currently available font must closely matches the handwriting in The Bill of Rights?
posted by leafwoman at 10:26 AM PST - 3 comments
What are some really fun, chill places/activities for a birthday party in the Cambridge/Boston area? I've already thought of: karaoke, playing board games at Diesel Cafe in Somerville, and candlepin bowling. Any other ideas...? Thanks.
posted by shivohum at 9:49 AM PST - 9 comments
A few years ago, I attended an Elderhostle study on the Navajo culture in New Mexico. One part of the presentation was a hands on instruction on how to stone grind corn by hand. We then each had a sample of blue corn mush which was delicious. I got to thinking that this would be quite good served up like grits with butter and pepper. Since then I have been trying to find stone ground blue corn similar to that which was served. The commercial blue corn that I have found is much lighter in color and while good for baking has comparatively weak flavor and almost no mouth texture when cooked as mush. This is true even when cooked at double the concentration called for in the recipe. What is the darker blue corn meal called and where might I get some?
posted by Raybun at 9:46 AM PST - 7 comments
Evaluating Home Construction: We're considering buying a home in NM, where construction is very different from here in MN. Anyone have any good sources (online or otherwise) to help home buyers evaluate quality of construction in Southwest style homes -- especially stucco homes? We're looking at pueblo/adobe style places.
posted by nancoix at 9:39 AM PST - 3 comments
I'm trying to determine the best bare bones microphone system for recording a basic voice-over demo cd for the smallest financial outlay possible.
Is there a tremendous advantage to USB mics over 1/8" mics? Can I get decent quality without having to buy a preamp, or is phantom power the only way to go? Can a USB headset give me CD quality audio, more or less?
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posted by StrangeTikiGod at 9:25 AM PST - 7 comments
FeedFilter! How do I: a) get bloggers to tag their posts about X with “X”; b) subscribe to the “X” tag via RSS; c) feed the “X”-tagged posts into a non-profit web site I run about X?
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posted by MarshallPoe at 9:06 AM PST - 4 comments
How can I seal my home-made steel smoker? It's made out of a never-used oil drum, shaped like a giant flask. The problem is that the hatch, while large enough to cover the opening, doesn't form a perfect seal because of the body's curvature. Imperfect seal = imperfect smoking. What kind of material can take the medium heat of smoking, is non-toxic (no fiberglass!), and is slightly soft, to mold itself to the surface?
posted by paul_smatatoes at 9:00 AM PST - 15 comments
Looking for recommendations on banks which offer both checking account & credit cards.
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posted by skwm at 8:59 AM PST - 21 comments
I have to pee. I also have to blow my nose. Is it more environmentally friendly to toss my snotty
Kleenex into the trash or into the toilet (which I was going to flush anyway)?
posted by mookieproof at 8:26 AM PST - 18 comments
How do I make my bike less attractive to thieves? (Plus, other NYC biking questions.)
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posted by hooray at 8:10 AM PST - 31 comments
I'm looking for an ipod remote control with the greatest range. I'm trying to control an ipod on the other side of a wall in the back of a movie theatre- -about 100 feet or so. (Video iPod- -does that impact my choices?) Thank!
posted by verylargecorp at 8:02 AM PST - 1 comments
A friend has asked me if I am familiar with any 'off-the-shelf-software' applications for the staffing business ...
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posted by ericb at 7:28 AM PST - 1 comments
Is there an easy method for a non-tech guy to use in order to keep folks from right clicking on my site, or, if not that, an easy way to prevent pictures from being copied (getting properties) so as to prevent hotliniking?
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posted by Postroad at 4:34 AM PST - 23 comments
Where has my primary hard drive gone? My primary hard drive disappeared after I installed a new CD-ROM drive! It seems my CMOS doesn’t see my main drive! Help!
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posted by zaelic at 1:48 AM PST - 23 comments
March 21
I've lost my vehicle title and need a new one. But where is the original?
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posted by gtr at 10:56 PM PST - 5 comments
Besides the Monty Hall paradox, what are some other counterintuitive math problems that require a bit of a mind warp?
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posted by arcticwoman at 9:52 PM PST - 89 comments
Is there a software package or script I can get that will allow me to enable users to add content to my web site and enable other users to rate that content? I am not a programmer, so something that is pretty simple is preferable. I would like the content to be sorted by showing the highest rated first. Thanks.
posted by stockaholic at 9:40 PM PST - 6 comments
I post photos of my dogs onto my personal website. I just found someone on Ebay selling prints and t-shirts using a photo of one of my dogs.
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posted by disaster77 at 9:25 PM PST - 43 comments
What programs are best suited for animating many digital photographs, and adding sound and music?
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posted by nervestaple at 9:19 PM PST - 7 comments
Just formed a new cover lounge band in Las Vegas. Male lead singer. Audience range from late 20s to 50s. Want some opinions on what songs people want to hear and what songs NEVER to play. So what do you want to hear?
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posted by SwingingJohnson1968 at 8:56 PM PST - 31 comments
My apartment is going condo. Unless it's not. Please help me be less confused.
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posted by bac at 8:48 PM PST - 15 comments
I'm searching for a very specific type of digital camera. I want a camera without a LCD preview/review screen, along with a few other things...
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posted by killThisKid at 8:23 PM PST - 9 comments
Where is a good place to get swanky or custom cowboy boots in Manhattan / NY area? Could be a prop or costume house as well.
posted by gingembre at 8:21 PM PST - 3 comments
Mencken filter. I recall seeing this piece, but I cannot find it now. Mencken asserted that the Renaissance was the direct result of the pandemic Black Death of the mid-1300s, arguing that the reduction in European population by 1/3 opened the door to a more widespread sharing of wealth and resources. Can anyone point me to the right location?
posted by yclipse at 8:03 PM PST - 4 comments
Lip waxing: I'm a girl with a heavy 'stache who has been shaving it every two days for years. Whether the shaving did it or not, the hairs are very thick and very dark. I would like to switch to waxing at a salon but have some questions.
