In North America, how far inland do you have to be before you stop finding seagulls at garbage dumps?
posted by Mayor Curley on Aug 6, 2009 - 36 answers

How do I dump a heavy-loaded 800MB MySQL table without affecting anything? I have a MySQL database serving data for a business-critical popular website. I need to grab the data from one of the tables, but cannot affect the website's performance in any way. I don't mind if it takes days to do it, as long as it affects absolutely nothing.
posted by lpctstr; on Nov 9, 2007 - 17 answers

How do I get files from this old backup? [more inside]
posted by Calibandage on Oct 9, 2007 - 7 answers

We've just moved into a new house and we've noticed a strange odor both inside and outside most nights since we've been here. It's our first house ever and we're at a loss with regards what to do... [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Jun 24, 2007 - 30 answers

What household items are hazardous to the environment when thrown away? I'm compiling a list of items that we should recycle or dispose of specially instead of tossing, like batteries and fluorescent light bulbs. [more inside]
posted by Alison on Jun 7, 2007 - 11 answers