Chemistry-buffs, please help! I'm trying to figure out how to create as destructive a chemical reaction as possible (something along the lines of an acid eating through a base) using only limited materials. For story purposes,
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posted by np312
on Feb 23, 2013 -
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Looking for a basic DVD + Blu-Ray player with HDMI. Doesn't need any kind of network streaming (TV and other devices handle that already). Ideally under $100. Am okay with buying used off craigslist or something if the model is known to be pretty reliable. Suggestions?
posted by curious nu
on Jan 1, 2013 -
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My eleven year old daughter is showing interest in designing video games. What tools are out there for her to get her feet wet in placing elements on screen and creating interactions? Paid is fine as long as it's not exorbitant.
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posted by erebora
on Jun 2, 2012 -
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Is there a way of accessing the MS Thesaurus through independent Visual Basic applications built in Visual Basic Studio? If so, how?
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posted by Neale
on Jan 4, 2012 -
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I want to learn Visual Basic and Microsoft Access. Where do I start, what resources and special tricks can you recommend and how do i learn it quickly and efficiently?
posted by freddymetz
on Oct 2, 2011 -
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I am looking for an old BASIC(?)-programmed DOS game. It is about defending North America from an invasion of killer bees. I believe the file was SWARM.EXE, and I'm pretty sure it was freeware.
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posted by curious nu
on Sep 10, 2011 -
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So my Utah apartment I'm staying at over the summer has a decent-sized balcony, and I want to grow things on it. How can I do it, what should I grow, and what do I need?
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posted by dubadubowbow
on May 4, 2011 -
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I want to fill my brain with useful and common knowledge. What can I put in there?
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posted by sucre
on Jan 25, 2011 -
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I've been asked to give private English tuition to a twenty-something Brazilian acquaintance who currently has nothing more than a most basic grasp of the language. Essentially, we would be starting at zero. I'm a native English speaker but, although I have had brief stints teaching English as a second language to groups, I have no idea where to begin when it comes to teaching privately.
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posted by Zé Pequeno
on Jun 16, 2010 -
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Help me understand the differences between Pakistani, North Indian and Hyderabadi (Indian) curry flavours.
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posted by xm
on May 3, 2010 -
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When I was home last weekend, my 9 year old nephew was on the computer when he turned to me and said, "Do you know how to write BASIC? All I can do so far is print 'Hi,' but it's really cool!"
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posted by little_c
on Apr 21, 2010 -
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FindABookFilter: What set of books did I get from my elementary school library in the late 1980s that taught BASIC programming, and contained pages upon pages of BASIC code to be keyed in by the reader?
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posted by fireoyster
on Jan 27, 2010 -
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[Software Development filter] I am working on a project that uses a PC (Windows) and a dedicated microprocessor to perform a specific task. I want to create a scripting language that will allow the user to write their own sequences for the tool.
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posted by Drasher
on Dec 22, 2009 -
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What's the modern day equivalent of old school "line number" BASIC as a tool for young children to play and learn with?
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posted by majick
on Feb 21, 2009 -
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Childhood BookFilter: A sci-fi choose-your-own adventure book with snippets of BASIC code that would be a complete game in the end.
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posted by pravit
on Dec 12, 2008 -
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How to do a VBA version of the following array formula in Excel?
The following array formula (entered with ctrl,shift,enter) will produce the string 'Bank statement'!H842, which is the name of a cell I would like to be able to manipulate via VBA:
{="'Bank statement'!H"&MATCH(C1&D$39,'Bank statement'!A:A&'Bank statement'!C:C,0)}
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posted by Mokusatsu
on Oct 17, 2008 -
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On a recent trip to Kenya, we visited a school who is in need of simple French language instruction booklets for elementary-age children.
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posted by vanoakenfold
on May 23, 2008 -
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Sewing and Internet Tutorials: Find me a *really good* *idiot-proof* internet tutorial on how to sew a button onto a suit jacket such that it will: A) Not fall off for a long long time, B) Look professional and all that, and C) Have some (small) length of somehow robust thread between the jacket and the button, like the other buttons.
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posted by sdis
on Oct 19, 2007 -
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I need a crash course that would help me understand (not a technical, but a "familiar" or "conversational" understanding) the framework and constraints of C++ and/or .NET. I know this is a very difficult/impossible task, but I'm in a bind.
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posted by lattiboy
on Jun 7, 2007 -
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Digestive chemistry: I have a mild case of
Crohn's disease, and one of the things that seems to exacerbate my condition is eating or drinking things that are highly acidic. Other than milk, what are some higher-pH drinks that I can use to replace corrosive beverages like soda, coffee, and cranberry juice?
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posted by chrisamiller
on Mar 17, 2007 -
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Middle-ageNostalgiaFilter: Help me find a book I had as a young teen. I can't tell you very much about it but there's
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posted by jdfan
on Sep 9, 2006 -
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So, I just received a Timex Sinclair 1000 (WITH the 16k memory upgrade! and flight simulator!) as a gift. Should I open the box and play to my hearts content? Or will this monolith of computing power be worth enough in the future, to justify it staying trapped and suffocated in its yellowed shinkwrap?
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posted by Mach5
on May 19, 2006 -
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Has anyone ever managed to use iTunes and COM to access the iTunes database and modify MP3 meta-data tags? I need to change the genre for every track by a certain artist and since I have a list of over 800 artists, it is not something I can do by hand.
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posted by mr_silver
on Apr 7, 2006 -
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I'm looking for a light laptop (< 4lbs) to do basic work when at labs. cd/dvd a bonus (not required), hd > 10 Gb, RAM ideally >= 256 Mb, wireless inbuilt or pcmia slot. Budget ~$500. Extendable battery availability would be nice. Does anyone have any recommendations on good 2nd/3rd gen models?
posted by Mossy
on Dec 7, 2004 -
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I'll be graduating next August with a Computer Science degree and will be looking for an entry-level programming job. I am very comfortable with Java and reasonably comfortable with C++ and Visual Basic. I do not have any work experience in programming and won't have the chance to gain any before graduation(the unconventional schedule of my current job is what is allowing me to finish my degree in the first place). What can I do over the course of the next year to boost my employability? What other skills should I try to pick up over the next year?
posted by ttrendel
on Jun 16, 2004 -
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When I was in high school (91-95), I learned three computer languages -- BASIC, LOGO, and a third that I don't remember the name of.
It involved putting everything in nested parentheses, so you'd end up with some code that looked like this: (((object a)go to)object b)
I looked on google, and found something about LISP and SCHEME, but I couldn't find anything that would narrow it down a bit further. I know that we used a piece of software that would make certain we had the right amount of parentheses (by highlighting each closed parenthesis when we included it), and that the software ran on Macintoshes. We learned how to form graphics with the software -- circles within circles, that sort of thing.
Anyone know what it was? Because it's bugging me, and I kinda think learning that helped me later on in life with keeping track of nested tables and HTML in general.
posted by Katemonkey
on Jan 27, 2004 -
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