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posted by anonymous at 7:39 PM PST - 20 comments
I'm trying to remember the name of a TV show from the 80's about a guy who had a computer cursor that would make a neon motorcycle or sportscar.
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posted by phirleh at 7:24 PM PST - 4 comments
I know many people who don't live in houses but in apartments - empty nesters, young couples with or without children. However, if you were to base your idea of Americans' residences solely on television shows, it would seem that absolutely everybody lives in a house.
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posted by gregb1007 at 6:51 PM PST - 40 comments
How do pornstars have so much cum? They shoot *spurt*, and shoot *spurt* *spurt*.. and it shoots far, may I add. I hear it's eating lots of celery. But come on, what other ways of having more sperm? And shooting it, too.
posted by Devileyezz at 6:38 PM PST - 43 comments
Where online can I find pictures of cats to use in an amateur music video, without worrying about permissions and legal mess?
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posted by troybob at 6:21 PM PST - 9 comments
I work for a small dot com that just was acquired by a larger dot com (one with a historically shady reputation). What are some signs that my job may not be safe, even though I've been promised it is? What are signs that we are just going to be chewed up and discarded? How will I know when it's time to rewrite the resume and get out?
posted by anonymous at 6:10 PM PST - 10 comments
Are there any services or software to make it easier to sell a bunch of stuff on Amazon Marketplace?
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posted by Tallguy at 3:41 PM PST - 2 comments
Any idea on the title/details of a movie released in the early '90's about a kid who puts peanut butter on his head and his hair won't stop growing?
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posted by amicamentis at 1:40 PM PST - 15 comments
So, movies where the movie's title is mentioned in the dialogue - my girlfriend was talking about these the other day; she has a superstition that it's a badge of quality. So, how many films are there like this - I would guess it's a minority? Is there a list somewhere? And is it a tick of some directors/screenwriters?
posted by runkelfinker at 12:18 PM PST - 67 comments
So, I admit it, I browse ebay a lot and I'm also not averse to surfing the many teleshopping channels.
Now in my travels I often see things which look like they are too good to be true - especially on the TV.
You know the sort of thing - the drill which has a lifetime guarantee and will drill through concrete or steel etc. or the juicer that takes the whole fruit without cutting it up or the makeup that can make you look 10 years younger.
Anyway it got me thinking that there must be some web site somewhere where I can get reviews of these kind of "wonder-products"!
Most of the review sites I've found are pretty poor in my opinion - so few products are actually reviewed and I've yet to find any that look at eBay or Teleshopping products.
Of course if anyone has any genuine wonder-products they have got this way then feel free to post a short review here as well!
posted by empedia at 11:30 AM PST - 6 comments
DigitalSLRFilter: I want to get a good entry level Digital SLR camera. I would like to get the Nikon D200 but its a bit much for me right now. Id like to spend no more than $1000 for camera and lens. What do you recommend? Thanks!!
posted by flipmiester99 at 11:27 AM PST - 36 comments
Where might one find Civil War-era suits like the ones found in the movie Gangs of New York in either NYC area or online? Nothing antique necessary, just replicas/costumes.
posted by Ekim Neems at 11:14 AM PST - 4 comments
Short-run-plastic-fab-filter: Where can I go to order a very short run (100-300 items) of custom shaped and machined plastic sheets? In addition to a whacky shape, I need some drilling and something close to 'etching' on the surface.
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posted by daver at 10:58 AM PST - 2 comments
If a fever is the human body's response to pathogens, does taking medicine to bring down one's fever increase recovery time? If this is true, is it true of all medicines that treat cold/flu symptoms?
posted by Mayor Curley at 10:50 AM PST - 11 comments
The recent stories about the difficulty our seniors have found in understanding the Medicare prescription benefit, coupled with continual reports of vehicular "issues" among the elderly, make me wonder about old people, and whether I will be just like them when I get there.
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posted by Bud Dickman at 10:33 AM PST - 39 comments
Where do you get good quality incense?
posted by parma at 10:16 AM PST - 14 comments
What is the most efficient way to learn the native language of a country while traveling there on your own?
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posted by qvantamon at 10:16 AM PST - 16 comments
I'm trying to find a place for my band and a friend's band to play a show in Providence R.I.. I don't care if it's a house or a bar. I just need some leads!
posted by josher71 at 10:10 AM PST - 14 comments
Where can I find numbers of downloads for, say, the top 100 most downloaded podcasts?
posted by davebug at 10:00 AM PST - 6 comments
In the movie
Nightwatch, in the scene where Anton comes out of the subway station following the kid, and gets hassled by the cops there's a bit of incidental music playing in the background, and my brain swears it recognizes it, but won't tell me what it is. I don't recognize anything off the soundtrack listing. Hope me?
posted by Capn at 9:07 AM PST - 3 comments
Exchange + Entourage + Permissions Filter. I request your assistance with one more hurdle on the road to Mac OS X groupware nirvana.
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posted by MarvinTheCat at 8:58 AM PST - 2 comments
Help me impress my boss: where can I find video of the Billy Madison "Industrial Revolution" speech online?
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posted by AgentRocket at 8:09 AM PST - 7 comments
Which famous sci-fi author bet another author that if he wrote the worst book he could, it would become a hit?
