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August 31
I am in receipt of a brief paragraph of text in Finnish (~35 words, posted inside) that I need to translate to English. I've tried using various online translator tools, but I suspect it might be too laden with OFFENSIVE DRUNKEN PROFANITY (just a contextual hunch) for them to make heads or tails of it. Can anyone recommend a translator that might handle it, or (better yet) are any Finnish speakers lurking who might be so kind as to interpret?
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posted by MaxVonCretin at 11:16 PM PST - 11 comments 
I'm looking for a charming campsite on the Pacific Coast Between San Luis Obispo and San Francisco.
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posted by bryanzera at 10:45 PM PST - 7 comments
Do they make phone cards to use specifically with pay phones (phones that require you to put in 50 cents for a call)?
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posted by sk381 at 10:20 PM PST - 7 comments
Can I simply copy the files from iTunes from my old computer to my new computer? Complications and
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posted by fogster at 10:17 PM PST - 4 comments
I am about to buy my 13 year old daughter a new iPod. I don't want to buy a last-generation model if there's a new one around the corner before too long.
My question, then, is when are the new iPods coming out and what's better about them?
posted by jeffbarr at 9:15 PM PST - 27 comments
I recently took a college course in Sci-fi and Fantasy (awesome course) and it really opened up a desire to read some of the recent speculative fiction that I've been missing. (more inside)
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posted by Slimemonster at 8:10 PM PST - 28 comments
Pop-psych or self-help book recommendations? I'm looking for popular non-fiction books concerning facets of normal human development that are actually interesting to read. I'm mainly interested in mother/daughter relationships, issues affecting teenage girls, romantic relationships, and bereavement, but I'm open to other topics as well. Suggestions?
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posted by occhiblu at 7:20 PM PST - 15 comments
I'm a 12th grade senior in a public high school and live in a town where over 95% of graduates go to college. Can I get away with not going? Spare the politeness and call out my 17-year-old naivete. Some lengthy text follows, sorry in advance.
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posted by aye at 6:14 PM PST - 66 comments
I will be leaving an XP laptop at my friend's house to seed some torrents with Azureus on a fast (10mbps up/down) connection. How do I get access to the laptop from my home computer (so that I might add/delete torrents or tweak settings)? Having remote access to his router might be nice too so that I can open ports if something comes up...
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posted by |n$eCur3 at 5:20 PM PST - 17 comments
Anyone know who said this quote? (may be slightly paraphrased) "Design for the classes and live with the masses. Design for the masses and live with the classes."
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posted by Kensational at 5:18 PM PST - 8 comments
Are there any P2P protocols (with clients for Windows, OS X, and Linux ideally) that are ideal for sharing files between a small group of friends?
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posted by thebabelfish at 5:15 PM PST - 10 comments
I'm establishing a site with a madeuppish name. I've got the .net and .org domains already, but somebody else . . .
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posted by Kibbutz at 3:09 PM PST - 10 comments
Where can I find a secondary battery for an Acer Travelmate C310 Tablet?
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posted by Darke at 2:17 PM PST - 3 comments
What good online/offline sources are there for learning graffiti?
(lettering, composition and skill[z] with a spraycan)
posted by RufusW at 1:45 PM PST - 5 comments
How does one meet people in a the US without being part of any normal form of social meeting ground?
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posted by klue at 1:19 PM PST - 20 comments
Should we move to the Bay Area, Portland or Denver? O boundless wisdom of the collective MetaMind, help us plot our life’s course…
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posted by gottabefunky at 1:16 PM PST - 41 comments
My hand-me-down blackberry 6710 is sick. It seems to be stuck in a partial Alt-mode.
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posted by BigVACub at 1:01 PM PST - 2 comments
I get the feeling that the phrase "handicapped parking" is offensive to some people. I don't think "accessible parking" will work; it sounds equivalent to "available parking". What's a better term?
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posted by amtho at 12:27 PM PST - 39 comments
I was a dumb teenager, and I wasn't interested about other nations history. Couple of years ago, after reading 1984 I quickly changed my mind, but I also realized that history is full of one-sidedness (just like in 1984 unfortunately).
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posted by GrooveStix at 11:57 AM PST - 29 comments
I need an alternative to Newegg.com that easily allows Paypal. I'm having trouble lately submitting orders on Newegg.
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posted by rolypolyman at 11:53 AM PST - 7 comments
I sent a letter domestically in the mail (USPS) one cent short on postage. Will it get there?
posted by thirteenkiller at 11:32 AM PST - 21 comments
Home networking wizards: What cool stuff can be done when a house is wired with RG-6 and Cat6? Not just vanilla internet and file sharing. What wired activities and equipment do you love or covet?
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posted by Dave 9 at 10:49 AM PST - 8 comments
Where can I find a good contractor to design/build/bling/update my promotional MySpace pages?
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posted by scrawlyman at 10:48 AM PST - 8 comments
So when is a business not a business? This relates to zoning regulations, and what seems to be a way around a prohibition of businesses in residential neighborhoods.
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posted by tommyD at 10:22 AM PST - 9 comments
Kind of long and detailed general questions about digital cameras, camera phones, Blackberries and cell phone providers...
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posted by jcwagner at 10:22 AM PST - 2 comments
Fire Hazard Filter: I am thinking of running a network cable through a section of HVAC ducting in my house (~6' stretch relatively far from the furnace/AC unit). Will this be a fire hazard in the winter, when the furnace is on? I don't really care about thermal wear on the cable itself.
posted by Krrrlson at 10:10 AM PST - 6 comments
Met an Icelandic pixie in a bar; she disappeared in a puff of twinkly frost. I need you to help me spell her name. She went by "Anna" (so did her equally tall, equally blonde Icelandic friend!) but her full name was pronounced something like: Beern-Ana. Ok, so...who's got a clue as to how that's spelled?
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posted by snortlebort at 10:07 AM PST - 15 comments
Who would want a bunch of 90-105 year-old documents from the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company's station in Sage, WY?
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posted by SlyBevel at 9:31 AM PST - 34 comments
I have seasonal allergies and have recently been plagued by an itchy throat and dry cough. I usually notice symptoms when there is an abrupt temperature drop overnight, causing me to wake up coughing. Which over-the-counter medicines or home remedies generally work the best for this problem? Claritin doesn't seem to do anything.
posted by zembla3 at 9:10 AM PST - 15 comments
Recommendations for books that aren't overly sad? Yes, I did a search and checked out previous threads.
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posted by mumble at 9:09 AM PST - 41 comments
What is the best way to bring a one-time deposit of about $5000 from the US to the UK? My US bank was going to give me an exchange rate of about 2.03 $/£ on a bank draft drawn in pounds. This would cost me about $168 (compared to the exchange rate on Yahoo listed at 1.90).
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posted by whataboutben at 7:54 AM PST - 7 comments
I have a strand of hair in my possession that I'd like to keep with me always. What's the best way to go about it?
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posted by mordecai at 7:52 AM PST - 23 comments
Yet another redirect question: How can I auto-redirect a visitor to another page, although I can't edit the page's HTML/code, per se?
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posted by vanoakenfold at 7:45 AM PST - 6 comments
Okay, I've got a cold, and my nose is dripping. All day long, any medication or remedy is only temporary and the drip comes back. But my question isn't how do I stop it- it's why does it stop when I sleep? Why don't I wake up in a pool of snot?
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posted by twirlypen at 7:45 AM PST - 6 comments
Remember the computer game, "The 7th Guest"? If you put the game CD into a stereo instead of into your computer, there was a song that played that I don't think was found anywhere else in the game. Anybody know what it was called and who it was by?
posted by BuddhaInABucket at 7:44 AM PST - 10 comments
I want to upgrade my laptop from Windows 2000 to XP. How can I preserve my Outlook settings between the upgrade? I ask because I connect to an Exchange Server with settings on Outlook which have been tweaked heavily over time.
Also, will the XP install give me an option to preserve my previous system? In case everything goes pear-shaped, I'd like to be able to roll back to my previous state. If it goes right, can I delete all the data needed to roll-back after to optimise disk space?
Thanks in advance.
posted by samstarling at 7:37 AM PST - 7 comments
Windows XP Registry - What tools can be used to analyse ntuser.dat hives?
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posted by Leud at 7:03 AM PST - 4 comments
What level of involvement is appropriate when dealing with our married, pregnant and possibly self-harmful couple?
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posted by anonymous at 6:21 AM PST - 14 comments
Have I just screwed up my career caused by a bout of anger, depression, burn out and frustration? And how do I "get back into the game"?
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posted by anonymous at 6:21 AM PST - 8 comments
After making a few dumb moves educationally in my 20s (one large useless degree) I enrolled in the University of Phoenix online Associate's + Bachelor's program. I'm within two months of completing the former, and have become disenchanted with UOP, and need advise on where to turn next.
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posted by anonymous at 6:20 AM PST - 16 comments
Looking for good stuff to clean and maintain newish italian leather furniture.
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posted by crack at 5:18 AM PST - 1 comments
Tax Question -- My employer owes me over a month's worth of retroactive salary increase. Will I be end up paying more in taxes when this fat retroactive amount finally gets tacked onto my normal paycheck?
posted by archimago at 4:34 AM PST - 9 comments
During construction on the common area of the town home complex I live in, workers may have damaged my water main, possibly causing damage to the interior of my home. They are trying to determine the damage now. Do I need a lawyer?
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posted by rryan at 3:06 AM PST - 5 comments
The last time I shopped for a PC monitor, I chose a CRT because TFTs were not suited for playing games. What has changed?
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posted by Harry at 1:14 AM PST - 14 comments
I'm working on a grant, and one of the only 'hard' numbers we have is from a qualitative study in the community we work in, which estimated that 30-40% of under-16s are trafficked at some point. I'm trying to take that likely-conservative 30-40% and figure it out as a per-year risk.
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posted by viggorlijah at 12:54 AM PST - 7 comments
Are there any gyms in Melbourne in Balaclava/Prahran/Windsor/St Kilda where I don't have to pay an annual membership, but can attend on a casual basis?
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posted by lazy robot at 12:17 AM PST - 5 comments
August 30
Any Tacoma Me-Fites? We're moving to Tacoma WA and need recommendations for various things.
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posted by luneray at 10:35 PM PST - 8 comments
study-abroad-mobile-phone-filter: In Edinburgh for a few months, what's the best mobile phone to use to make international calls to US (amongst other places) from Scotland? By best I mean CHEAP, reliable, think student abroad here.
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posted by apfel at 9:08 PM PST - 14 comments
I want to make a wedding photo album using an online service, but the only albums I can find offered are really plain. Are there any sites that offer cool albums?
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posted by ubu at 8:17 PM PST - 12 comments
A general question about the etymology/evolution of profanity as it is generally used in the English language.
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posted by Navelgazer at 8:17 PM PST - 18 comments
Splinters: So is it true that some sorts of splinters will burrow into your skin if you don't get them out, and require surgury and nastiness? If so, which sorts of splinters? Conversely, which types of splinters can you reasonably assume will fall out on their own in a day or two?
posted by sirion at 7:33 PM PST - 23 comments
Why does my 2006 Toyota Corolla LE make so much noise when I start the car in the morning?
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posted by jadanzzy at 7:30 PM PST - 6 comments
Is there such a thing as non-alcoholic brandy or whiskey? (or other types of 'hard liquor')? How do they taste? They taste okay?
posted by jak68 at 7:08 PM PST - 14 comments
Are there any desktop widgets to help me learn japanese? Ideally it would give me a word in english and the japanese pronunciation of it. Rotated daily.
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posted by JonnyRotten at 6:58 PM PST - 5 comments
Are there any manual transmission driving simulators for the PC that can do a decent job of allowing me to simulate actually driving stick?
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posted by GleepGlop at 6:09 PM PST - 16 comments
There's a dance club in town I want to go to. How do I avoid embarrassing myself?
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posted by brett at 5:49 PM PST - 16 comments
For most people, physical attraction is visual. So how do Blind people become attracted to someone in the absence of visual stimuli?
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posted by jason's_planet at 5:21 PM PST - 14 comments
I just did an erase and install of tiger on my ibook G4 and now I don't have iphoto.
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posted by joshuak at 5:13 PM PST - 3 comments
What is the Best Source for keeping up with the ratings on HDTVs. Any recommendations such as a magazine or website would be appreciated.
Like so many others, I are going to purchasing a HDTV this Xmas. If I am to shell out 2 to 3 thousand dollars, I am looking for the Best Value. Thanks in advance.
posted by Mckoan1 at 4:09 PM PST - 2 comments
Calling gardening experts: what are these small white bugs in the soil of my lemon tree?
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posted by aberrant at 3:41 PM PST - 11 comments
Is there a literary term for a fictional work in which the author and protagonist/narrator are (fictionally) one and the same?
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posted by Acey at 3:38 PM PST - 41 comments
Have you noticed a link between a person's age and whether he/she pays for purchases with exact change?
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posted by wryly at 3:20 PM PST - 77 comments
Where can I find Ford Focus parts (specifically a window regulator)? All retail/do-it-yourself shops (AutoZone, Checker, Car Quest, NAPA) say they do not carry the part. They all say you'll have to go to the dealer. All dealers say I have to buy the motor & the regulator. Does anyone know of a reputable place that sells ford focus parts at a reasonable price and motor and regulator separately?
posted by cowmix at 2:56 PM PST - 6 comments
We have a Chrysler Airtemp A/C unit (more than 20 years old) that's gone on the fritz 2 days before we're scheduled to be away for 2 weeks. Although it's in the 80's outside, about 6 inches of frost has formed on the rubber-insulated tube next to the outside unit. There's condensation all along the line that runs through the basement to unit where the fan and the copper tubing are located. The latter is also covered with frost but is now melting since I've turned things off at thermostat. The fan will only work if it's set to manual. I've called a repairman and he's suppose to come tomorrow. In the meantime is there any way for me to determine on my own if this is a catastrophic breakdown that will require a new unit or if it's possible for me to do something on my own to get the thing going?
posted by NinaLee at 1:24 PM PST - 5 comments
I would like to grill out on the beach (Newport Beach, CA) in city-provided fire pits. AFAIK, these pits are just concrete rings with sand in them. How should I start the charcoal?
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posted by casconed at 12:56 PM PST - 7 comments
I'm asking for a male friend who has tried Weight Watchers but didn't like going to meetings. So do these cardboard box diets work? You know the ones where they send you the food. Nutra system is one of them.
posted by Gungho at 12:35 PM PST - 31 comments
A friend and I recall a website where you could upload pictures of two people and an application would show you what their kids would look like. Googling yields nothing useful. Does anyone know of this site?
posted by jeffmshaw at 12:23 PM PST - 8 comments
[Gayfilter] I have a huge crush on a guy I've dated once, and he's moving abroad in three weeks' time. How can I let him know I desperately want to keep seeing him without coming across as a psycho?
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posted by doctorpiorno at 12:23 PM PST - 10 comments
CarExhaustFilter: (Sorry, couldn't resist.) I recently had my oil changed at the dealership. (I have a 1998 Honda R-V.) Since then, there has been an overwhelming smell of car exhaust in my car, even when I roll the windows down. I want to be able to go into the dealer and tell them what's wrong, and that, more than likely, some thing was done incorrectly or not replaced correctly when they changed my oil.
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posted by schoenbc at 12:16 PM PST - 15 comments
I recently setup a wireless/wired network for a hotel to be used by
about 75 guests. It was simply a matter of daisy chaining a few
Netgear switches (JFS516) from the ISP's DSL modem/router and then
connecting a few Netgear Access points (WG602) with alternating
channels on each floor (one per floor). DHCP is controlled by the
router. Everything worked great. However, now the hotel has
requested that the network be upgraded to include a page that intercepts all internet requests and I'm looking for tips on how to do that?
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posted by dennis10512 at 12:08 PM PST - 7 comments
Do I have any shot of fixing my 1984 Ford F150 power steering leak on my own?
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posted by true at 12:00 PM PST - 3 comments
Did Marvel really invent mole men and lava men from scratch, or is there something that precedes it?
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posted by RobotHero at 11:49 AM PST - 10 comments
Does anyone know who the girl in Men Without Hats' "Safety Dance" video is?
posted by BiffSlamkovich at 11:38 AM PST - 5 comments
I've assassinated two Blackberry 7105 devices, and it's obvious I can't get out of carrying one. But my boss graciously did not make me pay for them, and I'll actually feel bad if I break the new one. Can the MeFi digerati recommend a protective carrying case?
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posted by maniabug at 11:09 AM PST - 8 comments
How would you handle a love triangle where your best friend likes the same girl you do and that she secretly has been hooking up with both of us?
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posted by spacesbetween at 10:52 AM PST - 56 comments
I have a C#/.NET Application on IIS. I am rewriting the URLs via
ISAPI Rewrite. The rewritten URLs are all loading twice. ISAPI Rewrite's creators
insist it isn't them, but visiting the non-rewritten URL, the page only loads once. What could be causing this?
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posted by yerfatma at 10:48 AM PST - 1 comments
I am looking to purchase some art from ebay that is listed as Acrylic Paint on Canvas(unmounted). How would I go about preparing the canvas for hanging on the wall. My google-fu has failed me and I don't really know of any place locally I could ask. Is it just a matter of making a frame out of wood that goes behind the canvas? Does this mean the canvas will need to be stretched?
posted by wavering at 10:46 AM PST - 5 comments
Let's say I stub my toe. In English, I might say "ow" or "ouch." In Portuguese, "ai." What are (polite) exclamations of pain in other languages? Pronunciation guidance appreciated!
posted by dmo at 10:25 AM PST - 40 comments
Argh!
Gmail image spam! I'm getting 20 of these a day. Since Google has failed to filter these messages, is there a workaround I can use? Also, would simply deleting these messages rather than marking them as spam reduce the possibility of false positives?
posted by Saucy Intruder at 10:16 AM PST - 25 comments
What is the cheapest way for me to get from Estapona (Spain) to Gibraltar or Algeciras? The closest train stop would be in Malaga, which is even farther in the wrong direction. I don't have a European driver's license, so it appears that I won't be able to rent a car. Bus? Taxi? Are those going to be outrageously expensive? My Spanish is quite bad; should I even consider hitchhiking?
posted by Plutor at 10:06 AM PST - 10 comments
Has there been a 'director's cut' of a film that was actually shorter than the theatrical version (save for the example inside)?
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posted by General Zubon at 9:35 AM PST - 24 comments
My wireless router and my iBook G4 aren't playing nice. Our iBook G3 connects wirelessly without fail.
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posted by bilabial at 9:31 AM PST - 6 comments
I have been thinking recently about the y2k silliness and how I had not ever read a good autopsy of the phenomenon or, rather, beyond the claim of hysteria, an adequate explanation of the lack of phenomenon. (long preamble and a long technical question inside)
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posted by dances_with_sneetches at 9:16 AM PST - 44 comments
I would like to grow out my hair and sport a beard. one problem: I'm asian. help! (more inside)
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posted by anonymous at 9:15 AM PST - 12 comments
Has anyone vastly improved -- or just changed -- someone else's already published writing by editing?
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posted by callmejay at 8:47 AM PST - 25 comments
Why is my wife's Blackberry able to get the Net and do email when we
are not in a wi fi area?
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posted by Postroad at 8:32 AM PST - 11 comments
How save is recreational scuba diving? Need statistics to convince my girlfriend to dive with me.
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posted by bluejayk at 8:00 AM PST - 21 comments
I'm looking for recommendations for a decent bank where I can keep an easy-to-access checking account and a savings account with a decent interest rate and decent customer service. My current bank has made too many mistakes lately and I can't take it anymore. I get paid in euros but I do know of a bank in the UK that I'd like to try - but they don't offer euro accounts.
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posted by hazyjane at 7:20 AM PST - 9 comments
I remember finding a web site for that generated screenshots of web pages as they appear in Apple's Safari browser. Well I'm a Mac user and I just found out my web page is broken in IE. I need something that will generate screenshots of my site as it is seen by IE. (I can't use Internet Explorer for Mac because it is even more broken than its Windows counterpart.)
posted by haasim at 7:19 AM PST - 10 comments
Over the next few months, I need to buy a
lot of new clothes to bulk up my professional (woman's) wardrobe. I want everything I buy to fit well. Slacks, skirts, blazers need to be lined. I will not buy anything without trying it on first, so web and catalog shopping is out. I don't have the budget to buy this all at full price. What kinds of strategies can I employ to get the best deals possible? Are there specific stores I should be shopping in? Are there sales I should watch for? Are there specific dates, weekends or times of year when I can get the best deals? How can I find out about and obtain about great coupons and upcoming sales?
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posted by croutonsupafreak at 7:06 AM PST - 41 comments
im looking at doing a presentation of pictures in a kind of consecutive order , with some music - what kind of freeware program am i needing to use for it ?
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posted by sgt.serenity at 5:13 AM PST - 6 comments
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will begin an academic program for an MS in Computer Science starting Fall, 2007. The upside is that I have a year to prepare, while the downside is that I clearly have some obstacles to overcome, which are that
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posted by anonymous at 5:02 AM PST - 15 comments
What happens if you order alcohol from one EU country
(Italy) to be delivered to another EU country
(the UK)?
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posted by twine42 at 4:40 AM PST - 6 comments
Is it normal for a woman to be unable to orgasm alone or with a (male) partner unless she fantasizes about women?
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posted by orangeshoe at 12:28 AM PST - 38 comments
Help me make my new basement room feel like a non-basement room. Specifically, paint, lighting, and other decorating ideas.
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posted by PercussivePaul at 12:21 AM PST - 10 comments
August 29
InaneQuestionFilter: When you abbreviate doctor, does it get a full-stop? ie. should it be Dr or Dr.?
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posted by ranglin at 11:52 PM PST - 21 comments
Flaky wireless: Can we not connect to the wireless network because of a bad router or a bad DSL connection?
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posted by kechi at 11:21 PM PST - 9 comments
Microsoft Filter: Please help me transfer my Word autocorrects from work to my new laptop. There's
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posted by Lucie at 10:40 PM PST - 3 comments
RelationshipFilter (sorry!): I've become entangled in a complex 'relationship', and I'm not sure what to do...
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posted by anonymous at 8:51 PM PST - 57 comments
Very strange electrical noise getting into radio on newly imported 1997 JDM Toyota Tercel hatchback. Radio replacement is imminent, but there's
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posted by toxic at 8:49 PM PST - 5 comments
Mac graphics and Photoshop guy just starting to teach PS in a PC-only classroom and looking for help!
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posted by dpcoffin at 8:01 PM PST - 9 comments
I am looking to sell a new product, and I would like to have team/league (NBA, NFL, MLB, colleges) logos printed on it. How do I go about obtaining permission and paying licensing fees?
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posted by bagels at 6:49 PM PST - 6 comments
Dense starchy foods frequently give me the hiccups, especially large cut french fries and corn bread. My mother and grandmother also have this problem.
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posted by Melsky at 6:45 PM PST - 14 comments
Can one fix social anxiety disorders or other socially-related disorders by becoming better at being well-liked?
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posted by philosophistry at 6:43 PM PST - 25 comments
I just bought a new laptop for school. How do I transfer my music/video library from my old computer to my new one?
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posted by dward88 at 5:55 PM PST - 11 comments
My boss purchased a rather pricey item on eBay and we have not received it. She did not request signature confirmation or shipping insurance. She did receive a USPS tracking number and, according to that number, it's already been delivered... 'cept, you know, it hasn't been. Are we SOL?
posted by brundlefly at 5:43 PM PST - 17 comments
Where can I find one bag to hold both a digital SLR camera with lens, and a 17" laptop?
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posted by Xurando at 5:34 PM PST - 16 comments
Help! I need women's shoes. I've been looking for a long time, and can't seem to find the shoes that fit my many requirements.
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posted by Pocahontas at 5:23 PM PST - 16 comments
Why are there no canine equivalents to lions, tigers, leopards, and panthers (etc.)?
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posted by Sinner at 5:02 PM PST - 19 comments
Help me settle a disagreement with my fiance - how many cats is it reasonable for two people in a flat to have?
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posted by dial-tone at 4:32 PM PST - 76 comments
I need some video eye candy generator software that outputs straight to disk instead of to the screen...
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posted by ostranenie at 3:23 PM PST - 6 comments
Small Business Filter: I'm looking for an good out-of-the-box CRM solution for a small business.
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posted by discokitty at 3:20 PM PST - 4 comments
Whenever I'm with a sexual partner I start producing
copious amounts of precum from even the mildest form of stimulation (kissing for example).
When I'm watching some porn or otherwise without-partner I'm as dry as a bone until I'm really turned on...
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posted by anonaccount at 3:10 PM PST - 9 comments
TeaFilter: should I buy a kettle for my cooker (hob/stove/whatever you call it), or a regular electric one? [UK resident]
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posted by dash_slot- at 2:17 PM PST - 23 comments
My 29-year old sister is dependent on my parents to a very unhealthy degree. She refuses to counseling, and seems to be more and more of a burden on them which each passing year. She can be extremely verbally abusive towards my parents and it just breaks my heart to see her treat them this way. How can I encourage her to develop her own life and interests? How can I help my parents to stop feeling like they have to coddle her?
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posted by anonymous at 2:13 PM PST - 12 comments
Is there any chance of improving anti-aliasing in Windows? ClearType is nice, but serif fonts often look too thin and weak. A comparison with the anti-aliasing in InDesign shows that ClearType is not as good as it could be. Screenshots inside.
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posted by Termite at 2:12 PM PST - 12 comments
If I have 3 or more locations on a map, how can I find the nearest point to all the locations?
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posted by hubs at 2:00 PM PST - 14 comments
I'm looking for a sport psychologist in New York City. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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posted by clubfoote at 1:19 PM PST - 2 comments
How do you clear your name of criminal charges after identity theft? And how could these charges have been incurred?
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posted by Felicity Rilke at 11:57 AM PST - 8 comments
Know a good source for weather-proof political campaign yard signs? I'm in California, the size is aprox. 24"x 18", with two colors, and the quantity is 2000-5000.
posted by letitrain at 11:47 AM PST - 13 comments
Grad School Foreign Language Requirements: What demonstrates proficiency at the grad school level? Are there media studies, cultural studies, critical film studies, or similar masters programs without them?
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posted by cowbellemoo at 11:44 AM PST - 8 comments
Question about memory cards from a digital n00b.
posted by matteo at 10:35 AM PST - 5 comments
I have some html files with all the <> and </> etc. etc. (ie, these are basically text files with all the html in them.) What is the easiest way to see each file as an actual web page so I can read the text in them without all the code stuff making my eyes hurt?
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posted by wtfwjd? at 9:39 AM PST - 28 comments
Where online can I find "Daydream" (or "Day Dream"), a short film by Su-Jin Kwon shown at Resfest 2004 in the US?
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posted by shortfuse at 9:26 AM PST - 0 comments
GradSchoolAnxietyFilter: I have no research experience. How do I describe my research plan?
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posted by anonymous at 8:57 AM PST - 8 comments
What is the story with Flash 8 (and 9) for Linux? I'm running into more and more sites that say that they only work with version 8 or just don't work at all and I assume that it is because I'm using version 7. Is there hope that Adobe will come out with a new version for Linux someday soon or can I get version 8 working through wine?
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posted by octothorpe at 8:57 AM PST - 8 comments
i wanna pull 170hp out of my 1991 civic dx (d15b2) without using turbo, supercharger, or nitro... what all would be involved. i'm looking for a game plan really... so be detailed, and tell me how you'd do it and in what order.... i'm currently researching mini me swap, and mpfi swaps
posted by xteraco at 8:42 AM PST - 13 comments
Is my employer required to give us federal holidays off? We have salaried and hourly workers. Also, is there any place on the web that I can point co-workers to that addresses this?
posted by finitejest at 8:27 AM PST - 14 comments
Evaluating a day care: What non-obvious questions would you ask? What non-obvious things would you look for during a site visit? What subtle words, actions, behaviors or environmental factors would make you think twice about using a specific facility?
“Had I but known” in-retrospect anecdotal cautionary tales are welcome.
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posted by anastasiav at 8:00 AM PST - 24 comments
In the first week of November, my boyfriend and I will be driving his '94 Volvo from San Diego to Chicago. We'll have Tuesday through Sunday to travel. What are the best places to stop and visit?
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posted by josingsinthehall at 7:51 AM PST - 10 comments
I've been drawn into participating in a Fantasy Football (NFL) League. I'm rather casual towards the NFL, don't know much about fantasy leagues, and would appreciate suggestions on books, magazines, podcasts, web sites, etc. that will help me grind my friends into dust.
posted by boombot at 7:42 AM PST - 15 comments
PalmConversionHellFilter: Moving Palm calendar from Palm Desktop 2.6.3 on the Mac to 4.1.4 on the PC. There's more, natch, inside ...
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posted by bhance at 7:31 AM PST - 6 comments
I'm going to start a site to
petition a board to keep a local public official in office. I want the site to include facts about why he should stick around and links (obviously) this stuff can be done easily with Wordpress (as we
learned yesterday), i'm guessing. But i also want to incorporate a petition that can keep some information private (like e-mail addresses) but make other information public (neighborhood, city, state). Ideally, I'd like to be able to print the content once the numbers get up. What's the best way for me to do that?
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posted by kenneth at 7:15 AM PST - 0 comments
My wife and I will be in Brisbane, Australia for 5 or 6 days in early October, with our 6-year-old daughter. Any recommendations for kid-friendly fun and/or sightseeing?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:09 AM PST - 9 comments
What is a good LA > Vegas > San Fran roadtrip itinerary that incorporates some national park visits?
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posted by cwhitfcd at 6:45 AM PST - 14 comments
What were some of the most idyllic communities to have ever existed? I’m not looking for opinions, I’m looking for hard anthropological examples or studies that have been carried out on such cultures.
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posted by heylight at 5:29 AM PST - 9 comments
At a bar we heard a dance version of a song from Willy Wonka (the '71 version.) Who did it?
posted by StickyCarpet at 5:13 AM PST - 7 comments
MetroFilter: I need some new music to help me get through being packed in like a sardine on the Metro for 60 minutes a day, because the 20 gigs of music already in my pocket just isn't doing it for me. The more it helps me "zone out" the better. My tastes lean towards electronic music, but I'm completely open to all genres. Any suggestions?
posted by DefendBrooklyn at 4:39 AM PST - 47 comments
I'm landing in Osaka early on Friday morning, and I'm looking for some interesting ideas on how to spend a day there. Any ideas?
posted by oferhalevi at 4:06 AM PST - 12 comments
SingleMotherFilter: My friend's got a one year old girl, and single mom or not, she's
going to provide for her -- even if it means moving to Seattle. She's not helpless: The baby's father will pay childcare expenses, and she's actually got a couple years of tech support gigs on her resume to go along with her long history of being a computer enthusiast. But neither of us know too much about actually arranging childcare or finding entry level tech jobs around Seattle. Any words of advice?
posted by effugas at 3:44 AM PST - 9 comments
How best to handle my partner's business proposal, given our relationship and my reservations?
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posted by anonymous at 3:35 AM PST - 21 comments
I'm going insane trying to remember the name of a German comedian I saw on television a few months ago.
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posted by Savvas at 3:29 AM PST - 2 comments
HELP me with this movie title PLEASE! As a child, I saw a black-and-white horror movie about a woman who lived in a house on top of a cliff. Her fiance fell off the cliff and died. She had a mirror at the end of a hallway. Whenever she looked at it, she was still young and beautiful. Many years later, she smashed the mirror and instantly aged and died. It gave me many nightmares back in the day (we had a full-length mirror at the end of a hall and I was terrified to look at it), but today I would love to see it again. After many unsuccessful Internet searches, I fear that y'all are my last hope. PLEASE HELP. Thanks!
posted by cscwallace at 12:53 AM PST - 5 comments
Is it wrong to take a dirty bath towel from the dirty clothes hamper to clean the toilet bowel rim? I do put it back in the hamper.
posted by the giant pill at 12:43 AM PST - 49 comments
August 28
So, my friend's harddrive got wiped. Lost a year's worth of high-res artwork. Does anyone have experience with using a data recovery service? I'm looking specifically for price information, how much data was retrievable, and potentially a recommendation.
