I went on a long, long break form my creative career cause I was feeling burnt out due to some failures and now I can't seem to get back into it, possibly because I no longer have a financial incentive to do so. How can I fix this? Warning: Long, super privileged person problems.
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posted by anonymous
on May 7, 2013 -
18 answers
i've been living in an apartment building in san francisco for 10 years and have a one-car garage. for much of that time i parked my car on the street, parallel to the curb, blocking my own driveway to some extent. i also had friends park there cars there, and when i had a rental car, i parked it there on and off for several months. no one ever got a ticket.
a couple months ago i parked a friend's car there overnight and got a ticket. apparently someone had called in a complaint, although the car was extending only into my own driveway, and by a small amount at that. i protested the $98 ticket, saying that i was the driver and the only one authorized to call in a complaint, but it was denied. i have no idea who called in the complaint, and DPT will not give out that information.
i plan to do an in-person hearing. has anyone successfully fought this sort of ticket?
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posted by roxie110
on Feb 26, 2013 -
17 answers
I have a very nice Dutch roadster bike. Help me (in Canada) find replacement pedals fit for this king of the road.
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posted by scruss
on Jul 24, 2012 -
15 answers
I've been receiving calls every few days for the past few months from a company trying to sell me prescription drugs from India. I've tried telling them to please stop calling, putting them on donotcall.gov, filing a complaint with the FCC, and even complaining to Washington state which seems to be where the calls are routed from domestically. None of these have worked so far...though that isn't too surprising. What does surprise me is that I'm unable to even put a block on the number because it has a 3 digit int'l prefix and Verizon's system for blocking can only handle 10 digit numbers! The number reads on 001-206-337-3269 on my phone. Pretty frustrating. Any other ideas? thanks!
posted by grammalvsu
on Jul 12, 2012 -
23 answers
Why would one browser version circumvent my company's internet blocking software, while an updated version does not?
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posted by trogdole
on Dec 11, 2011 -
9 answers
I inserted a product block into an AutoCAD drawing that I downloaded from the manufacturer's website. I moved it to the layer I want, but it won't 'take' the color of that layer. What gives?
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posted by lovableiago
on Nov 11, 2011 -
5 answers
What's the best/least expensive way to run a garden hose from my cellar thru a brick wall to the front of my house?
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posted by boby
on Jul 18, 2011 -
13 answers
We're having a block party. We're going to spend up to $1,000 on inflatable games (bounce castle, jousting arena, dunk tank, etc). Help me decide which games to pick.
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posted by shew
on Jun 21, 2011 -
20 answers
Seen at a tag sale: A small steel block, maybe 4x2x2" with a bunch of identical size holes drilled through it in all three directions. Is this a tool or guide of some sort?
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posted by smackfu
on Jun 13, 2011 -
11 answers
I need help. Can someone provide a really, really non-smarty pants explanation of how the conduction through the heart changes for athletes (EKG) -- with an emphasis on 1st AV block.
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posted by learninguntilidie
on May 19, 2011 -
2 answers
What's the least hurtful way for me to get someone to stop commenting on every single thing I post to Facebook? This question is similar to
this question, except this is about Facebook comments, rather than posts.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 10, 2011 -
22 answers
Is there any way to make facebook so that any person who is not your friend is blocked?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 10, 2010 -
16 answers
SelfControl filter: I am trying to use SelfControl to block certain websites relatively permanently using Automator or something but I don't know what I'm doing.
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posted by who else
on Mar 8, 2010 -
11 answers
Help me build my Arts & Crafts style vocabulary and printmaking knowledge.
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posted by usonian
on Jan 12, 2010 -
1 answer
I've started writing too slow, thinking too much, not imprisoning the editor, etc. I'm looking for an online or osx tool that encourages writing. It might be as simple as a field that asks you to enter x words within y time. I am having trouble shifting my mindset.
posted by kingfisher, his musclebound cat
on Dec 15, 2009 -
14 answers
The LSAT is next week and my games section is abysmal. I know it's a psychological thing. What do you recommend?
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posted by AAAAAThatsFiveAs
on Nov 28, 2009 -
8 answers
Our street in Chicago was just repaved, and in honor of The City that Works, we're closing it off on Saturday to throw a block party. We've got 100 feet of beautifully smooth black asphalt with a slight crown and a gradual west to east fall of about 3 feet or so, enough for things to slowly roll with a starter push. We don't have enough time to make soap box racers, but what else could we do with the street before it's ripped to shreds by snowplows?
posted by eamondaly
on Nov 17, 2009 -
13 answers
Is there any way (on a mac) that I can block myself from being able to visit a website without being able to go back and unblock it, aside from getting someone else involved to block urls for me?
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posted by who else
on Sep 14, 2009 -
9 answers
How can I stop my roommates from using our shared internet connection to download or share copyrighted files?
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posted by boby
on Jan 29, 2009 -
17 answers
Would it be very plausible to hope that a consumer-good electric(al) nerve block be developed for dental/oral surgery pain management? Soon?
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posted by Quarter Pincher
on Nov 13, 2008 -
6 answers
I need security software that blocks specific programs from using the internet. ZoneAlarm does this well, but it does not do this completely. Help?
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posted by gensubuser
on Nov 6, 2008 -
15 answers
Academic writing filter: I am a painfully slow writer. How might I go about developing a composition process that's higher-output, requires less concentration, and is more revision-friendly?
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posted by Bardolph
on Aug 8, 2008 -
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I guess the question should really be, "how to overcome a MENTAL roadblock that has taken the form of a person?"
I guess my situation can be likened to those age-old stories of someone not being able to forgive a parent for a bad childhood, and blames the parent for his/her failures. But my story is about an unwelcomed competition from a cousin, one that instead of facing I've always cowered to, and have thus grown in resentment and have become stifled as I continue watcihng my life unfold in misery, Wondering how to reclaim a personal sense of power regardless of her presence in my life, even though it seems it keeps "haunting" me.
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posted by GeniPalm
on Jun 29, 2008 -
20 answers
What's the purpose of painting concrete/cement block black and what are those flaps above the windows for?
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posted by nnk
on Mar 5, 2008 -
11 answers
Looking for advice on rebuilding / repairing a section of concrete block (cinder block ) wall that once upon a time separated two yards. If nothing else, the dog is happy with the new expanded yard.
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posted by korej
on Sep 5, 2007 -
4 answers
Asking for a friend: Facebook - is it possible to block friends (ie., not see their contributions) without them knowing about it?
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posted by porpoise
on Aug 30, 2007 -
33 answers
I want to use cinderblock halves for the border of an outdoor project, but my question -- how to break them along intended lines without cracking/fracturing the rest of it?
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posted by vanoakenfold
on Jun 19, 2007 -
16 answers
BroadwayFilter: Is it possible to get a non-broadway cast recording of Wicked?
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posted by Rowgun
on Jun 7, 2007 -
5 answers
What is the service that lets you change your DNS settings to route through a safe-site filter?
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posted by JPigford
on Mar 18, 2007 -
6 answers
How can I unblock and get to work? I took on a freelance writing job that came to me from a friend/colleague with whom I've worked very successfully in the past. He pitched me to his team, we had some meetings, I got a retainer and ... was offered a different full-time, demanding job which I could not turn down. I thought I could bang out Freelance Job during my weeks before starting Real Job and now I'm stuck ...
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posted by thinkpiece
on Jan 5, 2007 -
12 answers