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posted by pornucopia at 7:49 AM PST - 30 comments
What is involved in running for a seat in the House? Right now there is an uncontested seat in my district, (AR-03) Arkansas, going to Boozman (R). He has a lot of financial backing and and a solid religious support base but he is also batshit insane. I am a 32 year old network/computer specialist that works for the university with no previous political experience, I am pretty good organizer and a fair public speaker and would do well on web activism. but I am not sure if this would even make a difference in a real congressional race as I have no $$$, if there was another candidate I would support them, but this guy is running unopposed so somebody should do something!
posted by los pijamas del gato at 7:13 AM PST - 24 comments
Managing User Permissions: I'm reworking an existing system that has a fairly granular permission system and am looking to make it easier to use. At the risk of sounding like a complete clown
1, I've recently seen at least one OS permission system where permissions are encoded with ids that are (I think) all powers of 2, which allows the system to discern whether a user has access to a given permission from the sum of the user's permission ids. Can someone explain how this works?
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posted by yerfatma at 7:03 AM PST - 16 comments
Host Network Monitoring: I have a colo box. I can watch traffic levels on it using mrtg. But how do I find out what is causing the traffic I see on the pretty graphs?
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posted by cmm at 6:27 AM PST - 7 comments
So last night on the train I saw a passenger with a small blue paper book titled "OFFICIAL CYPHER"
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posted by sol at 6:19 AM PST - 10 comments
Is there any regular expression based search engine or search engine that allows to search for one word in the vicinity of another word, like say word1 within 10 words of word2 ?
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posted by inquisitive at 4:51 AM PST - 8 comments
What are the best supplements to take to make it to that "next level" of muscle-mass gain?
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posted by antifuse at 3:47 AM PST - 23 comments
International ordering via a US website, technical problems ordering supplements for an Autistic child. Should I give up? Can you recommend alternatives?
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posted by Wilder at 2:53 AM PST - 3 comments
Charity solicitor via phonebank recalls
not personally a contribution I would have never made over the phone from a previous year, cannot provide details. When I ask him to send more information, t(he)y sends "Sponsor Reminder".
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posted by Ogre Lawless at 1:46 AM PST - 7 comments
March 20
A friend of mine recently told me that she can't read comic books. She doesn't have problems with understanding text or visual information. She's been a voracious book reader since a very early age and she's a dedicated film watcher. I didn't entirely understand her explanation but she says that she never learn to decode the tight coupling of textual and visual information in comic books. Has anyone heard about or experienced something similar?
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posted by rdr at 11:03 PM PST - 23 comments
I am throwing an ecstatic poetry/prose party this weekend and want to have a milk bath. I have access to a lot of fresh milk but not enough to fill up a large tub. Are there ways I can mix with oils or other decoctions?
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posted by goalyeehah at 10:56 PM PST - 10 comments
I have a friend who is a trucker and he wants to know if there's way to receive faxes while on the road. He either wants a fax machine that could receive while he's in route or....
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posted by thebarron at 10:01 PM PST - 11 comments
I have new neighbors...they are exceedingly loud. And, no doubt, can also hear my every word. How can I reduce the amount of sound I hear?
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posted by ebeeb at 9:59 PM PST - 13 comments
What have you read that gave you a new outlook on the world—or even changed your life? I teach a Language Arts class to at-risk teenagers at a small high school, and I need to compile a body of short readings for next term, which is six weeks long. I want to give them those "a-ha!" moments that I had as a teenager when I read something that opened up my brain to something new and made my world larger. All genres (fiction, nonfiction, news articles, poetry, essays, etc.) are options.
There are, of course, challenges...
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posted by cacahuete at 9:27 PM PST - 79 comments
Why are the lcd numerals in digital clocks and other such displays at an angle, as opposed to straight up-and-down?
posted by luftmensch at 8:48 PM PST - 21 comments
Is there any decent lodging within walking distance of the Snow Summit ski area in Big Bear, California?
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posted by generic230 at 8:21 PM PST - 0 comments
iPodFilter: Now that my iPod is nearly full, and I can't rely on automatic updating, is there any simple way to do, essentially, a diff between my iTune music library and my iPod?
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posted by wheat at 7:56 PM PST - 6 comments
My beautiful baseball glove was stolen about ten years ago when I was too young to know better. I'd love to buy another one of the same or similar type, but all I can remember is a few specifics. Fortunately, it was pretty unique. Details inside.
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posted by DrJohnEvans at 6:25 PM PST - 7 comments
How many USB devices can I power from my system without problems? If USB devices are drawing too much power, which ones are best to off-load on to a self-powered USB hub?
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posted by gwenzel at 6:19 PM PST - 10 comments
What are the best products, techniques, shapes, and ideas for a first-timer grooming the female pubic area?
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posted by anonymous at 5:13 PM PST - 21 comments
You'veGotMailFilter: I'm looking to have some visual indication that I have e-mail waiting on my Windows-based PC. Not on the monitor, but an external device. LCD, a big flashing LED, a waving flag, whatever. Preferably something I could, potentially, rig up in other spots of the house, too. Anywhere from a simple flashing light to a listing of e-mail headers in a mailbox (integration with Outlook 2003 or 2007 a plus). I have a Griffin Powermate, but that device seems to only flash for waiting e-mails on a Mac; I need a PC-based solution. Or a standalone solution.
Ideas?
posted by Merdryn at 4:44 PM PST - 13 comments
My wife and I will have our first kid in June. Our cat is a sweet, lovable, completely insane little pain-in-the-butt. He loves snuggling up to both of us, especially when my wife naps, but he's not allowed to sleep with us. But now we have to think about Baby Kickstart.
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posted by Kickstart70 at 4:43 PM PST - 28 comments
Can someone give me references for books/journals for understanding human figures in Safavid manuscript paintings?
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posted by korej at 3:42 PM PST - 4 comments
Why does our puppy look like she is biting other dogs?
posted by pettins at 2:42 PM PST - 19 comments
I've recently started a new job as the tech director for a small company. I have a bunch of websites and servers to keep an eye on, and I'm thinking I need a mobile device that will allow me to keep track of them. What do you recommend?
