Thinking about old times just now... I used to do a *LOT* of meth (I've been clean for about 5-6 years now, and I knew this guy who could snort a line and an hour later, go take a nap.) How is this possible?
posted by drleary on Nov 17, 2009 - 16 answers

Are there any legal grounds for challenging a speed limit as being unreasonable? [more inside]
posted by relucent on Oct 28, 2009 - 32 answers

When I was in college, I had a wild friend with a long pinky fingernail (and only her pinky, and only on one hand). I asked her about it once, and she gave me a "knowing look" and laughed it off. But I don't know what it was for, and fearing I'd look stupid, I never asked her again. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Oct 1, 2009 - 41 answers

Is Verizon lying to me? [more inside]
posted by InsanePenguin on Sep 29, 2009 - 13 answers

My Disgusting Body And You: For reasons I can't divulge, I will be appearing nude in public come November. What can I do in a month so I look my naked best? I don't have a gym and really can't afford one, and my time is going to be pretty tight for the first two weeks in October... [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on Sep 29, 2009 - 39 answers

Why is my website loading slowly, and how can I fix it? [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Sep 28, 2009 - 21 answers

Is it possible to have GarageBand ('09) play faster when editing without impacting the output? [more inside]
posted by arniec on Aug 31, 2009 - 4 answers

What are some ways I can improve latency over a wireless network? [more inside]
posted by bobertdude on Jul 18, 2009 - 12 answers

What is the deal with the new Illinois Tollway speed 'cameras'? [more inside]
posted by jdlugo on Jul 10, 2009 - 9 answers

I want to clean up my start menu on Dell Inspiron E1705 with Windows XP Pro. Computer beginning to run slowly. I use computer almost exclusively for internet, word-processing and Quicken. I have trouble identifying which entries on start menu to delete.
posted by psc1860 on Jun 23, 2009 - 10 answers

Why do MRI's take so long? Just went in for an MRI of my knee (fingers crossed), and I noticed that MRI machines have gotten significantly smaller (this one was the size of a refrigerator). But the scanning process still took more than 30 minutes. [more inside]
posted by swngnmonk on Jun 23, 2009 - 6 answers

How to rig up a foosball table to measure velocity of goals? [more inside]
posted by mikeyk on Jun 15, 2009 - 9 answers

When designing a programming project, what is the usual method for imposing speed requirements, such as "function X must accomplish so-and-so in 2 seconds or less"? The problem here of course is that all computers run programs at a different speeds.
posted by crapmatic on Jun 10, 2009 - 19 answers

Exercise filter: I need some suggestions for leg/core strength and flexibility exercises given constrained time, equipment and space [more inside]
posted by Cogito on Jun 8, 2009 - 19 answers

Throughput, download speed, bandwidth, or something else -- which of these am I trying to say? I can download a huge file, topping speeds of around 140 KB/s. Is 140 KB/s my maximum download speed? And isn't that speed the same for all information I can receive, or just file transfers? [more inside]
posted by Quarter Pincher on Jun 4, 2009 - 16 answers

So a friend of mine asked me a question about the new Star Trek movie. (probable spoilers inside) [more inside]
posted by sourbrew on May 13, 2009 - 15 answers

London to Berlin by train. The best option I've found is Eurostar to Paris then sleeper to Berlin for £250. This seems expensive. Are there faster/cheaper options?
posted by maryrosecook on May 7, 2009 - 28 answers

Speeding up DVD Shrink ripping on my laptop? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Apr 16, 2009 - 19 answers

Dell has started to suck. I've owned several, both notebook and desktop, over the past 10 or so years. Now, after buying two power cords for my lemony Inspiron 1720 in less than 2 years, I'm going local. So what are some suggestions for beefing my machine up? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 26, 2009 - 11 answers

How many directions am I moving in while I'm just sitting here? Any idea of how fast? [more inside]
posted by zylocomotion on Mar 16, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I make iTunes play a large video file? [more inside]
posted by fantine on Mar 4, 2009 - 10 answers

Performance tuning OS X, how/where to start? [more inside]
posted by wongcorgi on Feb 26, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm looking for a DOS-based CPU speed tester that I remember seeing years ago. It told you how your machine compared to various pre-measured setups. I don't remember how it presented the speed (MIPS, maybe?), but there was a large table of CPU types (386SX/25MHz, 486DX/50MHZ etc.) that it compared the measured result against. Anyone know of such a program? [more inside]
posted by lifeless on Feb 22, 2009 - 3 answers

Under Windows XP, is there a way to make the speed of the mouse pointer increase when you plugin a mouse, but decrease when you're just using the touchpad? Thanks!
posted by drleary on Feb 21, 2009 - 6 answers

Help me rid my computer of clutter for faster performance. [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Jan 9, 2009 - 15 answers

