Please help me find short films (animated or live action) that I can watch online. Difficulty: only looking for action/adventure-themed shorts. [more inside]
posted by np312 on Nov 3, 2009 - 9 answers

Asking for a friend: Java/action script 3 question - Remote Shared Object Question with Red5 Flash Server and Flash AS3 [more inside]
posted by yoyoceramic on Oct 8, 2009 - 2 answers

I'm looking for mottos, slogans, or quotes that are short enough to be easily remembered, that are meant to spur someone to take action towards their goals, and/or that warn against overthinking and overplanning and staying in your head – in other words, that laud the merits of action over thought. I've already thought of "just do it" (which is the precise sentiment I'm looking for), but it is so overplayed that it doesn't have much meaning any longer. Any sentiment of any length is appreciated, but ideally it would be something that easily sticks in your mind.
posted by WCityMike on Apr 3, 2009 - 80 answers

I need to batch process a 54-page PDF through Bridge (or Photoshop) and it doesn't seem to be saving properly. [more inside]
posted by Optimus Chyme on Mar 18, 2009 - 2 answers

In Photoshop 5.5 I was able to create an action to resize a layer/selection to a maximum width (say, 200 px). I could quickly select objects of varying initial sizes, run the action, and voila, everything fit neatly in a column. I've had Photoshop CS4 for over a week and can't figure out how to replicate this; my resizing seems to always be happening as a percent of the original size. [more inside]
posted by amtho on Feb 8, 2009 - 17 answers

In Slumdog Millionaire, we were shown a bunch of Amitabh Bachchan clips from some of his older moveis. What were they? - I'd like to hear your other Bollywood action movie recommendations too! [more inside]
posted by joelf on Jan 12, 2009 - 5 answers

My toilet is constantly backing up with soap and water to the point where it overflows and floods my condo! What is the problem? What are my legal options? [more inside]
posted by DorothySmith on Jan 4, 2009 - 16 answers

Preparing a speech on college affirmative action policies for a debate tournament, could use some help... [more inside]
posted by LSK on Dec 11, 2008 - 9 answers

I would like to sue Citibank. What would be the most effective way to go about doing this? [more inside]
posted by brandnew on Nov 25, 2008 - 22 answers

I'm looking for the best one man revenge against the world films ever. [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Oct 19, 2008 - 50 answers

I would like to get some video footage from an upcoming snowboarding trip and download it to my computer at a later date. What equipment would be suitable for this? My budget is £100 (~ $200 US) [more inside]
posted by oliverst on Feb 18, 2008 - 4 answers

Can you recommend any action movies with unexpected heroes who use unexpected skills to get by? [more inside]
posted by giggleknickers on Feb 3, 2008 - 26 answers

I send a lot of URLs via email. Inevitably the url's are so long I have to first go to a site like tinyurl.com and truncate the url and then copy that new url and then paste that into my email. Are there other options? [more inside]
posted by zenpop on May 12, 2007 - 10 answers

Is it possible to set the action attribute of an HTML form, such that the method is POST, but the action includes GET variables? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Oct 26, 2006 - 8 answers

Can you name a movie that played during a free preview weekend (about a year ago)? [more inside]
posted by JigSawMan on Oct 2, 2006 - 12 answers

Can we believe at will in the same way that we can raise our arms at will? [more inside]
posted by Eiwalker on Jul 9, 2006 - 64 answers

Might a business blacklist customers for participating in a class-action settlement? [more inside]
posted by rolypolyman on Dec 29, 2005 - 11 answers

Have you ever taken part in a class action lawsuit? [more inside]
posted by NoMich on Feb 18, 2005 - 15 answers

I need to make a Photoshop CS action/droplet that I can use to batch convert many dozens of mid-res b&w images. I've tried this a few times but my droplets end up doing 1 file fine and then nothing. [mi] [more inside]
posted by luriete on Jan 28, 2005 - 3 answers

I'd like to have some custom action figures made, and then mass-produced on a smallish scale.... [more inside]
posted by mudpuppie on Jan 21, 2005 - 12 answers

A question about using Folder Action scripts in Mac OS X and tinkering with them to get them to do what you want. [more] [more inside]
posted by emelenjr on Mar 31, 2004 - 7 answers

Is it possible to batch process layers in Photoshop? I need each layer as a separate JPG.
posted by niceness on Jan 26, 2004 - 3 answers

I have a, umm, friend who lives in Canada and has, in the past, shared 36+ gigs of music using a well-known P2P application. Given that he wants to continue sharing his files, he wonders what technical steps he can take to minimize potential legal action from the Canadian Recording Industry Association (or anyone else).
posted by johnnydark on Dec 17, 2003 - 19 answers