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anything that can change professional white webpages to a darker color?

Citizen Premier — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:57:36 -0800

Is there a firefox addon, or anything, that can change professional white webpages to a darker color? All this trendy white space bugs my eyes! Yes, I could change the settings on my monitor, but I don't want to have to change it back every time I want to play an FPS.

Bright healthy eyeballs

gttommy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:48:35 -0800

How does one get clear, bright white healthy "eyeballs"? You know the white area around the pupil, or whatever you call it! I'm sure the white area of me eyeball has almost always been unclear up close with some visible pink capillaries. From far they are white and look fine. But sometimes I see a picture of someone and the white of their eyes are really clear and bright.

So is it genetics? Or lots, and lots, and lots of regular sleep (I wish)?

How can I hide the light under a bushel?

Don-da-lah — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:39:39 -0800

I have a motherboard in my PC, with 3 extremely bright blue LED lights. I can't disable them, because they show whether or not there is a problem with the CPU, RAM, etc. Would putting something like Blutack over them damage them? As far as I can tell, it's inert and nonconductive, but I'm concerned about the amount of heat that the LED gives out. I don't want to physically remove them, because they do perform a useful function. I just want to cover them up and stop them lighting up the room at night while I'm trying to sleep (yes, they are that bright).

So, would Blutack do the job? Or is there something more suitable that I could use?

What's the prettiest, most colourful spot in Toronto?

pseudostrabismus — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:14:51 -0800

Suggest colourful, scenic locations in Toronto for a short film shoot? Particularly seeking offbeat locations with saturated, rich colours, maybe colourful buildings, graffiti or murals. I have an idea for a short film. It's mostly character- and dialogue-driven, so it could be set in any location, which means I might as well pick somewhere gorgeous. I'd like it to be an interesting location with natural lighting, in or very near to downtown Toronto. Either interiors or exteriors are fine, and I expect to shoot in late spring or early summer. I would love to do for Toronto what Amelie did for Montmartre. Bonus points if it's a location you know for sure I can get a permit or a hookup for!

I'm seeking a fun, playful, colourful, cheerful feel, maybe a location with levels for the characters to climb on, or stuff they can interact with. I'm not so much looking for locations like Kensington Market, where the colourful stuff is contained in bins amidst a grey streetscape-- I'd prefer if the actual environment was bright and pretty, with big colourful things that occupy vertical space, like murals, graffiti, or playground structures, and potential for interesting, cheeky cinematography. Bright, saturated, cheerful colours- apple green, orange, yellow, sky blue, red.

The characters are a mid-20s couple on a fun date early in the relationship. Some themes in the story include young love, optimism, death, Judaism, urban infiltration (ie, sneaking into forbidden places), young urban arty ennui, irony, and springtime.

Blake for the dense

Jezztek — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:59:34 -0800

I'm a person who is apparently too dense to understand poetry, but I'm looking for a collection of William Blake's work. I know that there exists a million and one collections of his poetry and prose, but what I'm really looking for is a collection of his work that also includes a brief explanation of what it was I just read after each poem.

For example, upon reading The Tyger for the first time I was attracted to the flow and the imagery but had absolutely no clue what it was actually about. It might as well been a collection of semi-random words in a pleasing pattern to my eyes. So I popped over to Wikipedia and read their brief summary and of course it all clicked (in hind sight seemed so obvious) and soon found myself enthralled by the poem.

So yeah, are there any collections that cut out the middle man and have his poems side by side with a discussion on what he was trying to say (preferably just a short little summary to push me in the right direction, no need for a full on set of cliff notes)?

Please help me toast myself!

Tacos Are Pretty Great — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:19:55 -0800

Any recommendations for a natural sun lamp? Not one of those wimpy little 70 watt incandescents. A real one. In an ideal world it would be like an entire wall of lamp so bright that it feels like I'm at the beach.

I know this world isn't quite ideal.

Why can't I find the clothes I want?

reklaw — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:09:38 -0800

Where can a guy find plain, boldly-coloured clothes in London? I'm getting frustrated with the way that every time I walk into the "man" section of a shop, I'm assaulted by dingy colours, or worse yet, almost-OK clothes spoiled by all sorts of annoying prints.

My ideal shop would be one where things were categorised by the shape of the clothes (so long-sleeve T-shirts here, V-necks there, and long-sleeved V-necks in the corner, and so on), and everything comes in plain, bold, 'real' colours -- blue, red, green, yellow, you know. Things I could mix-and-match much more easily without looking daft.

I don't understand why this is so hard to find and everyone seems to want to sell me expensive and crappy 'fashion' instead. Is there some great shop that I'm missing?

Suggested activities for a 17 month old?

Zinger — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:45:23 -0800

ParentFilter: I've a 17 mo old child, and I'd like suggestions as to activities to educate and entertain him. He's bright as a pin, and we currently do: playgroup once a week, library trips once a week, and Sesame Street daily. We read a lot, and he's really into the colouring book and crayons right now. We play of course, and go for walks. Most of the websites I've checked out suggest crafts, which is fine, but his mental abilities have outpaced his physical ones, so we're a bit limited on the craft front. He's getting bored with his current toys. Father Christmas will be bringing him new things, including a Kidzmouse keyboard and Elmo mouse to hook up to our computer, so computer stuff will have to wait until then. Any suggestions? (PS - Thanks to everyone who answered previous Ask q's about toddler websites I've bookmarked those threads!)

trade or fix up piano

lag — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:09:06 -0800

I have a 1950's Chickering piano that plays 'bright' Nice touch, etc but loud in it's current home. Piano tuner says 900.00 will voice it, fix hammers, etc. Piano store says that vintage not worth the money and should trade it. I am looking for suggestions. Others tell me to just put blankets, etc as sound absorbers. Not sure what to do. I play classical stuff.