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I have modern furniture. Now what?

burnmp3s — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:36:38 -0800

Help me find some modern accessories to go with my modern furniture. I ditched my old furniture and went with a modern style (lots of glass, steel, and shiny plastic). Now I want to continue that style with the rest of the decor. I'm looking for lamps, clocks, coasters, art, etc. Basically anything that isn't a table or something to sit on.

Please point me in the direction of stores or individual items that would fit. I'm located in between Chicago and Milwaukee, but I'm expecting that I'll probably buy a lot of it online.

What frame and forks should I look out for?

stackhaus23 — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:01:59 -0800

Fixedgearfilter: I'd like to build a single speed bike, but I have no idea what frame and forks to buy. I recently went to San Francisco and while out there I was surrounded by Fixed Gear bikes and they were awesome. I currently ride a 1950s single speed Schwinn and would prefer that setup to an actual fixed gear. But since I've only ever ridden cruisers and bmx bikes, I don't know what frame and forks to buy.

So... I'm 6ft tall and I need to know what kind of used bicycle would make a suitable donor for a frame and what size it needs to be roughly. I'd also prefer straight forks so recommendations for those would be amazing. I won't be using lever brakes so the smoother the frame the better!

Thanks in advance...

I blacked out on a roller coaster last week. What should I do?

D Wiz — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:13:32 -0800

I blacked out on a roller coaster last week. What should I do? I'm a roller coaster enthusiast and one of my most favorite activities is going to amusement parks. I went to one last week and on two of the rides I blacked out. I will give you as much detail as I can. I went on 15-20 rides in the day and this only happened twice so it is not caused by riding on roller coasters alone. After it happened the first time, I went on a couple more roller coasters and it didn't happen again until about 3 or 4 rides later. The two rides that it happened on were fairly bumpy so it is possible I hit my head on the back of the seat but I don't actually remember that happening. Both rides were pretty rattley though so I was being shook up most of the time. The first time this happened, the sun was setting and so the sun was in my eyes. The second time it happened, it was night already but there were lights on the ride, maybe even blinking/flashing lights although I can't remember. Just to clarify, I don't know if what happened is really considered blacking out. It really seemed that I was seeing white, not black. All I know is that I couldn't see anything except for white for a couple of seconds. Then I was able to see again. I have not had any problems since these incidents. I am able to drive a car and function normally. The only time this happened was on those 2 (out of 20) roller coasters. One of the roller coasters I went on twice but it only happened the second time (at night). The only other thing I can think of that may impact this is I just had a cold so maybe stuff in my inner ear is out of whack? Sorry for making the description so long but I wanted to throw in any details that may have anything to do with the white outs.

Something similar happened to me a year ago when I was on a roller coaster. When I went to my doctor for a physical, I told him about it and he had my head MRIed. They told me there is nothing wrong with me (based on the MRIs). I am in my mid twenties and I am in good health (other than this).

My question is: Does anyone know what this is based on the description? If not, what type of doctor would I go to to get this checked out? (Or at the very least can someone direct me to a reliable medical forum where I can repost this question?)

Is there any free software to record interviews on my computer from the modem?

NekulturnY — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:17:26 -0800

Recording calls. I sometimes need to record interviews on my computer, and I've been using CallCorder for the last years. Now I've upgraded my system and I was wondering: is there any free software to do this? I need to grab the sound directly from the modem or via TAPI.

I know there's a program called Coaster, but it only works on Apple machines.

Also: is there a way to test if my modem supports voice (if not, I'll have to use my old modem)? No takers? What about just a list with phone recording software? I'll settle for that. Please!