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posted by still at 10:52 PM PST - 18 comments
I got a new job and it is quickly becoming apparent I need a PDA to get organized. At the same time, the last thing I want is something else to carry around as I need to keep a cell phone on me at work. Consequently, I went to the store to look at PDA/phone combinations. However, I didn't realize how many different types there are. So, instead of listening to somebody trying to sell me the newest version of x,y,z, I beseath thee for thy wisdom.
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posted by jmd82 at 10:01 PM PST - 13 comments
A friend is trying to remember the name of a movie she saw on Bravo in the mid-to-late 90s. She remembers it as being either in French or Italian, with the plot as follows: "it's about this couple that gets married and they're not meant to be together or something like that,so they're never in the same room together. if the husband walked into the living room the wife was in the kitchen, if the wife was on the stairs the husband was in the basement... it was really weird. they kept disappearing."
If anyone can remember it, the hivemind can!
posted by softlord at 9:26 PM PST - 3 comments
Rental Cars: Who gives the most bang for my buck at $29/day insurance rental car coverage?
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posted by sdis at 8:54 PM PST - 15 comments
BookFilter: My wife is thinking of a book she read in her childhood. Would like some finding it online to purchase or otherwise.
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posted by killThisKid at 8:22 PM PST - 2 comments
Can MS Project automatically calculate (in days, weeks, etc.) the amount of time a task is past its deadline? (I know...probably a really easy question. But, I can't for the life of me find the answer).
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posted by zharptitsa at 8:05 PM PST - 1 comments
Can you suggest any tours from U.S.A. to Europe (including plane fare, transportation between European cities, and hotel accommodations in each visited city) that do not involve doing activities with a tour group?
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posted by jayder at 8:02 PM PST - 8 comments
How do I remove coins that have fallen out of my pocket and gotten jammed into the slide track of my 1997 Pathfinder's driver seat?
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posted by stiffpicken at 7:50 PM PST - 17 comments
I'll be in Hong Kong for the month of September. I'm interested in learning about the local music scene...
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posted by minimal at 7:40 PM PST - 4 comments
What happens if someone gets a stafford loan disbursement, receives the money and then drops all their classes?
posted by drezdn at 7:30 PM PST - 8 comments
Friend in trouble: bipolar, taking Zoloft, smoking huge amount of marijuana which exacerbates his mania. He's acting crazy. I'm far away -- how can I help? Especially, how can I support his girlfriend, and convince him to accept treatment and quit the pot? Other advice about treatment for bipolar disorder?
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posted by LobsterMitten at 7:22 PM PST - 14 comments
Help me make my choice from one of the three options below:
1) Fix Windows so that it boots without messing up my Ubuntu.
2) Remove Windows completely. I don't need it anyways.
3) Shrink Windows to the bare minimum and reclaim the space with Ubuntu.
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posted by furtive at 6:59 PM PST - 7 comments
I want to sell my old comics in the Boston area. Does someone know the best place to do it?
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posted by crhanson at 6:09 PM PST - 12 comments
I just found a can of 1975 AmWay "Dust Control Spray" (furniture polish). There is just a bit...
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posted by snsranch at 6:03 PM PST - 14 comments
For a friend: need resources for law firms or individual attorneys in Los Angeles who provide sliding scale/reduced cost (or even pro bono) services for a woman going through an increasingly acrimonious divorce.
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posted by scody at 5:36 PM PST - 2 comments
When buying a new bike from a local bike shop, is bargaining over the price expected, and if so, how much should I be able to talk them down from the MRSP?
posted by bstreep at 2:52 PM PST - 23 comments
What is the best strategy to limit using processing resources in doing a zip code radius query? (explained inside)
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posted by JakeWalker at 2:11 PM PST - 12 comments
My sister just left town after a couple of weeks, taking her kitties with her, and my own kitty's Littermaid self-cleaning litterbox nonfunctional.
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posted by Sara Anne at 1:42 PM PST - 6 comments
How do I correspond with someone who I have just learned has a life-threatening illness? (He doesn't know that I know.)
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posted by anotherpanacea at 12:34 PM PST - 15 comments
In your opinion, what are the best online resources for people with depression? (e.g. communities, forums, web-based magazines etc).
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posted by tastybrains at 12:15 PM PST - 15 comments
my new employer is offering a 401k package via fidelity investments that is, dare I say it, overwhelming to me. I am especially bothered by the fact that the only advise available on said fidelity investment choices is via the nice folks from fidelity investment. so I looked for financial advisors - but how to judge them?
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posted by krautland at 12:00 PM PST - 19 comments
How can I make backups of a MySQL database (via
mysqldump) and preserve Unicode characters (such as em dashes)?
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posted by cmyers at 11:55 AM PST - 8 comments
More GameFilter: Looking for a C64 game where the players control one of three balls on a pool table and try to sink eachother.
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posted by Popular Ethics at 11:54 AM PST - 11 comments
I am looking for flashcards on three specific subjects. I've looked online and haven't had much luck. The first I don't really need help finding, "beginning spanish words".
The other two have been more difficult.
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posted by JokingClown at 11:53 AM PST - 5 comments
Is there a good way to convert an entire directory of numbered files from hex to decimal notation or vice versa? For example, I'll have files named AK00.txt AK03.txt and AK1F.txt that I want to convert to AK00.txt AK03.txt and AK31.txt. I've considered writing a shell script to do this, but if a solution already exists, I would love to hear about it. Thanks!
posted by idontlikewords at 11:43 AM PST - 5 comments
20 something year old couple going to be in Seattle on the evening of August 30th (Wednesday) and need help finding places to get drinks and dance.
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posted by birdlips at 11:28 AM PST - 7 comments
MeFi Men of the Hetero Kind: Have you found a useful book to help you improve your
emotional intimacy and related communication skills? I'm looking for recommendations from guys who were told by their Significant Others that they don't get it about what women need, and now they do -- thanks to a book. There's so much dreck out there in Self-Help Land. I'm looking for that rare book that really made a difference in your relationship.
posted by nancoix at 11:12 AM PST - 22 comments
What kind of a contract does a band need to sign in case their music is used in a low budget (indie) film?
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posted by cheero at 11:08 AM PST - 4 comments
How do I stop my husband from getting sick every time I'm sick? Whenever I come down with a cold, headache, whatever, he also CLAIMS to get the same thing...often the same day, no later than the 2nd day.
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posted by anonymous at 11:04 AM PST - 27 comments
I'm about to acquire the
object of my gadget lust. I'm new to the GSM world, and am looking for opinions about whether I should take this phone to T-Mobile or Cingular for service. (Other GSM newbie questions inside.)
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posted by j-dawg at 10:50 AM PST - 13 comments
When filing papers in a hanging folder, is it better / more common to add new items at the front of the folder or the back of the folder?
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posted by alms at 10:50 AM PST - 10 comments
I just left my marketing job. What sort of information/recommendations would be useful for future job / MBA applications?
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posted by einarorn at 10:36 AM PST - 7 comments
NoVa folks: Where can I watch the
Wilson Bridge Detonation? Do I really just have to be a neighbor in the "safe area" and have my own roof? I guess I'm hoping there's a park I can go to, or some other public spot, within the viewing zone. I checked the official site (it seems they're trying to minimize the spectators, for obvious safety reasons), craigslist, and tried some random searches without any luck.
posted by sa3z at 10:20 AM PST - 3 comments
Are there any easy and inexpensive solar kits for your home? Someone preferably DIY installable. (in the 500-1k range?)
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posted by mphuie at 10:13 AM PST - 4 comments
Can you recommend a good class in the Los Angeles area or on the web that would bring somebody who has done some programming in the past up to speed on Microsoft's .Net?
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posted by willnot at 9:58 AM PST - 2 comments
I have a couple of hours of miniDV footage shot on a Canon XL2. The XL2 was borrowed and I no longer have access to it. I'm contemplating a transfer of the precious footage to my hard drive by way of an old JVC Micropocket camera (using FireWire). Will I lose quality?
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posted by amusem at 9:43 AM PST - 6 comments
Looking for a sound clip of something to the effect of: "Please flip the tape over to side B." Anyone know where I can find one?
posted by deafweatherman at 9:26 AM PST - 12 comments
I am just about to start using bcp for the first time in my life. My gynie prescribed Yaz, which I understand is quite new. Has anyone here been on it? Any comments, impressions, advice?
posted by barrakuda at 9:05 AM PST - 24 comments
Looking for good, CHEAP ethiopian food in DC. I'm taking a bunch of grad students out later this week for Ethiopian food (they all just got here). I just moved back here too, and I'm not sure what's outside of Adams Morgan and U Street (Meskerem, Addis Adaba, Dukem) in terms of Ethiopian...i know there's cheaper places in Arlington and Silver Spring. Does anyone have any suggestions for cheap and GOOD food?
posted by jare2003 at 9:05 AM PST - 6 comments
More Atlanta: I moved to Atlanta from Boston 3 months ago. My parents are flying in from NH tonight and this will be their first time below the Mason Dixon line. I'm looking for recommendations on good lunch and dinner restaurants to entertain them at.
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posted by Constant Reader at 8:28 AM PST - 18 comments
I don't know what to do about my moms apartment. It is uncleanable in it's present state and she won't get rid of anything.
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posted by haikuku at 8:27 AM PST - 24 comments
I am planning to do a short-ish road trip from NoVA - Atlanta and back in 4 days. Along the way, I would like to accomplish a night at Smoky Mountains, an afternoon at a beach, a day in atlanta. I would appreciate any tips on doing this well or fun/not-to-be-missed activities along this trip
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posted by cusecase at 8:14 AM PST - 5 comments
What is a good Dungeons and Dragons set to get to help a 10 year old boy get into desktop roleplaying games?
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posted by jazon at 8:06 AM PST - 13 comments
"When you hit your 30s and 40s, your metabolism slows, resulting in weight gain." What does this mean, in raw biological terms? Is it rational to aim for a sub 10% bodyfat level after 40, assuming we're not marathon runners?
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posted by Gordion Knott at 7:55 AM PST - 12 comments
Doing Search Engine Optimisation for companies, been recommended IBP but its alittle overpriced for the business licence. Any others like IBP that are equally as good for less?
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posted by spinko at 7:41 AM PST - 2 comments
FunctionFilter: I need a function that allows me to skew a distribution from a uniform distribution to an extremely biased distribution for a domain and range of (0,1).
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posted by allan at 7:14 AM PST - 6 comments
Help me find an old LAN game about space ships fighting each other that I used to play.
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posted by KirTakat at 7:07 AM PST - 6 comments
I am Moving from UK to Spain. Will stay in Spain for 3 months and need to send a computer and monitor. But I do not have an address in Spain. How to send it?
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posted by toreo at 6:53 AM PST - 5 comments
I'm looking for advice on purchasing a food dehydrator. Can anyone offer any tips on features I should look for?
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posted by Alpenglow at 6:35 AM PST - 6 comments
About to create a PHP/MySQL CMS and web site for a client entirely in Japanese, what do I need to know?
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posted by malphigian at 6:27 AM PST - 7 comments
How to write and execute event handlers between dynamically added asp.net controls
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posted by kenaman at 6:18 AM PST - 2 comments
I want to transfer the stuff on my boot drive to another drive, but I'm a computer idiot.
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posted by Crotalus at 6:13 AM PST - 10 comments
When to fire the Realtor?
How do i determine if it's him or a flattening market?
Our house has been on the market for 39 days when the average for our neighborhood is 34. We have the lowest priced house, comparatively speaking, in the neighborhood, and there has been a decent amount of 'traffic' and one near-offer.
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posted by toastchee at 5:51 AM PST - 12 comments
COMBINING Hard Drives. Roommate has fast, great computer. I have slow, antiquated one with (among other upgraded parts I've procured) a fast new hard drive (personally installed). Want to install my current drive in her current machine so that all roommates can use one system and still keep my files/ preferences.
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posted by mireille at 12:23 AM PST - 20 comments
Looking for information about a piece of art at the this year's Whitney Biennial
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posted by Cochise at 12:17 AM PST - 4 comments
August 27
Suggestions for, experiences with, treatments for keloid scarring? Especially in Bay Area, California. This is for my foster son (biracial, black), who has scarring on his ears associated with pierced ears. We're meeting with a plastic surgeon at SF General, but surgery is not supposed to have a very high success rate for keloids. (The internet says injected steroids and pressure clips.) Also, his medical coverage is MediCal.
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 11:53 PM PST - 7 comments
Please help me create a MySQL database from a collection of images. There is of course
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posted by LoopyG at 10:07 PM PST - 10 comments
A few years ago I saw a blog that had borders made in flash that would respond to mouse movement by fluidly wobbling in and out. I think the page background was bright blue, while the content back and borders were white. Sound familiar to anyone? I'm trying to see if it's still around.
posted by bob sarabia at 9:29 PM PST - 4 comments
I use FlickrExport to upload my iPhoto pictures to Flickr. Tonight I clicked "Export Photos" in iPhoto, and the Flickr Authentication window came on, it said "Logging IN" and then time passed and nothing's happened. It doesn't log in. I keep trying but nothing happens. What should I do?
posted by adrober at 9:26 PM PST - 4 comments
After a long battle with mysterious chronic health symptoms, I'd like a "medical detective" to help me get to the bottom of what might be ailing me. But, what kind of doctor do I need? (If you are squeamish, move along...nothing to see here.)
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posted by jeanmari at 9:05 PM PST - 20 comments
I have a friend that will be traveling in Brazil from Sept. 28 until Oct. 24. I have been helping her gather information for her trip and realized that AskMefi would be a great resource (particularly from people living or recently traveling in Brazil). She is a jazz pianist/composer/vocalist from the US who will visiting San Paulo, Rio De Janeiro and Aracaju/Salvador. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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posted by garypratt at 8:26 PM PST - 5 comments
What's the best (and most simple) CMS solution so html-fearing clients can update their site?
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posted by chimmyc at 7:42 PM PST - 11 comments
I'm looking for artists/songs that sound like the slide-guitar/banjo intro to KMFDM's WWIII. I'm not really very familiar with bluegrass (is that even the right genre?) outside Bill Monroe, and none of his stuff sounds much like this.
posted by phrontist at 6:50 PM PST - 7 comments
Asking for my mom: Help us find 2 kitchen tools that Graham Kerr uses on his Gathering Place show. They are not branded with his name.
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posted by IndigoRain at 6:47 PM PST - 8 comments
An am-I-alone-here-question: What does the calendar that you picture in your head look like? For as long as I can remember (or at least as long as I knew my months of the year), my mental calendar has always been monthly, and seemed to start with the month of August--maybe because I was born then, or maybe because the school year started around then.
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posted by printchick at 6:40 PM PST - 80 comments
Going to San Francisco to see Michael Franti play at the Power to the Peaceful concert on September 9th. It's been a while since I've been to SF, so I'm looking for nightlife recommendations.
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posted by chos at 6:38 PM PST - 1 comments
Is there a tribe that links the human soul (or spirit) with the throat? I remember being in an intro Anthropology class and watching a video of a young girl in an African tribe being buried alive because she had lost her voice and it was thought she was dead.
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posted by allthewhile at 6:36 PM PST - 1 comments
What books and websites should a non-business-major read to learn about the legal and practical aspects of starting a small business partnership in the US (MD, to be exact)?
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posted by Alterscape at 6:32 PM PST - 7 comments
Help me finally be an organized student. I have all the gadgets, a pocket pc, a razr, 2 laptops and a watch running palm os.... What is a system of organization that can use some or all of these?
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posted by matkline at 6:02 PM PST - 24 comments
Are there any good XML/XHTML frameworks for using XML data to automatically populate both/either web page content and JavaScript rollover menus?
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posted by brianvan at 4:42 PM PST - 4 comments
At buffet type resaurants, why does the top of soup become slightly harder and usually a darker color? Is it good for you or bad for you?
posted by mrkohrea at 3:53 PM PST - 8 comments
OK, we FINALLY got an offer on our house (after 4 months on the market) and we can't decide if we should accept.
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posted by SheIsMighty at 2:58 PM PST - 22 comments
A few months ago,
there was news that Kevin Smith would release a director's commentary early, so fans of Clerks 2 could rewatch the movie in a theater with an iPod. Clerks 2 has come and gone from my local theater but I'm still wondering if this audio ever came out, because I'd love to hear it and watch the movie again (have to catch it at the $1 theater now). Anyone ever heard what became of this? I don't see any mentions of it online
posted by mathowie at 2:49 PM PST - 8 comments
I recently signed up for an Internet based math class. After registering, I discovered that although the class is primarily internet based, you must also download its software in order to complete homework assignments and take tests. The software is not Mac compatible, and I'm on a Mac. Doh!!
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posted by serazin at 2:31 PM PST - 15 comments
Our furniture's fate hangs in the balance. In one month, we move on a shoestring. our shipment is too small too interest moving firms. Does anyone know how to get four pieces of furniture from Texas to Washington without blowing our budget?
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posted by EatTheWeak at 2:03 PM PST - 28 comments
I'm a newly-Switched Mac user with a few questions about setting up different...uh, users? Accounts? Profiles? (I'm not sure what they're really called; I think this might be part of my problem)
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posted by Ian A.T. at 12:25 PM PST - 8 comments
I am the MC for my good friends wedding tonight. I have the schedule and only a few announcements, but aside from that I will have a wireless mic and freedom.
Ideas?
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posted by freudianslipper at 12:20 PM PST - 7 comments
I have a bunch of mp3 mixes which are 1 or 2 hours long and would like to make a playlist which only plays a snippets of these mp3's
(e.g the playlist would be something like:
radiomix1.mp3 from 22:02 to 25:46
then radiomix2.mp3 10:12 - 12:01 etc)
Is this possible using normal playlists? I normally use winamp but I can't see a way to do this.
posted by cgfoz at 11:11 AM PST - 7 comments
Are there any fonts where the capital W is exactly the same as the capital M, but mirrored?
posted by Mwongozi at 9:42 AM PST - 7 comments
What are some examples of newspaper, magazine, or content archive sites that you think have really good search interfaces?
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posted by pessoa at 9:32 AM PST - 2 comments
I always hear that restaurants and pizzerias use super-hot ovens to get that extra-good taste. So how come food for home (recipes, TV dinners, frozen pizzas, etc) always uses the paltry 350-425F range? Why not crank the thing up as high as it will go?
posted by zek at 9:26 AM PST - 14 comments
What's the name of the old sci-fi story I read years ago about a boy who teleports to a distant planet to visit his relatives?
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posted by johngoren at 9:11 AM PST - 18 comments
HikinginNorthernCaliforniaoverLaborDayWeekendFilter: Help me figure out the best place for a small group to go hiking and camping for two/three days, within a (half-)day's drive of Oakland/Berkeley.
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posted by kittyprecious at 9:02 AM PST - 7 comments
My shrink says I need to cry. I'm not very skilled at this - it's been over 4 yrs - so I thought a good way to start would be watching a few tearjerkers: any recommendations?
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posted by forallmankind at 9:00 AM PST - 107 comments
I got my wife a nose piercing for her birthday. She'd really wanted it for a long time, and I became a one-cooler husband.
Trouble now, is that she's developed an infection right next to the piercing – a fairly visible dark bulbous spot. She's tried a few things including Tea Tree oil, which does help reduce, but not eliminate the infection.
This has now been going on for about a month and she's getting really upset that it won't go away (I can't blame her). I don't want her to regret getting the piercing because I think it's a really cool thing that she's done (a real stretch for her), and pretty sexy too.
Any suggestions on getting rid of this infection?
posted by iTristan at 8:56 AM PST - 28 comments
I've been curious of late -- I've been seeing post after post about how dangerous motorcycles are (compared to cars) and how they aren't REALLY that dangerous, etc. etc. etc. Anyway, my question is, how do motorscooters stack up in comparison, safety-wise?
posted by DoctorFedora at 7:52 AM PST - 14 comments
I'm about to get a Holga camera. But first I've got some questions about the different models and 120 film.
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posted by thecjm at 7:48 AM PST - 9 comments
Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'What man believes, man can achieve'? It appeared on a banners at sporting events throughout the summer but
a web search only yields listings from people who have either seen it there or have copied it or both.
posted by feelinglistless at 6:09 AM PST - 11 comments
The power in our downstairs is out but there are no breakers in the fuse panel showing red. Can any electricians out there 'shed some light' (groan....) ????
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posted by pman78 at 5:47 AM PST - 11 comments
Is it possible to monitor my own browsing habits and create statistics based on them, so I can be more productive?
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posted by thelost at 4:53 AM PST - 4 comments
I'm in a rectangular room with no windows. The one door is near the end of one of the long sides of the rectangle. Other than just putting a fan by the door, blowing in, is there anything I can do to optimize ventilation? Another fan pointing out, perhaps (and sitting lower or higher)? The ceiling is high. This is my bedroom.
posted by bingo at 4:29 AM PST - 13 comments
August 26
I'm looking for a small (less than 15") 1280x768 LCD monitor in Australia. DVI or VGA, either will do. Anyone know a model or a shop?
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posted by krisjohn at 11:30 PM PST - 2 comments
Help me learn to play the blues... Basically, I'm looking for info - scales, riff cheat sheets, etc. that will allow me to build a basic repertoire of blues chops like
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posted by stenseng at 10:49 PM PST - 16 comments
I'm replacing two (2) toilet seals, because there is a strong urine smell in both bathrooms, in an older house--more than can be accounted for by the poor aim of my six and nine-year-olds. We have seen water pooled at the base of one toilet.
I have seen waxless rings, but I have also seen (the last time I googled this when we lived in another house) a waxless ring of sorts that was quite a bit longer than the standard waxless ring. Does anyone know what I am talking about and if they work? I am hesitant to try wax again because of the mess and relative difficulty. Thanks for your help with this banal question.
posted by craniac at 10:11 PM PST - 8 comments
I'm composing a list of major political and/or spiritual leaders, past and present, who had a positive and lasting influence on society... but who had disruptive idiosyncrasies and/or disorders that drove people close to them absolutely bonkers.
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posted by rinkjustice at 7:19 PM PST - 31 comments
FatassFilter: Has anyone ever used one of the weight lifting plans that are in the backs of Mens Fitness or other magazines, or are they a load of crap?
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posted by parmanparman at 6:04 PM PST - 27 comments
What is the purpose of the fan that is in my downstairs ceiling, connected with the upstairs hallway?
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posted by jbickers at 5:29 PM PST - 11 comments
A weird thing is starting to happen while getting a haircut. A strange urge to shake when the trimmer gets near.
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posted by prodevel at 4:46 PM PST - 14 comments
I was fired for a ridiculous reason. Do I discuss it in interviews or should I make up a polite but evasive response?
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posted by blueskiesinside at 4:23 PM PST - 9 comments
BLTfilter: If I cook up a package of bacon there is a ton of grease left in the pan. Are the calories in the grease included in the nutrition information?
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posted by jaysus chris at 3:02 PM PST - 22 comments
GoogleMapFilter: I'm looking for a Google Maps application/website that will allow me to create custom maps with location markers and then let me view those markers by tags.
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posted by mullacc at 1:03 PM PST - 3 comments
What to do about discoloration issues similar to those grubby MacBooks... on a G4 iBook?
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posted by Scram at 12:55 PM PST - 9 comments
I hadn't seen my partner in a few days and when I got home, he showed me these big, long horizontal scratches that appeared on his back. He has no idea where they came from. It's the stigmata!
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posted by sian at 10:42 AM PST - 30 comments
Has anyone ever produced a movie with wholly Latin language dialogue? Not just snippets (e.g. Passion of the Christ), but a clear better-than-fifty-percent on-going conversation. (Productions of Latin plays definitely acceptable.)
Second best would be extended audio only. (I did a post once with snippets- I'm looking for extended play, something commute worthy, say.)
Finally, repeat above questions for ancient Greek. (There is a video of Medea by the NY Greek drama Company (1986, good luck finding it now). Anything of that sort would be of interest.) Thanks in advance.
posted by IndigoJones at 9:30 AM PST - 8 comments
Big band music is like the speed metal of jazz. But I'm more into the stripped down sound of "normal" jazz bands, that would have maybe one trumpet, one clarinet, etc...
Could anyone recommend some intense big band music that's crammed into a "little band" format?
posted by parallax7d at 8:26 AM PST - 12 comments
OS X: An alias to a server remembers the last user name that was used. Where is that piece of data stored, and can I change it to be blank? (On a public lab computer, I'd rather the dialog comes up empty rather than suggesting the last-used name.)
posted by Wolfdog at 5:55 AM PST - 8 comments
I'll be entering the U.S. after spending 2 months in China. In my luggage I'll have 3 fake watches, 3 fake Polo shirts, a pair of fake shoes, and a fake North Face backpack. Will U.S. Customs find out, and if they do, what would they do?
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posted by jbb7 at 3:06 AM PST - 28 comments
My uncle's retiring from his job at the end of the month. I want to give him something meaningful, considering the fact that I don't have much in the bank. What can I get him?
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posted by micketymoc at 12:00 AM PST - 15 comments
August 25
Can an SMS be formatted/created in such a way that when it reaches the cell phone it looks like a fill-in form?
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posted by bokononito at 11:26 PM PST - 9 comments
My question is pretty specific. I'm a freelance writer. I have zero clips. I'm trying like hell to get noticed, but it's tough. I like to write about a wide variety of things (which may be part of the problem), but one in particular is music. There's a small band coming through NYC soon, and I want nothing more than to break them in print or web. They're playing a well-known and respected venue next month.
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posted by raconteur at 11:04 PM PST - 30 comments
I'm assembling a document which uses tabbed page dividers. Should the tabbed dividers go before the corresponding section? Or should they follow, the idea being that it makes it easy to flip to that section by lifting the tab of the previous section?
And yes this is a fantastically boring question.
posted by nathan_teske at 10:45 PM PST - 6 comments
I'd like to dye a silk blouse. Any thoughts? Any suggestions for an appropriate brand of dye, or should I not attempt this at all?
posted by puddinghead at 9:38 PM PST - 6 comments
Where can I find a high-res or (better yet!) vector version of the much-vaunted Wings of Slack?
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posted by limeonaire at 8:20 PM PST - 8 comments
Is it possible to make the Windows Path Variable check all the folders within a specified folder?
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posted by tnoetz01 at 8:05 PM PST - 5 comments
While riding on the subte (subway) in Buenos Aires I noticed an advert for the new Nike trainers. The advert was on the sides of the tunnels between stations (just before Carlos Gardel on Line B). There was a flick-book like movie showing the evolution of the shoes. You could see it from the main windows on the train but not from the windows in the doors. How does this work?
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posted by itsjustanalias at 8:01 PM PST - 11 comments
Law school admissions: help me decide how to best utilize 1-3 years between college and law school.
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posted by gsteff at 7:55 PM PST - 17 comments
Had lots of rain here lately and the tin roof in my old house has sprung a couple of small leaks. I'm not sure what the cause is. Can I fix this myself or is a not-very-handy-man like myself asking for trouble?
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posted by zaebiz at 7:20 PM PST - 4 comments
I am a female 33. I just started a job selling cars. I was wondering others opinions of auto saleswomen. Or if any other women on here had the same career, what their experience was.
posted by meeshell at 6:52 PM PST - 31 comments
Anyone have any experience installing a ceiling fan using a brace between the joists?
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posted by macfly at 6:24 PM PST - 5 comments
The wife and I just got the entire Star Trek: The Next Generation series on DVD. Which ones should we watch?
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posted by Optamystic at 5:34 PM PST - 60 comments
What copyright issues are associated with writing a stage adaptation of a classic 1950's horror story?
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posted by raygan at 5:29 PM PST - 11 comments
I got a Nintendo DS lite for my birthday, and am interested in finding a simple case for it. Looking for recommendations / warnings.
posted by Kemayo at 4:29 PM PST - 6 comments
I'm in the market for a woodburning stove. I want it to be my home's primary source of heat, and it needs to be the kind that fits inside an existing fireplace.
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posted by eustacescrubb at 4:28 PM PST - 14 comments
Re-installing OS9 on an OldWorld G3 with the goal of installing Linux - OS9 install CD wants to initialise the perfectly-working hard drive. Wtf?
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posted by notnamed at 4:12 PM PST - 4 comments
I am interested in adopting a Basenji, and am wondering what your experience has been - positive/negative.
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posted by WaterSprite at 4:07 PM PST - 19 comments
My mom opened a mortgage broker business this year. Advertising budget is under $800/month, local radio and cable have both been unable to come in under that budget. Currently running newspaper ads in 3 or 4 pubs. No responses. Any low cost innovative ideas to help her reach potential customers?
posted by swiffa at 4:03 PM PST - 15 comments
I am looking toward upgrading my website's hardware. I want reliability and easy expansion.
Could migration to a cluster of mac minis be a good solution for a distributed website?
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posted by viiviiviivii at 3:49 PM PST - 12 comments
How can I feel secure and confident in myself while continuing to work on problems and goals?
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posted by anonymous at 3:48 PM PST - 10 comments
Are you generally able to apply courses taken for a M.S. at one school for credit in another school's PhD program if you're doing a B.S. -> M.S. -> PhD? For more specifics, we're talking Computer Science, and more specifically, to apply for Stanford's PhD program (or another reputable US university).
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posted by lpctstr; at 3:46 PM PST - 5 comments
I have a Mac, my friend has a PC, we want to share music with an external hard drive. However, upon connecting the hard drive to his PC we discovered that the hard drive is formatted for a Mac, so we can't access the drive without reformatting and losing all the files. Is there a program that retrieves info without having to reformat?
posted by MNDZ at 3:29 PM PST - 5 comments
I used to have a little software application that would assess my hard drive and display a colorful pie graph of folders and subfolders, so that it was very easy to visually determine the location of the file bulk. Does anyone remember what I'm talking about? Bonus points for freeware.
posted by abbyladybug at 2:49 PM PST - 14 comments
Windows XP running with a dual display. Anyone know how to set things up so that files save to the secondary display instead of the primary display when I choose "save to desktop?".
posted by richmondparker at 2:16 PM PST - 7 comments
Can anyone recommend a good chinese herbalist or an acupuncturist in NYC? Thanks.
posted by Maishe at 1:57 PM PST - 1 comments
Anyone have any recommendations on dedicated email servers? I have about 150 domains I'll be moving over to some type of either dedicated or VPS Linux server and I'm curious to see if anyone has a happy story to tell on servers.
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posted by Blake at 1:52 PM PST - 7 comments
If a biopsied spot turns out to be melanoma, what's likely to happen and what's not? Is there only a remote chance of needing chemo, radiation, or other terrifying stuff, or more than a remote chance? (Percentages, anyone?) I have some related questions, too.
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posted by daisyace at 1:44 PM PST - 20 comments
I have an Apache Web Server running on port 80. I have a Lotus Notes Web Server running on port 81. When a user enters one of my domain names, like www.foobar.com, I would like Apache to redirect to the following www.foobar.com:81/FOOBAR/home.nsf ( All of my Lotus databases will be called home.nsf ). Essentially I want Apache to point to a directory that corresponds to the domain name which will contain the file home.nsf, and make that request on port 81. Any mod_rewrite gurus out there? Another example would be a user entering www.kungfu.com and actually going to www.kungfu.com:81/KUNGFU/home.nsf.
posted by jasondigitized at 1:04 PM PST - 10 comments
How easy/feasible is to make the jump from journalist to media relations/publicist?
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posted by mph at 12:05 PM PST - 10 comments
Rhinotillexomania!!! Are there any long term deleterious effects, besides infection, associated with picking yer nose?
