Help me come up with math-themed "big brother"/"little sister" shirt designs for a friend's kids.
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posted by pyjammy
on Jul 20, 2012 -
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Do you know of any good books for toddlers about becoming an older sibling? Any specific to becoming a big brother?
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posted by zizzle
on Jun 2, 2011 -
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Big Sister/Little Sister Program Filter: First outing with my "little sister" tonight, and I feel a little nervous or ...something.. about the whole experience so far...
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posted by foxhat10
on Jun 30, 2010 -
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I'm sure most of you remember last year's Kindle debacle, when
Amazon deleted copies of 1984 from users' machines. Now I've heard that Amazon can also track the highlight function, and stores the information of
how users read. Is this true? Are there other Kindle-spylike things that Amazon can do/is doing?
posted by sdn
on Mar 4, 2010 -
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Why do some people use false names when travelling? Is this legal?
I'm interested in the history of people using noms de voyages, people who do it now, attitudes towards them, and what practical difficulties there are and were.
posted by westerly
on Nov 28, 2009 -
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What, exactly ARE the conventions when translating familial honorifics in Chinese? You can't go around calling EVERYONE in the story aunt and uncle.
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posted by saysthis
on Jun 1, 2009 -
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Longshot filter: Sometime in the mid-90s, Big Brother magazine ran a photo of a male skateboarder sitting on a bench or concrete wall, skateboard in hand, and a female next to him, kissing him on his cheek. Is this photo online?
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posted by nitsuj
on May 23, 2009 -
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What resolution would the Hubble Telescope be able to discern, if we pointed it at my back yard instead of into the stars? Would it be able to pick up individual blades of grass? Would it be able to see bacteria or anything not visible to the naked eye? Could it see the illuminated dial of my watch at night?
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posted by crazyray
on May 12, 2009 -
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My son’s elementary school Internet policy has some fairly objectionable provisions. How common are these terms, and can/should anything be done about it?
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posted by QuantumMeruit
on Dec 17, 2008 -
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Can FaceTime IM monitoring read the traffic on googletalk when it's being run via the browser?
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posted by Jase
on Aug 28, 2008 -
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I'm considering becoming a Big Sister. I know that it's a real commitment, and I have an idea of the individual, group and school programs that are available, but I'd like to hear about your experiences as current or former Big Sisters/Big Brothers anywhere in Canada or the States. (If you were a Little Sister or Brother, I'd like to hear from you, too.) What should I expect? What went well? What didn't go well?
posted by maudlin
on Aug 5, 2007 -
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