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posted by o2b at 2:31 PM PST - 8 comments
Another question about travelling to Milwaukee, a follow-up of sorts to
Frank Grimes' recent question. My girlfriend and I are going up to Milwaukee this weekend; are there any neat non-beer/bar/brewery-related things to do and places to visit? And does anybody know of a good vegetarian restaurant or two there?
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posted by jacobm at 1:21 PM PST - 12 comments
Inventionfilter: Lets say I've come up with a brilliant idea that will change the world as we know it. How do I go about making this idea a reality?
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posted by ZackTM at 12:59 PM PST - 16 comments
BeatIEIntoSubmissionFilter: Is it possible to force IE/Win to display CSS background images with PNG transparency?
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posted by charmston at 12:50 PM PST - 6 comments
I am interested in an analyst position at the FBI, but ultimately, I would like to work for a non-profit like Human Rights Watch or as a researcher at a think tank. I know that if you've worked for the FBI, there are certain things that you can never do because of it, such as joining the Peace Corp, for example. So my question is: would working for the FBI compromise my future career aspirations? Would I forever be seen as biased by possible employers? Is it really true, as people tell me, that "once a member of the Bureau, always a member of the Bureau"? And, what does that REALLY mean?
posted by exacta_perfecta at 12:49 PM PST - 5 comments
Where can I get a good new hairstyle/haircut in either Philly or NYC? Sick of my current hair and need someone to say "Do this". Bonus points for a specific person and/or under $100 for the cut for a man.
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posted by UMDirector at 11:56 AM PST - 9 comments
stupid question/geek-filter: is there a repository out there for old video game sounds?
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posted by indiebass at 11:53 AM PST - 7 comments
Individual entries on my MT 2.6x installation are archived using their trimmed entry-names (i.e. blog.com/trimmed_entry_na.php). I'd like to make the filenames longer from now on (trimming to 30, probably), but I think that if I change the parameter in my Archiving prefs and rebuild, it's gonna go and change the filenames of all my preceding entries too. This I don't want. Is there a way to change the trimming for filenames, but only "from now on"?
posted by Marquis at 11:47 AM PST - 3 comments
I'm impressed by the QTVR images found on
arounder.com and would like to do something similar. Does anyone know of good freeware to do this?
I'm using Windows XP.
posted by chrisch at 10:47 AM PST - 11 comments
Why exactly did the practice of footbinding begin? I know when it began and somewhat how it started, but why were people so eager to do it in the first place and who made it into a standard of beauty?
posted by cynthia_rose at 10:02 AM PST - 18 comments
Is an "international driver's license" still required for a European-licensed driver, in the USA? [confusion inside]
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posted by Goofyy at 9:56 AM PST - 6 comments
My father thinks he can relocate to Greece on a meagre budget (that's another story!). We (my wife and I) are sceptical of his budget expectations for buying a condo (for cash) in Greece.
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posted by iTristan at 9:34 AM PST - 12 comments
Imagine the standard post apocalyptic scenario - social order collapses, technology is set back hundreds of years, people are struggling to create something like a livable society again. What skills would make a person especially valuable in a situation like this? Bonus points for things that would be useful in everyday life now.
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posted by borkingchikapa at 9:26 AM PST - 60 comments
Any recommendations for a good Bed and Breakfast near Seattle-- either in town or out in the scenery?
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posted by MasonDixon at 8:49 AM PST - 6 comments
Does anyone know any good freeware that will allow me to open and/or preview CAD (specifically .dwg codec) files?
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posted by j.p. Hung at 8:46 AM PST - 6 comments
Whats your favorite (social) bookmarking site? Please read details inside.
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posted by bradn at 8:38 AM PST - 1 comments
I will be relocating from Austin, TX to Tucson, AZ at the end of May. Please tell me everything about the city.
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posted by bove at 8:29 AM PST - 8 comments
Does anyone know how "Coenties" is currently pronounced, as in "Coenties Slip?"
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posted by gubo at 8:02 AM PST - 4 comments
I have a nice keyboard midi controller that I connect to my pc. However my wife would like to use it without having to muck about with a computer. Is there a simple (and cheap) solution to let her use the keyboard as a piano without too much hassle?
A small box with one or more patches and the ability to connect to a stereo or powered speakers would be ideal.
posted by beowulf573 at 7:58 AM PST - 6 comments
How can i use a PC LCD monitor as a TV, without using a PC? I found TV Tuners online, but they usually require a computer to be there.. I'm just thinking that, considering lcd tv prices, I might as well buy a bargain basement lcd monitor and hook it up to a tuner. and the cool thing is, the lcd monitor already has enough pixels to display HD!
posted by frenchbenj at 7:42 AM PST - 7 comments
I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping. I want to know if my problems are common, and some strategies for coping.
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posted by RustyBrooks at 7:29 AM PST - 27 comments
In a while I will be going on a round the world trip to do a bit of soul searching (and to have a lot of fun of course). I'm looking for books on the subject of travel, not the pragmatically oriented genre, but philosophically and spiritually inclined ones. I'd like to read true stories about open-minded people backpacking around the globe and learning something about themselves and the world. I'd like to taste their joys as well as their disappointments, their insights as well as their confusion experienced during long-term world-wide travel.
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posted by koenie at 6:54 AM PST - 20 comments
I've offered to take care of a friend's cat for a week; a previous meeting between her cat and mine was a staring contest with occasional hissing. What can I do to make this week go smoothly?
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posted by uncleozzy at 6:50 AM PST - 7 comments
Does anyone have any experience with wood-inlay wedding rings? My fiance and I are considering
these rings, but we are wondering how the wood will hold up over the years.
posted by tperrigo at 6:23 AM PST - 11 comments
Microsoft continues to hijack my computer. Every time I get a new Windows update, it changes my default email client from Outlook Express to Outlook (I prefer OE) and my browser from Firefox to IE.