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posted by spicynuts at 11:50 AM PST - 14 comments
I am looking for products/services where you can install a camera outside your home (maybe on the porch or back deck) and see what's going on via the web while you're at work or away from home anytime? I guess it would have to be some kind of wireless connection signal transmission thingy?
posted by sandra194 at 11:48 AM PST - 2 comments
I am forming a New York S corporation for two business partners. How many shares is a normal amount of stock to issue? Why?
posted by whitebird at 11:07 AM PST - 5 comments
I am writing a book - a non-academic, non-fiction book. I am using lots of academic materials as sources, and generally I simply mention the source in the text when I am quoting directly - or summarizing an original idea contained in the source (I use footnotes when the attribution requires more info and interrupts the flow of the story I am telling.)
I am, of course, especially concerned with the issue of plagiarism - I am keeping my notes tidy, attributing as above, and otherwise following the various rules I've read in the different handbooks for academic writing I've studied.
But here are two questions....
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posted by soulbarn at 10:51 AM PST - 11 comments
If someone's pointing a gun at you, and they look away for a moment, what's the most effective way to disarm them?
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posted by bjork24 at 9:35 AM PST - 28 comments
A potential new landlord told me that while my credit report came back a-ok, an issue came up on my "tenant report." I know this to be in error (the alleged "issue" occured before I even moved in to my current place). So do I have a right to view the report on me, like I do for credit? Whom do I contact in order to fix this item? They were very sketchy with the details, and this whole thing has left me even more jaded about renting. What rights do I have in regards to these "issues" and "reports"? Who does them? Are they legit? Do I have any recourse whatsoever?
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posted by ChasFile at 9:23 AM PST - 7 comments
St. Louis: where can I find a great nighttime view of the city? I want to take a date someplace special.
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posted by trystero at 9:14 AM PST - 11 comments
If you could spend a few months studying a place where people are using a particular technology in a particularly interesting way, where would you go?
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posted by TunnelArmr at 9:09 AM PST - 2 comments
What makes for a comfortable, long-lasting sofa, and where can I get hold of one (in the UK)?
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posted by rongorongo at 9:02 AM PST - 4 comments
I'm leaving for Burning Man early next week and would like to get appropriately decked out, but I'm an LA n00b. What are the best costume shops in Los Angeles?
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posted by mullingitover at 8:58 AM PST - 5 comments
What's that site with web-fomat short stories, usually at least somewhat autobiographical, and accompanied by illustrations--in the vein of the old word.com Work content?
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posted by littlegreenlights at 8:43 AM PST - 4 comments
You know when you get on a plane and you watch the performance about how to put on a life-jacket? What was the most recent instance of a life-jacket saving the life of someone travelling on a scheduled flight?
posted by londongeezer at 8:04 AM PST - 15 comments
I'm afraid to stop carrying my credit card, and because it's so handy and available, it's getting me into more and more debt.
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posted by willmize at 6:40 AM PST - 38 comments
The physics of weight lifting: It's often anecdotally said that one should perform lifting reps slowly because the faster you lift the more one develops momentum and the less one actually lifts the weight. The implication is that this builds from rep to rep so that the last one is easier for this reason (developed momentum) than the first rep.
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posted by OmieWise at 6:03 AM PST - 21 comments
When do daydreams become harmful to your way of life, and is there anything you can do to prevent them from making you miserable in the "Real" world?
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posted by anonymous at 5:15 AM PST - 18 comments
Can companies prevent you from talking about your salary/benefits? (And a few smaller questions inside)
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posted by anonymous at 5:14 AM PST - 39 comments
I'm looking for theatres that show Chinese language films in the Los Angeles area. It would be great if the movies had english subtitles but it they don't I'm still interested.
posted by rdr at 4:57 AM PST - 7 comments
Do the curved triangular shapes made when cars (or even pedestrians) take "shortcuts" at T-junctions (seen
here near my house and
here in Western Sahara, although this seems like a deliberate one) have a name? What's the mathematics behind them? The psychology?
posted by Jimbob at 4:45 AM PST - 23 comments
In our search for a reasonably priced baby grand piano, we keep coming across the Chinese-made Pearl River brand. Are these pianos worth a serious look?
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posted by flyingrock at 3:55 AM PST - 8 comments
I'm about to upgrade from a 1.0l Citroen Saxo to a 1.8l Mazda MX5 convertable.
As a first time owner of 1. a sports car, and 2. a convertable, what do i need to know in order to get the best out of it and look after it properly in the UK weather?
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posted by lemonfridge at 1:06 AM PST - 11 comments
August 24
Where is the thermometer on a car typically located? Dashboard temp read-outs always seem absurd.
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posted by k7lim at 11:16 PM PST - 9 comments
Bible Quotation Filter: There's something in the Bible about saving the world not being worth the cost of one soul, isn't there? How's it go?
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posted by scaryblackdeath at 10:25 PM PST - 7 comments
Need help verifying the veracity of some news and photographs about/from the tomb of Cyrus The Great at Pasargade.
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posted by Devils Slide at 9:18 PM PST - 1 comments
This may sound morbid, but I am trying to locate a photograph of Nicole Baker Barrett, who was Gary Gilmore's girlfriend when he was executed. I have tried Google images, etc.... and still nothing. Anyone got any advice?
posted by polexxia at 7:50 PM PST - 8 comments
My girlfriend just had osx reinstalled on her computer - which lead to the overwrite of her mail and ical files ... essentially wiping them clean. is there any chance there is a backup or recovery method for the her mail, calendar, address book archives?
posted by specialk420 at 7:47 PM PST - 13 comments
After two years of saving, I’m planning my first Asian vacation (!) and will be off to Thailand in approximately six months. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the planning- please help!
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posted by chickletworks at 6:52 PM PST - 19 comments
Does any know of a company that makes sedan seat covers for the back seats. I have searched the web only to find front seat covers. The make of the car is a Honda Accord.
posted by Noodles at 6:10 PM PST - 3 comments
Requesting advice for finding and starting anew in a dangerous yet lucrative or rewarding yet non-lucrative job.
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posted by MarvinTheCat at 6:01 PM PST - 33 comments
HDD disaster! Almost all the data I own in the world was on a HDD that got dropped on the floor while spinning (the drive was spinning, not me).
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posted by dg at 5:26 PM PST - 9 comments
Who are the most famous people of recent times that were married but never had (or will have) children?
posted by vizsla at 4:15 PM PST - 70 comments
In C#, how can I
at runtime create an instance of an ActiveX control and then use its methods, properties and events?
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posted by matthewr at 3:41 PM PST - 22 comments
Is there some real difference between "that" and "which" that/which would distinguish among their proper usage?
posted by xmutex at 3:28 PM PST - 51 comments
What does an Algerian driver's license look like? Being an Algerian-American with dual citizenship, I am just curious to know what it looks like. I'm sure I'll get one at some point when I move back.
posted by adamdrici at 3:22 PM PST - 2 comments
Thinking about a cross country trip thru Canada in a camper with a Golden Retriever. Any advice, tips, recommendations or warnings? I haven't yet set an itinerary but probably will cross in Buffalo/Lewiston. Eventually want to make my way to Portland, OR. Perhaps after a side trip to Vancouver area.
posted by NorthCoastCafe at 3:08 PM PST - 6 comments
What are the (US/WA/Seattle) laws regarding video, and audio, surveillance in a restaurant- of both employees and customers?
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posted by hincandenza at 2:57 PM PST - 10 comments
How can I make text in one cell on one html page appear in the same cell on a different subpage?
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posted by sevenless at 2:34 PM PST - 6 comments
My girlfriend recently purchased a foam mattress topper, for our extra-firm hand-me-down queen mattress. It currently resides between the fitted sheet and the mattress, but it creeps down the bed, night by night. The bed doesn't have a footboard, and the mattress topper ends up sagging off the bottom of the bed, and not reaching to where your head goes.
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posted by adamwolf at 2:32 PM PST - 13 comments
Trying to figure out the name of a poem... it starts something like "no one expects / very much from poets anymore / not flowing prose / or expert sex / or even absentmindedness..." I can't find it anywhere (even the google). Any help?
posted by tngrn at 2:28 PM PST - 4 comments
I need help identifying an action-y cartoon from the 90s by this ~4 second musical clip that's been in my head for years. I made a quick recording
[mp3] on an electric guitar. More clues inside.
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posted by TimeTravelSpeed at 2:28 PM PST - 13 comments
I'm new to Toronto. I'm going to see my first baseball game this weekend. Where do I sit? Which day is best? Also, any tips on getting tickets for the hockey would be appreciated?
posted by dantodd at 2:08 PM PST - 15 comments
On my Macbook, every time I switch to Windows (using Boot Camp), the system time (though not the date) gets jacked up in OS X. This
doesn't happen to Windows whenever I switch to OS X. Any ideas?
posted by JPowers at 1:51 PM PST - 7 comments
We're in Berlin at the end of next week, and wouldn't mind going to somewhere that has a range of German beers, rather than the typical bars which will serve you just Lowenbrau or, y'know, Bitburger. So, the equivalent of a decent beer hall, which serves more beer. And good 'pub' food, German-style. Any ideas where?
posted by jamescridland at 1:25 PM PST - 6 comments
I'm an expert web developer looking to set up my own pay-per-download video service, preferably on a PHP platform. I'll need to be able to provide users with the ability to easily pay for purchases and receive limited access to download their purchased content.
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posted by superboy422 at 1:16 PM PST - 12 comments
I used Automatix to get my Ubuntu system up and running. I know the thing installs stuff like Beagle and Gmailnotifier, but for some reason they're not showing up.
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posted by sholdens12 at 1:04 PM PST - 8 comments
I'm looking for a good quality PCI video card for my Dimension 1100. I need dual monitor support and video capture. Any recommendations? (price <$150).
posted by storybored at 12:59 PM PST - 4 comments
When I came to I was tied to a chair in the dark basement of what appeared to be a farm house. Across the table was Herr Doktor with a menacing look behind his small circular glasses. He was filling a syringe when he said "Von dose of zee
Sodium Pentothal and ve vill know zee truth!"
"Sodium Pentothal?" I thought to myself, what the hell is that? How does it work and I'm pretty sure there is gonna be
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posted by DragonBoy at 12:50 PM PST - 14 comments
Anyone know where I can find a clip of Andy Sansone attempting to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman on August 21, 2006? I thought it would be easy to find on YouTube or Google Video after my hearing he had flubbed his routine, threw down the microphone and walked off stage.
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posted by boost ventilator at 12:29 PM PST - 5 comments
I'm jonesing for the good old days and tinkering: Has anyone successfully installed a C64 emulator and GEOS on a Windows PC? What configuration did you use?
posted by ao4047 at 11:48 AM PST - 7 comments
Shoefilter: I have 2 pairs of sandals that I adore and have pretty much worn right out. I cannot find them anywhere and would like to have them re-made (or a replica made from scratch). Is there anywhere in this hemisphere that will do that for less than the national debt?
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posted by blackkar at 11:42 AM PST - 4 comments
Are there real, decent options for getting group insurance other than from an employer? I'm mostly thinking about unions, associations, professional organizations, etc.
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posted by weston at 11:34 AM PST - 15 comments
I have old magazines on very thin, cheap, disintegrating paper. How best to decoupage them to a wooden surface without the reverse side showing through?
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posted by methylsalicylate at 11:32 AM PST - 7 comments
Next week I start law school after a three-year hiatus. Any advice for (1) New law school students or (2) Those entering grad school after a break? [more inside]
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posted by spiderwire at 11:28 AM PST - 29 comments
bizarre consulting question. a friend of mine in a creative field has decided i'm the most fashionable person he knows. despite the fact that i'm a lawyer and have no children, he wants me to find out how a hip, cutting-edge tweenie girl would dress. aside from lurking around outside the local middle school (and reading your standard tween rags), what can i do to gather the necessary data?
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posted by crush-onastick at 11:11 AM PST - 14 comments
Theatrical types: could you supply advice on transplanting a small musical from New York to London? Any perspective welcome, particularly suggested theatres and people who "run the scene."
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posted by godawful at 10:41 AM PST - 9 comments
I am Canadian, living in Canada. If I thought some of my personal information was stolen (SIN, address, birth date etc), what would be my most prudent course of action to avoid identity theft?
posted by cascando at 9:38 AM PST - 2 comments
I have inexplicable, excruciating back pain. Help me figure out what to do/who to see about it.
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posted by curie at 9:15 AM PST - 21 comments
I am looking for an on line picture framer. I can assemble the final product myself. I am looking for the frame, mat, and glass or plexi glass. I am also looking for a site where I have a good idea of what the frame and mat will look like before I pay....i.e. a visual representation. The items I normally frame ARE NOT stock 8x10, 5x7 etc. They are custom sized pieces. Anyone had good experience with an online vendor out there?
posted by jamie939 at 8:21 AM PST - 7 comments
Has anyone else noticed a time change on machines that sync to the time.apple.com NTP server?
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posted by milovoo at 8:14 AM PST - 9 comments
This shampoo question reminded me of something that I saw in the store the other day. I saw a Sunsilk "line" that was all in Spanish and was in a fuchsia bottle labeled "Anti-Caida", which means, roughly, "Anti-Fall".
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posted by nekton at 8:13 AM PST - 9 comments
Weekend trip to Brooklyn in October to hang out. Anything you recommend? Restaurants, galleries, shops, hang-outs, etc.
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posted by pomegranate at 8:02 AM PST - 25 comments
Rather easy question with a long explanation behind it. What is the website where I can look up what different banks are offering as interest rates? I'm in NYC and considering switching banks because of a potential problem I see developing...More inside....
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posted by TwilightKid at 8:01 AM PST - 7 comments
Flashcard program for Windows that doesn't stink. I need something that can handle jpgs or other sorts of pics for snippets of an ancient alphabet.
posted by AArtaud at 7:49 AM PST - 4 comments
I have a small but detailed necklace pendant of the buddha cast in silver. How and where can I get an exact replica cast in 24k gold or platinum in NYC?
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posted by milarepa at 7:23 AM PST - 4 comments
Can anyone think of any suitable food, drink and games for a party/wake themed around the loss of Pluto's planetary status?
posted by einekleine at 7:12 AM PST - 21 comments
I am looking to save money by buying used furniture from Craigslist, but my sweetie is worried about buying used furniture with cloth because of potential for bedbug infestations. I have seen the
previous threads about bedbugs, but have two different questions: (1) Is there a foolproof way to tell from inspecting the furniture before buying that it is/is not infested with the critters; (2) assuming not, is there a foolproof way to treat furniture before taking it home to make sure we don't bring the suckers home with us?
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posted by onlyconnect at 7:03 AM PST - 25 comments
Pasting text into an HTML textarea on a Mac inserts newlines where the lines wrap, but this doesn't happen on Windows. It's messing up my very basic content management.
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posted by lockedroomguy at 5:35 AM PST - 9 comments
Does my flaky departure and subsequent lack of fame / distinction make corresponding a no-no with this former professional associate?
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posted by anonymous at 4:36 AM PST - 11 comments
Give me some ideas about what can be done with those disposable chopsticks at Chinese restaurants once they've been used (I live in China, so there's lots of 'em).
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posted by saysthis at 3:17 AM PST - 17 comments
August 23
Health Insurance question: My father is in his upper 50's and his wife is in her early 50's. They don't have health insurance, but they do have a "health cost sharing plan." I think it's hooey. But they think it's great. I'm worried they are going to get sick and be in alot of trouble without some real health insurance.
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posted by bigmusic at 11:32 PM PST - 16 comments
What are the best and easiest tools for Wordpress that will add a bunch of photos to a page?
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posted by Knigel at 10:03 PM PST - 7 comments
Does anyone know a good lower back specialist in the Tri-State area?
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posted by em at 9:23 PM PST - 2 comments
Why don't more songs use total stereo seperation of different instruments? It worked for the Beatles. Why did they use it so extensively when few others seem to have?
posted by riotgrrl69 at 8:39 PM PST - 36 comments
My wife is getting a fiddle (i.e. violin to be used for American fiddling style). What resources/books/videos can I get to help her learn?
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posted by hodyoaten at 8:18 PM PST - 6 comments
How can I set Mac OS X so that it doesn't create .DS_Store, .Trashes, and ._* files on USB drives I work with?
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posted by odinsdream at 7:51 PM PST - 9 comments
I'm obsessed with trying different shampoos. Do you find that any of them actually do what they say, as far as making your hair shinier/straighter/less frizzy/less poufy etc?
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posted by silverstatue at 7:05 PM PST - 37 comments
How to tell a family friend that I don't want his help finding me a job in his line of work?
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posted by anonymous at 6:37 PM PST - 15 comments
What Open Source web application can I install that would make a good online community?
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posted by benjh at 6:26 PM PST - 9 comments
I have till tomorrow to decide whether to take this job offer or not. Here's the situation.
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posted by zavulon at 6:16 PM PST - 22 comments
I lost track of a blog I really like... can anyone identify it from very sparse clues? It is a stock / trading blog. (**If you can tell me about any other stock, trading, economy, or venture capital blogs that you like that would be very appreciated too!)
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posted by limitedpie at 6:15 PM PST - 5 comments
Can anyone recommend any good documentaries? Bonus points if its history or culture related.
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posted by Vindaloo at 6:10 PM PST - 38 comments
Is the headphone plug on my iPod doomed? I just bought new earbuds to replace some old ones that I use with my 2nd gen. iPod and there's no sound in the left channel.
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posted by box elder at 5:29 PM PST - 4 comments
What is the best lightbulb layout and type of bulb to illuminate a 3 x 3' vanity area within a larger room? Since the area will be used for applying makeup, lighting that accurately reflects skintone & colors is a must. The one problem: any fixtures must have a visible cord that plugs into an electrical outlet.
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posted by pricklypear at 4:54 PM PST - 4 comments
Calculation of Force Filter: How do I determine the exerted force at the end of a (small) lever? Yes, there's
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posted by schwap23 at 4:54 PM PST - 6 comments
Please help me compile a comprehensive list of daily US newspaper websites that do not require registration and logins.
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posted by Ufez Jones at 3:34 PM PST - 22 comments
How to architecturally preserve elements of my grandparents circa 1875 farmhouse and 1940's era barn without hiring an architect.
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posted by bach at 2:19 PM PST - 12 comments
Can anyone suggest some approaches that can be used to do market research on a niche market aside from directly contacting the customers in that market and asking the relevant questions? I'll explain in more detail...
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posted by maldrin at 1:32 PM PST - 11 comments
brazilian (or portguese) music question: i'm looking for a very particular sound... i'll explain inside..
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posted by yonation at 1:06 PM PST - 12 comments
A friend recently asked me if I knew of "a site that would make snap shots of your website in Safari (for developers using PCs). The site had a red rhino for a logo... I can't seem to find it now. "
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posted by owhydididoit at 1:01 PM PST - 13 comments
I'm taking a road trip on my motorcycle with no particular destination in mind. I'd like to track my route using a GPS, and in the evenings, overlay that day's trip on a map. For some reason my Google-fu fails me and I can't seem to find a straight answer to the question: what is a resonably priced GPS unit that will allow me to record my trip? And as a follow-up: do I need special software to do the "map-overlay" thing?
posted by SlappyPeterson at 12:15 PM PST - 11 comments
ChicagoParentFilter: I recently became a new mom, and in my circle of friends I'm the first mom. Chicagoans, do you know of any parent groups for new parents or parents of young children? Thanks.
posted by cajo at 12:00 PM PST - 7 comments
Selling one's eggs: anyone have experience with it? Is it ethical? Why are Asian eggs in demand and what is Asian?
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posted by k8t at 11:54 AM PST - 19 comments
Evanston_Filter: My cousin will be moving to Northwestern University - he got a job there. He is looking for a place to live, close to campus so he can walk to work. Can anyone recommend places, areas, streets that will be good, as well as those he should avoid?
posted by jak68 at 11:29 AM PST - 25 comments
Suggestions for computer technology for people with multiple sclerosis. (Asking for a friend.)
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posted by occhiblu at 11:15 AM PST - 4 comments
Was there an important technological breakthrough leading to recent widespread use of serial communications over parallel? E.g., USB as opposed to parallel port; SATA over ATA.
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posted by exogenous at 11:13 AM PST - 8 comments
Mental health/Drug Abuse/Family Relations: My 18 year old brother seems to be slowly slipping into serious drug use and my parents are clueless.
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posted by meta x zen at 11:09 AM PST - 13 comments
CarRepairFilter: Help me figure out what's going on with my usually well-behaved car, and what, if anything, it might have to do with a letter I got from Acura back in January...
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posted by Vervain at 10:59 AM PST - 11 comments
1997 VW clutch is making scraping sounds when fully depressed, but is working fine otherwise. Do I need a whole new clutch kit? Simultaneously, the interior fans (cooling) are dead, and the parking brake light is stuck on. Blown fuse?
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posted by juniper at 10:32 AM PST - 7 comments
What would be a fun group activity for a bunch of thirtysomething guys in the Washington, DC area in the first week of October? It's for a bachelor party, but don't let that restrict the kind of thing you suggest. The groom has a quirky sense of humor. He loves videogames, movies, and kitschy pop culture stuff.To give you an idea,
Dinosaur Kingdom would be perfect if it were closer to the metro DC area.
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posted by yankeefog at 10:11 AM PST - 10 comments
I went to the doctor a couple years back for a rash on my foot, he used a very very very cold spray on my foot, it seemed like he was drying it out. After that, he gave me some cream and that was it. I was wondering where I could find that really cold spray.
posted by Gabe014 at 9:58 AM PST - 12 comments
I understand that incandescent light bulbs are antiquated and extremely wasteful, but LED and fluorescent light looks horrible...
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posted by bradn at 9:32 AM PST - 24 comments
I am looking for examples of a cover/query letter you'd send for freelance work, to a company that is not currently advertising any positions.
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posted by Siobhan at 9:14 AM PST - 2 comments
Is there a special term that describes a subset of a website; aka: how do I distinguish with one word between XXXX.com and XXXX.com/YYYY.
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posted by evadery at 8:57 AM PST - 14 comments
PHP question: I need a very simple PHP form that takes form input and sends it via E-mail on my webserver to a fixed, hardcoded address (me).
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posted by chef_boyardee at 8:50 AM PST - 9 comments
I don't remember where I saw it, but a week or two ago there was an pretty cool movie that was made by a gal who used no video but combined hundreds of digital photos (stills) made with her (still) digital camera.
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posted by spock at 8:28 AM PST - 13 comments
I'm looking for cheap/free visual aids (posters, photos, etc.) to support a high school teacher who is teaching US government. Thanks!
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posted by carter at 8:08 AM PST - 3 comments
Cycle Computer to Computer conversion. I would like to run the wire from the magnetic sensor to my laptop and then handle the data programmatically. What is the best and cheapest way to do this so I can read from the port using established methods? Parallel port, USB? Cannibalize a cycle computer or build from scratch?
posted by srboisvert at 8:01 AM PST - 16 comments
Camper van question: I'm thinking of buying a vehicle in the next couple of months.
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posted by jonesor at 7:55 AM PST - 4 comments
How long are the check-in/security queues at Gatwick Airport & Dublin airport now, BAA site seems to be down.... help Mefites? (MI)
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posted by Wilder at 7:53 AM PST - 8 comments
I'm in love with a domain name. The problem is, .it's (sorry) a cc-tld that's restricted to citizens of Italy.
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posted by jsbww at 7:23 AM PST - 8 comments
I'm about to give birth (due in 5 days) and I'm uncertain as to if I should remove my clitoral hood piercing beforehand.
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posted by anonymous at 7:03 AM PST - 17 comments
What are some good books or other materials for a woman to learn about female sexual health and how to love her body?
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posted by anonymous at 7:03 AM PST - 14 comments
A question about differentiation/grouping for teachers, administrators and parents in current education programs.
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posted by repoman at 6:25 AM PST - 5 comments
My window air conditioner smells like pee when it's on. There is a roof deck immediately above this window. We are on good terms with the tenants up there, but they have guests over pretty often.
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posted by Doctor Barnett at 5:35 AM PST - 19 comments
My new flat is not ready to move into after two weeks following the start of my new lease. Should I withhold rent or would that be starting off on the wrong foot?
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posted by cbrody at 5:05 AM PST - 10 comments
Possibly a very stupid job application question, but what is 'Provide details of absence due to sickness over the last 2 years' really asking?
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posted by Ness at 4:44 AM PST - 8 comments
Is it morally, socially or even objectively wrong of me to spend time with my girlfriend's friends?
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posted by PuGZ at 12:46 AM PST - 37 comments
What are some recommendations for Japanese language schools, especially for conversation, in Tokyo?
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posted by Ookseer at 12:30 AM PST - 2 comments
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I want to start a pizza business here in Japan. Apart from the "in Japan" bit, what do I need to do to get this idea off the ground?
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posted by snwod at 10:56 PM PST - 17 comments
I'm looking for more great non-fiction books. Requirements: writing to make an English major swoon; a thesis or narrative structure that makes for an organized, logical flow; well-reported; interesting; true, with embellishments of known fact made known by the author.
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posted by croutonsupafreak at 10:25 PM PST - 46 comments
My four-year-old boy is crazy about rockets. We have already done stomp rockets and compressed-water rockets and baking soda + vinegar rockets, and now I'm thinking of getting a small Estes model rocket to build and launch with him. All the kits say something like "ten years and up with adult supervision," so just how dumb of an idea is this?
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posted by bevedog at 10:07 PM PST - 31 comments
For some time I've been trying to find a specific type of acoustic latino music that I somehow really like. It is really peculiar situation, because I know how the music should sound, even though I don't know any artists or songs...
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posted by GrooveStix at 9:29 PM PST - 10 comments
Theme-song-filter: I'd like to know the name and artist of the song the USA network is using in their commercials.
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posted by christinetheslp at 8:56 PM PST - 4 comments
Soooo, my sister's beloved dog is kind of psycho. Any tips to help lessen the crazy?
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posted by granted at 8:46 PM PST - 25 comments
I'm a non-drinker who hangs out at bars. I'm fine with it... but my friends don't get it. Help me help them get it.
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posted by huskerdont at 6:55 PM PST - 40 comments
I was turned on to MS OneNote by someone using a Mac in a class I was taking. Now that I've bought a Macbook, I can't find a Mac version of OneNote! Help!
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posted by burhan at 6:13 PM PST - 8 comments
big brother is frickin weird. my wife just started watching it. all the dramedy is just corny, but i am mystified about a few things: why does that corny blond guy call himself chilltown; and why did that guy that got evicted yell "super bowl" when he left, and then the corny blond guy also yelled it when he won the physical challenge or whatever they call it? yes i am wasting your time and my time with this..
posted by fumbducker at 6:11 PM PST - 14 comments
I'd like to play .mp3 files on .html pages in a browser without opening the files in a media player (off-line, too.) Is this possible?
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posted by imposster at 4:48 PM PST - 14 comments
LADY MEFITES:
my BUST and DWELL-reading wife needs some nice new threads.
Help me! Anthropologie + Garnet Hill = ??
Bonus points for "social and environmental responsibility."
posted by oigocosas at 4:36 PM PST - 22 comments
My girlfriend's period is overdue, by 5 days. We had unprotected sex but I did not ejaculate inside her. Pregnant? more inside....
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posted by leftfooter at 4:30 PM PST - 24 comments
Is it just me, or do all technology PR people start all their explanations with the word "so"?
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posted by Wild_Eep at 3:06 PM PST - 24 comments
Are there any reasonably priced answering machines that can send email or can call me when a message is left on it?
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posted by jaimev at 2:42 PM PST - 10 comments
Can anyone recommend a reputable jewelry maker located on the Baja Peninsula?
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posted by quadog at 2:25 PM PST - 0 comments
I'm looking at buying an old G3 iBook (900 Mhz), but I've heard some rumblings that Leopard might cut off G3s all together. How likely is it that this would happen with Leopard? How many more releases is it reasonable to assume this Notebook would be supported?
posted by northernsoul at 1:58 PM PST - 13 comments
What are some fun and creative things to do with mercury, & when I'm done how do I dispose of it?!?
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posted by eli_d at 1:49 PM PST - 28 comments
I am a college student looking to start up a furniture rental business for University students but don't exactly know where to start. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated.
posted by nyu2 at 1:45 PM PST - 13 comments
Landlord Filter: So I'm suing my landlord, help me get my gameplan/choice of action together before I meet a lawyer...
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posted by stratastar at 1:25 PM PST - 39 comments
Does anyone know where I can find a fitted cover for my tv set? Standard 20" RCA model....I find an eyesore in middle of living room and remember seeing a product locally in Vancouver BC on-line a while ago, but cannot find it now.
posted by frizelli at 1:07 PM PST - 5 comments
An op-ed piece argued that it feels right to avoid blasphemy in general conversation even while agreeing that our old blasphemy laws are a bad idea and unconstitutional. This was several years ago, in a secular publication, not written by clergy, and not specifically sectarian. It definitely did not focus on Islam. Any recollection of this? Thanks.
posted by Dave 9 at 12:35 PM PST - 3 comments
I'm teaching college for the first time next week. While I have a lot of work experience in the field (illustration/design) I have no teaching experience at all and it occurs to me that I really have no idea what I'm doing.
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posted by octavia at 12:06 PM PST - 25 comments
I'm thinking of buying a used pontoon boat. Is there anything I should be aware of?
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posted by gnz2001 at 11:50 AM PST - 5 comments
Does anyone know of articles or books documenting the lives of happy, monogamous male gay couples and/or statistics on what % of the male gay population resides in relationships of that type?
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posted by shivohum at 11:27 AM PST - 8 comments
In Mac OS Tiger, is it possible to block the automatic resizing of windows used in Safari and Microsoft Word?
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posted by umbú at 11:25 AM PST - 3 comments
I'm looking to purchase a few cheap Mexican professional wrestling masks in Chicago.
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posted by verysleeping at 11:20 AM PST - 7 comments
What techniques do you use to gather feedback about client pitch materials before they're presented?
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posted by DCTapeworm at 10:10 AM PST - 5 comments
I want to upgrade my linux server and run all of my services inside a VMWare instance, am I nuts?
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posted by beowulf573 at 9:35 AM PST - 7 comments
Is ING Direct a good place to have a Roth IRA? Other suggestions for easy, cheap plans? Can I do this without hiring a professional to advise me?
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posted by Amy Phillips at 8:48 AM PST - 15 comments
Image renaming software (Win and/or Mac) - I'm looking for some software that will show thumbnail images of several images at a time (the more the better), and let me rename them all in a batch by just typing quickly - no mouse clicks required.
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posted by amtho at 8:34 AM PST - 16 comments
I'm planning on buying a Jade bracelet for my wife's birthday and am looking for recommendations on a legitimate place to find one in Chicago's Chinatown (or anywhere within the Chicago-area for that matter)?
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posted by cherryghost at 8:29 AM PST - 3 comments
CactinetworkgraphingsolutionFilter: Im a complete newbie when it comes to linux. I need to install cacti on centos 4.3 and have it up and running by the end of business today. Anyone know of any sites that give VERY DETAILED instructions to install it? Ive tried to install but keep failing. HELP!
posted by flipmiester99 at 8:01 AM PST - 5 comments
If a fictional brand from an American movie or tv show does not show up as trademarked in a search at the USPTO, is there any legal barrier to making and selling products displaying that brand (or an original image depicting the brand in cases where no image of it has ever been shown)?
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posted by kookoobirdz at 7:50 AM PST - 16 comments
Tokyo Ryokan - Looking for a nice family owned Ryokan for a stay in Tokyo. If you've had a good experience with one, please recommend.
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posted by jsonic at 7:35 AM PST - 3 comments
How should I handle this sticky job situation? I was offered a job, declined, have worked as a consultant, and now they hired an executive and charged him with tasks I would have been doing had I taken the job.
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posted by criticman at 7:18 AM PST - 10 comments
New Yorkers: Please help me find a bar that will (a) be open at 2 on Saturday and noon on Sunday; (b) be willing to put swimming on the TV (that is, be pretty empty); (c) is near the J, F, or Q.
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posted by dame at 6:40 AM PST - 5 comments
This September I'll be teaching a workshop on writing skills at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Help me design and choose some great readings for the course!
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posted by josh at 5:12 AM PST - 8 comments
OfficeApp Filter: How can I seamlessly convert lists of project assignment names and deadlines to a calendar view that can be shared? Or can I?
