I am looking for google street view links to neighbourhoods or streets that have nice front porches as design inspiration for an upcoming renovation.
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posted by davey_darling
on Apr 20, 2013 -
9 answers
For 6 weeks, due to a broken septic tank, we have been unable to put any water at all down our drains. This has involved driving to the gas station/grocery store/town park/etc every time we had to go to the bathroom. It has meant keeping buckets in all of our sinks for tooth brushing/dish washing/etc that we have to empty in our driveway whenever they fill up. It has meant either showering at the pool or, if in a rush, stopping up the drain in the bath tub and showering before work and then bucketing out the water when returning home. It has basically been like living in a 250k tent with climate control and real beds.
On Monday (purportedly) it will finally be fixed. We want to have a big, water-usage themed party (sorry, environment) to celebrate this miraculous victory. Please help with suggestions.
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posted by corn_bread
on Apr 16, 2013 -
20 answers
So I finally want to get a name / logo / site for my little side business(es). I do (German-English) translation, localisation and copywriting on the one hand, and I sew colourful accessories on the other. Unfortunately I can't even get past the "what do I call this thing?" hurdle. Can I even have just one name?
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posted by ClarissaWAM
on Apr 2, 2013 -
13 answers
I have a puzzle box...a little box with a puzzle you must solve in order to open it. The opening inside is a cylinder about 2.5" in diameter by 3" in length, so, big enough for a standard plastic gift card if you bend it a little. I want to give a gift that is more interesting than a gift card, so I need your ideas!
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posted by blnkfrnk
on Mar 29, 2013 -
4 answers
Manpulationfilter: how do I subtly get other people (or myself) to 'come up' with or believe in ideas? In other words how does one perform Christopher Nolan style inception IRL?
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posted by dinosaurprincess
on Mar 9, 2013 -
23 answers
I still remember vividly the moment that I
got the idea of entropy in information theory; I spent weeks seeing the world in those terms, and playing out the implications (as I understood them). Likewise Nietzschean "eternal recurrence" -- not just as a hypothesis about things repeating on a cosmic scale, but to see if the world and history can be taken as a choice, as something we can affirm. What are your favorite deep, rich, meaningful concepts to think with? (They don't need to be scientifically accurate, necessarily, or something you personally believe -- just things that offer the pleasure of understanding, for you.) Links to explanatory resources, or explanations in the comments welcome, or just names and starting points.
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posted by the brave tetra-pak
on Mar 4, 2013 -
32 answers
Recently in a social situation I was asked my thoughts on a budgeting item and I gave it along with a solution that I had given thought to and was planning on presenting to the budget chair. (We work in different departments but run things past each other on occasion). One of the people at the gathering was a woman with political ambitions for our small town. A few days later she wrote a letter to the editor that gave my exact idea. What would you do? On the plus side it was very well received, OTH it was mine. I realize I should have said nothing and it was my mistake. I figure people that were there would know it wasn't hers and hopefully someone will point that out. Can I address it or should I leave it?
posted by lasamana
on Jan 28, 2013 -
12 answers
I have a big important concert that I'm playing coming up sort of soon. I'm not even sure what to ask... but here goes.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 8, 2013 -
15 answers
I have a few old glass bottles which I've cleaned, de-labeled, and given airtight cork tops. They're attractive bottles, about 750ml each with narrow tops, and I'd like a practical way to show them off ideally in the kitchen. I already used one to infuse olive oil and other to hold my dried dried beans rather than leaving them tied up in the pantry. What else can do with them?
posted by The Whelk
on Dec 5, 2012 -
28 answers
[Chappy Chanukkah party]: Lots of latkes. Now I need help with music and games.
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posted by anya32
on Nov 28, 2012 -
9 answers
Friends (couple and their gorgeous 2-year-old) are moving from the UK to LA (via NYC for a month or two). Do you have any fabulous gift ideas? I don't want to get them a physical thing to lug around so maybe a pre-paid something, or an experience - something I could buy online and give them a printout tomorrow would be perfect. Thanks!
posted by Carravanquelo
on Oct 29, 2012 -
14 answers
What are some unique examples of projects or organizations that are helping grow and improve your local art or music scene?
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posted by stokast
on Oct 26, 2012 -
10 answers
CHALLENGE TIME! You are lent some expensive, professional grade video equipment for 18 hours and told that you may use it as you see fit in the time you have. Assuming little to no preparation beforehand, what do you do and/or film with it? Ideally you'd like the owner (or anyone else who sees your work) to be mildly impressed, knowing that you have no actual solo film making experience whatsoever.
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posted by Seiten Taisei
on Oct 17, 2012 -
14 answers
My boyfriend is a very spiritual devotee of Krishna (via ISKCON). Before we were dating he lived in an Ashram for a while, and has been involved with the temple since he was in early high school. I'm happily Jewish, and not personally disposed toward that sort of devotion, and I think sometimes my inability to understand comes off as skeptical or disapproving.
His birthday is coming up in about a week, and I'd like to get him something, or do something for him that will demonstrate a commitment to his spirituality - or at least something that shows I'm trying. I'd love your suggestions. More details beyond the fold.
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posted by howgenerica
on Sep 27, 2012 -
12 answers
So this was me
commenting a bit ago about how some views toward health care actually damage the lives of real people.
And now I need advice, because the situation has grown so far out of my control and I think I’ll go out of my mind with worry.
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posted by bilabial
on Sep 26, 2012 -
52 answers
I need quick, healthy dinner options for a family of three (some restrictions apply).
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posted by po822000
on Sep 24, 2012 -
27 answers
Help me name my new service! I'm opening a consulting service specialised in improving listings for bed&breakfast websites like airbnb, home away from home, 9flats etc... and I'm struggling to chose a name. Tell me what you think?