How do I isolate and fix this WiFi problem on my home network? [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Dec 28, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there a free and/or clever way to find out if the SD card plugged into my laptop is faster or slower than the laptop hard drive regarding read/write operations? I am running Windows Vista Home Premium. I'm wondering, for example, if the SD card would be a better scratch disk for Photoshop, and other apps that require non-RAM swap/scratch space. (I'm not intending to use ReadyBoost.)
posted by sidereal on Dec 27, 2008 - 3 answers

Can I learn how to write and think faster? Any tips you'd suggest? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 10, 2008 - 9 answers

Building a uber powerful gaming pc, what parts to buy as I don't want to be a sucker. Need your help. Intel Core i7 [more inside]
posted by spinko on Nov 22, 2008 - 26 answers

Can shorthand be read as quickly as other forms of writing? [more inside]
posted by ggruschow on Nov 13, 2008 - 8 answers

I want to write the county to improve a road. How to go about it? [more inside]
posted by allelopath on Oct 15, 2008 - 11 answers

What is the top speed of a Chevrolet Corsica? 1993-1996 would be appreciated.
posted by zackola on Sep 14, 2008 - 12 answers

When I'm sober and attempting to kill a fly, I can't hit it in time. When I'm tipsy, I swat it easily. In reading and conversation, I make connections sooner when drunk than when sober. I've always heard that alcoholism slows reaction time ... so what gives? NOTE: My drunken spelling and grammar errors definitely increase when drunk. Are various functions affected differently by alcohol?
posted by coizero on Sep 1, 2008 - 21 answers

Any positive (or at least relatively benign) experiences with short-term usage of non-prescribed dex-amphetamine as a study aid and appetite suppressant? [more inside]
posted by Weng on Aug 28, 2008 - 15 answers

What is going wrong when I try to record tapes from CD? Regardless of circumstance, the cassettes go weird near the ends of each side. [more inside]
posted by punchdrunkhistory on Aug 15, 2008 - 7 answers

Which is a better broadband connection type: ADSL or cable? Plus a couple of other smaller (and simpler) questions. [more inside]
posted by feelinggood on Jul 30, 2008 - 10 answers

What is the optimal speed for fuel-efficiency for my car? Do I really have to drive 55? [more inside]
posted by scblackman on Jul 11, 2008 - 18 answers

Bike Filter-What should I do with my old mountain bike? [more inside]
posted by MiggySawdust on Jun 15, 2008 - 17 answers

How do those overhead signs on expressways know how fast traffic is moving in order to calculate a travel time estimate? And when the traffic is light, do the estimated times on those signs reflect the legal speed limit or the current speed of the traffic? [more inside]
posted by SuperSquirrel on Apr 29, 2008 - 15 answers

Help me be faster...at everything. [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol on Apr 1, 2008 - 14 answers

How does Einstein prove nothing can go faster than the speed of light and that Atoms exist? [more inside]
posted by complience on Feb 14, 2008 - 20 answers

Is there any way to cache a set list of websites so they load from the hard drive instead of dynamically? [more inside]
posted by genial on Feb 5, 2008 - 9 answers

What real-world DSL speeds (AT&T) do people experience in Milwaukee (Bay View area)? [more inside]
posted by conigs on Feb 3, 2008 - 5 answers

In transferring files between a mac pro and a macbook can I increase transfer speed by connecting the two via firewire, ethernet AND wireless simultaneously?
posted by unofficialsquaw.com on Feb 1, 2008 - 11 answers

Router Anomaly: WiFi speeds much higher than wired speeds? [more inside]
posted by Mr_Crazyhorse on Jan 2, 2008 - 7 answers

Why are CPUs not getting faster any more? This plot is some data I scraped from a few sources around the web. I know it's not exhaustive, but I'm looking to pick out long-term and general trends. It's clear to me that processor clock speed has plateau'ed around roughly 4 GHz. Why? [more inside]
posted by sergeant sandwich on Dec 9, 2007 - 30 answers

Our office is setting up a satellite office in Hong Kong. We've always had trouble sending our large 5GB files to Asia. But our office in HK with have a 100Mb internet connection. We have a DS3 in San Francisco. We'll be using a proprietary third-party app to do the heavy lifting. Realistically, what does the hive-mind think we will experience in transfer speeds?
posted by roderashe on Dec 4, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm searching for a utility that monitors the speed of an internet connection from a hospital on this side of town to one on that side of town. There is a special consideration. (I didn't think it would be so special when I started looking, but apparently it is.) [more inside]
posted by jfuller on Dec 2, 2007 - 10 answers

Can a single speed or track bicycle without a rear quick release skewer work on my minoura vfs fluid trainer? [more inside]
posted by mizrachi on Dec 2, 2007 - 3 answers

Some web pages with a lot of text seem to load slowly, even over broadband, and especially when compared to the bandwidth streaming video uses, I don't understand why. Can somebody explain? (Warning: Those links load slowly.)
posted by cgc373 on Nov 25, 2007 - 14 answers