http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/Hurry Questions tagged with 'Hurry' at Ask MetaFilter. Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:36:16 -0800 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:36:16 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/86803/I%2DCan%2DHaas%2DFast%2DRipened%2DAvocado Fastest way to ripen an avocado? I'm making Cobb Salad for lunch tomorrow for my inlaws. The only avocados I could find at the store were rock hard. I've got roughly 20hrs to get them to an edible consistency.<br> <br> Googling around, I saw some theories on nuking them in the microwave for 30secs, brown paper bags, tops of refrigerators, apples, bananas, burying in flour (?!).<br> <br> Help me Mefites. <strong>What's tried and true? </strong><br> <br> <small>Oh, and if it makes a difference - I have them sitting on a windowsill, in a ziplock with some apples and very well ripened bananas. I figured it's better than nothing...</small> tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.86803 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:36:16 -0800 avocados fast hurry ripen tricks triedandtrue dancinglamb http://ask.metafilter.com/40559/Tutorials%2Dto%2Dlearn%2Dhow%2Dto%2Dmake%2Dwebsites%2Din%2Dflash%2Din%2Da%2Dhurry%2Dso%2DI%2Dcan%2Dimpress%2Dmy%2Dbosses%2Dand%2Dturn%2Dthis%2Dinternship%2Dinto%2Da%2Dreal%2Djob Best <strong>free</strong> online tutorials (video or still) for learning Flash 8 in a hurry? At my internship I was asked to build a website in Flash 8. The site is fully designed as photoshop mockups and written descriptions. I am a Flash novice. The insist on Flash. I said "sure" because I learn fast, but I need examples to learn from. I'm quite good with html, css, and dhtml/ajax type things, but I've never worked with flash. So where do I start? Oh, and if anyone knows a way to keep the "back" button functionality, it'll make me feel less dirty about making a website in Flash. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.40559 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:13:35 -0800 Arrrgh Flash Hurry Learning Tutorial Grod