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posted by Marnie at 4:56 AM PST - 4 comments
I'm looking for movies featuring evil/bad psychiatrists. I'm also looking for movies that feature good (West) Texas accents. An example of the first would be Michael Caine in "Quills,"an example of the second would be Sissy Spacek in "Badlands." Bonus points for contemporary time frame and female actors, but not necessary. Comedies are fine too.
posted by rainbaby at 4:03 AM PST - 34 comments
I need to be in Sheffield, UK over Christmas (from evening Christmas Day until the day after Boxing Day). I don't have a drivers licence or a car. The only way I can think to accomplish this would be to learn to drive in the time between now and then, buy a cheap car on eBay (a Volvo?), get it insured and hit the highway.
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posted by dance at 3:36 AM PST - 27 comments
I-believe-in-evolutionism-but... Filter: I am wondering what evidence exists that man descended from apes.
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posted by Sijeka at 3:30 AM PST - 52 comments
Why do I always burp or feel like I have to burp when I go running? This happens even if it has been several hours since I last ate. It doesn't happen every single time, but probably 80% of the time. I like running, its just gross getting a taste of that yogurt you ate 2 hours ago when its 100 degrees outside. Anyone have similar problems? Anything you can do to solve this?
posted by rordog at 1:11 AM PST - 7 comments
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I need to get off my lazy butt and join a gym. I live in north/northwest Seattle and work in the U District. Suggestions?
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posted by dw at 11:21 PM PST - 16 comments
Why is my electricty going on and off? It's not a blown fuse/circuit because it comes back on again. What would cause this? What should I tell an electrician to do in order to get them to fix the problem?
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posted by mulkey at 10:49 PM PST - 8 comments
How can my company track employees' sick & vacation days in Outlook, with supervisor approval?
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posted by ivarley at 9:49 PM PST - 8 comments
I'm trying to find an exact quote about swearing. It went something like "When a British soldier uses the word 'fucking', it's only to let you know a noun is coming up." The original source might be Ashley Montague or Robert Graves, but print and Google searches have failed me.
posted by rosemere at 8:59 PM PST - 9 comments
Help me select RAM for my Dell Inspiron 5150. Currently I have 512 MB RAM and Belarc Advisor says "Slot 'DIMM_A' has 256 MB and Slot 'DIMM_B' has 256 MB."
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posted by sk381 at 8:22 PM PST - 12 comments
I am helping a family friend sort out a basement full of well-preserved books, magazines and ephemera so that they can be sold. In desperate need of a system to catalog the inventory.
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posted by Francophone at 7:21 PM PST - 6 comments
A close family female member in her mid 50s has let herself go - I know this isn't 1950s but she has long facial hairs on her chin and her eyebrows are out of control. She does care about her appearance cause she still dresses reasonably well.. do I or do I not tell her about the hair problem? and if so how on earth do I say it without making her feel awful? I feel like a sh*t for asking this but I can't bear to see a smart, lovely woman acting like she is 80 when she isn't.
posted by wigmore at 6:55 PM PST - 34 comments
I need a masters degree to build credibility and transition from the financial services industry to working in educational services/public policy...but, financial services will go nicely with my goal to offer practical curriculum in schools
(dealing with the all too often ignored topics of financial & character based education).
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posted by Jhaus at 6:12 PM PST - 6 comments
I've received a phone call, but not a cease and desist (yet) on a domain name I own. There's lots
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posted by twiggy at 5:51 PM PST - 18 comments
I am looking for sources that give the weight of the earth, volume of all the oceans, total acreage on the planet, total current population and guestimated total weight of said population.
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posted by goalyeehah at 5:43 PM PST - 13 comments
ABQfilter: In Albuquerque for work on Wednesday, and will probably have the evening free, starting around 8:00. Recommendations?
posted by piro at 5:17 PM PST - 5 comments
Help me find a be-all, end all e-mail solution that will allow me to rid myself of e-mail woes forever!
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posted by unexpected at 4:31 PM PST - 16 comments
My place of employment sees a LOT of laptops come and go. Recently a PIII Dell Latitude L400 ultralight came through and was marked for surplus, but I want to use it for Ubuntu. One snag, though.
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posted by smallerdemon at 4:01 PM PST - 12 comments
If British and Australian actors can do a convincing American accent, and American, Australian and British actors can do convincing foreign accents, why can't Spanish or French actors do an American accent?
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posted by generic230 at 4:01 PM PST - 50 comments
I'm trying to remember a joke I heard or read a while back. It's kind of a long joke where a man gets a phone call about some bad news, like his dog is dead or his wife is hurt. The man tells the guy to do certain things in response, and with each offered response, more bad news comes. I believe the joke is golf related. Does anyone know what the hell I'm talking about?
posted by JFunk2800 at 3:21 PM PST - 10 comments
You're parked at the lights with your foot on the brake pedal. Someone rear-ends you. Does the ABS trigger?
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posted by twine42 at 2:52 PM PST - 9 comments
I have searched and searched online for American Indian art to no avail. More specifically - I'm looking for the kind of bold clip art (thick lines) or logo-type of art associated or signifying with each of the following: Shawnee, Lakotas, Iroquois, Ojibwe, Cahokia, Cherokee - animal art is fine as well. Are there any symbols of the same type of art that might relate to law or justice??. Am I looking for something that doesn't exist? Thanks in advance for any help!!!
posted by Jujee at 2:49 PM PST - 5 comments
I'm traveling from incessantHQ Los Angeles to Armenia on September 9th and I need to renew my passport right quick and I need a visa but the next available appointment at my local passport agency isn't for another week. So should I go with one of those passport expediting services like
these guys? Has anyone used a service like this before? What are my best options in this situation?
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posted by incessant at 2:38 PM PST - 9 comments
I had all my wedding pictures on my ibook (4.7 GB's worth). My wife and I started to sort them by making albums in iphoto. Then, I had to transfer all the photos to my imac. On the ibook, I can still see the albums and thumbnails, but the ACTUAL pictures are no longer there. Is there a way to export the albums to the imac, a la an itunes playlist? I have ilife 05' on the ibook and ilife 06' on the imac.
posted by drewcopeland at 2:14 PM PST - 4 comments
In the U.S., why does a family need two incomes to live at a standard that was previously attainable by one?
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posted by horsemuth at 1:05 PM PST - 105 comments
What are some good ways to avoid strife and keep things fair in a shared living arrangement? Somewhat exhaustive explanation inside.
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posted by Oobidaius at 1:04 PM PST - 16 comments
Using Tivo's Podcast functionality, is possible to watch or listen to TED Talks via Tivo?
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posted by Sagres at 12:48 PM PST - 6 comments
I need help determining fact-from-fiction in a BBC documentary called "The Power of Nightmares".
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posted by parilous at 12:32 PM PST - 6 comments
Apropos of today's Amazon.com outage: how much, in dollars per second, does an outage cost a company like Amazon.com?
posted by scrump at 12:11 PM PST - 14 comments
I've started playing Nethack, and I'm having some trouble. It seems that 1 out of every 3 games I start puts me in a level with no downward staircase.
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posted by tylermoody at 11:51 AM PST - 14 comments
What is the name of the vocalization Norwegian speakers make when they are agreeing with a speaker?
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posted by tumble at 11:27 AM PST - 11 comments
Can I eat a live wasp? If so, what would the safest method of eating it?
posted by sleslie at 11:14 AM PST - 27 comments
I have a pair of Ultra Wheels rollerblades that need a new brake. Ultra Wheels is out of business -- Where can I find a new brake? (You know where to go for more...)
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posted by seinfeld at 10:56 AM PST - 7 comments
I'm looking for parables that illustrate Christian precepts like faith, hope, charity and forgiveness. But hold on, there's
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posted by raydexter at 10:51 AM PST - 5 comments
Does anyone know of any good, one-time conference calling services with a local number in New Zealand?
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posted by kaefer at 10:36 AM PST - 1 comments
What's the deal with the convoluted handshakes/hi-fives baseball players have with each other?
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posted by mkultra at 10:18 AM PST - 14 comments
I want to brush up on my old French skills and I’m considering
My Language Exhange as an alternative to a class or a textbook. Has anybody had any experience with their services? Is it a worthwhile time investment? Is the basic (and free) program adequate, or do you pretty much have to shell out for their premium service?
posted by Iridic at 10:14 AM PST - 2 comments
I have all my travel photos (about 10gigs) in a nice easy-to-use file structure that makes sense to me. I want to make a copy of it all with relatively low-res photos (~40kb/pic) and maintain the folder hierarchy for use with a PDA. I have irfanview and photoshop if that helps. I'm looking for a batch solution to do it all at once--it is a lot of folders. (Windows XP)
posted by wogbat at 10:08 AM PST - 8 comments
The terrain of the subconscious. The stories we tell ourselves. Book recommendations to better pick out and respond to the undercurrents of situations. Maybe books on archetypes, folklore, symbols, fantasy. Maybe just books with strong character development.
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posted by beatrice at 9:59 AM PST - 18 comments
How much, if at all, should I follow up on a series of abusive calls and a text message received on my cellphone in the middle of the night, but not intended for me or anyone I know?
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posted by Danf at 9:52 AM PST - 22 comments
How can I watch TV on my MacBook Pro? What hardware/software will I need? My room has a cable outlet where I can hook a regular TV up, but I'm a little confused as to what I need after that. (The ability to record/pause would be great, but not really needed.)
posted by ruwan at 8:43 AM PST - 12 comments
What to take and/or tips on how to sleep on an overnight transatlantic flight?
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posted by ob at 8:23 AM PST - 24 comments
How hard and expensive it would be to import a Toyota from Canada into the US? We're looking at the Yaris, but
the love of my life wants the 5 door hatchback and Toyota only sells the 3 door in the US. This is new for us, so please help out!
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posted by NortonDC at 8:15 AM PST - 25 comments
I'm looking for door shoe/sweep/threshold that is 40" wide, a standard door is 36" so I'm not having much luck. Anybody know where I could get such a thing (online preferably)
posted by zeoslap at 7:52 AM PST - 8 comments
AstroPhysics: Why doesn't the moon move towards the earth, and other satellite related questions.
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posted by dpx.mfx at 7:48 AM PST - 22 comments
Can you help me find a cartoon drawing I first saw in a book or magazine at least 10 years ago, which shows a small dog digging up a bone?
Attached to the bone, buried under the ground, is shown the rest of the tail and the entire skeleton of a large dinosaur.
posted by booksprite at 7:39 AM PST - 8 comments
Migraineurs: Gather round the fire, and give a shout-out to your favorite treatments (and not-so-favorite triggers)
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posted by Gordion Knott at 7:32 AM PST - 38 comments
Can anyone identify the designer of the sunglasses Noel Gallagher is wearing in
this photo? As he is Noel Gallagher (and therefore richer than shit) I'm sure they're very expensive, so any recommendations for knock-offs and where to buy said knock-offs would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
posted by incomple at 7:28 AM PST - 3 comments
Two-part question…how to know if a faraway acquaintance is who he says he is, and what to do if you believe he’s in trouble?
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posted by justonegirl at 7:11 AM PST - 6 comments
Graphic/Web designers, I need your help. Based on the list of designer definitions at designsalaries.com, I would like to gather profiles of what a typical "real" day is like for your position.
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posted by jeremias at 5:30 AM PST - 10 comments
I'm a fourteen-year-old cellist and singer who experiences no trepidation in practicing the former—in our finished basement or otherwise—but who is intractably reluctant to practice the latter, either upstairs with the piano or downstairs. This is beginning to present a problem.
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posted by anonymous at 4:51 AM PST - 19 comments
ProgrammingFilter: Rendering videos to a texture. Like DirectShow, but without it.
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posted by bloo at 1:37 AM PST - 4 comments
I want to shoot some time-lapse video. No video camera or editing software purchased yet.
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posted by robbie01 at 1:05 AM PST - 22 comments
August 20
How can I learn to become less emotionally dependent on others and generally learn to love myself? (details..)
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posted by thewhitenoise at 10:36 PM PST - 11 comments
I am looking for instructions on how to build an echo chamber for a recording studio. Does anybody have any resources? I am specifically trying to emulate the one used in the MoTown Recordings..
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posted by lukeomalley at 9:59 PM PST - 25 comments
Roommate-filter: I've been in the same apartment (without a lease) in NYC for 9 years. It's time for a new roommate. What can I do to protect myself from psychos and other difficult roommate situations?
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posted by fingers_of_fire at 9:01 PM PST - 9 comments
Ohio separation Filter:
I am asking this one for my brother in law. He recently went thought a dissolution with his wife after finding out she cheated on him, and then after that catching him with another guy. There is definitely
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posted by Jonsnews at 7:15 PM PST - 15 comments
My life was peachy with my girl of 8 years until Miss X showed up. Now I find myself questioning things. I want to maintain both relationships but I can't see how. Is it possible?
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posted by gadha at 7:14 PM PST - 31 comments
Need to find a reasonable (i.e. don't have health insurance) drop in clinic to treat a severe sprained ankle in NYC.
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posted by lips at 7:12 PM PST - 4 comments
I need to connect my laptop to an ISDN line in a hotel room. What hardware do I need?
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posted by jeffbarr at 6:38 PM PST - 9 comments
Obscure lyric: The song 'Eye for an Eye' by UK dance outfit UNKLE, appears to be a remix of, or at least heavily sampled from, a much earlier song. Perhaps from the 70s or 80s. Can anyone tell me what it is?
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posted by TheOtherGuy at 6:08 PM PST - 3 comments
Today I went out for some fast food and paid with my credit card (Visa). Later, I realized that the cashier didn't have me sign the reciept or anything. So, I'm wondering what will happen with the bill since it didnt get signed. Will it still be processed as usual?
posted by jplank at 6:04 PM PST - 19 comments
Gentle bird-folk of metafilter, help me get ahold of my birdie. I want to be able to gently pick him up and pop him back inside his cage. There's plenty [More Inside]
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posted by t0astie at 5:09 PM PST - 18 comments
I'm in the process of starting a group blog that covers a couple of college football conferences. I'm not making any money off this and have no plans to in the future. Its a love of the game thing for me. It seems like it would be easy to find folks interested in college football to blog, but I'm having a tough time.
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posted by bored at 4:26 PM PST - 10 comments
Why cant I find a english to latin translation for either "snake" or "serpent"? I have been trying to use online translators. and none of the ones that I have trried come up with a match.
posted by Raybun at 3:55 PM PST - 20 comments
Do you have ant ideas for extending the useful lifetime of a 12" 867 MHz PowerBook G4?
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posted by nthdegx at 3:20 PM PST - 15 comments
Short-term housing in Vienna: Where should I be looking to find cheap yet private (non-roommate) housing for just the month of November? I've tried Craigslist, all the housing sites I can find via Google, all the Youth Houses, and more. I'm fine with German-language sites.
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posted by allterrainbrain at 2:27 PM PST - 1 comments
Can a CD damage a player? I'm not talking about a really dirty or greasy CD, but an OK-looking used CD with a scratch or some dirt I didn't notice? I hate to put used CDs in my car player (the last one broke during the first play of a good-looking used CD, but it may have just worn out), but don't know if I'm being careful or just nuts.
posted by EllenC at 2:21 PM PST - 7 comments
Please help me find a good organization to volunteer at in San Francisco! Preferably one in the Mission District and that serves underprivileged children.
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posted by fdhidalgo at 2:17 PM PST - 6 comments
Road tripping from Dallas to San Francisco. Possibly stopping in Vegas. What should I expect? What should I do in SF?
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posted by andrewdunn at 1:45 PM PST - 9 comments
Have you been to the Azores? (Or do you live there?) I'm seeking info about camping and other very low-budget traveling in the Azores. I would love to hear about any of the islands -- I'm also especially interested in Flores and Corvo if you know anything at all about the camping sites there.
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posted by lorimer at 12:22 PM PST - 7 comments
I'm considering buying a Wacom tablet. I've found the Intuos3 6x11 for the same price (actually slightly cheaper!) than the Intuos3 6x8. I don't have a widescreen display. Will I be able to use the 6x11 effectively?
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posted by chrominance at 11:31 AM PST - 11 comments
Where can I find obscure and interesting attractions in my corner of Texas? We often can't think of anyplace to go.
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posted by rolypolyman at 11:11 AM PST - 7 comments
This may be odd, but how do I stop from salivating as much? I don't mean in regards to seeing food, but in general. I find that I can breath easier when my mouth is dry, which may be something to do with how the esophagus works.
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posted by destro at 9:37 AM PST - 3 comments
Why are many financial institutions moving to a two-step login process, where you enter your username on one page and then your password on the next? For instance,
Vanguard and
ING. Their rationale is just that it's "more secure", but that's not much of a reason.
posted by smackfu at 9:15 AM PST - 13 comments
I've been living in NYC for three years, and am feeling the most acute loneliness I've felt since middle school. How are you supposed to actually meet anyone in this town?
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posted by kenoshakid at 8:38 AM PST - 38 comments
When your [furnace/water heater/sauna/time machine] burns natural gas, should you feed it hot or cold air?
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posted by spacewrench at 8:09 AM PST - 8 comments
Where can i find benchmarks between AMD Turion 64 X2 and the Intel Core duo / Core 2 duo?
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posted by EvilKenji at 7:50 AM PST - 2 comments
I think my top-floor stuffy studio apartment is the reason why I feel lethargic and unfocused. What can I do?
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posted by cadge at 7:46 AM PST - 12 comments
I'm hesitant to ask, because there is probably an easy fix, but Googling has failed me: why do I have no sound when using Flash in Firefox?
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posted by Orange Goblin at 6:43 AM PST - 11 comments
Where can I find the public radio story about an unupdateable MP3 player that plays songs that are designed to be played again and and again and again?
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posted by teddyb109 at 5:40 AM PST - 9 comments
Some time ago I saw a program for the Mac that you could scan barcodes of various things and it would maintain your collection of them. I can't seem to find my bookmark for that and my googling is failing me. I would actually like to know if there was a windows version of it out yet, or a similar product for windows.
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posted by JonnyRotten at 5:38 AM PST - 10 comments
Graphic Design/Logo filter: Where can I find the logo with the following terms: "Privacy" "Fair Use" "Innovation" and "Freedom of Expression"?
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posted by NYCinephile at 3:08 AM PST - 3 comments
if heat and light can be turned into usable energy, why don't we launch some collectors to orbit the sun and gather truck loads of the stuff that is otherwise dumped into space, then beam it home via microwave?
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posted by Tryptophan-5ht at 2:47 AM PST - 25 comments
Should I transfer into a PhD in American Studies? My supervisor just accepted a job in an American Studies department and I’m not sure if I should be leaving a PhD in English Literature to go with her.
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posted by lumiere at 2:15 AM PST - 11 comments
I found myself warm and nostalgic today for the brief period between the end of the cold war and the war on terror. Do you think history will look at it as a very good time to be alive or is this just me being a nostalgic Gen x-er?
posted by Deep Dish at 12:27 AM PST - 22 comments
August 19
HELP!! What began as a minor infestation is now a siege! Red and black ants have all but infested our apartment. Please, please, please help us eradicate them.
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posted by EatTheWeak at 11:33 PM PST - 18 comments
Should I study at TaiDa and incur a US$10,000 debt or teach English in Jiangmen (near HK) and, you know, not be broke? Primary focus: learning Mandarin for future international business/applied technology grad school/career.
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posted by dihutenosa at 10:17 PM PST - 7 comments
My grandmother's ring, a long-distance relationship that's about to become a co-habitation, and a boyfriend who just graduated college and doesn't have any money yet.... Help!
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posted by Teevee's Bella at 9:45 PM PST - 19 comments
Should I attend my ex's funeral (she's very ill and close to death)? Kids are 16 and 21, they live with her, i've had minimal contact with them (my choice) past 5 years because i wanted nothing to do with her, even by phone; they live 100 or so miles away.
posted by america4 at 9:07 PM PST - 46 comments
What do I need to know before I think about buying a houseboat instead of a regular house?
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posted by corvine at 8:12 PM PST - 17 comments
When was the phrase "pull the plug" first used in the sense of allowing someone to die? (such as stopping artificial respiration, etc...)
posted by scottr at 7:50 PM PST - 4 comments
What is the best way to install / configure Eclipse 3.2 under Windows Terminal Services?
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posted by tucsongal at 7:16 PM PST - 4 comments
Help me find this magazine article. Sometime in the last couple of years there was a critical review of contemporary female jazz singers in which some of the more successful singers (e.g., Diana Krall I think) were unfavorably compared to lesser known singers. Article might have been in the New Yorker or the Atlantic, but I'm not sure.
posted by Jackson at 7:14 PM PST - 3 comments
What are the lyrics to "Inspiration Information" by Shuggie Otis?
posted by donajo at 6:29 PM PST - 5 comments
Why is it so difficult for us to follow patently useful advice from a neutral (i.e., presumably objective) source (i.e., so NOT advice from someone we have a personal connection to)?
To keep things simple, consider the advice in cliched proverbs like "Haste makes waste" or "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" (Polonious to Hamlet). The "wisdom" embodied in these maxims is obvious, and yet we all rush, and we all borrow/lend, and later regret it.
Not just proverbial advice, but ALL advice is difficult to follow. Why?
Knowing of these difficulties, how is it possible for those offering advice to frame/formulate the advice in a form most likely to be followed?
I don't think there's a simple answer here, leads and speculations much appreciated!
posted by adamrobinson at 5:03 PM PST - 27 comments
I have one of those help me figure out this vaguely remembered movie questions. I would be so happy if someone got this but since I was around ten years old or so when I saw it, I have my doubts. Here goes - I remember that there were three guys as the main characters. They were something like secret agents. (For some reason I have one of them looking like Richard Dawson from the opening credits of Hogan's Heroes. They all wore that kind of outfit). They were on a mission to some island that was run by a mysterious man and woman. There was a castle or haunted house on the island.They had to uncover some mystery on this island. The one part I remember clearly was a scene where they kept hearing a baby cry during the night and then there was a scene where they discovered some secret room on the basement of the castle/haunted house. I'm guessing the movie was made in the late sixteies early seventies. Any ideas? All help greatly appreciated. ( I have had other half remembered movies that I have been able to find using Google or IMBD, but this one has eluded me)
posted by vronsky at 3:59 PM PST - 4 comments
{YouTubeFilter]: I am trying to build a list of US network TV programs and music videos from my formative years circa 1985 to 1990 . Any video viewing suggestions?
posted by Funmonkey1 at 3:31 PM PST - 17 comments
Vet emergency? This morning I noticed that my cat was squinting one of his eyes a little bit, but just a little bit. I thought maybe he accidently got hit in the eye, either by the other cat or something else.
I was gone most of the afternoon but now that I'm back it is definitely worse. His eye is mostly closed now and the second eyelid is visible (so it looks white) in the corner (by the nose). Also, it's a little bit wet on the fur on the upper part of his eye and it looks a little runny in the corner.
I'd try to take a picture but the eye is mostly closed and I'm not quick enough before he shuts it again.
Is this something that might be worth it to go to the emergency vet? Any idea how much a trip like that might cost?
posted by unsigned at 2:05 PM PST - 13 comments
What is the original origin of the phrase "Falling in love with you wasn't part of the plan?" Movie quote? Book? Anyone?
posted by John Kenneth Fisher at 1:05 PM PST - 8 comments
So, I've recently realized that my boyfriend's habit of going out and getting gross-sloppy drunk isn't just because he can be an ass sometimes, but because he has one of them, you know, addiction thingies. How can I help?
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posted by anonymous at 11:47 AM PST - 31 comments
My baby is six weeks old. Increasingly, I have the feeling she's not very fond of me, which isn't unexpected since I'm coming to realize that I don't really love her either.
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posted by anonymous at 11:47 AM PST - 53 comments
Anyone on MetaFilter any good at writing Windows Scripting Language (VBScript) scripts? I am a total nonprogrammer but need a simple task done, which is copying a file from one directory to another (on a Win XP) system either (a) every twenty minutes, or better still (b) after checking to see if the archive bit on the file has been reset, indicating that it has been changed since the last filecopy. This should run as a background script without any user intervention or evidence that it is happening, if possible.
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posted by emg at 11:10 AM PST - 3 comments
What are my options in dealing with an employer who has put a stop payment on a paycheck for work completed?
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posted by sequential at 10:59 AM PST - 16 comments
In a week or so, I'm going to visit a mountain observatory with two friends who are astronomy buffs. I will audio document their on-site conversations. What provocative things could I say to kick-start their interaction?
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posted by amusem at 10:13 AM PST - 13 comments
Is there a blog for doing home improvements and renovations with salvaged and unusual materials? Sort of a cross between This Old House and
Inhabitat, with a scavenger bent?
posted by LarryC at 9:27 AM PST - 5 comments
Looking for a simple application to monitor the time a user has spent logged in in Windows XP.
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posted by bluefrog at 8:23 AM PST - 3 comments
Lately, much to my annoyance, I've encountered many examples of this kind of sentence:
"Customers like their hamburgers to taste like, well, hamburgers."
"The album `The Allman Brother's Band' by, um, the Allman Brothers is one of my favorites."
"Dorothy has red shoes, a dog named Toto, and is from, wait for it, Kansas."
My questions: is there a name for the "well" "um" and the "wait for it" in these sentences? Is there a literary term for this sort of thing? Am I wrong that this is a growing trend?
posted by pasici at 5:45 AM PST - 43 comments
So my dog ate a piece of chocolate THROUGH the pocket of my very favorite, reasonably-priced, paprika-colored REI fleece jacket. The dog is fine; the jacket is not. Please help me find a replacement.
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posted by printchick at 1:17 AM PST - 7 comments
August 18
Am I the only one with a phobia of satellites, and low-flying objects that are not planes (possibly spacecraft, not UFOs)?
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posted by IndigoRain at 11:40 PM PST - 9 comments
Probably the most idiotic question I've posted here, but I can't figure it out! Help me figure out the name of an 80's tune (Warning: My memory of the lyrics/theme in the song are close to nil).
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posted by Stauf at 11:40 PM PST - 57 comments
Why does my mac (G4) refuse to play some of the songs that I've downloaded from legitimate music sites on the internet?
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posted by catfishjohn at 11:27 PM PST - 8 comments
Hip Hop Mix CD Filter - What are some positive/inspirational hip hop songs to play in my 7th and 8th grade classroom? Urban Chicago Kids so please nothing "lame".
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posted by allthewhile at 10:23 PM PST - 24 comments
South Africa -- what to see while driving the garden route from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth?
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posted by tkolar at 8:58 PM PST - 4 comments
Tahiti bound. Going to the islands of Mo'orea, Bora Bora and Manihi in a few weeks. And advice, tips and secrets would be appreciated.
posted by Dagobert at 8:38 PM PST - 4 comments
My wife wants to study Naturopathy in Melbourne, Australia and she needs some guidance as to which school she should sign up for: a) Australian College of Natural Medicine or b) The Southern School of Natural Therapy...... Both are the same cost.
posted by lemong at 8:36 PM PST - 6 comments
How can I JUST show the DVD footage using my digital projecter hooked up to a macbook pro, without exposing the audience to the computer operation itself?
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posted by visual mechanic at 7:57 PM PST - 14 comments
Any place I can buy a 11 foot by 2 foot piece of cross stitching fabric?
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posted by mge at 7:56 PM PST - 8 comments
Starting my grad school program next week (clinical psychology, PhD) and am joining a cohort of 7 others. Any suggestions on things to do (or not do) when meeting and getting to know people I'll have to work with for the next six years? I'd like to be friends with them, especially since we have all our classes together. But the chances of such a small group together so much so stressed without conflict seem doubtful to me. Other psych grad school advice is welcome too. Thanks!
posted by gilsonal at 7:51 PM PST - 6 comments
I live in the UK, the stereotypical lunchtime/evening meal is savoury thing(s) then sweet thing.
From my limited travelling, and eating, I've seen the same. It's always savoury(s) first, with the sweet being a kinda optional extra at the end if you're lucky.
#1 Is that order of eating important for our digestion/well being?
#2 Are there any cuisines where the sweet part is normally the major element of the meal?
#3 And is there any good reason why sweet foods are not the bulk/all of our meals?
posted by selton at 6:25 PM PST - 10 comments
My friend recently bought several used kimonos in Japan. Upon arriving home, she discovered that they smelled strongly of mothballs. How to get rid of the smell without ruining the kimonos?
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posted by chippie at 6:21 PM PST - 14 comments
Is there software - preferrably free, natch - that beeps out swear words in music files?
posted by rinkjustice at 6:12 PM PST - 30 comments
I was away from home for a week. When I left my desktop was fine. I came back today and it is randomly either freezing or restarting after 5-10 minutes use. I took the side off and no hardware is making funny noises.
What could the most likely culprit be? I can't get it to stay on long enough to do any testing.
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posted by Silentgoldfish at 6:06 PM PST - 14 comments
It looks like (but might change) that I'm heading up to Boston next weekend - actually I'll be just outside of Boston before the weekend, and likely downtown over the weekend.. I'll have a rental car at my disposal...what do to?
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posted by filmgeek at 4:09 PM PST - 23 comments
Why are my wireless routers flakey? I have a Comcast cable modem, which I use with a wireless router to create both wired and wireless networks. I have tried 3 (!) different wireless (802.11b/g, WEP) routers (Belkin F5D7230-4, Netgear WGR614, Apple Airport Extreme). In each case, the wired connection has been stable, but the wireless signal periodically disappears without warning. It's not just an interference issue, because power-cycling the router fixes it immediately.
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posted by beniamino at 4:08 PM PST - 15 comments
Okay - Small claims question here - maybe the MeFi legal eagles can help me out...
Business A is sued by Business B is small claims court in the state of Idaho. Plaintiff, (Business B) doesn't bother to show up to the trial. Plaintiff's case is marked "dismissed with prejudice" on judgement.
Business B has subsequently refiled the same case with the same court. Not appealed, but simply filed again.
The court clerks are unable to clarify whether this is an oversight on their part (allowing business B to file the case again) or if it's even legal to do so. They can however, verify that this is not filed as an appeal of the original case. Clerk intends to confer with original Judge next week.
Thoughts?
posted by stenseng at 3:48 PM PST - 11 comments
I volunteer with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) patients, specifically with communication issues. I am working with a specific man who is extremely bright and engaged and I am trying to find some solutions to problems we have. He has a
head tracking device to move the mouse and has no problems clicking, right-clicking, etc. But he does have problems with one issue right now: iTunes. I’m also looking for general suggestions to make life easier for him.
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posted by orsonet at 3:06 PM PST - 10 comments
could there actually be a
reason why so many of the bad drivers in the 'hoods around here make a particularly dangerous move so often: left-turns from the far-right lane, and vice versa?
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posted by garfy3 at 2:21 PM PST - 17 comments
I am a school-based speech pathologist with a long list of kids to schedule. They are best grouped by a) grade and 2) type of impairment. Each kid needs one or two half-hour appointment(s) per week. They are scattered across separate classes with various schedules, each with preferred, acceptable, and unacceptable blocks of time in which I can see them. Free or low-cost scheduling app?
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posted by kmel at 2:20 PM PST - 5 comments
What's the best and least expensive way to setup a zoned audio system for my house -- MUZAK for the home -- with up to five different music channels playing in different rooms of the house. Preferably without having to wire the place. So wireless.
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posted by pallen123 at 2:11 PM PST - 7 comments
I've found each of the questions I have separately on MeFi, but I was hoping that someone will have a huge, big conglomerated answer to my many questions that all essentially lead to a better, happier, more productive and fulfilling life overall.
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posted by slyboots421 at 1:41 PM PST - 13 comments
I'm looking for a good quality picture of this http://www.manics.nl/images/phr_bigbrother.jpg
I can't seem to find one on GIS, maybe I have its name wrong!
Thanks.
posted by PowerCat at 1:40 PM PST - 5 comments
Digital Video Filter: Running into problems getting a digital video file into a suitable format for YouTube. Any help appreciated.
