What's a good, small and basic UPS for just backing up up my T-mobile VOIP/wifi router device and possibly a cable modem? [more inside]
posted by mccarty.tim on Sep 16, 2009 - 8 answers

When you need to call the police, but it isn't an emergency, what phone number do you call? 911? (U.S.) [more inside]
posted by TSGlenn on Aug 23, 2009 - 56 answers

I live in an apartment complex. If I dial 911 on my cell phone and cannot speak to the telephone operator (if, for example, I'm choking/having a heart attack/etc), what rescue-related events are likely to ensue? [more inside]
posted by rinogo on May 29, 2009 - 25 answers

Quick question. Can you dial 911 in Russia? If not, what is the emergency number ? Is it a police/fire/or ambulance response ? Or do you just call an individual police number. Any info, please let me know.
posted by clawtros on May 8, 2009 - 4 answers

I would like to disable the Enhanced 911 feature of my cell phone that broadcasts my position continually via GPS tracking. As my phone doesn't allow me to turn this feature off through the settings, how can I modify the circuit to bypass the GPS transmitter?
posted by moooshy on Dec 21, 2007 - 13 answers

If I dial 911 from my cell phone, does it connect me with emergency services in the area I'm physically calling from, or in the area code of my phone number? [more inside]
posted by Amy Phillips on Oct 6, 2006 - 15 answers

How far can attorneys go in appealing to a jury's emotions? Is there any restriction, formal or informal, on the use of such tactics? What precedent is there for their excessive use? [more inside]
posted by Embryo on Apr 12, 2006 - 26 answers

Is there any truth to the 9/11 conspiracy theories? [more inside]
posted by petsounds on Mar 18, 2006 - 80 answers

Witness tampering, the Moussaoui case and disbarment. [more inside]
posted by matteo on Mar 15, 2006 - 7 answers

Recurring Dreamfilter: I am standing in a tall building - sometimes a hotel with friends or family, sometimes an office building with work colleagues. There is a noise - a shake - and suddenly the building starts to collapse. [more inside]
posted by Neale on Feb 12, 2006 - 17 answers

Was what we were told about Flight 93 a myth? [more inside]
posted by brokekid on Feb 2, 2006 - 32 answers

Why does the US not have a general non-emergency police contact number? [more inside]
posted by attercoppe on Apr 11, 2005 - 19 answers

Where were you on 9/11? How did you find out what was happening and what do you remember about that day? [more inside]
posted by caddis on Sep 11, 2004 - 65 answers

Warning: F911 question.

The kids in the classroom during My Pet Goat were reading the book out loud in this shouting, choppy cadence with no regard to content or inflection etc. At the end of each sentence, the teacher would give them sort of drill instruction; I think one of which was something like 'Now we're going to read the next sentence without any mistakes'. Cue kids barking words in sequence. Is this some sort of new teaching method?
posted by pieoverdone on Jul 13, 2004 - 5 answers

Does anyone know the music used on the credits for Fahrenheit 9/11? It sounds like Godspeed You! Black Emperor but I don't think it is. The credits themselves say music by Jeff Gibbs, but I’ve not had any luck with that. Help please!
posted by ed\26h on Jul 11, 2004 - 8 answers