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posted by Mrs. Smith at 5:28 AM PST - 11 comments
Help me rediscover the rules to a Russian card game I learned when I was a kid.
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posted by lhall at 2:31 AM PST - 5 comments
March 19
I'm looking for photos taken of people at various points in their lives, showing the effects of age on their appearance. Where can I find these?
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posted by teem at 11:50 PM PST - 9 comments
Gift suggestions for: A clarinettist, a violist, and a cellist(who is also a composer).
~$50 each, I have 12 days to get these gifts. Prefer online ordering.
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posted by sirion at 11:28 PM PST - 18 comments
I am trying to find an old book from my childhood (the 1960s): it involved a (possibly magical) bedspread and Sirius (the Dog Star). I remember lots of blues and greens in the illustrations, but not much else. Does this ring a bell? Can you help me find the title?
posted by Carsey at 11:12 PM PST - 5 comments
Ragga song that the Black Eyed Peas were covering in "Get Original" (or vice versa)?
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posted by rkent at 11:10 PM PST - 4 comments
I want to make my own business cards in Photoshop. Nothing fancy, just some text in B&W, so that part I can do myself. But the layout's proving a bit tricky. Any good tutorials on making your own business cards? My end product should be an A4 sized, 8-up or 10-up, in PDF format that I can run over to Kinko's and have them print out and cut.
posted by zardoz at 10:33 PM PST - 12 comments
What is the point of invite-only music bittorrent sites? And how does one go about getting invites?
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posted by Paul KC at 10:13 PM PST - 25 comments
As I look at the strewn wreckage of my past relationships and think about why the ones that seemed like "the one" never quite turned into the one, I wonder what is it that makes a man decide he wants to get married. Do men start thinking I want something more serious this time? Or does it hit them like a meteor out of the blue? Or is it (as they often claim on the 1st or 39th date) a slow slow burn (get to know ya and then 7 years later, lets move in)? Please explain the male psyche to me.
posted by zia at 10:03 PM PST - 27 comments
Anyone have quality screencaps of Martin Short's Saturday Night Live characters from the 1980s, e.g. Jackie Rogers Jr., Nathan Therm, the synchronized swimming guy, etc.? (FYI: At this point,I'm more interested in SNL images than stuff from SCTV.)
posted by iced_borsch at 8:53 PM PST - 2 comments
I have an XML feed which I want to
automatically post into my del.icio.us account. Is this possible?
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posted by 0bvious at 8:33 PM PST - 5 comments
Is there any point in telling my girlfriend the truth about my feelings about her weight gain?
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posted by anonymous at 8:11 PM PST - 29 comments
I have a problem. You see, it appears that I've become unable to have make regular eye-contact and a "normal" conversation with women; somehow, my eye appears to dart downwards towards their breasts. How do I stop doing it?
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posted by anonymous at 8:11 PM PST - 31 comments
BusinessAnalysisFilter: I've been out of the Business Analysis sector for about 6 years, and I'm giving some serious thought to heading back in that direction. In looking at a particular job description I've encountered a term I'm not familiar with, and general interest, as well as not wanting to sound ignorant if I apply for that particular job, leads me to ask...
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posted by planetthoughtful at 7:25 PM PST - 7 comments
Every time I turn off the Read Only setting for this one folder it reverts immediately. Is there another way to change this setting?
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posted by aburd at 7:20 PM PST - 6 comments
I am a US citizen and resident, contracting with a European organization for a freelance project that won't be over until near the end of the year
(we're still fighting over discussing the actual due date, but that's another issue). I requested a certain fee in US$. They agreed to that fee, but they want to pay it in Euros, based on today's exchange rate. Is this common practice?
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posted by scody at 6:31 PM PST - 18 comments
DIY locksmithing? I locked my keys in my car tonight. Before dropping $70 to have someone open it, can I do this myself? Tools/techniques/tutorials?
posted by masymas at 5:17 PM PST - 24 comments
I'm trying to put together a restaurant guide for an academic meeting being held in Los Angeles' Universal City. Aside from the (mediocre) places along the nearby Citywalk, can folks recommend interesting / funky / neat / fancy and other types of worthwhile places to eat within a short taxi ride, drive or public transportation trip (from the Universal City metro station)?
posted by luriete at 4:30 PM PST - 7 comments
Find me some free, nice divider/filigree images that I can use in a printed booklet without getting pixelated looking. Stuff like this, but better:
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posted by anonymoose at 4:27 PM PST - 7 comments
Help me save my expensive headphones. The wire was severed. Too short just to attach a new plug. Where do I find a good quality thingy that connects two wires of this kind together?
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posted by JeNeSaisQuoi at 2:59 PM PST - 11 comments
Quick show of hands or something: How common is it for landlords to want an extra amount per month, in addition to a pet deposit, for a renter who has a pet cat? I completely understand the need for the pet deposit, but it strikes me a little weird to be told, "Oh, if you have a cat, that's an extra $25 a month."
posted by pax digita at 2:42 PM PST - 41 comments
ShoeFilter: Unite shoe lovers!
My 10 month old Labrador Retriever ate my right Jimmy Choo last night. Green calf leather from last fall season 2005, size 10.
Unite shoe lovers and together we can put together what was separated by devastating circumstance.
Does anyone out there have a left size 10 Jimmy Choo or know how I can go about
getting just a single shoe?
posted by sandrapbrady at 2:02 PM PST - 0 comments
In "What Metaphors Mean" Donald Davidson refers to a critic who called Tolstoy "a great moralizing infant". Who was that critic, and in what work was Tolstoy so called?
posted by kenko at 1:56 PM PST - 10 comments
There used to be a website (of course there was) that examined a URL of one's choosing and then showed pretty pictures of how it was rendered in a few dozen different browsers and platforms.