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posted by krudiger at 1:20 PM PST - 4 comments
How can I convert few lines of text to a png or gif image? (With perl/python/ruby). Need it for a web-site to make text not copy-able.
posted by chexov at 1:03 PM PST - 12 comments
I get spam text messages from Us Weekly magazine on my phone that I guarantee I did not sign up for. T-Mobile won't block messages from the number they come from. How do I get myself off the list? I don't care who cheated on whom, especially since I'm getting charged for each text message they send.
posted by BuddhaInABucket at 12:58 PM PST - 12 comments
What is the best Sprint-compatible, low SAR phone that syncs with Outlook?
posted by 4ster at 12:38 PM PST - 2 comments
ShoppingFilter: Anyone know where I can find a nice messenger style bag in southern Ontario/GTA? Extra points for independent makers/shops etc.
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posted by patr1ck at 12:23 PM PST - 12 comments
My 19-year-old step-nephew is going back to community college to study graphic design this fall and he just saved up and bought his first Mac (a MacBook). What are the best shareware/freeware tools for OS X that he should get?
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posted by persona non grata at 12:22 PM PST - 23 comments
I'd like some premade javascript that adds text into a text input when clicked, sounds simple but I cant find anything on the web. anyone know of a script that can help me out?
posted by yeahyeahyeahwhoo at 12:14 PM PST - 3 comments
Where can I buy medium to inexpensive, trendy furniture and housewares for my new apartment that will ship to Canada?
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posted by dflemingdotorg at 11:49 AM PST - 11 comments
I think that I overdid it with the partying this month, and I feel a lot less intelligent. Also, I've been reading nothing but graphic novels and zines for a couple months. I was wondering if someone could recommend some books that I would enjoy and that would kickstart my brain again. A list of literature I'm into follows.
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posted by elr at 11:46 AM PST - 33 comments
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posted by empedia at 11:39 AM PST - 8 comments
Can you recommend a good children's story or poem which could be adapted into an illustrated book?
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posted by Nedroid at 11:29 AM PST - 15 comments
I have, for various reasons, a need an open-source and user-friendly technology to replace FTP & SFTP. With today's technology, am I expecting the impossible?
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posted by a007r at 11:25 AM PST - 22 comments
I've made an online game that involves gambling with worthless chips. If I were to sell (but not buy) these worthless chips, would I become subject to various laws concerning gambling? What if I sell membership, and that comes with a free allotment of chips? Basically I want people to feel like they're actually losing something when they lose to keep the game interesting, but I don't want to run an actual gambling site where people play for profit. If it matters, I'm thinking about something like $1 for enough chips to last a week or two, and I'm in the US.
posted by scottreynen at 11:05 AM PST - 11 comments
Digital Distribution Filter: It seems that the video on the internet can be put in two groups - the DIY (low production value) and the "produced" (iTunes, etc.) content. I'm pretty sure DIY content producers don't make any $, whereis "produced" content always needs to recoup. What kind of deals do iTunes or AtomFilms make for independently "produced" short film content, e.g. how much of that $1.99 does Apple keep?
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posted by andrewyakovlev at 10:25 AM PST - 1 comments
Where can I find recordings of the Test Match Special radio program from the Seventies on MP3?
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posted by Dr.Pill at 9:51 AM PST - 2 comments
I'm interested in hearing stories about people who have cleverly worked the system, or set up innovative small businesses in emerging markets.
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posted by mhuckaba at 9:32 AM PST - 9 comments
XMLSchemaFilter: I have a spot in my schema where I need to require one of two elements, or both, but not neither, and not two of each.
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posted by benign at 8:37 AM PST - 3 comments
Last night, around dusk, there was a bat that was flying erratic figure-eight sorties over my swimming pool in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs.
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posted by punkfloyd at 8:35 AM PST - 11 comments
Do any of you live in Belize? A friend of mine is toying with the idea of retiring in Belize and frankly he's got me curious as well. Have any of you actually done this or know anyone who has and would be willing to chat with him about it? Thanks in advance.
posted by BoscosMom at 8:23 AM PST - 9 comments
We are taking our dog backpacking this weekend and we're going to end up at Blaney Hot Springs. He'll want to drink the water in the spring. Will it be OK to let him or is it too toxic?
posted by bryanzera at 8:12 AM PST - 2 comments
My fiance and I are trying to buy our first house, and the the inspector has told us that the garage is toast. How much of a headache will it be to replace the garage, and how do we pay for it?
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posted by cabingirl at 7:54 AM PST - 19 comments
I'm trying to remember a theory about the arts in which the progression of a genre moves through various well-defined stages...
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posted by dydecker at 7:53 AM PST - 4 comments
I need a home or office snail mail address for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the lawyer, who is with Pace University, Riverkeepers, NRDC, etc.
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posted by mmw at 7:52 AM PST - 9 comments
Experience with Vonage or any VOIP in Toronto? I know it's been asked before but figure the technology may have improved. Also, what about some of their other
products?
posted by Manhasset at 7:45 AM PST - 9 comments
I need some advice with music for my tween (10.5 year old) niece. The family was on vacation together and I was looking at her iPod and it was chock full of Brittney Spears and Kelly Clarkston etc... and that makes me sad. Granted, I understand that she is young and will grow out of that but I really want to get her horizons broadened early. Any suggestions or thoughts?
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posted by GrumpyMonkey at 7:10 AM PST - 83 comments
When I eat Golden Crisp cereal in the morning, my urine smells for the rest of the day.
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posted by dead_ at 6:40 AM PST - 22 comments
Will an Oxford Seminars course on teaching English abroad translate into a job?
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posted by greedo at 6:31 AM PST - 3 comments
It seems that Griffin SmartSound technology isn't all that smart, so how the hell do I turn it off?
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posted by snowgoon at 6:18 AM PST - 0 comments
Web / Flash / DHTML Developers: help me find an image rotator for a website home page; I want it to take text from a config file and overlay it on the image, like a caption; some more specific requirements follow
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posted by intermod at 6:13 AM PST - 9 comments
I have a harddrive with Windows XP that was accidently reimaged. During the image process the partition table was delete and recreate, the drive was reformatted and the file allocation table is wipe. Data was rewritten to the drive. Am I screwed?
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posted by bleucube at 5:57 AM PST - 9 comments
Creating PDF files from a word document - one button, one click conversion no longer available on the Word toolbar
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posted by 543DoublePlay at 5:56 AM PST - 5 comments
How do I get over learning-a-language block? Specifically, at a point when I've "plateaued" and can't find the motivation to keep climbing uphill...
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posted by zardoz at 4:39 AM PST - 10 comments
I would like to buy my wife some lingerie for her birthday that will make her feel extra sexy and special. Any recommendations? She is small, fit, and fairly conservative about clothing and fashion.
posted by anonymous at 3:50 AM PST - 29 comments
A while back I was implementing a distributed transaction coordinator, and in the process also learned some of the pertaining theory. The only thing I can remember semi-vividly was a proof showing that you can't synchronize an action between two parties over an unreliable link, but I can't seem to find it any longer.
The final step of the proof was something like "thus, if this was possible, you could shorten every conceivable protocol by one step, which reduces all protocols to the zero-step protocol, which is impossible".
I'm pretty sure that it's a standard result of computer science, but I'm unable to find the right keywords to locate it. Help?
posted by themel at 2:09 AM PST - 5 comments
Can anyone recommend websites that would be useful for Chinese people wanting to learn English?
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posted by boosh at 12:21 AM PST - 2 comments
August 17
What are these fascinating, extremely loud mechanical-sounding chirps coming from trees during the day in the middle of New York City?
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posted by gentle at 10:31 PM PST - 15 comments
Do those metal deodorant bars made to remove the scent of garlic or onion from your hands really work? If so, how? If not, what does?
posted by anonymoose at 9:50 PM PST - 23 comments
PhotoshopFilter: Is there a way to get rid of the "transparent" program background in Adobe Photoshop for Mac?
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posted by inactivist at 9:33 PM PST - 22 comments
Say I was producing outdoor theatre. (I am.) And let's say that I wanted to mic my performances. (I do.) How best to do it, I wonder.
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posted by grabbingsand at 9:19 PM PST - 10 comments
Help me watch mlb.tv in Tokyo -- they're blacking out live games due to my Japan-based IP address.
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posted by jgt246 at 9:01 PM PST - 9 comments
How on earth does the "high speed white rice" setting on a rice cooker work? I know the basics of rice-cookery (thermostat attached to heating element checks for the presence of liquid water, as evidenced by temperature staying at the boiling point) but I have no idea how it manages to optionally cook short-grain white rice in half the time it usually takes.
posted by DoctorFedora at 8:46 PM PST - 12 comments
Obscure music documentary filter - Help me find out the name of an awesome West Indian percussion musical group featured in a Canadian documentary.
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posted by PissOnYourParade at 8:44 PM PST - 1 comments
I can't get my ATI Radeon video driver update to install... can anyone help?
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posted by kdern at 7:34 PM PST - 7 comments
Recently laid off self-employed partner: should I send September's Quarterly Estimated Tax payment or keep it to buy food for my children?
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posted by not that girl at 7:03 PM PST - 11 comments
I like where I work and I want to help the place grow, but I'm the IT guy and not much of a people person -- or at least, my idea of what management is about doesn't match the current style. I no longer want to climb the management ladder, instead I want to be involved in business development stuff, specifically ways to use modern technology for both marketing and core business. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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posted by krisjohn at 5:52 PM PST - 3 comments
I just picked up a TomTom Go 300. Are there any hacks or ways to manipulate the device to enhance its capabilities? Can I update the map SD card with updates from non-TomTom websites?
posted by honorguy7 at 5:50 PM PST - 3 comments
My elderly dad is plagued by not "being regular" (ok squeamish ones, you can stop reading now if the subject grosses you out)
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posted by beccaj at 5:19 PM PST - 10 comments
I am interested in going to grad. school for neurobiology. I have been researching rating systems for programs, but so far have not been having much luck.
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posted by The Castle at 4:47 PM PST - 11 comments
The monthly mortgage payments calculated by my bank don't match the calculations I've made - why?
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posted by anonymous at 4:05 PM PST - 5 comments
OSX 10.4.7 Filter: I work for a small college IT department. We've got a handful of MacBooks available for check out from the library. How can I force the OS login to double as the 802.1X wireless login?
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posted by yogurtisgenocide at 3:05 PM PST - 2 comments
Why do airlines use the same flight number for multiple flights, even if they wind up using different equipment and gates for the two flights?
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posted by JakeWalker at 2:45 PM PST - 8 comments
I'm working on transitioning a blog from Movable Type to Wordpress, and I'm getting hung up on one technical issue
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posted by adamrice at 2:44 PM PST - 5 comments
Gynofilter: Was my mood last night my gyn's fault? I'll keep the details inside to protect those who don't want to hear about my trip to the doctor.
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posted by desuetude at 2:33 PM PST - 20 comments
William Eggleston, man I love this guy. I've been to a couple of exhibitions of his work in London and thought they were great. His use of colour in documenting the South is astonishing. Where can I buy posters of his work?
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posted by tonylord at 2:08 PM PST - 8 comments
ChicagoFilter: Good place for a mid-priced (female) haircut? And/or a beauty-school type place that can do cornrows or braids on a white girl?
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posted by fuzzbean at 2:05 PM PST - 8 comments
Is there a reason I get teary-eyed when I find myself in even the most remotely serious situation?
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posted by sian at 1:50 PM PST - 25 comments
How can I build a machine (PVR?) that downloads torrents automatically via RSS and allows me to access them in a Tivo/DVR/PVR like interface on my television?
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posted by blueplasticfish at 1:47 PM PST - 10 comments
I'm looking for suggestions on art. I'm a 26 year old guy looking to decorate the walls of my apartment. Currently the only things hanging on my walls are a Frank LLoyd Wright's blueprint to the imperial palace and some various sumi-e prints. I do enjoy abstract art but I feel like I'm stuck in a rut and would like as many ideas and suggestions as I can get.
posted by wavering at 1:24 PM PST - 29 comments
Is there a website or tool that helps me choose fashionable outfits for my World of Warcraft character?
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posted by Nelson at 1:03 PM PST - 3 comments
WebSoftware/TechieFilter: How would I go about making a site where different words automatically link to google search terms/ adwords containing the term?
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posted by Izzmeister at 12:49 PM PST - 8 comments
Where can we find cute/cool/clever t-shirts? Especially those made by a company called Map?
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posted by pootler at 12:43 PM PST - 22 comments
Hypothetical from Moon-orbit to Earth-orbit question. I already know about free return trajectories, but what if something went wrong and your ship (currently orbiting the moon) didn't leave lunar orbit at the point it was supposed to? What might happen?
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posted by np312 at 12:33 PM PST - 8 comments
I recently bought a region-free DVD player to be able to see cool things from the UK and the like you can't get here. I'm wondering if anyone keeps any kind of list or weblog about other-region (outside the US, that is) DVDs that are worth seeking out?
posted by dearleader at 12:31 PM PST - 5 comments
Sitesearchfilter: Looking for a site that sells custom engraving, mostly home wall decorations, but perhaps some other general home decoration gifts as well
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posted by cusecase at 12:07 PM PST - 2 comments
A test by the Department of Environmental Protection has confirmed Coliform bacteria is present in well water. The sample does not contain E. coli, which would be indicative of fecal contamination. How does one go about determining the source of this contamination, and what remedial action should be taken?
posted by furiousxgeorge at 11:47 AM PST - 10 comments
I run a computer service. I have an issue that is a bit outside the bounds. I have a client who has been using an Excel spreadsheet to track his portfolio. It is pre-formatted for him to enter data and the formulas are all there.
Just recently, it started calculating some things incorrectly.
The person who originally set it up just passed away earlier this year.
We need an Excel expert that can look at the file and don't know where to begin to find one. Checked the local community college but no dice. All ideas or pointers are appreciated.
posted by titans13 at 11:45 AM PST - 11 comments
Oh hivemind, where would you send a group of very traditional, distinguished, discriminating eaters for a classy dinner in Berlin? Bonus points for a highly cultural venue that offers historical atmosphere or sophisticated entertainment while dining. The folks in question will be staying at the Hotel Palace. Thank you!
posted by clever sheep at 11:20 AM PST - 2 comments
Can any Baltimoreans recommend a good salon? Most of my life my hair has been long to very long, cut straight across, bangs, kept in a braid or in a hair clip. I'd like to try a new hairstyle, with no preferences other than not-ugly. I would like a place where I walk in, the stylist looks at me, says "OK, this will look awesome, we are doing this!", does that thing, and I walk out happy.
posted by schroedinger at 11:12 AM PST - 8 comments
Does anyone know the name of a short film about the life cycle of a tomato? I think it begins at a farm and ends with homeless families scavenging through heaps of trash....
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posted by maryh at 11:02 AM PST - 9 comments
I think it's time to look at the latest portable hand-held Digital Voice Recorders. All the past threads on AskMe seemed to be from 2005 and surely there have been advances since then. It seems a big complaint was proprietary software. I'm looking for something to take quick notes with - as well as the occasional 20-30 minute interview. I would like the unit to record directly to mp3, but if that's not possible - at least wav. Any and all recommendations will be appreciated. One thing important to me: I would like a simple one-button solution so I can grab it driving down the road and make a quick voice note without maneuvering through menus, etc. As always, thanks in advance MeFites!
posted by Gerard Sorme at 10:15 AM PST - 12 comments
Ummmm HELP, I have to feed 30 live crickets to my friend's frog. How can I do this so I don't have crickets jumping around her house?
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posted by bluehermit at 10:07 AM PST - 6 comments
Is there an easy way to resize a batch of photos in Windows Explorer?
This looked promising, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't work. I'm sick of opening
every picture individually!
posted by Maia at 9:45 AM PST - 17 comments
I want to start writing some cheese articles for a website I have. The first article will be an "intro to fancy cheese" type of thing geared towards folks who have only eaten the orange mega-mart stuff, but want to try some of the (perhaps scary) cheeses they see at Whole Foods or some of the other upscale markets.
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posted by MrCheese!!! at 8:55 AM PST - 52 comments
Wierdness with Safari.
Safari seems to freeze when I download (ahem) torrent files. but not when i download any other type of files. I am running Tiger, on a Mac Mini, with Saft and Concierge aside Safari.
posted by spyke23 at 8:11 AM PST - 2 comments
I've recently moved to Paris, and I'd like to know if there are any pubs where I can catch NFL games on Sunday nights. I know they will start pretty late in the evening, but I just want to have a beer and watch a game. Bonus points for places that might air Jets/Giants.
posted by DefendBrooklyn at 7:40 AM PST - 7 comments
DIYFilter: I'm installing a chain-link fence. As our winters are cold, fence post tend to get pushed out of the ground.
What's the best method for securing the post?
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posted by stungeye at 7:35 AM PST - 9 comments
Dell power issues (no exploding battery, thankfully): My plugged-in and charged Dell 8600 laptop recently stopped charging and the machine switched to battery power...
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posted by timnyc at 7:15 AM PST - 6 comments
I'm looking for websites that informally catalogue found objects of some sort: sites (particularly blogs) that operate around the thesis of "look at this stuff I found".
posted by cortex at 7:00 AM PST - 16 comments
Suggestions for a gift for coworkers - Yesterday I broke my toe playing volleyball at a company retreat. I appreciated the support from two employees (coworker who cleaned it up, and taped it up, and one who took me to the ER, waited for me, gave me a good dinner, and offered to drive me home because I have a standard). I would like to give each of them a gift as a thank you. Suggestions?
posted by SirStan at 6:05 AM PST - 10 comments
SAP / Oracle, these are the big expensive systems I want to avoid in a new business system. What other options are there for a small to medium sales comapany?
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posted by Frasermoo at 6:01 AM PST - 9 comments
My iBook G4 has lately been winking out, for no apparent reason, as I'm in the middle of something (I have to reset the date each time, among other things).
The weird thing is that it only seems to happen when I'm on battery power. When I press the little button on the bottom, it seems to indicate full power. However, I was noticing a month or so ago I was getting weird battery warnings -- saying it was almost out of power, when it said there was 41% power remaining, etc.
Has anyone had this problem, and might a new battery somehow be the solution?
posted by jgballard at 5:58 AM PST - 5 comments
Remember when I asked
this question? Well my girlfriend's Jetta just crapped out on her the day after her move to Minneapolis. Can you recommend any good VW dealers/service depots in Minneapolis?
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posted by yellowbkpk at 5:54 AM PST - 9 comments
Excel / VBA help needed: moving data from multiple columns to a 2-column format
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posted by blag at 5:00 AM PST - 9 comments
Any suggestions or recommendations for Winery tasting / tours in the Niagara region of Ontario? Logistics appreciated.....
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posted by vidarling at 5:00 AM PST - 9 comments
Does anyone know where I can find an audio file of the song "Tenser, said the Tensor" from Alfred Bester's the Demolished Man?
posted by unreason at 4:49 AM PST - 6 comments
Have batteries in consumer electronics and laptops always recharged in less time than they discharged? If not, when did it switch to being the way it is now?
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posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 4:38 AM PST - 7 comments
I've been asked to find and purchase a piece of equiptment for producing (in considerable quantity) QTVR images/videos of products. It has to be as automated as placing the product infront of the camera and pressing a button (if possible).
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posted by lemonfridge at 4:10 AM PST - 1 comments
What causes a single, violent, whole-body "twitch" while falling asleep? This happens to me frequently, but irregularly. After going to bed, closing my eyes, and relaxing for some time, out of nowhere I'll experience a very strong, but very brief, muscular "jerk" involving what feels like the entire body.
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posted by CodeBaloo at 3:17 AM PST - 28 comments
Looking for a specific Japanese term which refers to the intangible desirability of certain objects, something that very loosely translates as "the X-factor".
posted by johnny novak at 1:52 AM PST - 23 comments
Help needed with Italian to English translation. I emailed an restaurant in Italy to ask for a reseravation in Italian (cut and paste from a phrasefinder) - they have emailed back to confirm booking (that bit I understand) but have run the next bit through babelfish and still don't understand what they mean...
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posted by janecr at 1:30 AM PST - 5 comments
Is there a site where I can read ALL the transcripts of the evidence given by "friendly witnesses" before the House Committee on Un-American Activities?
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posted by stammer at 1:04 AM PST - 1 comments
August 16
Where can I find traditional old circus music or carousel music, within the next hour!?
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posted by pablocake at 11:29 PM PST - 5 comments
Would anyone read a blog (if I wrote one) about my nightly dreams, or would that suck for everyone but me?
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posted by nintendo at 10:11 PM PST - 35 comments
What advice -- reasonably accurate, simple, and not absurdly out of sync with the real world -- do you offer your children about sharing music?
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posted by Clyde Mnestra at 9:04 PM PST - 30 comments
Here's a twist - I know the title of the book (Shaggy Fur Face), can you tell me what it's about?
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posted by nanojath at 8:59 PM PST - 3 comments
What is benefit of old style fender/hood mounted side mirrors on vehicles? and why are they gone?
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posted by curiousleo at 8:53 PM PST - 7 comments
We need a quick introduction to the world of teen modelling. My friend's 15 year-old daughter has been "scouted" a couple of times, and he's not sure how seriously to take their recommendations, invitations to Milan etc. - all at the parent's expense. His daughter seems like a sensible kid (to me), and so far hasn't been particularly enthusiastic except for the opportunity for a bit of fun or a trip somewhere.
He's wondering how much of this is for real, and when the games are going to start. Anyone know how this works, or have experience with teen models in the house?
posted by sneebler at 7:48 PM PST - 12 comments
Are my co-workers and I being pansies? I work for a financial institution in Mississippi. When I got to work this morning, the air conditioning was out (probably due to a storm last night). The temp today was 96 degrees, with a heat index of 105.
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posted by thebrokedown at 7:30 PM PST - 26 comments
I need to restore a Mac OS X hard drive. My target volume is 300GB. My source volume is a sparse image from a 500GB drive with only 179GB used, but of course, Disk Utility is looking at the total space on the volumes, not the used space. Is there any way to force this operation, modify the volume size of the sparse image, or do this in any way that will be less painful than reinstalling all my apps and settings from scratch?
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posted by j-dawg at 7:08 PM PST - 7 comments
I have a Wordpress site hosted on www.mydomain.com/site/ and I'd like to move it to www.anotherdomain.com. What's the best way to do this?
posted by mordecai at 7:02 PM PST - 2 comments
gangstaRapFilter: On a whim the other week, I picked up N.W.A's 'Straight Outta Compton' and now I can't stop listening to it. I want to hear more music like this!
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posted by starscream at 5:21 PM PST - 41 comments
I would love to live in the countryside but I am a thinker - not a laborer - in fact I am highly averse to manual labour. My wife is terrified that she will be doing all the work. Am I heading for trouble?
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posted by zaebiz at 3:37 PM PST - 27 comments
I need your google-fu and/or vendor hookup assistance...help me shop for a replacement motherboard.
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posted by bartleby at 3:01 PM PST - 2 comments
I broke my brand new (Cingular) Razr and am going to have to buckle down and pay full retail to replace it. Everyone seems to complain about that phone (though I had no problems), so if I'm going to have to pay retail, I might as well get something better. Like what?
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posted by coolhappysteve at 2:55 PM PST - 17 comments
Zebedee has 75 FUCKING BUTTON-DOWN SHIRTS... He gets a lot of them for free from his employers, but this is out of control. I told him that it isn't normal. We both want to know what is normal. What is the average number of articles of clothing owned by adult males in western society? T-shirts, button-down shirts, trousers, underwear and so on. Citations from studies or surveys would be best.
posted by riotgrrl69 at 2:30 PM PST - 38 comments
Trying to open a 200MB .txt file on my Win2KPro machine, and all I get is hard drive spinning, CPU cycling, but nothing opening...
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posted by LGCNo6 at 2:25 PM PST - 10 comments
I recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu and I'm looking for a good media player for streaming internet radio.
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posted by LeeJay at 1:40 PM PST - 15 comments
What on earth should I do for a living? Can anyone recommend some good NYC recruiters?
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posted by milarepa at 1:38 PM PST - 9 comments
I have Compiz/XGL working with GNOME, I just want it in KDE instead. I'm running Ubuntu Dapper on my laptop, and I just don't understand the config files.
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posted by TrueVox at 1:26 PM PST - 1 comments
Help me find somewhere online to purchase a theremin, preferrably cheaply. I'd just be a beginner, so great magical quality isn't an issue. Also, I have no problem with age as long as they function. There's aslo
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posted by Glitter Ninja at 1:11 PM PST - 6 comments
I'm not too well versed in Apache, and I'm having problems finding out if I can do what I want to do: Is there a way to use mod_rewrite to redirect a certain URL to a different port on the same sever without changing the URL displayed to the user? Example: Say I want http://myserver/tomcat to redirect to http://myserver:8080, but still keep the URL as http://myserver/tomcat. I've figured out how to do it so it changes the URL, and that seems to be touted as a "feature" of mod_rewrite in the documentation, but I can't find a way to turn it off. Is it possible? If not though mod_rewrite, then maybe some other module?
posted by emptybowl at 12:58 PM PST - 10 comments
Fun things to do in Louisville, Kentucky? Seeking suggestions for especially cool museums, galleries, theatre, cinema, people-watching, eating, walking.
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posted by buxtonbluecat at 12:55 PM PST - 7 comments
I have a six year-old son who likes to 'air scratch' during songs. When we go to music stores he loves hanging out in the DJ supplies section and checking out the turntables and
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posted by DragonBoy at 12:25 PM PST - 10 comments
Kitchen and bathroom remodeling. First time homeowner wanting to bring my kitchen and bathroom up to date. Never hired a contractor, nor do I have any recommendations from friends or neighbors. I own a duplex and did all of the simple work on the upstairs unit, but the lower unit that I occupy will be needing work that is out of my skill range (most likely a teardown to the studs and building up from there). I have some ideas on what I want done. I'd like to work with someone that can keep the project within what the neighborhood resale value can sustain and offer advice and refine my ideas. So how do I go about finding this person? I'm in Milwaukee.
posted by sharksandwich at 12:03 PM PST - 7 comments
What motherboard do you recommend for the new Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Processor?
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posted by GregX3 at 11:54 AM PST - 9 comments
I own a "valuable" domain. Are there "agents" available to professionally market it for me? How would I choose such an agent?
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posted by maxwelton at 11:51 AM PST - 18 comments
Is there a US based text message service that could send me alerts for Arsenal Football Club? I'm looking for in-game updates. My google-fu only turns up UK services.
posted by UncleHornHead at 10:52 AM PST - 5 comments
Who did the voice-overs in the Errol Morris-directed Miller High Life ads from a few years ago?
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posted by AJaffe at 10:10 AM PST - 3 comments
Relationship Etiquette Filter: I had forgotten that I still have a gift that an ex's mom gave to me several years ago. It supposedly had sentimental value, and I feel weird about keeping it. Will I offend by trying to return it? Oh boy, there's way
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posted by wejones at 9:34 AM PST - 43 comments
I'm going to pursue a Masters/PhD in Cognitive Visual Neuroscience. I now know
how to ask for letters of recommendation - thanks - but how do I write a killer letter of intent/application essay? Alternately, what are the major mistakes/pitfalls new students make when writing such a letter? Answers need not be Psych specific.
posted by fake at 8:27 AM PST - 13 comments
Miami Filter: Group dinner suggestions: Bringing a large group (45) of 20 somethings to South Beach Miami. Is there any thing that would be 20-30 bucks a person that would accomodate a group of that size? Looking for American, or even Cuban food. Even if its a dive, anything comes to mind that we could sort of book a place? Could maybe travel by rented bus to the mainland.
posted by sandmanwv at 7:56 AM PST - 14 comments
How much trouble can I get into for lying on a financial affidavit? It's for divorce court - and it's not what you think!
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posted by fr0zen at 6:55 AM PST - 16 comments
UK resident requires car insurance for 4 days to hire car in Arizona & drive into New Mexico & back. Rather than pay over-the-odds for insurance (CDW & SLI) with the car hire company I'm looking at getting my own insurance in advance –– probably in the UK. Anyone have any experience?
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posted by i_cola at 6:10 AM PST - 7 comments
I've been fiendishly collecting music videos for the past few months. The quantity has gotten so great (1,371+) that I certainly have to throw a party immediately. However, I'm looking for advice on a program that would best play these videos.
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posted by glibhamdreck at 6:04 AM PST - 10 comments
I've been accused of something I didn't do: passing off someone's photograph as my own in a publication I write for. What's the best way to refute this, and how can I keep it from happening again?
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posted by anonymous at 4:54 AM PST - 22 comments
Advice on travelling to Austria, Slovenia, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Hotels, Sights, Food, General Thoughts
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posted by JPD at 4:19 AM PST - 10 comments
August 15
How can I determine the insurance company's likely valuation of a totaled car? The Kelley Blue Book and Edmunds valuations are strikingly different.
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posted by Ø at 11:58 PM PST - 10 comments
Of blank DVD manufacturers (Memorex,Verbatim, Best Buy's Dynex, etc.), are there any that stand out as better for long-term storage of data?
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posted by parma at 10:56 PM PST - 16 comments
I have chronic sinus infections for which I am now considering surgery after trying most major medical options, as well as a massive allergen removal program. I read about a product called "Sinus Buster" which uses pepper in the form of a nose-drop to clear sinuses. I bought some, and based on just a few days usage, there is a definite improvement. I'm surprised, since the manufacturer also claims that the product can help you lose weight and has even said that it can cure some forms of cancer (multiple miracle claims=sure red flag.)
So, my questions:
- Does anyone else have any exeperience with this product?
- The stuff burns, which I am getting used to - but is it really a good idea to put something that (at least) feels caustic up my nose? Is there a possibility of long-term damage?
-Can I become reliant on it for clearing my congestion, as with "traditional" OTC nose drops?
Here's the product URL: www.sinusbuster.com
posted by soulbarn at 10:40 PM PST - 17 comments
Let's say you receive a check from California State Dept of Rehab in the mail. It's addressed to your disabled niece who needs the money for college expenses. Your niece no longer lives with you because she has moved 2 miles away. You write your niece's forwarding address on the envelope and drop it in the mailbox. Will USPS deliver it? Or will it be returned to Dept of Rehab?
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posted by Soda-Da at 8:34 PM PST - 7 comments
Please help recommend a solid, mid-range laptop for a friend with excellent tech support options and good longevity.
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posted by hamster at 7:45 PM PST - 26 comments
How can my wife and I arrange for some graded readers for students of English to be sent to a junior high school in central Bhutan?
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posted by zootramp at 7:27 PM PST - 3 comments
Tagging on delicious or flickr: are your tags singular or plural? do you have a set of guidelines or a system for the way you tag your items?
if you have a system, can you describe it? I'm looking for a way to be more consistent in how I tag items.
posted by jak68 at 7:18 PM PST - 13 comments
The dashboard light on my '96 Toyota Corolla went out. Just like that. Poof!
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posted by brina at 6:44 PM PST - 13 comments
My pregnant wife and I are traveling to Sausalito, California for a long weekend. She isn't due until late October, but just in case, where should we go if something starts to happen?.
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posted by Mid at 5:15 PM PST - 24 comments
What's the best/cheapest/easiest way to transport 1-2 liters of liquid nitrogen from San Francisco to Burning Man?
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posted by jcruelty at 4:54 PM PST - 17 comments
MacBook doesn't seem to want to burn any CD-Rs. I'm trying to back up my data for the first time, but as soon as burning starts I get an error message:
"Burning the disc failed because an unexpected error occurred. (Error code 0x80020000)"
It doesn't seem to be one particular disc, and I've never had a problem like this before on any other mac. Any advice?
posted by roofus at 4:52 PM PST - 14 comments
I'm looking for colored acetate film, like Rubylith, but in different colors (like purple, amber, maybe green, etc.) Does something like this readily exist? And if so, where can I find/buy some (either in rolls or sheets?) Would maybe gels that photographers use to color their lights work?
posted by wubbie at 4:25 PM PST - 6 comments
I'm traveling to New York City in September. Is is possible to find a hotel that is
clean, quiet, and safe without spending a fortune?