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posted by PardonMyFrench
on Aug 28, 2012 -
19 answers
Two single girls driving up to Toronto from Indianapolis for a 4 day weekend.. what should we do and other questions!
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posted by xicana63
on Aug 25, 2012 -
20 answers
Please help me figure out cute outfits when wearing athletic running shoes all day in the summer. I have to wear these for my severe flat/ pronating feet and cannot wear sandals in the summer but still want to look cute and sporty. I am a healthy middle aged woman who travels a lot, walks a lot, lives in a small town and generally has a casual lifestyle. (I would not wear them out to dinner--don't worry) just errands, housework,yard work,family bbqs)
I don't need help figuring out my fall and winter outfits because sturdy cute boots are my lifesaver but since in summer I cannot wear sandals I need help with cute sneaker outfits.
Please don't suggest Converse or other "fashion" sneakers because they are not sufficient. (i tried!).
thanks so much for your help!
posted by seekingsimplicity
on Jul 25, 2012 -
31 answers
One of my best friends is moving to Chicago at the end of September, got any gift ideas?
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posted by GuppieXX
on Jul 20, 2012 -
7 answers
I'm having the train removed from my wedding dress-- what can I do with the leftover material as a keepsake?
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posted by EmilyClimbs
on Jul 5, 2012 -
17 answers
I thought it might be fun to race around like giddy kids with my wife for her birthday. she loves Formula one and has expressed an interest in racing go-karts. We both can drive but do not own a car as we live in brooklyn and have no need.
Any ideas on where to race go-karts near nyc?
(I found this place: gpny.com, and it seems to fit the bill..but are there other options?)
Anyone else had any similar experiences trying to find place to race?
Extravagant test-drive a real car on a track option?
f1 model kit?
(thank you as always)
-birthday panic!!
posted by 5lbauthority
on Jul 2, 2012 -
8 answers
Grad Night Party question. 95 high school grads, on our way to the first of two secret venues. We have an hour to kill at a nearby school. We have ice cream, cupcakes, cookies. It will be dark. What do you suggest to make it more fun? This is a no drinking, no drugs, kids on buses, with chaperones event. We have a few 100$ to spend. Oh, it's this Tuesday.
Thoughts?
posted by jennstra
on Jun 6, 2012 -
15 answers
Writers I like: Johan Huizenga, A. S. Neill, Christopher Alexander, Philippe Gaulier, James Paul Gee. Thoughts I'm interested in: the systemic formation of culture; how we interact with and are shaped by said systems; how those systems emerge as part of a "playful" procedure; how play is often used as a release from cultural standards. Who else will I like? What ideas will fascinate me further?
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posted by Rory Marinich
on May 10, 2012 -
9 answers
Teacher Appreciation Lunch. What goes with submarine sandwiches, potato chips, and pasta salad?
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posted by Fairchild
on May 2, 2012 -
23 answers
I'm struggling with heath issues that make it hard to eat. I can only seem to keep a few things down. I need ideas of food that fit these specifics and super simple directions on how to make them as I'm awful at cooking and don't have the energy to do it.
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posted by kanata
on Apr 28, 2012 -
36 answers
How do makers, hackers, and artists go about creating prototypes when they don't know where to start?
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posted by jfoo
on Mar 16, 2012 -
12 answers
The way I research (academic or otherwise) is increasingly incompatible with the tools I have. Reams of handwritten notebooks, and hundreds of word docs vs a highly tagged website only add to my self-created confusion.
I'm drawn to Tinderbox software as a possible solution, but as an adamant PC user I'm locked out.
How do you order your research? / How to write-up my PhD now my brain is fried?
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posted by 0bvious
on Mar 16, 2012 -
10 answers
In transition, need some ideas of what to do with my life. As a job, as a business, whatever: what can this artsy nomadic person who can't fit a boundary do for love and profit? [longpost is looooong]
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posted by divabat
on Mar 16, 2012 -
15 answers
How can I fill my downtime at work? My new job is short bursts of high-pressure activity and long stretches of downtime and I'd like some ideas for productive activity - almost anything goes (Details inside).
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posted by NoiselessPenguin
on Mar 15, 2012 -
12 answers
Is there a word for this? Independently coming up with a "breakthrough idea" that turns out to have been previously discovered and explored.
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posted by Cool Papa Bell
on Feb 23, 2012 -
20 answers
My husband and I will be leaving our current town in about a year and a half, and we’re starting to think about where we might like to go next. We have several requirements (explained inside), and I’ll probably be posting questions about this more than once! We are thinking about taking a couple of weeks to explore some cities in California this spring or summer, and I’m hoping some of you can suggest some California towns that might be a good fit for us so we can start planning the exploratory trip.
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posted by hansbrough
on Feb 1, 2012 -
26 answers
For those that keep a journal/diary/sketch book: When you start a new book, how do you continue to track and use the good ideas and projects in your old books that you'd like to pursue?
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posted by ooklah
on Jan 16, 2012 -
8 answers
How can we help a precocious, highly curious 4-year-old who gets really anxious and frustrated if he can't channel his energy towards doing something?
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posted by divabat
on Jan 12, 2012 -
10 answers
A friend of mine lost her blackberry phone. What can be done on our end to get it back or get copies of the irreplaceable pictures of loved ones from it? Long-winded weepy details inside.
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posted by furious
on Jan 11, 2012 -
2 answers
What are some interesting things to do with a very long hallway in an otherwise not-too-large space?
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posted by taltalim
on Jan 3, 2012 -
14 answers
I'm hosting a NYE party. The theme is time travel. I have a few ideas for food and drinks (and friends are bringing things, too), but can you give me some awesome ideas for making this party really fun and memorable? Any and all ideas are welcome!
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posted by two lights above the sea
on Dec 23, 2011 -
35 answers