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posted by RJ Reynolds at 1:54 PM PST - 5 comments
I'm bringing the crew to Vegas. Four guys, one weekend, celebrating good times. The flights are booked but that's about it. Suggestions for making this weekend ridiculous?
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posted by effugas at 1:36 PM PST - 14 comments
I have been accepted at three graduate schools, and each offers a different financial package. Having spent many years in the technology industry, my immediate reaction to realizing I have multiple offers is to want to negotiate better deals from all of them, or at least some of them. Having never been to grad school before, though, I have no idea if the schools give you their best offer up front, or if there is room to negotiate, or whether trying to negotiate is considered bad form, etc. So, can I go back to the schools that have accepted me and negotiate a better deal than the ones originally offered? If it matters--and it does, I'm sure--these programs are in the humanities. Thanks.
posted by lustra at 12:06 PM PST - 16 comments
Okay, here's a tough one. In both The Ring and The Ring II, the morose little boy has this amazing bedside lamp that looks like a flying saucer taking off. I assume the set decorators must have purchased this lamp somewhere...but where? Many hours of exhaustive searching have yielded no results. Anyone know where I might find this item?
posted by ChaoticIndustry at 10:48 AM PST - 12 comments
My boyfriend and I are driving from Minnesota to Novia Scotia this Spring. We'll be doing some camping along the way. I'm specifically looking for recommendations of where to visit in New England - Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire?
Thanks.
posted by Ailla at 9:37 AM PST - 17 comments
Are there any tutorials out there that explains how to save/update files from a browser using only javascript as
tiddlywiki does?
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posted by gwint at 8:31 AM PST - 14 comments
Easy list-making software? I'm looking for a program that will let me generate a simple packing list that I can reuse every time I travel.
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posted by CunningLinguist at 6:53 AM PST - 15 comments
I've given up. I can't seem to find this anywhere. Perhaps MeFi can do it? I'm looking for an English-Chinese dictionary for my Nokia N70 phone that has pinyin pronouncations listed for the characters. I want characters, too, but the pinyin is pretty key if I'm actually going to be able to say anything. I'm running Symbian 60 OS. You would think this shouldn't be that hard to find but everything I find either doesn't have pinyin or is for the wrong Symbian OS.
posted by riverjack at 6:44 AM PST - 0 comments
Is there any software (preferably free) which would permit me to record web video clips, and hopefully burn them to DVD?
posted by quintno at 6:13 AM PST - 8 comments
I have a question, it was asked here before, but left unanswered. Mumbling song ID question after the jump.
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Help! I need to know where it's safe to park in Lincoln Park, Chicago. The last time I rented a car...
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posted by auntbee at 10:52 PM PST - 10 comments
How many levels are there in the computer game Spectre/Spectre Supreme/Spectre VR? What happens at the end?
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posted by bargex at 8:36 PM PST - 1 comments
Science-fictionish question here, but I figured if zombies were all right, hypothetical aliens would be too. Specifically, interface design for non-humans...
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posted by wanderingmind at 7:37 PM PST - 19 comments
WebPoll Filter: I need a cheap (or free) online poll service that can collect at least 1000 responses and prevent revoting (using cookies or IPs, it doesn't have to be highly secure).
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posted by fourcheesemac at 6:18 PM PST - 4 comments
I have a chunk of change that I am trying to make earn more than the small interest in my savings account. Can anyone speak to the tax implications of someting like an ING Direct savings account - which is offering a promotional yield of 4.0% - vs. something like a money market fund, which lately seems to yield in the range of 3.8 - 4.3? Help me make my money work for me!
posted by xmutex at 5:57 PM PST - 15 comments
Help me go to the dentist prepared so that I can reasonably say "I want my remaining teeth and root tips extracted and I want full dentures"
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posted by missed at 5:37 PM PST - 15 comments
I watch episodes of TV shows on my pc laptop in bed before I sleep most nights. They are usually divx AVIs, but sometimes DVDs. Is there a piece of software that would work well with a touch-screen monitor that would make watching things easier? I'm thinking of something like Apple's Front Row but for windows.
posted by cmicali at 4:18 PM PST - 6 comments
There is a movie where someone is petting a sewer rat and they think its a cat. And someone tells the person they're mistaken and petting a rat. Does anyone know what movie? It went something like this: What a nice cat. Excuse me mam, thats a sewer rat!
posted by Gabe014 at 3:51 PM PST - 12 comments
I have a resume in Microsoft Word that I use to print and an HTML resume online. Every time I update my resume, I have to do it by hand twice. How do I cut my work in half?
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posted by sdis at 3:47 PM PST - 11 comments
Songs that prominently feature insects, spiders, or other terrestrial arthropods in the lyrics, but do not mention them in the title
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posted by Eothele at 2:12 PM PST - 39 comments
MeanMonobrowHypeMachinefilter: I'm looking for a list of bands that have been hyped or dissed by Oasis. I know they're hyping Secret Machines right now, and have done the same for The Soundtrack Of Our Lives in the past. Quotes from Liam or Noel are very welcome.
posted by Siberian Mist at 2:07 PM PST - 13 comments
My '94 Honda Accord was recently stolen. I've since recovered it, but now something under the hood makes horrendous metal-on-metal noises. The Honda dealer that repaired the ignition found nothing else wrong with the car. I think this is BS. How should I proceed?
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posted by hercatalyst at 12:56 PM PST - 18 comments
My mother in law has just purchased a brand new laptop. She only uses it for mail and banking. What software could/should i install that would broaden the computers usefulness?
posted by FidelDonson at 12:50 PM PST - 9 comments
Things are starting to disappear from the house. What's your best advice on catching a possible thief who appears trustworthy?
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posted by terrier319 at 11:52 AM PST - 21 comments
This is a random question, but it's driving me nuts. Can someone explain to me the purpose of the dial-up sound on the Fox Soccer Channel?