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posted by 4midori at 4:02 PM PST - 22 comments
With any luck, I'm about to take ownership of my first car. I'm not particularly mechanically minded, what are the basic things I need to do to maintain it?
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posted by chrissyboy at 4:01 PM PST - 23 comments
Please help a small business owner find an insurance plan that covers maternity and isn't 700 a month. What have you used?
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posted by BrodieShadeTree at 3:55 PM PST - 9 comments
Disabled travel. Direct flight from Dublin for one week in any direction. Wheelchair user. Five star hotel and interesting things to do. Can you help?
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posted by kairab at 3:44 PM PST - 5 comments
I am looking for good music, fashion, and entertainment blogs, ezines etc... that are from canada.. doesnt have to be canadian content though. Thanks for your help!
posted by butterball at 3:06 PM PST - 10 comments
What can I put down on my balcony as "flooring" which will fill in the gaps, keep stuff from falling through on my downstairs neighbor and maybe prevent her smoke from drifting up?
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posted by amanda at 2:21 PM PST - 13 comments
How can I take a mp3 and load it as a ringtone on my Nextel Motorola i730?
It's a lousy question, I know, but I just can't find the answer on either Nextel.com or with Google.
posted by kc0dxh at 2:15 PM PST - 8 comments
I'm in the early stages of a new relationship with a man who has MS. He is having a hard time dealing with his illness and is incredibly depressed. How can I be supportive to without be patronizing or overbearing?
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posted by golden_lady at 2:13 PM PST - 8 comments
Every car is advertised as "all new" each year. What exactly does this mean, if anything? Is it a completely empty phrase, or does "all new" have some technical meaning in the context of car advertising?
posted by dmd at 1:50 PM PST - 12 comments
In coordinating events for a small alumni group I want to collect money in advance of each event, so that somebody's not left holding the bag when a few people don't show up. I'm basically looking for Evite, but requiring payment in order to RSVP in the affirmative. (It turns out Evite doesn't do this.) Is there any such service?
posted by waldo at 1:27 PM PST - 6 comments
What relevance could my son's fingers and thumbs - and his mum's fingers and thumbs - have to diagnosing a stomach disorder?
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posted by reynir at 1:12 PM PST - 11 comments
DIY Keyboard: It's my understanding that I can take an old PII computer running, say, Windows 98, hook up a cheap MIDI keyboard to it and presto change-o have a grand piano or Hammond B-3 keyboard. Is that the case, if so what's the best way to do it (what software?), what else is there to do, or else what do I have wrong?
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posted by petebest at 1:06 PM PST - 8 comments
Corporate Pandemic Flu Planning: I'm looking for model corporate planning guides that our company can learn and borrow from. The best I've found so far is this
3M Corporate Planning Guide -- and want more of the same. I'm
not looking for general information (like CDC Checklists or HHS Plans). I want something produced by a corporation to meet business continuation planning needs. So either something like this 3M plan, or some type of template like it. My email address is in my profile, if that's helpful.
posted by nancoix at 1:01 PM PST - 6 comments
Battery confusingness! Yesterday my Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop got caught in a loop of my bad programming. I finally got it stopped, but it had drained the battery. Plugging the charger in made the battery light start flashing...
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posted by JonahBlack at 11:47 AM PST - 9 comments
I have found a ton of information both here and other places about the outline of a NOVEL, but not other types of books.
What would be the general structure of an outline for a book that is:
1/3 history,
1/3 case-study/interviews/current applications,
1/3 how-to
and NOT a novel. Useless information included inside :-)
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posted by sandra_s at 11:14 AM PST - 4 comments
My campus has a pile of (maybe 40) dual 1GHz G4 PowerMacs that have reached their "end-of-life". Usually we ship them off to a recycler, but that seems like a sin for what are perfectly good systems. What should be do with them? There's a little bit ...
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posted by roue at 10:10 AM PST - 44 comments
If you search for sofas or sofa sets on Seattle's Craigslist, you see a lot of new sofas--many leather--being sold "out of the box," "original packaging," etc. for well below retail. Though the sellers are different, often the pictures are similar, like a scan out of a brochure. Anyone have any experience with this, or know what the deal is?
posted by _sirmissalot_ at 9:47 AM PST - 4 comments
ProFilter: Like
some other people, I've started getting solicited to do some photography for actual money, and I need to locate some
current pricing resources. Yes, yes, there's
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posted by baylink at 9:38 AM PST - 6 comments
I need to set up a wireless network at home. Here are my parameters:
I have one business computer (the main desktop) that is plugged into the cable modem and has many firewalls and will not be on the wireless network.
I want to have a reasonably secure but easy to use wireless router (with good range) that will work for both pc's and mac's hooked up to the cable modem.
What is the best router to use and will I run into trouble with the desktop/firewalls? I've set up a network with an airport before and it was very easy. I'm looking for the same experience.
thanks!
posted by cg2 at 9:31 AM PST - 7 comments
I just moved to San Francisco and I am looking for good places to work that have either free WiFi or cheap WiFi.
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posted by mto at 9:13 AM PST - 12 comments
Independent contractor filter: what is the best way to simultaneously raise my rates
and not lose the business?
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posted by Famous at 9:13 AM PST - 15 comments
What's the best, or top 3-4, books about vegetarianism for a 14-year old girl who has asked for a book about vegetarianism. I guess recipes are not as important as the issues surrounding a decision to go meatless.
posted by NorthCoastCafe at 8:56 AM PST - 17 comments
Is there any way to extract a vector image from Google Maps?
posted by pullayup at 8:54 AM PST - 9 comments
MashupFilter: Where can I find a free online service to geocode Canadian street addresses from (and to) a .CSV file
à la Map Builder?
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posted by onshi at 8:16 AM PST - 2 comments
UK Mortgage for the Self-Employed: how to convince the bank I'm a good risk? Also, broker or direct dealing with the banks?
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posted by altolinguistic at 8:09 AM PST - 10 comments
My 16 month old son was at a party on Sunday, and appears to have gotten himself several dozen small splinters on the side of his left calf. It's a bit red around them, as you'd expect, and he won't sit still long enough to let us work 'em out. There's got to be 30 or more, real small dark splinters, so I can't say I'd expect him to sit through even one or two.
Anyone have any advice on what we can do to alleviate the pain or help them come out naturally? We thought about smearing some kind of salt water concoction, or something like that. Not sure if it'll help, though.
posted by Merdryn at 7:54 AM PST - 25 comments
I have a $10 T-mobile phone card. How can I use this for Internet access if I am at a T-mobile wifi hot spot like Starbucks?
posted by sandra194 at 7:31 AM PST - 4 comments
Does anyone know of a really good "test your leadership style" or "test your leadership skills" quiz I can give to a group of students? It needs to be on paper or verbal...not an online test.
posted by Jandasmo at 6:58 AM PST - 3 comments
Travelfilter: I am looking for some suggestions and ideas as to where I can take my girlfriend on the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend in the UK (1-3 September). We both live in London and are on a budget but not hugely so(~£300). I would very much like to go somewhere interesting and exciting but not too far away given the limited time. I had an idea about going to Melilla (Spanish enclave on the North African coast) but flights to Malaga (where we could get a ferry across) are booked up or expensive.
Do any of you creative metafilter types have some idea that will blow her away? Plus points, lots of culture, somewhere 'different' and somewhere we can escape from the world in our own bubble (ie not a big city).
posted by numberstation at 6:55 AM PST - 14 comments
If I want to get a ferry to Dover, I'm starting from Holland, and I want to travel by bike or train, what route should I take?
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posted by handee at 6:41 AM PST - 4 comments
Crackle and chop free VOIP - how exactly do I get IPQoS to work on my iConnect Access 621 router / D-Link DVG2001s ATA combination?
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posted by Jimbob at 5:39 AM PST - 8 comments
What is the best game/programming engine to create experimental artificial intelligence projects in?
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posted by spark at 5:02 AM PST - 4 comments
August 14
Testing the limits of the hive mind here, but...There is an episode of "What's New Scooby Doo" called "Large Dragon at Large." I gotta find the music from the chase scene. As usual, theres...
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posted by provocateur at 10:40 PM PST - 6 comments
If i have a 20% probability of something happening each time its checked, and make two checks of said event triggering, what is the overall chance of it happening?
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posted by teishu at 9:50 PM PST - 13 comments
ObscureMusicFilter: Arabic speakers, please hope me! Trying to identify an Iraqi singer. There's
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posted by evariste at 7:58 PM PST - 8 comments
My van's transmission is very sad. It's on the verge of being considered a junker car: should I repair it or buy another crappy car?
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posted by ztdavis at 7:27 PM PST - 12 comments
Please help us come up with "whole foods" recipes! We're actively searching for ways to cut processed carbohydrates, sugar, and chemical additives and preservatives out of our diet. Unfortunately this is harder than it looks...
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posted by theantikitty at 6:20 PM PST - 30 comments
How to pre-sell MP3's and allow access to buyer via a password system?
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posted by mule at 5:49 PM PST - 9 comments
I've just finished making a few hundreds annotations to forty or so PSD files, and am quite ready to be done with them. However, being annotations, they all have my name at the top! Is there any way to batch-change this without going in and re-editing every one by hand? Save me from wasting countless non-billable hours fixing this manually!
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posted by tweebiscuit at 5:30 PM PST - 8 comments
I have a female friend who is having a hard time. I'd like to show my affection and support. Unfortunately, I'm a guy, so everything risks to be misread as attempts to hit on her. That's not what I want. Also, I'm not really good at these things. What should I do?
posted by anonymous at 5:28 PM PST - 17 comments
Is it just me with friends split into two distinct camps--the interesting ones and the dependable ones? How do I attract people who are both?
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posted by elisynn at 5:15 PM PST - 14 comments
How can I clear the 'other users folder' list from outlook file menu
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posted by Svea at 4:39 PM PST - 2 comments
I'm putting together a music playlist for a kids' ice cream social at my son's elementary school and I need a lot of songs about ice cream and candy. Each song should have ice cream and/or candy mentioned prominently (i.e., people who haven't heard the song before and who are only half listening to it should quickly catch the connection). Sexual references/double entendre should be kept to a minimum (i.e., Van Halen's "Ice Cream Man" is OK, but "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent is not) -- we're talking 5-year olds here, but hip 5-year olds. The more genres the better!
Stuff I've got so far:
Ice Cream Man by Van Halen
Lollipop by the Chordettes
Various ice cream truck jingle mp3s from WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Sugar Sugar by the Archies
(Your love is better than) Ice Cream by Sarah McLachlan
I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow
Ice Cream by Laurie Berkner
posted by mattholomew at 4:33 PM PST - 40 comments
How do employees of a new start-up send email (from their home PCs) which appears to come from employee@companyxyz.com?
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posted by freston at 4:31 PM PST - 14 comments
How do you deal with someone who constantly seeks attention through exaggerations and impulsiveness?
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posted by pricklypear at 4:03 PM PST - 9 comments
An out-of-left-field question for the mathematicians regarding the possible link between pi and the number 6 in geometry.
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posted by Navelgazer at 3:55 PM PST - 22 comments
How do I get an image file, manipulated in photoshop and placed onto a compact flash card, to be understood and read by a digital camera as if it had taken the shot?
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posted by SmileyChewtrain at 3:50 PM PST - 14 comments
Have a query which I need to answer regarding grading practices in Higher Education
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posted by A189Nut at 2:57 PM PST - 6 comments
I have a 2000 Mazda Protege that isn't working for some reason, and thus has to be brought into a shop. Any suggestions for a shop in/near Arlington, Virginia (basically, close enough that AAA will tow it there). Just looking for a car place I can trust (and ideally one that's reasonably priced, too), because I know diddly about cars....
posted by inigo2 at 2:26 PM PST - 11 comments
I would like to make a simple percentage-bar graphic to insert into a Microsoft Word document, but am not sure how to do it or even which program to use. Any suggestions?
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posted by Dr. Wu at 2:20 PM PST - 6 comments
What's the origin/etymology of the phrase "Tall Drink of Water", usually in reference to an attractive southern woman?
posted by SpecialK at 2:06 PM PST - 23 comments
Now that I've just taken a big chunk out of my thumb with my cheap Sakar tripod, can someone please enlighten me as to the CORRECT way to collapse its legs when I'm done using it?
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posted by ZenMasterThis at 2:03 PM PST - 5 comments
I'm fascinated by changes instigated by movie/tv test audiences. Any good way to find more (or confirm internet rumors)?
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posted by Gucky at 1:37 PM PST - 16 comments
Any good, free, hopefully easy-to-use tools to join .ts files in OS X? mpgtxwrap does not work for me (10.3.9). Thanks!
posted by PenguinBukkake at 1:34 PM PST - 1 comments
Do I pick a career by taking my limitations (bipolar II diagnosis) into consideration, or do I just dream of anything that sounds like I would like it when I am not in the throes of suffering?
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posted by onepapertiger at 1:03 PM PST - 16 comments
Last night I received a summons for an obscene gesture in New York City but it was filled out improperly.
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posted by anonymous at 12:56 PM PST - 24 comments
My current Fuji road bike has 700x23 tires that have worn out. When replacing tires, do I need exactly the same size or could I go for a 700x25 or a 700x20? What might the difference be? Are there particular tire brands/models that are ideal for durability and general city biking?
posted by cubby at 12:54 PM PST - 10 comments
MySQL refuses to index my table properly, because the data I'm looking for is only three letters long.
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posted by reklaw at 12:40 PM PST - 16 comments
Anyone know where to get accoustic bass guitar strings in D.C.?
posted by Ironmouth at 12:16 PM PST - 5 comments
Oh god, not another moving/travel question. Oh, but it is! Eattheweak and I are picking up and moving from Denton, TX to the Olympia WA area in about seven weeks. We've done nothing to prepare and now it's crunch time. You can bet your britches that there's
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posted by nadawi at 12:08 PM PST - 12 comments
The solution to this fix it ticket sounds worse than the ostensible problem-to-be-fixed!
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posted by Wavelet at 11:16 AM PST - 10 comments
What is this funky motorcycle I saw on the side of the road? It had fat/wide ATV style wheels and tires, was yellow (tank and frame), looked about 30+ years old and said "Trail Blaster" (or Blazer, don't recall for sure) on the gas tank. It's for sale and it looks like a lot of back-trail fun but I'd like to find out more.
posted by jdfan at 11:14 AM PST - 9 comments
Three friends from college bought a house together to live in and for investment reasons 2 years ago. We have all invested different amounts of $ into the house and are now trying to figure out the % ownership we each have so when we go to sell we can fairly split up the profits. Any ideas...
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posted by retro88 at 11:11 AM PST - 19 comments
Can anyone suggest a place in the greater Los Angeles area to rent or purchase Star Trek costumes?
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posted by donguanella at 10:35 AM PST - 6 comments
I own a copy of
Tres Hombres by ZZ Top. I'd like to get it into mp3 format so that I can listen to it in the car, etc. The problem is that the copy I own is on a record.
Assuming I download with bittorrent, and then the RIAA comes after me, can I use the defense that I actually already owned it, so downloading could not be considered criminal? Would it be different if I owned a record rather than a CD?
In other words, can you legally download the mp3 of an album you already own?
posted by joecacti at 10:30 AM PST - 16 comments
Another book question. I've just finished The Man Who Loved Egypt, and loved it. Any suggestions for other travelogues or journals by people living in foreign countries that were written 1900's-earlier? Thanks.
posted by Ohdemah at 10:10 AM PST - 9 comments
Is there any product available that one can take to pre-empt digestive problems from raw onions (all kinds) and garlic? In particular, the problem manifests itself as a nasty taste in the mouth an hour after consumption of said veg. (Cooking, however, the longer the better, neutralizes this effect.)
posted by the sobsister at 9:55 AM PST - 13 comments
So we know they aren't letting any liquids pass the security checkpoint now. But I can still take drinks onto the airplane, right, long as I buy them at the overpriced gift shop at the gate? And I can fill my empty flask, once beyond the TSA inspection?
posted by Rash at 9:46 AM PST - 24 comments
When 3 CRTs are placed next to each other and are showing exactly the same image, why does it often seem that one is redder, one is greener, and one is bluer? This is something we've seen where I work on multiple hardware configurations and in random order, but always one of each in a three-channel configuration.
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posted by maldrin at 9:43 AM PST - 9 comments
I want to start bicycle commuting to work. It's about 6 miles each way. I have no idea what kind of bike I need. I have no experience with bikes in general. I want to be comfortable and, if possible, not look like a dork. I guess I need help with the very basics of choosing and outfitting a bike. Question balloons further out of control inside.
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posted by ontic at 9:39 AM PST - 34 comments
My partner and I will be spending a few days in Cape Town next month, but we want to go prepared. My main concern is that neither of us drives -- which leaves two questions: How can we get around the city? And what are the best things to see and do for two people without the use of a car?
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posted by macdara at 9:23 AM PST - 4 comments
I want to paint designs on some mini-golf balls and have the paint not affect their usability. What paint should I use?
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posted by 23skidoo at 9:17 AM PST - 6 comments
AskMe has given advice for short term visits to DC, but what about someone who's living here for, say, the next 8 months? I'm not looking for a perfect date, nor do I care about war memorials, so tell me what else there is for me to do.
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posted by zoomorphic at 9:14 AM PST - 26 comments
What healthier alternatives have people swapped into their lives that, to them, adequately (or mostly) fulfilled the deeper-level relaxation/decompression/whatever that food, drink, cigarettes, or drugs had formerly fulfilled?
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posted by WCityMike at 9:13 AM PST - 31 comments
Blending smoothies takes time and makes a mess. Is it possible to blend a big batch of smoothies, and keep it in a decent condition for days?
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posted by Amizu at 8:54 AM PST - 12 comments
I just started working for my chiropractor last week. In the back of the front desk area, I find a huge poster of
L. Ron Hubbard's Illustrated Tone Scale in Full, including the Know to Mystery Scale. My question is - should I be freaked out about this?
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posted by MsVader at 8:53 AM PST - 31 comments
I need a book suggestion...something slightly off the beaten path in the biography, history, science, or world politics categories. (more details inside)
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posted by cyclopz at 8:01 AM PST - 32 comments
Experiences you can have in North Carolina, but not in England? Please help me show my soon-to-leave new friend a good time. She's been here in NC for almost two years (from England and, before that, India). What should she not miss before she leaves?
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posted by amtho at 7:56 AM PST - 42 comments
I'm currently dating a wonderful woman who has
cystic fibrosis. I've been making an effort to be as informed as possible about the disease, so I can understand and/or accomodate any special needs that she might have. What do I need to know that I won't learn from the medical websites? Of extra importance is sexuality - are there any implications of the disease in the sexual arena? Thanks!
posted by anonymous at 7:52 AM PST - 2 comments
I have a locked-in RRSP (well, at the moment a DCPP) in Ontario, Canada. Please please please help me unlock it!
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posted by loquax at 7:38 AM PST - 7 comments
Decentgearonashoestringbudgetfilter: looking for recommendations for a $500-ish guitar head. Details and
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posted by bradn at 7:22 AM PST - 6 comments
Most of Pink Floyd's "Money" is in 7/4 time. What other hit songs have been written in odd time signatures? Bonus points for big hits and/or recent examples.
posted by Crotalus at 7:04 AM PST - 85 comments
What can I do about weak and painful knees? I'm a 21 y.o. male with weak, creaking, grinding, and occasionally dislocating knees. Cause/options/suggestions?
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posted by sprocket87 at 6:45 AM PST - 11 comments
I'm looking for suggestions for either board or card games that fill two requirements: the participants must be able to finish the game or a round in under 20 minutes and the rules must be simple enough to be explained in under five minutes. Ideally these games would be simple enough for a child in second grade or up to understand and enjoy playing. I'm aware of some of the old standbyes such as Uno, Phase 10, Candy Land, Jenga, and Hally Gally. More suggestions along those lines?
posted by riverjack at 5:54 AM PST - 41 comments
How do I take sunrise/sunset photos with a DSLR without blinding myself? I've heard that looking through a camera at the sun is bad for your eyes since it's magnifying the light. So how do I safely take pictures of a sunrise or sunset with a DSLR? Is it really that dangerous to look through the lens? Am I damaging my eye by doing so?
posted by aceyprime at 5:49 AM PST - 12 comments
The phone on my desk at work is a hand-me-down and has seen *many* users before me, and the handset smells horrible. Replacing the handset is not a viable option. How can I get the odor out?
posted by Cordelya at 5:24 AM PST - 11 comments
I woke up one morning, one eye at a time, with a view of my girlfriend's face. Through one eye, she looked a bit rosy in her cheeks and on her ear, a healthy-looking woman. Switching to the other eye, her skin was pale, and the blush was gone. Surprised, I propped myself up and looked at a red pillow next to my bed: one eye bright red, and through the other a washed out ruddy colour.
My eyes seem fine now, but is that all in my head? What happened to my eyes that morning?
posted by Mozai at 5:03 AM PST - 26 comments
Can I get a DJ? Need a good recommendation for a disc jockey to play at my September 23rd wedding which will be held in Detroit area.
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posted by argus at 4:59 AM PST - 2 comments
We are on vacation for another 10 days, and my five-year-old daughter wants to sleep in our bed. We gave in once, and now she whines and cries until she wakes up her little sister. We are going insane.
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posted by craniac at 4:03 AM PST - 13 comments
Is anyone aware of an American University that offers an online Chemistry Degree (BS or BA).
Thanks
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posted by Noodles at 2:03 AM PST - 5 comments
i have several wooden figurines from my grandmother that actually smoke small incense cigarettes. any ideas where to find the cigarettes?
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posted by Hat Maui at 1:08 AM PST - 6 comments
August 13
One of our cats seems to have developed a taste for--gack!--butterflies. He is stalking them, catching them, and
eating them whole at an approximate rate of one butterfly every two days...
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posted by Asparagirl at 9:52 PM PST - 26 comments
I want to buy a mountain bike. I have a nice, fast, light hybrid but it doesn't cut it on anything but the easy trails. I think I'll buy used but have no idea what to get.
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posted by unSane at 8:55 PM PST - 11 comments
Help us plan the rest of our vacation!
We are 2 college students from Seattle currently on vacation in Vancouver, BC. We've been following
this thread pretty closely for trip ideas, but we're sort of stumped for what to do tomorrow and Tuesday (train leaves at about 6pm on Tuesday, so we have almost 2 more days here). Emphasis on the cheap, of course.
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posted by rossination at 8:39 PM PST - 6 comments
Does anyone have any tips for finding Canadian employers willing to sponsor somewhat average applicants for immigration?
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posted by leapingsheep at 7:44 PM PST - 10 comments
Why does a WHOIS/LOOKUP search show that my website domain is registered to (1) my name at (2)
not my address under either (3) namejuice.com or droa.com and say that my website is "locked"? My web designer
can make changes to the site. Does this mean that I am going to have to pay some sort of extortionary premium to get my site back when it expires next year? P.S. -- It's pretty easy to find plenty of complaints about droa.com's "slamming" of domain names via Google. I assume that the term "slamming" is either what I am talking about or related to it.
posted by Mr. Justice at 6:22 PM PST - 13 comments
A corny gift: A friend of mine works with corn. She loves it too. Some could say she sleeps, eats and breathes corn. I want to find her a corn related gift for her birthday.
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posted by [insert clever name here] at 5:07 PM PST - 34 comments
I have two plants growing in my backyard that I've never seen before. I'd like to know what they are. Pictures and specifics inside.
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posted by MadamM at 5:05 PM PST - 14 comments
Lots of
people seem to think that the biggest conflicts of the 21st century will be over water. So, putting on the futurist glasses for a moment, in the next two decades, say, where will those battles be fought - who will be on either side - and how will they play out?
posted by gottabefunky at 5:04 PM PST - 27 comments
I'm thinking of moving from seattle, going out east. My initial thoughts are of Burlington Vermont, but my company also has a branch in Buffalo New York. Can anyone give me an idea of what the cities are like/have to offer? I also work as an EMT (any idea on the EMS services in those areas?) and will be going on to be an RN. So ideas on decent school options/length of residency?
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posted by andywolf at 4:38 PM PST - 19 comments
I'm confused - I want to plan for my retirement and have got as far as applications for a 401k and a Roth IRA; but then it all goes hideously wrong....
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posted by forallmankind at 4:22 PM PST - 19 comments
Famous Writing Habits? I come across sites dealing with a few here and there but there is no great collection I can find. Common examples: Hemingway's habit/belief of 500 words per day, Faulkner drinking whiskey whilst writing, Balzac drinking 10+ espressos a day, Thomas Wolfe's habit of writing standing up and his prolixity (so much so that Max Perkins had to substantially edit his work). Certain writers lived philosophies on first drafts/revisions, words/hours per day, etc etc.
I have no problem locating famous quotes, but I'm more interested in info about actual behaviors.
Hope that sounds right.
Thank You in advance.
posted by Gnostic Novelist at 1:46 PM PST - 28 comments
Would there be legal issues with possessing a time-lock safe in a vehicle? I have a 10" x 12" time lock safe for myself which I use to keep credit cards, goodies or anything else I need to dole out to myself in small amounts. I'm leaving on a trip to California and it seems this item may cause issues if I were to be pulled over for any reason. Anybody know the law concerning this? Should I just leave it at home?
posted by anonymous at 12:35 PM PST - 8 comments
A Guardian
story linked on this
thread contained the following, quite curious clause:
"That's Stelios as in Haji-Ioannou, although he now, alongside Delia and Jamie and Sven, belongs in that rare category - the surnameless celebrity." Naturally, I though "who the heck," and, of course, came to wonder: who are some American mega-stars who would pass completely unrecognized on London streets?
posted by MattD at 12:03 PM PST - 46 comments
I've seen some cameras up on street lamps and the top of traffic signals in Oakland, California, specifically around Telegraph and Grand. How do I find out what these are for and who is watching?
posted by trixare4kids at 10:36 AM PST - 10 comments
how can i motivate myself to do the things i dislike -- cleaning, organizing, laundry, budgeting, and so on? i avoid them all as much as possible and am sinking into a morass. (and i don't want to pay someone else to do it for me.)
posted by sdn at 10:34 AM PST - 23 comments
What is the most diplomatic way to get out of a lease agreement with future roommates I've never met?
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posted by scarylarry at 10:33 AM PST - 18 comments
I have a PC system that I can install an OS on, but it will always freeze up after boot from anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours. All components are new except the CD/DVD drives and the video card. Could the video card be the culprit? (much longer explanation inside).
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posted by ShooBoo at 9:32 AM PST - 16 comments
Are there any community blogs that track the best of YouTube?
posted by stbalbach at 7:13 AM PST - 8 comments
I have an iRiver h110. Some of my mp3s files behave normally in winamp and Windows Media 10, but are seemingly rejected by the H110 when I try to add them (error message from WMP is something like "may be wrong file type" but they're mp3s, which are supported). I thought that maybe it was corrupt tags and I tried rewriting them, but to no avail.
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posted by Mayor Curley at 6:38 AM PST - 6 comments
MusicFilter: There's
LOTS of bands playing at this year's
Pukkelpop that I've never heard of. There's no way I'll be able to see all of them. So, any recommendations?
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posted by Runkst at 6:04 AM PST - 22 comments
Thinking of moving to India for an extended period of time - has anyone here done this?
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posted by Mutant at 3:05 AM PST - 10 comments
My friend has moved into a flat, the building being probably 30 years old or so, and on top of the fairly old toilet cistern is a small electric fan unit. We simple cannot work out what it's meant for.
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posted by tomble at 12:15 AM PST - 9 comments
August 12
How long would it take a 'proactive' person to pick up a language if living and working in a foreign city?
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posted by TheOtherGuy at 9:49 PM PST - 20 comments
I am unable to play any videos on youtube. It tells me to download the latest Flash player, but when I do it just keeps repeating the same message. I have XP2 with IE7 beta, only using windows firewall, and security settings at default. Any ideas why?
posted by blue shadows at 9:46 PM PST - 10 comments
Is it legal to knowingly sell counterfeit handbags at a consignment shop? Is there a reasonable expectation of authenticity that the consumer has?
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posted by anjamu at 9:18 PM PST - 3 comments
C#. I have a static method in class Foo that needs to call a static method called Qux in class Bar. Problem is, there's a static method in Foo called Bar.
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posted by iconjack at 8:48 PM PST - 16 comments
What are some old-time fonts that have a single character (one key stroke) for a fancy "the" and "of"? I've tried googling but "the" and "of" are hard search words! Thanks.
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posted by largecorp at 8:37 PM PST - 19 comments
Why do I get the dry heaves when I get hungry? I used to never had a problem getting hungry...if I couldn't eat for a little while. In the last couple of years I have an almost instantaneous reaction when I get hungry. All of a sudden I go into the dry heaves. I have to desperately search for something to eat or eat a Tums. It's rather annoying, not to mention uncomfortable. Other than that I don't have any symptoms. Does anyone have experience with this. Ideas?
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posted by livinginmonrovia at 8:36 PM PST - 11 comments
I'm driving cross-country and I'm looking for an online guide as to what I need to see along the way.
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posted by bamassippi at 7:17 PM PST - 8 comments
I'm trying to set up a wireless network for my neighborhood, maybe 10 houses on my block (across the street and adjacent to us). Basic setup would be that I have the wired DSL internet connection and I share it over 802.11b/g. I've looked into omni-directional 2.4ghz antennas, but I'm not sure how sensitive it would need to be, nor do I know if the clients are going to need directional antennas. What's the best way to go about doing this?
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posted by benc at 6:21 PM PST - 10 comments
15 and must choose who to live with, depressed dad or neurotic mom. (LOTS of backstory, sorry)
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posted by alona at 5:27 PM PST - 48 comments
Help me, techies! I want to make a dvd recorded from tv into a wmp file.
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posted by Lucie at 4:57 PM PST - 3 comments
I’m not a runner, but I want to run a 5K once, for my 40th birthday, in 2 months. I need to train, but I don’t
like running, and want to do as little of it as possible.
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posted by Failure31 at 4:55 PM PST - 26 comments
Why was my system clock reset for the year 2075 when I got home today? I have it set daily and automatically to an atomic clock somewhere. Also, my Norton said I had "2 problems". more...
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posted by zorro astor at 4:54 PM PST - 3 comments
Occasionally, when standing up too quickly, or just for the helluvit my senses get overwhelmed with what I can only call brain static. What the hell, neurology?
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posted by TwelveTwo at 3:37 PM PST - 29 comments
what are some good essays, books, etc about the relationship of color to social and cultural trends?
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posted by yonation at 3:19 PM PST - 4 comments
i am buying a Canon EOS 30D. that much i do know. what i don't know is whether i should buy a kit that has one or two lenses included for slightly more, or just buy the body and buy my lens(es) separately. from what i gather the lenses that come with the kits are not very good quality. is this true? what lenses should i be looking at?
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posted by slowtree at 3:09 PM PST - 20 comments
Can anyone tell me what this Arabic inscription says (if it is Arabic) and what the insignia represents? Photograph and a little
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posted by fire&wings at 2:37 PM PST - 4 comments
I've thought about physical therapy as a potential profession. What should I know about the field, and what kind of path would I have to take when I have a degree in the arts and have been working a completely unrelated field?
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posted by delladlux at 2:34 PM PST - 6 comments
Cooking and shopping for one: What are some good resources? Google is helping some, but not giving me exactly what I want.
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posted by twiggy at 2:28 PM PST - 14 comments
Need High-Res image of one particular Dawes Roll page. I have a low-res image, but I can't read some of the words. Longish story within.
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posted by vanoakenfold at 12:45 PM PST - 6 comments
Techfilter: I've been asked by a local organization to set up a Pay Per Click directory as an extension to their website. Advice/recommendations?
