I need an awesome costume idea for a future-themed party. Things that are important: cost (cheap) and ease of construction.
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posted by superlibby
on Jan 14, 2013 -
17 answers
From a famous poem by Elizabeth Bishop.;....Even losing you,(the joking voice, a gesture I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident the art of losing 's not too hard to master though it may look like(Write it!) like disaster.
The question is, what's the difference between " I shall never lie." and"I shan't have lied."??
posted by mizukko
on Nov 29, 2012 -
10 answers
I was recently accepted into graduate school (pursuing my MFA in nonfiction writing) but after doing some thinking, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to go. I'd like some different viewpoints, however.
But what's more pressing is that, if I don't go, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my life right now. And for that, I could use (a lot of) advice.
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posted by Modica
on Mar 19, 2012 -
19 answers
I have been with Company for 4 years. As my career has grown, everything about my workday has changed dramatically. I feel that most of the changes are positive. However, some of the things that made my original job a great fit for me are gone. Can you share any insights, suggestions, tools, exercises, or books to make this career growth work for me?
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posted by calcetinporfavor
on Mar 6, 2012 -
3 answers
I seem to recall a site run by some guy that noted pundits' and analysts' forecasts. If an analyst said Vista was going to flop, this was the type of site to record that. I think I saw this site mentioned a couple years ago on daring fireball, or perhaps waxy. It definitely had the "claim chowder" vibe.
posted by Monochrome
on Aug 23, 2011 -
9 answers
Does anyone remember a blog that went through and commented on a book published in the early 90s about the future of personal gizmos? Each section of the book featured a handheld gadget that was "coming soon," and each blog entry looked into what happened to it and why it did or didn't take off in the two decades since the book was published.
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posted by Ian A.T.
on Jul 15, 2011 -
1 answer
I have a new job offer with a company that will pay a bit better than I manage now. The new company is likely to be a better working environment as well. However, the new job would be a step down from a manager/supervisor role into more of a coordinator role.
How highly should I esteem my current manager title/responsibilities? Enough to reconsider a move to a role that feels like a better fit in most other ways?
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posted by owls
on May 23, 2011 -
6 answers
My boyfriend of 3.5 years doesn't want to live with me yet, and I'm incredibly hurt by that. Please help me think about this in a more constructive way, and help me move on from toxic thoughts about his lack of desire to live with me.
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posted by superlibby
on Dec 30, 2010 -
48 answers
Flash is going to be dead? My job is based almost solely in flash development. I love it. Am I going to be out of a job (soon)?
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posted by royalsong
on May 27, 2010 -
31 answers
What are some for media depictions of seeing briefly into the future, especially in terms of probability/what could have be?
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posted by Nelsormensch
on Feb 4, 2010 -
11 answers
Another "what book is this" query relating to a sci-fi book from the late 80s/early 90s concerning a society wherein the sexes live in different compounds and the males engage in ultra-violent rituals and war-type activities.
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posted by notcomputersavvy06
on Dec 27, 2009 -
8 answers
Long Term Planning: I just submitted my name to the Packer season ticket waiting list, which is supposed to be 30 years long. I don't even live in Wisconsin, but life could take me anywhere in 30 years, and I like the feeling of knowing it might be an option one day. Are there any other lists or similar things I should do now?
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posted by 2legit2quit
on Nov 16, 2009 -
31 answers
Looking for a short sci-fi story that I read on the internet. It was about a police force who worked in the very risky highways of the future, where rocket cars zoomed around at hundreds of miles an hour.
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posted by chrisamiller
on Nov 1, 2009 -
5 answers
Identify a book for my girlfriend please. Read in the mid 90's maybe had 'children' in the title. Sci-fi novel about children held captive with woman in a castle after being placed with her through a government forced foster system (children are lent out to childless people for one month). They survive nuclear meltdown and years after by being put into suspended animation.
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posted by Uncle
on Aug 9, 2009 -
5 answers
What can I do to feel more positive and confident while riding out uncertaintiy in "transitional" phases of my life?
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posted by Chrysalis
on May 25, 2009 -
7 answers
(Relationship Filter) What's a rational, fair, and non-dramatic way to deal with mixed signals from your significant other?
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posted by pecanpies
on Feb 22, 2009 -
17 answers