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posted by ob at 11:51 AM PST - 6 comments
What is your favorite way to archive RTF files into one large file? Programs such as Treepad etc. are good for collecting the contents of numerous files into one large archive. What will accomplish this best?
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posted by megatherium at 11:32 AM PST - 2 comments
Does anyone know a good photographer who can shoot a wedding in Youngstown, Ohio?
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posted by philmas at 10:52 AM PST - 8 comments
I talked to my parents this morning and my brother is in a psych-center on suicide watch after going thru $2,000 of my folk’s money on crack. This is not the first time this has happened:
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posted by PHINC at 10:43 AM PST - 18 comments
I was raised as a christian scientist, meaning no medicine, no doctors and I was not even allowed to believe that any physical symptom of illness or injury I might have was real. Needless to say such beliefs have not promoted a healthy self awareness, self image or even much of an instinct for self-preservation. I also had some persistent medical problems as a child that went untreated.
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posted by gallois at 10:12 AM PST - 8 comments
I'm looking for audio of Peter Schickele's (also known as "P.D.Q. Bach")
hilarious "Songs from Shakespeare"... Right now, I've got a cassette of its 1990 performance for Garrison Keillor's "American Radio Company: The First Season," but I'd like it on CD or MP3. (Is video even available??)
Thanks in advance for all your help!!
posted by Misciel at 9:20 AM PST - 1 comments
Please help me find more information of what options I might have to correct previously broken and healed fingers.
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posted by sequential at 9:09 AM PST - 9 comments
I can share files over SMB on a local network, or do stuff on the internets -- but not at the same time. How can I make the LAN and WAN play nice?
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posted by holgate at 8:10 AM PST - 2 comments
Hip hop roller skating; is this an actual scene, a holdover from roller-disco, what? Thanks in advance.
posted by mischief at 7:23 AM PST - 7 comments
I've recently found out a person I know could truly be psychotic. So my question is what are the general guidelines for psychosis and when does personal involvement with someone suspected of being psychotic become dangerous?
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posted by anonymous at 6:38 AM PST - 16 comments
So I'm still angry at my mother for some things she did during my childhood. I don't want to be anymore. What do I do?
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posted by anonymous at 6:37 AM PST - 21 comments
I've done something (in the Navigator?) in OpenOffice that created a read-only duplicate of a chapter of the piece I'm writing.
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posted by Harry at 5:57 AM PST - 1 comments
iTunes is creating duplicate copies of everything - and isn't faring too well with the id3 tags, either.
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posted by mykescipark at 5:36 AM PST - 4 comments
What is the correct way to split words with a hyphen at the end of a line?
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posted by sic at 4:58 AM PST - 14 comments
A simple one for people unlike me with a decent memory. What's the name of the song that plays when you go to http://donacion.organos.ua.es/ont, and who played it originally?
posted by Holly at 4:04 AM PST - 2 comments
What are fun, real-time game things to play over the internet? I'm in a long distance relaionship and wanting some new things to do together while we're apart.
This site is a great example, where two people can draw together on the same page. Anything remotely like this would be great.
posted by twirlypen at 3:46 AM PST - 7 comments
I'm trying to find comfortable accommodation for an all male party of 10-12 men (it's a stag do) somewhere in England. It should preferably be self contained (i.e. not shared with any other parties), preferably rural, comfortable, and not expensive (no more than around £50/head/night).
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posted by chill at 2:00 AM PST - 6 comments
March 17
How come we never hear about nude ghosts? Clothes always seem to go into the spirit world in anecdote and popular culture. Is this a reflection of society's taboos, or do ghost believers have an explanation?
posted by shannymara at 10:52 PM PST - 17 comments
Of all the organizations, why is it the American Psychological Association that sets style guidelines? (I know there are others, such as the MLA.)
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posted by IndigoRain at 9:52 PM PST - 22 comments
In America, there's a trend towards making the English language more gender-neutral. However, it seems that English is already one of the world's more androgynous languages. Is there an effort to make other languages more gender-neutral, or is it just American English?
posted by Afroblanco at 7:37 PM PST - 50 comments
In front of the Tiki Room at Disneyland they continuously play this old 1960s film about the Dole Pineapple cannery.
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posted by thesiameseffect at 6:43 PM PST - 5 comments
Help me identify the very odd, large, possibly military plane that has been flying over Seattle for the past three days at around 6:30pm.
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posted by donovan at 6:42 PM PST - 18 comments
What is the process for redesigning a website? More specific: a higher-ed institution's website.
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posted by yellowbkpk at 6:32 PM PST - 12 comments
Before I bother setting up a network between my PC and MAC: Can I use iTunes on my Mac to control a music library on my PC?
posted by apetpsychic at 6:24 PM PST - 5 comments
Hotmail and gmail. How do I get my saved hotmail messages over to gmail while still maintaining the original sender as the sender (since if I just forwarded them my hotmail address would replace the original sender's when they appear in gmail)?
posted by Mave_80 at 5:32 PM PST - 3 comments
I hope this doesn't wreck the experience for anyone... But why do the refried beans at Taco Bell smell just like canned cat food? This really bugs me.
posted by roguescout at 4:26 PM PST - 21 comments
I have an SQL query that totals the number of students per grade. How do I get a grand total of the number of students?
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posted by DakotaPaul at 3:40 PM PST - 6 comments
I currently run Photoshop CS (not CS2) on an 1GHz iBook G4. I find it performs well enough. Will Photoshop CS running on an Intel iMac under Rosetta feel a) agonizingly slower, b) about the same, or c) somewhat faster?