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posted by Zinger at 12:36 PM PST - 2 comments
After spending a week and a half in Rio, I´m interested in taking Brazilian Portuguese classes in DC this fall, and wondering which of the area´s language classes would be best. Most of the area´s universities GW, SAIS at Johns Hopkins, etcetera) offer Brazilian Portuguese classes, as does the Brazilian American Cultural Institute. Any suggestions for the best (and affordable) courses? (I also am conversationally fluent in Spanish). (Also, ideas for locating native speakers to practice with in the area are also appreciated)
posted by jare2003 at 12:35 PM PST - 4 comments
Help me with the impossible vacation. I am in southern Iowa and have four days to share a meaningful vacation with my husband and two of our children, ages 11 and 13.
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posted by justlisa at 11:59 AM PST - 13 comments
In the late 70s or early 80s, I watched a movie, probably on network television, which was called something like, "The Last V8" or "The Last of the V8s". Help me find it!
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posted by tomierna at 11:52 AM PST - 7 comments
When a person immigrates from the UK to the US, does their credit history with UK banks come with them?
posted by thirteenkiller at 10:49 AM PST - 19 comments
Help with a TV show from the 50s/early 60s. I remember watching a show on Saturdays involving elephants and probably situated in Africa. The lead actor was named Andy somethin'. I realize this is a sparse description, but by any chance does anyone remember the name of the show (i think it was a series)...was definitely in the 50s or very early 1960s. Also, and separately, there was a show on involving the french foreign legion (was that a series too?)...any help with identifying (and locating?) these would be utterly fantastic!
posted by america4 at 10:09 AM PST - 5 comments
What is the opposite of
That is, if
a Korean word ends in a consonant, it's a
, but what
if it ends in a vowel? Is there a word for that?
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posted by bugbread at 10:06 AM PST - 13 comments
I'd like to be able to create a playlist in iTunes 6 (Mac, though it shouldn't matter) that picks randomly from the Library but doesn't repeat artists.
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posted by emelenjr at 9:57 AM PST - 3 comments
I have recently been turned on to bluegrass, and am especially in awe of banjo players. I play guitar and would love to add banjoesque picking techniques to my arsenal, and assume other players have already done so. Are there any guitarists who employ banjo picking patterns? Online instruction, tabs, &c.?
posted by signal at 9:36 AM PST - 10 comments
What are the paperwork requirements when traveling from the US to Mexico with minor children that are not my own?
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posted by jeffbarr at 8:57 AM PST - 5 comments
How do you break off ties with a long-time friend who is depressed, and who seems to feel you're the only person to lift her depression?
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posted by anonymous at 8:04 AM PST - 13 comments
I'm doing a talk at church on spiritual laws, and I'd like quotes from well known scholars and successful business people that are affirmative in nature.
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posted by raydexter at 5:18 AM PST - 5 comments
I have an XML feed which requires a username and password. I want to retrieve the contents every ten seconds or so (maybe thirty seconds at most) and store all the content that's retrieved. Is there a windows client out there that will do this? Or I just need to buckle down and code something....?
posted by humuhumu at 3:18 AM PST - 10 comments
A good friend recently told me about sexual abuse at the hands of a family friend. This man went on to later abuse her sister. She wants to find him (more inside)
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posted by alltomorrowsparties at 2:51 AM PST - 4 comments
I am trying to kick my internet porn habit, and need suggestions on how to resist my temptations.
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posted by ilikebike at 2:46 AM PST - 24 comments
I am doing research for a design project into the dangers of mountaineering however I have been unable to find worldwide statistics on the number of people who lose their lives in the mountains each year. Can anyone help with this? Also a breakdown of the causes of death would also be very helpful. Sorry for asking such a morbid question.
posted by knewstubb at 12:03 AM PST - 6 comments
August 11
What are some things that are taught as History in a college/higher learning setting (as a piece of, or as the whole) that aren't fully supported by facts (such as documents, carbon dating, etc)?
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posted by defenestration at 11:13 PM PST - 16 comments
I'm looking for my dad's long lost cousin... Danny Green, who lives in the metropolitan Toronto area. I've spent the last 8 years putting together an enormous extended family tree of my relatives/ancestors. I'm now chasing down the few loose ends that I can't find for the life of me. I've tried every resource I can think of and can't narrow it down...
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posted by hillelc at 10:54 PM PST - 5 comments
How should I pack my stuff to return home - during the current restrictions?
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posted by mattr at 8:48 PM PST - 9 comments
I have a bright, wonderful 19 year old daughter who is gradually becoming overweight. I love her dearly and think she's beautiful, but am concerned about future health, social and self-esteem issues if she continues gaining weight.
I have never been critical of her on this issue. Proper diet and exercise is an important part of my life and I've hoped that she would come to emulate me in this area, but that's not happening.
Any advice on how I might lovingly guide her to better diet and fitness habits without pressuring her, or having her resent me, or develop negative body image issues?
posted by capcuervo at 8:38 PM PST - 49 comments
I have yet to figure out why there is a paucity of female philosophers. Any definitive works on this topic?
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posted by raheel at 7:03 PM PST - 134 comments
I have a nephew who will be attending Harvard this fall. Any advice for one who was raised on a farm in a small farm town to ease transition.
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posted by goalyeehah at 5:45 PM PST - 35 comments
Domain filter - - > Help me find an international domain register that will sell me my last name for cheap and not some rate for a large business.
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posted by Knigel at 4:11 PM PST - 11 comments
Why don't terrorists use strong encryption? [more inside]
posted by Sirius at 4:00 PM PST - 25 comments
BBQFilter - I'm looking for a really excellent baked beans recipe, preferably from scratch.
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posted by crunchyk9 at 3:50 PM PST - 6 comments
Is switching blog services just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, or can it get me more readers?
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posted by sjuhawk31 at 2:47 PM PST - 17 comments
Songs about the end times: tell me about songs whose lyrics give a sense, either overt or oblique, of the world ending, civilization collapsing, etc.
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posted by nelleish at 2:27 PM PST - 100 comments
Need to find price lists for computer services or tasks. This is proving tough to find via Google. More specifically, I am NOT looking for prices for products, such as software or hardware products, e.g., Windows XP or a Mac computer (for which I can find millions of price lists). Computer services would comprise, for example, help desk, software programming of any kind, network configuring, network administering, database tweaking, etc.
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posted by Kellyu at 2:10 PM PST - 9 comments
I don't speak Spanish (trying to learn)and I have gotten hooked on a few telenovelas such as Rebelde. Does anyone know of a source-either English or Spanish-that would give a synopsis of these shows? I just gotta find out what's going on!
posted by konolia at 2:08 PM PST - 5 comments
I want to stock my 4th/5th grade classroom with materials that students can study, manipulate and experiment with on their own.
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posted by argybarg at 1:55 PM PST - 9 comments
A couple of years ago I ran across a series of mugshots of a girl in New York(?)
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posted by ptm at 1:01 PM PST - 12 comments
simple question... which has faster SOFTWARE rendering capabilities, allegro or sdl.... or if you know of something faster than the 2, do tell
posted by xteraco at 12:33 PM PST - 5 comments
Guascas (aka Tridax parviflora aka Galinsoga parviflora) in the Washington D.C. area?
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posted by omidius at 12:05 PM PST - 1 comments
Ok. Got a little puppy. Doing the crate training thing.
We understand that a schedule is important for a puppy. So we are using a schedule like this
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posted by dios at 11:56 AM PST - 26 comments
I seem to remember an American TV medical drama in which one of the subplots concerned a patient who had died... but didn't realize he was dead. His ghost wandered around seeking treatment and couldn't understand why nobody paid attention to him. The show may have been "ER" but I'm not sure. Any one else remember this?
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 11:22 AM PST - 8 comments
How would one handle extortion/blackmail by a college "tutor" hired to do homework? My friend hired a guy from Craigslist to do her online course assignments -- Now he is threatening to email her teacher and spill the beans, unless she pays him an unreasonable sum.
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posted by TreeHugger at 11:16 AM PST - 96 comments
A trust fund baby messed up and doesn't have any money and/or access to family that took care of them. So now they are working at an average 20something wage. What common lifeskills do they need to learn to take care of themselves?
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posted by the giant pill at 11:13 AM PST - 25 comments
Mother of all nutrition questions: Trying to do the smaller-meals-more-frequently thing but I'm stuck in a cube and I also need to EAT for 3+ hour bike rides.
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posted by neilkod at 10:32 AM PST - 8 comments
"I want to come with you to Redmond and learn the ways of the Registry. I want to be Teh Haxorz, like my father before me."
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posted by EatTheWeak at 10:23 AM PST - 15 comments
I want something that has a few gigs of flash memory and video output to watch video on my TV. Any suggestions?
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posted by fcain at 10:15 AM PST - 10 comments
Is there a way to get Windows XP to always assign the same drive letter to a particular removable device?
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posted by king walnut at 10:05 AM PST - 4 comments
Can you recommend any French-language websites? Specifically, what's the nearest thing to a French Metafilter?
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posted by beniamino at 9:47 AM PST - 7 comments
Hi I'm looking for examples of blog / discussion forum controversies with company responses -- threads which were in danger of becoming PR disasters and how a company came in and by responding directly quelled the concerns or at least gained respect... tall order?
posted by kiwi.es at 9:44 AM PST - 8 comments
So my writing is in a book-filter. I found out a couple of months ago that a piece of writing I did for a fairly popular website was republished in its humor collection.
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posted by sugarfish at 9:20 AM PST - 12 comments
Me: fifth year of graduate school, the midwest. Her: third year of graduate school, west coast. Us: now entering our
seventh year of dating and
fifth consecutive year not living in the same city. Help!
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posted by anonymous at 9:15 AM PST - 12 comments
Whenever I'm actively browsing the web, I like to keep a tab open to my Gmail account. But I don't particularly want my Google searches to be linked to the Gmail account. Is there any way to prevent this?
posted by box at 9:01 AM PST - 15 comments
I need some 1980's themed food/drink ideas for a 1980s themed pot luck before a 1980s party.
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posted by biffa at 7:53 AM PST - 46 comments
What is a good way for a grassroots organization to build a mailing list of media contacts?
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posted by jbickers at 7:42 AM PST - 6 comments
Inspired by
this question. I have one of my own. When is it ok to "liberate" a dog from a situation that may or may not be harmful to the animal? Specific example from my neighbourhood inside.
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posted by yellowbinder at 7:05 AM PST - 33 comments
I have been spending a lot of evenings with my boyfriend's grandmother who is almost 80 and speaks only Farsi. Any tips on hanging out with people in a language-challenged situation?
posted by tingting at 5:57 AM PST - 14 comments
Why are my Indonesian bottled water and donut labeled "halal" when there don't seem to be any questionably non-halal/haram processes or ingredients involved in the making of either product?
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posted by mdonley at 4:48 AM PST - 15 comments
Can anyone help me in finding a dirt cheap and creative way to find studio space for an artist?
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posted by bristolcat at 4:45 AM PST - 5 comments
Parlez-Vous Français? I need a french to english translation. I love
this short film and find it fun to watch but I think it would be even funnier for me if I knew what was going on.
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posted by tellurian at 4:31 AM PST - 8 comments
Does anyone know who wrote "Working at the Car Wash"? No who sang it or who produced the song.
posted by zackdog at 12:38 AM PST - 8 comments
August 10
I'm looking for the title of a movie where the setting is this:
A group of researchers (military?) are in a blizzard or snow storm in what I recall is Alaska or the arctic.
One of them is killing the others, and it turns out to be some sort of Alien or parasite. ...
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posted by iamabot at 10:44 PM PST - 13 comments
How should I go about implementing a (potentially sparse) mutable 2d array of NSObjects in Objective-C, using any frameworks that are part of the OSX Tiger world?
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posted by ChrisR at 10:00 PM PST - 4 comments
I need more examples of "interesting" calculus (or other mathy) trivia like this one factoid I mention in here...
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posted by evinrude at 9:56 PM PST - 21 comments
What is the best way to schedule a trip with an extended layover? A friend is traveleing from the East Coast to New Zealand, and would like to stop over and see me (in San Francisco) for a few days. Most internet travel sites I have checked only offer single destination flights. Would she incur extra costs scheduling 2 separate flights? Would they be more than going through a travel agent?
posted by sophist at 8:40 PM PST - 7 comments
Appropriate sample size: How many records do I have to check to achieve a given level of confidence in a hypothesis?
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posted by Ritchie at 8:25 PM PST - 12 comments
I'm looking for a simple plug-in/extension for Firefox that will allow me to highlight a URL's address on a webpage (simple text that isn't hyperlinked), then right-click and load that page on a new tab. Does this exist?
posted by zardoz at 8:21 PM PST - 11 comments
Exceptions or return values, and why?
posted by knave at 8:13 PM PST - 20 comments
I've had a lifelong heart issue that's really never been a problem, but I find myself as I head towards my 30s growing more and more concerned with it and it's come to cause daily anxieties over imminent and horrible death, etc. Sometimes the anxiety is mild and sometimes it is of the stomach-churning, dark visions variety. I see a cardiologist on a regular basis and get good reports and generally feel as though I am in good hands, but I still cannot stop this mounting anxiety and fear of calamity and it's starting to hinder my ability to enjoy life. I am wondering if anyone has similar experiences and perhaps tips on how to combat this kind of anxiety. I do suffer from anxiety in general - who doesn't? - but I feel that this issue has become a focal point.
posted by anonymous at 8:13 PM PST - 12 comments
Myself and my girl are taking a trip from Seattle to Vancouver later this month. Help me find a proper hash bar.
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posted by anonymous at 8:13 PM PST - 6 comments
TherapyFilter: How does one get out of work to see a therapist, how do you find one, and how can you overcome being closed?
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posted by anonymous at 7:22 PM PST - 20 comments
I've been having this error crop up for some time now and the address is usually 0x00000000, but today it popped up with a new number. What is causing this? It happens to many applications (was happening with firefox occaisionally, too). The whole text of it follows:
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posted by IronLizard at 6:51 PM PST - 18 comments
Home Theater Question: So I want to set up a digital projector on the wall of my apartment and I have one remaining question: XGA or SVGA?
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posted by slapshot57 at 6:49 PM PST - 11 comments
What's fact and fiction behind claims for CDs that induce brainwave entrainment through binaural beats?
posted by hdfische at 5:58 PM PST - 18 comments
I bought the suit ostensibly for a wedding but, frankly, I liked the idea of posessing a suit again not having owned one for at least ten years. I enjoyed wearing it. I felt good in it and was told I looked good in it, and that was nice. Having spent so much money on an item of clothing which also made me feel good, I'd like to wear it more often. But the question is to where? I'm rarely invited to weddings. Occassionaly I attend church. Once or twice a year I attend an awards dinner. What else can I do socially to give me more opportunities to wear my suit? This is a man posting, just to clarify.
posted by TheManticore at 5:54 PM PST - 28 comments
Guitar Filter -> I just helped my 15 year old brother buy his first electric guitar... how does he use it?
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posted by bob bisquick at 5:04 PM PST - 8 comments
Hi! I will be travelling to BC for one week in early September (3rd-10th) and will be driving from Vancouver to Kelowna and back (leaving Sunday, coming back Wednesday). Can anyone recommend any places of interest to stop at along the way? A place for a bite to eat, or an interesting store/museum/attraction etc... Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance!
posted by Anizev at 4:51 PM PST - 5 comments
Can anyone suggest a decent smallish day bag to lug around while visiting a big city? We'll base ourselves at the hotel and would just need one to lug around for the day--something big enough for a couple guide books, maybe a light jacket, etc. Something that is relatively inexpensive, comfortable, and okay for both a man and woman to carry around would be ideal.
posted by printchick at 4:39 PM PST - 12 comments
When my website (http://www.shalom-bayit.com/index.php) is displayed in IE, the sidebar is broken. It appears below the document no matter what width I set. However in Firefox it displays like it should. I am thinking it has to do with the doctype declaration. This problem only existed when I added php code into the page and renamed it to a php file, thus having to change the doctype to transitional. Why does IE interpret transitional pages different than Firefox? Any ideas on why this happens, and what can be done to correct it?
posted by torpark at 4:36 PM PST - 26 comments
Looking for some tips on how to extend a wireless network in a rural area. Computer savvy but getting lost in the technicalities of repeaters and access points and tin cans.
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posted by Smegoid at 4:10 PM PST - 9 comments
I need some euphemisms for a bald head. After 'chrome dome' and 'cue ball' I'm coming empty. Know any good ones?
posted by DandyRandy at 4:02 PM PST - 31 comments
Imagine, if you will, that you are driving down the road at at least 60km/h or more. There is a fly sitting on your dashboard. Suddenly the fly lifts off... what happens next?
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posted by Effigy2000 at 3:33 PM PST - 24 comments
My dad wants me to modify the
Tank Man photo on photoshop to apply to some local activism he's involved with. He's just informed me he wants to put it on a T-shirt. Could we get sued?
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posted by granted at 3:25 PM PST - 29 comments
My Windows Explorer in Win 2000 will open a web site but when it is loaded, the site immediately refreshes. This repeats again and again in every page and makes it impossible to use the web. This just began to happen today. I’ve run a virus and adware check and nothing shows. Any ideas on what to do about this?
posted by partner at 3:17 PM PST - 6 comments
I have had a couple (2 exactly) of episodes of tingling/ pins and needles feeling in my hands and feet (lasting 1-2 hrs) . And 1-7 times a day it feels like someone is sticking a hot needle in my foot (either one, very rarely in my hands), this lasts for around 30 seconds. The pain is very breath taking. I have also experienced some numbness on one occasion. I went to a physician's assistant since my doc was booked .....
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posted by TheLibrarian at 2:47 PM PST - 14 comments
My CD-RW drive will not firmly attach to my Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop. If I push it with my thumbs, it will make a connection, but as soon as I remove firm pressure, it loses its connection.
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posted by UKnowForKids at 2:43 PM PST - 3 comments
I was wondering if there are any non-Indo-European languages which would sound like gibberish, albeit English-like gibberish, to a native English speaker.
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posted by Frankieist at 2:40 PM PST - 34 comments
I am flying from Atlanta to Rome with a connection in NYC, however in NYC I have to change airports. There is a 3 hour layover time. So my concern is how do I get from Laguardia to JFK the quickest and cheapest way? Or more specifically how much would I expect to pay for this cab ride(probably the quickest)?
posted by meeshelle39 at 2:33 PM PST - 10 comments
How do I change my first name on a booked airline ticket with Northwest?
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posted by cior at 2:19 PM PST - 14 comments
Where can I find music inspired by Hanuman or Ganesha for a yoga class that will be fairly vigorous?
posted by Mr. Gunn at 11:00 AM PST - 2 comments
Museum-quality mounting query: Can anybody suggest a supplier for mounts (the black "platforms") like [link to Pier 1]
this or [link to Novica]
this? Thanks for your time.
posted by azul at 10:54 AM PST - 3 comments
Is there some easy way to set up a network between two Macs (OS 10.3) in close proximity but using different Internet connections? One has wireless (and Bluetooth), but the other doesn't.
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posted by wavejumper at 10:53 AM PST - 6 comments
SAP-filter, can anyone help me understand SAP Transaction Types? I've got raw values, what do they mean?
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posted by beowulf573 at 10:22 AM PST - 1 comments
Is brain pressure a normal symptom during the months of recovery after a head injury?
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posted by bleary at 10:12 AM PST - 16 comments
DevelopmentFilter: What's a good (free) site that offers C# programming lessons/courses. There are plenty of sites that offer tutorials, but I want something with structure that will guide me step-by-step from a novice to a skilled C# programmer.
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posted by deeman at 10:10 AM PST - 3 comments
Hello, I need an Access macro to run every Friday evening, automatically...can anyone help do this easily?
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posted by strangelove at 10:04 AM PST - 8 comments
Where are the best places to buy moderately priced (and new) furniture in New York besides Ikea?
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posted by huskerdont at 9:46 AM PST - 9 comments
Home Improvement Filter: I'm trying to decide on a new floorcovering and I need creative ideas for wall paint as well.
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posted by mezzanayne at 9:42 AM PST - 4 comments
My girlfriend and I are driving from Lawrence, Kansas to Madison, Wisconsin soon, and on the way back, we want to find some fossils.
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posted by interrobang at 9:25 AM PST - 12 comments
I'm fairly new to the area and looking for good places to see the Perseid meteor shower this weekend near Seattle. I have a car, so having to drive to the location is fine. Any recommendations?
posted by jengineer at 9:22 AM PST - 7 comments
I've been perusing the leaked AOL
database, and it's kind of disturbing how many users are searching for child porn. Does anyone have this DB in mysql and can run some numbers on what percentage of users are doing these searches? What about searches for plain vanilla porn... how common is that?
posted by chef_boyardee at 9:13 AM PST - 10 comments
I've decided to make a film on MiniDV. I'd like it to look and sound decent.
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posted by jimmy at 8:28 AM PST - 29 comments
How do you air out an air conditioner? My housemate left his on all yesterday evening during our barbecue--not a problem if it wasn't positioned right over the grill. Now whenever he runs it the entire room smells of grill smoke, even though the smell has long since gone from outside. We've run it overnight with the door to his deck open to try to circulate air through it, but the smell is as strong as ever. Do we need to take it apart? Spray it with Febreze? What do you suggest?
posted by schroedinger at 8:22 AM PST - 6 comments
Just got Verizon DSL. A simple question: Is it just me, or is their web-based mail client incredibly, weirdly pokey? It seems to take forever to open up my mostly empty in-box.
posted by desuetude at 8:22 AM PST - 9 comments
Tokyo or Kyoto shopping filter: On a mission for boxwood combs. Do people have any suggestions on where to purchase traditional, handmade combs in Kyoto or Tokyo? I have some names and addresses however, the information maybe way dated.
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posted by jadepearl at 8:12 AM PST - 3 comments
AutoFilter: What are my options for replacing my driver's side mirror on a 1999 Dodge Durango?
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posted by jxpx777 at 7:19 AM PST - 3 comments
Should I stick with my last July G4 iBook, buy a MacBook or an iMac or wait for untold delights?
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posted by dance at 7:01 AM PST - 12 comments
Will a bottle of champagne pop its cork if put in one's checked luggage during air travel?
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posted by Morrigan at 7:00 AM PST - 11 comments
Please school us about premarital counseling. What kinds of issues do people discuss? What is the difference between secular and religious counseling?
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posted by Alison at 7:00 AM PST - 10 comments
Am I the next Harry Potter or does this mysterious rash have a point?
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posted by 10ch at 6:55 AM PST - 7 comments
So, my friend and I just... uh...
liberated a puppy from an abusive owner. I've decided to keep it. Help me pick a name!
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posted by BuddhaInABucket at 5:01 AM PST - 70 comments
I'm flying tonight from Boston to Pittsburgh with a one month old baby. I know not to bring any liquids in my carry-on luggage with me, per the news today. Will they let me bring the car seat on with me, or will I have to check it? What else should I expect, in terms of flying with a newborn?
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posted by anastasiav at 4:44 AM PST - 25 comments
Can anyone suggest a good, free, online image hosting service? PhotoIsland is gone, PhotoBucket is shit and freely goes into my files and deletes images (like nude photographs of my girlfriend that did not show any nipple or genitalia and a cartoon I drew of us screwing -a cartoon!-) and their server is either really slow or just 'locks' half the time, so loading images for a post on my blog is a huge chore.
I'm looking for a fast, realiable service that will not censor my PG-13 content.
I understand that these are free services and I shouldn't bitch, but they need to understand that they wouldn't have advertisers without users like me.
HELP!
posted by squidfartz at 3:40 AM PST - 25 comments
AdviceFilter: I am thinking about starting a new business, but am concerned about maintaining a good work/life balance...
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posted by mooders at 1:06 AM PST - 5 comments
I'm living in a Chinese university dorm. I was running Web traffic through an SSH tunnel, and about 10 minutes into reading about China's Internet censorship (which naturally includes lots of blocked terms as examples, like "falun gong" and "Tibet"), the service staff in this building knocked on my door.
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posted by jbb7 at 12:54 AM PST - 17 comments
August 9
I am 32 and I recently decided that I would like to become a veterinarian. As I am getting on in the "picking a career" years I have a few questions. I only have a B.A. in Psych to start with. Would it make sense to go to school to become a vet technician or vet technologist first? I'm a little lost on how to get started with the whole thing.
posted by josher71 at 9:24 PM PST - 16 comments
Is there anything like the technology at
TopGolf in the Chicago area? They basically have a tracker inside your golf driving range ball so you can score points while you are driving or chipping. Is there anyone else besides this company who has something similar?
posted by JakeWalker at 9:24 PM PST - 0 comments
How can I awaken Craiglist Calgary? I’ve been using Craigslist Vancouver for barters and job listings while I’ve been here, but now I’m off to Calgary, Alberta. The ’list moves slooow out there – too slow to be practical at all. Any ideas how to rally more users to the site?
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posted by Milkman Dan at 8:49 PM PST - 3 comments
Honolulu to Haleiwa tomorrow morning. Any ground transportation options (for one person) other than the $75 cab ride?
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posted by judith at 8:37 PM PST - 5 comments
Six months ago, my 50-year-old mother had a serious stroke, and the nursing home that she's in now considers her recovered enough to move on to an assisted living or daily home health care situation. I'm trying to help my 75-year-old grandparents figure out what to do.
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posted by cilantro at 7:15 PM PST - 6 comments
I need ideas for an alternate history novel that I am thinking of writing. What changes history more, ideas or actions?
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posted by ND¢ at 7:14 PM PST - 39 comments
Help identify a very strange truck seen in Queens, NY. Scanners, cameras and GPS Oh My!
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posted by Skorgu at 6:13 PM PST - 9 comments
Attn: New York Accountants!
What is the minimum annual tax that a one person LLC (Limited Liability Corporation) must pay in New York?
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posted by HarryS at 6:04 PM PST - 2 comments
My boyfriend wants to experiment with designing menswear - both casual and formal (he's had experience sewing wedding dresses). Looking for:
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posted by ao4047 at 5:17 PM PST - 2 comments
Can my teacher wife get back pay from her school district or restitution from her university?
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posted by snsranch at 4:36 PM PST - 11 comments
I was going to get a few copies of John A. Brogan's 'Clear Technical Writing' (out of print) for teaching a class at work, but want to ask you all whether there's a better, more recent tech writing primer you can recommend...thanks.
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posted by nj_subgenius at 4:23 PM PST - 2 comments
I'm in foraging mode lately. I know fig leaves are edible, but how do I make them palatable?
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posted by maryh at 4:22 PM PST - 2 comments
I'm in my early 20's and I've wanted a motorcycle (the street bike kind) for a very long time. Now that I can afford one i'm being pressured every which way not to get one because of how"dangerous" they are. My question is just how dangerous are they?
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posted by pwally at 4:15 PM PST - 53 comments
A chipmunk with two broken legs is living in our garage. It drags itself in and out under the door. Should I intervene or let nature take its course?
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posted by Gull City at 4:04 PM PST - 25 comments
My eyes! My eye-related allergy symptoms have gotten completely out of control. What are your best tips and tricks for treating itchy, inflamed, crusty and/or red eyes?
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posted by aebaxter at 3:36 PM PST - 20 comments
Linux/pico question: How come when I am on Telnet and run pico, it doesn't clear the screen?
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posted by zek at 3:34 PM PST - 14 comments
Is there a way to see (for free) the driving record information that car insurance companies use when setting their premiums?
posted by rootcause at 2:45 PM PST - 7 comments
I need to replace the wireless router I bought for my Dad a couple of years ago (which has died) and was looking for some recommendations. Signal strength/range is a major issue due to the fact the house has some pretty thick walls and is fairly large.
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posted by drill_here_fore_seismics at 2:15 PM PST - 7 comments
I spend an increasingly large amount of time in FTP client. Is there any way to set up a simple FTP sync script on OS X? I want to edit a file on my machine, hit save and it gets automatically uploaded to the relevant place on my FTP server(s).
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posted by tommorris at 2:07 PM PST - 12 comments
Every year, my K-12 school hosts a fundraiser for technology where we come up with wish lists and patrons give us stuff based on them. What should we ask for this year?
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posted by jmd82 at 1:56 PM PST - 7 comments
Who can identify this early 90s hip hop track from my fuzzy memories of a sample in it? (More inside)
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posted by Mocata at 1:52 PM PST - 2 comments
I'm looking to volunteer for a non-profit that focuses on reducing poverty through smart, bottom-up solutions - e.g., microfinance or economic policy reform would be attractive. Any recommendations? Bonus points if I can get involved locally here in Los Angeles.
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posted by lbergstr at 1:23 PM PST - 6 comments
Can someone help me find an article that defends american football NOT baseball as the thinking man's game?
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posted by indiebass at 1:22 PM PST - 14 comments
Help me think of phrases that come exclusively from game play. Some examples would be: "Ollie ollie oxen free" and "ready or not here I come" and "ring a round a rosy".
posted by typewriter at 12:36 PM PST - 60 comments
What software should I use/purchase to protect my privacy on the internet?
(I'm sure this question has been asked before, but in my archive searches I couldn't find an answer in plain English that I could follow. Feel free to send me the link to any previous discussion on this!)
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posted by serazin at 12:19 PM PST - 15 comments
How can I rent two cheap offices in Boston or Cambridge? I'm on a budget, and am willing to be creative.
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posted by josh at 11:56 AM PST - 12 comments
Lengthy questions regarding administering a small-office network, including a Cisco PIX Firewall and Cisco Catalyst switch.
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posted by trharlan at 11:33 AM PST - 16 comments
So I have this new Dell computer and I need to know what the hell I should do with it. (Much more inside.)
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posted by sperose at 11:09 AM PST - 15 comments
What are some practical measures for minimizing bedbug exposure during domestic (US) hotel stays?
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posted by macinchik at 11:02 AM PST - 14 comments
I work at a small non-profit book publisher, and I need to build a database for our website.
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posted by mekanic at 10:53 AM PST - 23 comments
Help me get my small business more organized! Need small business management software recommendations, hacks.
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posted by eileen at 10:39 AM PST - 1 comments
I have a friend who is stockpiling Klonopin for his next suicide overdose/gesture. He currently has 180 2mg tablets of Klonopin. Is that enough to kill a 350 lb man?
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posted by RussHy at 10:27 AM PST - 32 comments
I'm leaving on a long road trip and my muffler is loose and rattling, because a friend installed a trailer hitch and had to remove one of the brackets. I've wired it together, but the wire came loose, and I am trying to figure out a fast and easy way to hold this in place for the trip so the rattling doesn't drive me insane.
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posted by mecran01 at 10:22 AM PST - 12 comments
What should I start first: personal or couples counselling? Or does it matter?
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posted by Zozo at 9:54 AM PST - 14 comments
I need to interview someone for a Senior software developer position - what would you look for and what would you avoid? What the hell do I ask them?
posted by oh pollo! at 9:32 AM PST - 17 comments
Can bedbugs survive an airplane flight if they hitch a ride in your (checked) luggage?
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posted by np312 at 9:19 AM PST - 8 comments
As a massive dork & media consumer, I have a Slingbox at home, as well as a PSP.
This video alleges to show the PSP being used as a receiver for the Slingbox. I'm sure it doesn't work WELL, particularly, and I'm sure it wasn't easy to set up, but does anyone have any idea how I would go about doing such a thing?
posted by jonson at 9:09 AM PST - 2 comments
Twice in my life I have seen someone wearing a cap with something like
this. Can't find a match in any major or minor league historical logo. Closest thing is the 1914 Cubs logo, except the Cubs logo faced right and had a little more detail -- the one I'm looking for is a very simple white sillhouette on a navy or black cap. Bonus points if you can tell me where to get one of those hats. Triple bonus points if it turns out to be the South Pole cricket team.
posted by sonofslim at 8:50 AM PST - 13 comments
Does anyone know where I can find a video of Rep. Cynthia McKinney singing P!nk's "Dear Mr. President" during her concession speech last night?
posted by awesomebrad at 8:36 AM PST - 4 comments
Yesterday, I interviewed with a headhunting/creative talent agency. Should I sign up with them formally?