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posted by shaneflyer at 3:24 PM PST - 17 comments
IE CSS Bug #65536:
This page works fine in a real browser, but breaks in IE6. The boxes containing "Article 1" and "Article 2" should be to the right of the menu, but instead the text wraps around, and the black border stretches out as if the menu wasn't there. Please hope me. Here's the
CSS.
posted by signal at 3:23 PM PST - 11 comments
TVFilter: I caught the tail end of a reality show on the Discovery Channel and noticed a continuity person in the credits. Continuity? On a reality show?
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posted by chrominance at 3:07 PM PST - 15 comments
I am looking for a place to buy rugby gear in Texas (preferably Dallas) or Las Vegas. Can you help me?
posted by falameufilho at 1:27 PM PST - 6 comments
Having never really gone what things do I need to do for going to/back to college.
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posted by Mesach at 12:25 PM PST - 9 comments
I need an unpowered USB hub with the max number of ports available, for cheap. What is the max number of ports possible, and where might I find such a doozie?
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posted by vanoakenfold at 12:15 PM PST - 10 comments
We will be adopting an 8 month old chow-mix puppy next week and would like to crate train him.
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posted by lola at 12:08 PM PST - 8 comments
My new car won't charge my ipod or phone when the car is turned off. Is there anything I can do to change that?
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posted by ab3 at 11:59 AM PST - 9 comments
I'm thinking about buying a new car in the next year. I live in Seattle, Washington, where the sales tax is about 8.8%, but I visit Oregon frequently, where there is no sales tax. Would there be any drawbacks to buying the car in Oregon to avoid the sales tax? I would still register and insure it in Washington.
posted by matildaben at 11:44 AM PST - 18 comments
Constructing vegetable beds for a community garden: I have no idea what I'm doing. Can any carpenters out there give me feedback on the designs of our current beds (see more inside), insights into alternative and cheaper-to-construct designs, or point me to resources that will teach me a bit more about carpentry so I can figure this stuff out myself?
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posted by schroedinger at 11:22 AM PST - 30 comments
In soccer, why do goalies were different uniforms, if not entirely different color combos, than their teammates?
posted by bardic at 10:37 AM PST - 12 comments
Does anyone have experience with/knowledge about buying a Power of Sale property, and if so, would they care to share same with me?
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posted by orange swan at 10:31 AM PST - 2 comments
What is the best way to remotely access a Mac computer from a Windows machine?
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posted by benjh at 10:01 AM PST - 7 comments
Which historical figures can be classified as "passive-aggressive" or performed historically "passive-aggressive" acts?
posted by jeremias at 9:49 AM PST - 19 comments
growing new indoor plants from cuttings from existent plants, and (bonus!) identify these two specific plants and tell me if cuttings will work, etc.
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posted by yonation at 8:55 AM PST - 11 comments
At what point in time did computers go from being something the nerds used to something all the cool kids used? I'm asking specifically about high school age and below.
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posted by bondcliff at 8:42 AM PST - 55 comments
Today is St. Patrick's day. Is it only a holiday for catholic Irish? In NYC, the big 5th Avenue parade is run by a Catholic Org. (thereby prohibiting gays), but is labeled as an "Irish Pride" Parade, but we never hear about the protestant side of the Irish?
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posted by Duck_Lips at 8:32 AM PST - 40 comments
Is there a program that will download websites that include dynamic table functionality? For example, if a website has statistical information on all 50 states (e.g., most government websites) and, by inputting the names of, say 3 states (plus vehicle data) you get a screen that compares car insurance rates in those states for the car in question. My goal is to be able to download such a site and browse it offline in instances where I can't connect to the web.
posted by zephyrbill at 8:30 AM PST - 6 comments
SPSS is fine but produces offensively ugly figures. R has nice, clean output but is otherwise inscrutable. Statistica is, alas, Windows-only. Mathematica isn't really it, either. What statistics package should I use for OS X?
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posted by docgonzo at 8:18 AM PST - 21 comments
This is my first year playing fantasy baseball with some friends. I am looking for some tools to automate player analysis. I have heard of a program that will give you the next best available player as players are being drafted. Any ideas?
posted by tirebouchon at 8:09 AM PST - 3 comments
Zombies are hot right now. Help me ride the zeitgeist by suggesting good books about zombies.
posted by ND¢ at 7:55 AM PST - 29 comments
Belated Oscars question: In this age of political correctness and gender-neutrality, why are there still gender-based Academy Award categories?
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posted by beagle at 7:36 AM PST - 22 comments
The Norfolk Broads. Setting out from Wroxham on a Friday in a couple of weeks for a weekend's boating and boozing. Where to go? What to do?
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posted by MrMustard at 6:58 AM PST - 1 comments
I'm addicted to running. I've injured myself. I'm forcing myself to take a couple days off. How do I speed up healing--because come hell or high water I'm going to be back at it on Monday (provided I can restrain myself).
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posted by sourwookie at 6:50 AM PST - 26 comments
I need to create a public information display system. Its only purpose will be to play a looping 10-30 minute video on a 27-32" NTSC display. It will be installed in a traveling exhibit. The whole thing needs to be durable, and I would prefer to forgo using a DVD player or anything with portable media or moving parts (including hard drives). I am wondering if there are any solid state play back devices. Something small that the attendant would only need to power on and press play. Anyone know if such a thing exists and where I could find it.
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posted by squink at 6:37 AM PST - 6 comments
PHP/AJAX: Say I have a form with 3 SELECT's - country, state/province, city. I'm looking for a something that will update the SELECT's from the server using AJAX if possible, but will also degrade to the non-AJAX version for people that have JavaScript disabled. Can anyone recommend a PHP library that can do that?
posted by Sharcho at 6:23 AM PST - 7 comments
I'm looking for RSS feeds of Brazilian Portuguese-language newspapers or alternative media. Any suggestions?
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posted by billtron at 5:26 AM PST - 5 comments
I'm 38 and I've finally decided to be what I always wanted - I just can't help feeling it's too late. I'm
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