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posted by aladfar at 7:53 AM PST - 10 comments
I am looking for any online task list/calendar that meets the following criteria: 1)sync with Palm/using WinXP; 2)supports categories; 3)supports recurrence; 4)(preferably) has some way to be integrated into my Wordpress website. (Robust goal management would be a plus). I have tried Yahoo, but it does not support recurrent tasks and I find the auto-add of Y! Messenger contacts to be intrusive and annoying.
posted by polexxia at 6:48 AM PST - 9 comments
Is there a way to get my printer to work with my Mac when there are only Windows drivers available?
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posted by echo0720 at 6:42 AM PST - 16 comments
I would like to find a printing manufacturer in Korea or China who manufactures Silk laminated business cards and postcards. Presently I wholesale 4 color printing to printers and would like to add this service. I know they have distribution in the U.S. and I would like to find the source. Any ideas?
posted by aisleofview at 6:24 AM PST - 0 comments
Sweat-a-filter: Dry cleaning isn't working! How can I permanently remove body odor from dry-clean-only clothes?
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posted by anonymous at 6:20 AM PST - 10 comments
Recently I broke up with my girl of 10 years....my best friend. I'm entierly shattered and heartbroken. I wanted her to be the mother of my children when the time came, and now she's gone. Is there anyway to make this work?
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posted by anonymous at 6:19 AM PST - 71 comments
Internet connection problem.
My Internet connection only seems to work for a few minutes after dialling up my isp. The connection appears to be active but no programs will connect (firefox, Azureus etc.) Strangely if I manage to load up azures or betfair poker within the first few minutes then they will stay connected even after firefox has stopped working. This seems to have just happened out of the blue.
Any Ideas?
I use windows firewall and have an 8mbs broadband connection.
posted by Cookie Monster at 6:04 AM PST - 6 comments
I have an old car with no radio and would like to start listening to books on CD and music on the way to work. The car is on its way out, so I don't want to install a CD player if I can avoid it. What are some other convenient, inexpensive options to would allow me to listen without being dangerous.
posted by GernBlandston at 4:57 AM PST - 14 comments
OK I am arriving in LAX (and the US) for the first time *ever* on a Sunday morning next month. Once I pick up my rental car I am headed out to the Howard Johnson at Anaheim. This would not be so stressful if it weren't the first time that I will drive a car with the steering wheel on the other side (I am from Australia, we drive on the left here). What tips can anyone give me on a) how to successfully navigate from LAX to Anaheim, and b) driving on the "other" side of the road? Thanks heaps :-)
posted by humpy at 4:41 AM PST - 25 comments
CSS Filter: Skew-whiff border/Strange misalignment in Internet Explorer. Please help! I'll be your best friend..
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posted by jwhittlestone at 4:10 AM PST - 9 comments
My boss has an iPAQ with windows CE on it. She says it used to have a small icon indicating the remaining battery life on the home screen. It no longer has this display. Any ideas on how to get it back?
posted by By The Grace of God at 4:00 AM PST - 3 comments
Please help me find the name of a clothing label that is prominent in the film "City of God"
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posted by tnai at 3:13 AM PST - 4 comments
Does anyone know where I can find a list of all (or even many) of the plays that are currently in the public domain? One-acts, full-length, whatever...so long as they're free to produce.
posted by youcancallmeal at 1:31 AM PST - 4 comments
Do you know where I can find this "California/New York/Other" t-shirt? Possibly a Paul Frank design?
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posted by zharptitsa at 1:18 AM PST - 7 comments
There's a funny short film or ad or viral video from a few years back that takes place in an office. It's in a board room or meeting...
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posted by wsg at 1:04 AM PST - 5 comments
Just hooked up new dual tuner Tivo and love it. One problem, though. On the digital channels (100 and up), I'm not getting the audio. I've double checked all connections, read the manual cover to cover, and checked the faq. Still no help. Suggestions?
posted by donmayo at 12:55 AM PST - 7 comments
August 8
How do you figure out a real estate buyer profile? We've purchased a home and will be doing some updates. We don't know how high end to go.
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posted by acoutu at 9:53 PM PST - 12 comments
Cryptofilter: My daughter is at summer camp and I can snail mail her or I can send email that will be printed out and delivered. The email is fast but readable by whoever prints/delivers the paper etc. Looking for a cipher that would be easy to learn and use...
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posted by kaytrem at 9:42 PM PST - 21 comments
Where can I find Musa and Natalie's last dance from So You Think You Can Dance?
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posted by ykjay at 8:54 PM PST - 6 comments
Help me identify a book. This book was so creepy that I'd classify it as horror. The protagonist was a scientist who invented a way to make people beautiful by applying layers of artificial skin to people's faces. The tale took place in modern-day California and, of course, was a statement on society's quest for perfection (but still a ripping good story).
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posted by TorontoSandy at 8:08 PM PST - 7 comments
CSS filter: I would like to place an image in the lower right corner of a div, with text flowing around it. Warning, 17kb, 300x300 image inside.
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posted by adipocere at 6:42 PM PST - 27 comments
I have a couple of very specific questions about our upcoming travel to Nice, France.
1. Does the Monoprix located on Avenue Jean Medecin sell groceries? And if so, would it be likely that we can find space in the nearby car park at about 6 pm on a Saturday? (We're coming directly from the States to a rural gite and will need to buy provisions for at least Sunday breakfast.)
2. Does the Monoprix at Place Garibaldi sell groceries and, if it does, is it possible to park nearby? (Both of these stores figure on our planned route out of the city. However, maps only show car parks near the one on Jean Medecin.)
3. Does traffic on Avenue Thiers, where the train station is located, run in both directions or just one way? It's not totally clear from all the maps I have consulted. If it is only one way and to the east, we'll have to greatly revise our itinerary out of town.
Thanks muchly.
posted by NinaLee at 6:27 PM PST - 7 comments
What else should I put on my salad?
These days, I've often been making a salad that consists of mesclun greens, ripped up red plums, and chunks of fresh mozzarella. It's very delicious but I'd like to add some ingredients. What would go good on top of this/amongst this? My imagination is failing me.
posted by Aghast. at 6:12 PM PST - 43 comments
I just adopted a puppy who looks like a Dobeagle or Beagleman - a doberman beagle mixture. She has the body of a beagle with the exact coloring of a doberman. She is so calm and sweet.
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posted by croxpow at 5:56 PM PST - 24 comments
Troubleshooting: Help my sister's new laptop connect to the network. (Or rather, it's connected. Help her get to the WWW.)
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posted by kingjoeshmoe at 4:30 PM PST - 9 comments
I've been browsing through ebay and overstock but I think I'd rather browse offline rather than online. Is there a good place to buy inexpensive art (less than $100) in Chicago area? I enjoy modern and pop art.
posted by rsol44 at 4:25 PM PST - 3 comments
I read a short story that was included as part of a compilation of horror/suspense stories about 10 years ago. I totally forgot the name of the story and really want to read it again.
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posted by suitcase at 4:20 PM PST - 3 comments
What's the simplest to-do list software that will nest items as many levels deep as I wish?
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posted by kersplunk at 4:13 PM PST - 9 comments
Do they not kick in if your call starts before 9pm? I am a new Cingular subscriber (yeah, I know, the rollover minutes seduced me), and I was shocked to see a 58 minute call logged to my daytime minutes. The call had begun at 8:53 and I assumed that logically at 9:00 my nighttime minutes would kick in. Naturally, this is not the case and I ate up 1/7th of my total monthly anytime minutes on this one call. Do other wireless carriers keep you on daytime minutes for calls that begin before 9 and extend on past 9?
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posted by Hammerikaner at 3:55 PM PST - 19 comments
Firefox crashes whenever I want to download/save file, or open Extensions or Options dialog box.
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posted by forwebsites at 3:30 PM PST - 6 comments
I've been looking for a reproduction of a specifc woodcut of a dancing bear playing the violin for a long time (years and years) and I've almost given up hope - can anyone help me find it?
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posted by OverlappingElvis at 3:16 PM PST - 5 comments
I'd like to offer videos on my site, as well as via a video podcast. I'd like to use Google video to host and share the file -- am I right in thinking that I will still have to have a version on my own server for the podcast?
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posted by o2b at 3:15 PM PST - 1 comments
We'd like to play pub quiz at
Edinburgh Castle Pub in San Francisco, but we need to know how many people are on a team so we can plan properly. Does anyone know whow many players they allow on a team? Thanks.
posted by djacobs at 3:05 PM PST - 9 comments
I'm looking for real-life examples of coaches, business people, athletes or teams who experienced great success when they went back to the basics/fundamentals.
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posted by rinkjustice at 2:59 PM PST - 14 comments
i need a carpenter and electrician to do a very small job in a condo (lakeview/boys town ish) in Chicago. everyone i've asked says they don't know anyone who will take so small a job. [described inside]
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posted by crush-onastick at 2:55 PM PST - 6 comments
Are Force Fin-brand "
slim fins" just as good for recreational SCUBA diving and snorkeling as the standard "
original/dive" model? I like all the adjustable options of the slim fin, but I am wondering why every vendor - not just the examples on Amazon - show the more customizeably and sturdier looking slim fin as being $10-$20 less expensive than the original/dive model.
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posted by luriete at 2:26 PM PST - 1 comments
Who plays the girl that gets in the car on the video of David Hasselhoff's cover of Jump In My Car.
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posted by insomnus at 2:24 PM PST - 5 comments
I just had (non-DSL, non-cable) internet access installed in my apartment through a local provider that has a T3 installed in my building. After install, I was getting 6MB/sec downloads, but the installer claimed I should be getting up to 35MB/sec, but my consumer-grade Linksys DSL router was unable to process that amount of throughput. 1. True? 2. Recommend a better router?
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posted by robbie01 at 2:14 PM PST - 13 comments
iPod/iTunes Filter: Is there a quick way to mark a large number of audio files (spoken word) as "Skip from Shuffle" in iTunes?
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posted by pettins at 2:11 PM PST - 14 comments
Are blacks in the southern states of America more self reliant than blacks in the northern states and California ?
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posted by babyguru at 2:08 PM PST - 32 comments
Security Clearance/Foreign Service-filter: I'm thinking of a career in the Foreign Service when I get out of college (T-minus 4 years), which I am just now entering. While metafilter has had
questions about this before, but my situation is am bit different (so I'm hoping the Foreign Service mefites from those threads can chime in). The most important distinction is that I'm looking to be a
Security Engineering Officer, or in some other sort of engineering related role (which falls under "Management" I believe) not a diplomat. Much more after the jump...
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posted by phrontist at 1:57 PM PST - 12 comments
Between Finance and Information Systems, which would be the more productive, proactive, desired, and usable degree?
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posted by blueplasticfish at 1:49 PM PST - 7 comments
Bachelorette Party Filter: All the events for the day and evening are planned, but I've been put in charge of games, stupid hats, embarrassing tasks, etc.
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posted by rmless at 12:30 PM PST - 12 comments
I'm looking for examples for odd festivals, parades, and events that fall outside the norm of the usual holiday and gov't sanctioned events, but that happen on a regular basis, primarily annually. One example is the May Day parade in Minneapolis.
posted by strangeleftydoublethink at 11:11 AM PST - 66 comments
Can anyone reccomend evening or weekend Desktop Publishing Training in the Bay Area (bonus for weekend in San Francisco), general courses would be preferred, but specfic would be good too, e.g. InDesign, Quark, etc.
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posted by clarkie666 at 11:05 AM PST - 4 comments
Help me stay sane and maybe have some fun while living in Chicago with my 81-year-old grandmother and a 10pm curfew.
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posted by fuzzbean at 10:45 AM PST - 33 comments
Does anyone know where to find or buy the software WriterTools for the Alphasmart 3000 or enable a word count feature?
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posted by zymurgy at 10:23 AM PST - 1 comments
LanguageFilter: Cypriot. Cairene. Dubliner. These are beautiful, and I'd like more. Name some favourite or exotic words denoting city of origin or residence. And what is the word for this type of word?
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posted by poweredbybeard at 10:17 AM PST - 76 comments
TaxFilter: i just bought a sandwich and a bottled drink at the deli, and they rang up the sales tax on the total. isn't the drink considered a grocery? i thought they could only charge tax on food they prepare.
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posted by cgs at 9:55 AM PST - 9 comments
DentalFilter! My bridge fell out while I was eating a donut this morning. Help me find a good periodontist or dentist in the WDC/MD area!
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posted by parmanparman at 9:42 AM PST - 4 comments
A while back I stumbled across an "open source" band, an umbrella name that allowed anyone to perform as that band, but I cannot for the life of me remember it. I think it was primarily an experimental noise act, but at this point I can't be sure. Please, Metafilter, help me find it!
posted by botono9 at 8:40 AM PST - 5 comments
Well over a week ago, I took some friends out to brunch and paid with my debit card. The charge still has not been debited from my bank account. Is there a limit to how long the restaurant has to deduct the funds?
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posted by catfood at 8:34 AM PST - 10 comments
At 43 I just got glasses. They are very odd. How do people live with these? Please help. Lots
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posted by Minglet at 8:08 AM PST - 63 comments
I'm working on a book of puzzles and need help coming up with interesting images to use. [mi]
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posted by papercake at 7:58 AM PST - 6 comments
Starbucks has a line of bottled frappuccino drinks sold in grocery stores, they also make light frappucinos inside Starbucks locations, but do they bottle and sell light frappuccinos?
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posted by skrike at 7:54 AM PST - 5 comments
A treasured white T-shirt (with logo) has gone from bright white to dull blue thanks to an errant blue T-shirt...
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posted by badlydubbedboy at 7:25 AM PST - 6 comments
MeFi has given names to volleyball teams, fantasy sports teams, and bands. Can it come through yet again?
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posted by jtfowl0 at 7:11 AM PST - 28 comments
Besides
Fight Club, in which films (comedy, drama, television, or whatever) does a character physically (not metaphorically) beat up himself/herself?
posted by glibhamdreck at 7:08 AM PST - 46 comments
It's very clear in Microsoft Excel how to calculate formulas using external references, but what isn't clear is how, in several worksheets, to have the same data in certain columns. How do I do this?
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posted by arimathea at 7:05 AM PST - 9 comments
Why do many German speakers pronounce the v sound in English as a w?
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posted by ob at 6:29 AM PST - 25 comments
Is there a free Windows utility that will synchronize local directories with a remote one by (S)FTP?
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posted by skryche at 5:08 AM PST - 10 comments
Is a saline sinus rinse a good way to clean all the excess coke out of your sinuses after a hard night of partying?
posted by isopropyl at 3:24 AM PST - 17 comments
My girlfriend is Korean, and has been living in the US since 2000. Her English is fairly good, but she still makes a few grammatical errors on a regular basis, especially when writing. Can anyone recommend a good, and probably more importantly interesting to read, book on English grammar she could use to get better?
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posted by Sangermaine at 3:19 AM PST - 16 comments
I am wondering if there is a web-site/business that offers affordable poster printing in small quantaties.
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posted by cheero at 3:18 AM PST - 6 comments
I am putting together a slide show of some photos of our recent holiday to Europe and would like to add some theme music to appropriate photos. Is there a site that has free/open source no-cost music that might be suitable to add to a slide show? The format of tracks is not that important (mp3 is fine) but I would prefer a site that had tracks sorted by type/genre eg. Italian, or holiday, etc.
posted by vac2003 at 1:50 AM PST - 3 comments
Personal recommendations for a vet in London? Somewhere near Islington, ideally.
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posted by Leon at 1:40 AM PST - 1 comments
Name this book or short story: A girl locks herself in her room with a bucket for piss and a bucket to shit. She meditates herself into the desert from the packaging of a box of Camel cigarettes. Any of this information may be false, I'm working off a description I vaguely remember from ten years ago.
posted by elr at 1:29 AM PST - 7 comments
Any jockeys or prizefighters in the house? I've read repeatedly that Diet Coke and other diet soft drinks have both sodium - which makes the body retain water - as well as caffeine - which acts as a mild diuretic. Which effect is greater? Will drinking a diet soda cause a net gain or loss in your weight a few hours later?
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posted by web-goddess at 12:39 AM PST - 13 comments
August 7
I've just sold any item on ebay… The money is in my paypal acount... Am I now immune to fraud?
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posted by schwa at 11:52 PM PST - 24 comments
A person I've been chatting with online for about 1.5 years has just updated his Yahoo! profile saying that he's going to kill himself in about a week...
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posted by anonymous at 9:42 PM PST - 27 comments
Crime(?) Filter - My father has accused my boyfriend of stealing. Ugh. Horrible situation. What to do?
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posted by anonymous at 9:42 PM PST - 16 comments
My Windows 2003 PC with a Matrox Parhelia randomly hard-locks when I'm running any 3D application. Does anyone know what might be the cause?
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posted by krisjohn at 9:08 PM PST - 9 comments
I need to update my Brazilian music collection. What recent albums (last two years) by Brazilian artists should I buy?
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posted by fdhidalgo at 8:53 PM PST - 14 comments
Learning my way around WordPress. How do I fetch the slug text, sans domain, in WordPress/PHP?
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posted by cortex at 8:26 PM PST - 5 comments
A way to embed a journal feed on a site (and allow commenting) without using Perl/CGI/Java/ASP/PHP?
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posted by richter_x at 7:14 PM PST - 5 comments
Weekend-tripping to Toronto August 18-20 with a thirteen year old, looking for live music and other advice...
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posted by ersatzkat at 6:26 PM PST - 6 comments
I'm writing a puzzle for an online game, and trying to think of songs in which the lyrics include words being spelled out...
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posted by rifflesby at 5:59 PM PST - 83 comments
A potential employer wants to conduct a phone interview. What's the best place to be when the call comes in?
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posted by pricklypear at 3:55 PM PST - 26 comments
I need authoritative sources on the history of and traditions involving pizzelle.
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posted by Airhen at 3:44 PM PST - 6 comments
How do I find out if a small, volunteer-run freenet is allowing one or more of its email accounts to send out spam (as compared to, say, being Joe-jobbed)?
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posted by Tuwa at 3:11 PM PST - 12 comments
My wife is afraid of spiders. We just moved to Portland, Oregon, where the spider population seems to be higher than that even of slackers. I would like to not have to go on spider patrol every night, and I'd like my toddler daughter to not grow up with an irrational fear as well. Is there a way to cure her fear of spiders?
posted by sholdens12 at 3:09 PM PST - 29 comments
There isn't a connection between the ear and mouth that water can possibly flow through...is there?
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posted by j_gd00 at 2:38 PM PST - 25 comments
I am trying to setup mod_rewrite on a custom site so that it will use mod_rewrite to make things a little cleaner. Gallery is embedded into my site so I can use my own user database.
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posted by dyno04 at 2:23 PM PST - 6 comments
My name is Georges. On the ground lies a golf ball. In my hands, a driver. I know nothing about golf. Help me develop habits to hit the ball perfectly every time I step up to it.
posted by Mach3avelli at 2:13 PM PST - 16 comments
MS OutlookFilter: How do I "lock in" the formatting of an Outlook Contacts public folder throughout our company intranet?
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posted by I_Love_Bananas at 2:05 PM PST - 5 comments
How likely was it that I had a long term systemic infection? What can I do to make sure it doesn't return?
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posted by Kickstart70 at 1:48 PM PST - 10 comments
Lawn alternatives! Has anyone here tried replacing their high-maintenance grass lawn with an alternative lawn? I've read about some of the no-mow lawn grass types, and I understand other people simply let the moss and clover grow. Have you seen a lawn like this? How did you like it?
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posted by agropyron at 1:37 PM PST - 28 comments
30 Year Old Port: What's the best way to get 30-year old port shipped to an Atlanta hotel before early September? Suggestions for what port to send are also welcome.
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posted by ooga_booga at 1:18 PM PST - 10 comments
Falcom JDK Sound Team, JDK Band, JDK Dulk-Factory, JDK Electric Orchestra... What on earth does JDK stand for?
posted by davidriley at 1:16 PM PST - 5 comments
What's the best way to find the closest address out of multiple addresses given a website that doesn't do the mileage/time calculations for you?
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posted by mrkohrea at 12:10 PM PST - 2 comments
[SantaBarbaraFilter]I can't find rental housing in Santa Barbara. What's the trick?
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posted by k8t at 12:01 PM PST - 11 comments
Memory Foam Mattress Toppers - assuming the density, thickness and size are all the same is there any difference from brand to brand? Also, I've heard they can trap heat. Do they get uncomfortably warm, or are there other things I should think about before purchasing?
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posted by willnot at 11:50 AM PST - 11 comments
How do I run Mobile phone games (Java jar files) on my Windows XP machine?
I doubleclick a file - say 2fast2furious.jar and it says that it failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute...any ideas? I have got Java installed on my machine.
posted by mooreeasyvibe at 11:40 AM PST - 5 comments
What Billpay services will immediately deduct the amount of checks you send from your account?
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posted by gte910h at 11:34 AM PST - 13 comments
Mistakenly gave my son a sipppy cup with water that had been sitting out for a few weeks. Should I be worried?
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posted by Badmichelle at 11:14 AM PST - 11 comments
Many years ago I saw a serialized German language television play with english subtitles on the life of Moliere. What was it called, and can I purchase a copy of it anywhere?
posted by Raybun at 10:54 AM PST - 2 comments
I'd like to self-publish some really short stories similar to the ones on my site. I like this
paper trick and am wondering if anyone knows of any others. My printer does double sided so it would be neat to exploit that, but it's not mandatory. Got any links? Also, I don't want to limit to one-page tricks so any suggestions for self-publishing that
aren't full-on books (like Lulu or
NMK) are appreciated.
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posted by dobbs at 10:30 AM PST - 3 comments
Case of the Mondays Filter: if you're stuck in a corporate job, but aspire to a creative job, how do you make your time in the cubicle count?
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posted by milkdropcoronet at 10:24 AM PST - 4 comments
Is there a relatively easy way (on a Mac or PC) to strip the audio from a DVD for the purposes of creating an MP3 file (or files) that can be listened to on my iPod?
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posted by ryanhealy at 9:59 AM PST - 3 comments
I'd like a showy plant for my desk at work. Something that really turns heads, and is like no other plant in the office.
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posted by antimony at 9:09 AM PST - 29 comments
A friend (and my IT guy at work) is a beekeeper and is making mead. He's gotten me out of alot of jams with my laptop when i was on the road and I'd like to return the favor by making him labels for his mead.
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posted by beccaj at 9:08 AM PST - 11 comments
anyone know a space for rent in SF (east bay is acceptable) where I can throw a party?
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posted by alkupe at 9:01 AM PST - 3 comments
Has anyone attended weddings where there has been an 'open toast' in addition to (or instead of) a regular speech/toast? If so, could you tell me what you thought of it, whether you would recommend that format, and how it was initiated?
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posted by darsh at 8:42 AM PST - 17 comments
ResumeFilter: As a new college graduate how much of my collegiate career should I place on my resume?
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posted by ASM at 8:17 AM PST - 21 comments
Recently I've been stricken with a definite yen to read novels involving swashbuckling and pirates, but then I realized I didn't know of any! (Except maybe for
The Princess Bride.) I would very much love to read a fun, adventurous swashbuckling novel much in the same tack as the
Monkey Island games and the
Pirates of the Caribbean movies, something that promises to be a thrilling, guilty pleasure. Any recommendations?
posted by Lush at 8:06 AM PST - 36 comments
I'm having crazy issues with my Debian DNS server, and I don't know how to troubleshoot them. Why would I not even see the DNS requests coming in?
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posted by pornucopia at 8:02 AM PST - 2 comments
Very stupid question. Can I use Curl to download every image in a directory? (some idiot, knowing we needed 100+ images, put them in some web gallery rather than on an FTP server and I'm stuck on a Mac here) How?
posted by Grod at 7:58 AM PST - 9 comments
Using Bloglines... Where did some of my saved articles go?
For posts that I checked "Keep New" for some of the feeds the posts still show up while for other feeds they do not. However, the number saved still shows in gray parenthesis next to the feed name just as before. Is this a Bloglines issue or an issue with the originating site?
posted by unsigned at 7:57 AM PST - 8 comments
I remember a comical short story by Isaac Asimov that partly involved 'wizards' who were actually misunderstood scientists. Can anybody recall what the story is called? Amazon and Google Book Search have been no help.
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posted by sindark at 7:39 AM PST - 9 comments
Doing laundry sucks. Doing laundry in an apartment, with two elderly machines that are always either broken or in use sucks more. Anyone have any laundry hacks?
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posted by electric_counterpoint at 7:36 AM PST - 21 comments
Where can I buy men's bell bottoms? I am not interested in boot cut or flared jeans. Hopefully the source will be new so that I can buy from them from now on.
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posted by lukeomalley at 6:45 AM PST - 2 comments
How does one go about loosening the apron string that is slowly suffocating me and extinguishing my last burning torch for freedom? (In NormalSpeak: Help me deal with overprotective parents!)
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posted by liquorice at 6:06 AM PST - 33 comments
Looking for gay podcasts, specially the erotic kind and audio porn, preferably free. The more explicit (read fetishes) , the better. Any recommendations? Thanks!
posted by anonymous at 5:53 AM PST - 2 comments
My old electric hot water service has sprung a leak, and I'm researching replacement options. Is there anything greener
and more cost-effective available to this Australian than off-peak electric?
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posted by flabdablet at 5:21 AM PST - 11 comments
Birthday gift filter: My sister has an interest in India and Bollywood, what gifts could I find her online for her birthday in just under two weeks?
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posted by Atreides at 5:07 AM PST - 18 comments
Does there exist an Origami form that is an envelope suitable for a letter-sized piece of paper?
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posted by ostranenie at 4:52 AM PST - 2 comments
how do i get my video card to display the picture on the tv and the laptop monitor at the same time?
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posted by leemajors at 3:47 AM PST - 7 comments
UKSharesFilter: Some of my relatives have had a small selection of the shares in an inherited portfolio disappear over time from their online tracker, so my question is what has happened to the following stocks: CHB.L; GAA.L; MFBUEUGI.L and MFBUTRU.L, and should they have received any notification, documents or even cheques, (and what can be done about finding out more)?
(I should clarify that they still have the certificates and haven't sold, traded or otherwise physically disposed of them, it's the listing themselves that now come up as 'No Such Symbol' on the internet listing of the portfolio).
posted by timpollard at 12:30 AM PST - 5 comments
August 6
Where can I find a good print-design professional on the web- who'll do a small job?
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posted by carterk at 9:30 PM PST - 9 comments
Are there *any* parts of the body that can be safely tanned without really having to worry about skin cancer?
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posted by BruceL at 9:25 PM PST - 12 comments
Hacking Blackboard: Can I make a Blogger weblog appear as the "Announcements" section of a Blackboard web site?
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posted by LarryC at 7:19 PM PST - 12 comments
TrafficTicketFilter: I was cited for CVC 21651(A)(1) in Aliso Viejo, CA. Please help me determine if I can beat this ticket.
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posted by zzztimbo at 5:51 PM PST - 17 comments
I recently purchased a new neck for my banjo and am now filled with anxiety about installing it - that's major surgery! I'm especially confused about the truss rod.
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posted by smartyboots at 5:40 PM PST - 5 comments
Trying to find reliable sources for two famous quotes attributed to Webster Thayer, the judge who presided over Sacco and Vanzetti's trial.
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posted by stammer at 12:12 PM PST - 3 comments
Is there a way to transfer tv shows downloaded from iTunes from my pc to my tv via Tivo desktop?
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posted by saucy at 12:05 PM PST - 4 comments
The 1.8" LCD on my Canon S70 camera cracked. Anyone have experience (price, time, quality) getting a similarly sized digital camera LCD screen replaced?
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posted by davebug at 11:42 AM PST - 2 comments
I live in Boston and have tickets for Gnarls Barkley and Throwing Muses/50 Foot Wave on the same night. GB are at Avalon and TM/50FW are at the Middle East. I think this might be doable with a good plan. HELP me AskMefi. You're my only hope! (lots more detail in the full post)
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posted by abbyladybug at 10:31 AM PST - 15 comments
What does the term christist or christism mean? I'm beginning to see it often and assume it's meant to be different from Christianity or Christian but I don't understand how or why it is different.
posted by NorthCoastCafe at 10:14 AM PST - 11 comments
Please don't let me lose all of my phone numbers, datebook, project filing, etc... (You need not be treo-conversant to answer this, but it might help a little.)
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posted by Ash3000 at 9:32 AM PST - 7 comments
Why is craigslist failing me in my apartment search (ideal: looking in mountain view, 2BR, under $1400)? And where can I find such a place? also interested in Portero Hill in SF...
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posted by zonem at 8:58 AM PST - 16 comments
In Detroit for six weeks... what should I do? I'll be working for downtown, at the HSBC building, and probably staying downtown as well. I'm a young single guy who enjoys partying and cultural stuff. I'm looking for: Detroit eats, Detroit outs, Windsor suggestions. I figure I'll catch some MLB leading Tigers games, blackjack at casinos. I won't have a car, but I think taxis will be easy to get.
posted by sandmanwv at 8:33 AM PST - 19 comments
I have a very small bladder which typically gets me up 2-3 times a night, which can be quite annoying. I've noticed that on the nights I try to "resist the urge" and just hold it, I usually have extremely bizarre and often very upsetting dreams/nightmares. Could there be a connection? Has anyone else ever experienced something similar?
posted by anonymous at 8:07 AM PST - 15 comments
Help me find a destination for a last-minute, week-long cycling vacation in the western United States or Canada.
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posted by killdevil at 7:33 AM PST - 8 comments
What's the best digital keyboard for $500? What about for $1k? I'm not a hard-core musician, but I enjoy sitting down at a piano and just screwing around. I took some lesions when I was a kid. I'd like to be able to hook it up to a computer and use it with training software, as well as for composition, but I'm assuming that's a pretty standard feature these days.
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posted by Paris Hilton at 6:23 AM PST - 10 comments
When I play DVDs on my laptop, there is no sound accompanying the picture. The sound card is working fine and I can play music etc. without any problem. It is only with DVDs that this problem seems to exist. I have upgraded my DVD software (PowerDVD) but to no avail.
Any suggestions what could be happening here?
posted by sk381 at 3:46 AM PST - 8 comments
A while ago, there was a web site called
Yoga without tree hugging, which offered flash online classes and a bunch of information about Yoga in a framework that was rather accessible to a scientific minded person. It has since been closed down due to the mysterious explanation that is at the site.
Is there anything similar out there? I kinda liked the site, but I'm highly allergic to Prana, Chakras and mystical bullshit.
posted by themel at 3:37 AM PST - 6 comments
When I'm using a browser I keep getting a message that pops up to say: "Error connecting to MDDB server to get next informer URI:http:// etc. etc /nextSyncInformer?maxHops=3£maxDate=2006-08-06T" and stuff I don't want to type on here because it might give my identity away or something. What does it mean and how can I stop it?
posted by terrymiles at 3:05 AM PST - 4 comments
BoozeFilter: The flavor of
cola drinks, like Coke, is "a mixture, or fantasia, of vanilla, cinnamon, and citrus flavorings". Knowing this, what three kinds of alcohol would you combine if you wanted to make a mixed drink that tasted as much like cola as possible?
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posted by moss at 2:34 AM PST - 16 comments
August 5
My new landlord company is trying to get me to pay for carpet cleaning when my lease clearly states that it is included in the "Restoration Fee". Can they do this?
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posted by amicamentis at 11:48 PM PST - 16 comments
So I'm about to head to
Michfest for the first time!! Got any last-minute advice about things I've got to check out or do?
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posted by lorimer at 10:35 PM PST - 8 comments
Has anyone got experience of using MindManager to produce web sites?
posted by HJB123 at 10:00 PM PST - 4 comments
Hate the nasty coffee at school. There aren't any places to get better coffee on my trip to/from school(public transit). Does anybody have ideas on a way to do decent coffee portably?
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posted by Orb2069 at 7:35 PM PST - 19 comments
Dog names: My family just got two new puppies. They're both female and five months old, and both are rat terrier/ Jack Russell mixes. Anyone have some good names for little girl dogs?
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