How would you estimate the number of web servers that a country uses? According to Gartner and IDC, about 8-9 million servers are shipped in a year (2007) -- but how does that break down by country? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 10 answers

Do chinese people get sick of eating chinese food? This is not a slam against chinese food, as its one of my favorites, but more of a question of people, not just in china mind you, of a particular culture, food wise, getting tired of eating that same food all the time. [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - 61 answers

How do I pronounce POGGE? [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 9 answers

Niche social networking setup that relies on symbols/emoticons and pre-set phrases to communicate? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 2 answers

What are the most exciting developments that are actually functioning in ecology, sustainability and alternative technologies? The more specific the better! [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2008 - 5 answers

Best way to mitigate effects of potential peak oil and global warming issues without looking like a nutjob? CYOA in a realistic manner? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 12 answers

How do you create system-wide desktop icons in KDE 3.5? [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 0 answers

New Year resolution: write a novel this year. Need some resources [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2008 - 22 answers

Which are the good/acclaimed live-action television shows from around the world outside of US/UK/Canada? [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2007 - 13 answers

Global social networking: I've assembled this list of the most popular social networking websites in the US, France, Germany, China, India, the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy. Users of these sites: please help me make sure it's accurate! [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2007 - 14 answers

Can the hive recommend books on the global economy? I'm pretty clueless so I'm looking for stuff that's easy to read, a la The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 17 answers

How do you deal with the anxiety around the economic and global clusterfcuk? It's been keeping me awake for years, and increasingly so. I recycle, I write my representatives. I eat local, organic, take public transport.. I just can't not feel trapped and sometimes just completely terrified. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 34 answers

Why is Mont Blanc's height so stable? The pen company has been marking 4810 on their nibs since at least the 1930s. Just this year, it measured 4810m tall.
posted on Nov 12, 2007 - 9 answers

Deforestation. Extinction. Soil depletion. Toxicity. Mental illness. Mass imprisonment. Neocolonialism. Etceterugh. What should one read for a better comprehension of just what the hell we're doing to the planet, ourselves, and eachother? [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2007 - 45 answers

Global Warming Filter: This might be a stupid question, but if enough polar ice has melted to open the Northwest Passage for the first time in distant memory, then why are Lake Superior's waters at an all-time low? I thought global warming was supposed to raise water levels?
posted on Sep 18, 2007 - 12 answers

Looking for a web based calendar service that allows me to set n blocks of time on my schedule for phone interviews. Interviewees each get to pick exactly one block from the remaining slots available, until all blocks are filled. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 1 answers

I have just spent the afternoon watching stocks around the world decline partially based on sub prime market fallout. My question is how can things be so great when the Fed is handing out stacks of cash to keep things stable (34 Billion USD and counting, not including the international bail out)?
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 25 answers

Do reasonable arguments for or against global warming actually exist for regular people like me to read? Or must I be stuck with the annoying rhetoric of both sides? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 38 answers

What cities around the world are considered global crossroads where ideas are exchanged? [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2007 - 23 answers

Can anyone direct me to an inexpensive (less than $5K) way to add photos to the Global Address contacts at my company? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 8 answers

I have a strange affection for the syrupy, slightly outdated, epic-sounding vocal pop of female singers like Eleni Vitali (Greece), Selda Bagcan (Turkey), Lata Mangeshkar (India), and the like. Who else would you recommend in this line? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2007 - 7 answers

I want to buy 20 acres in Canada so that I have a refuge and a windfall when the coming global apocolypse comes down, I'm ready. Where can I buy now that would be the best investment, esp. for not much money? [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2006 - 22 answers

Help me ruin my mother's day: Data that compares the carbon dioxide emissions between California and China/India. [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2006 - 17 answers

What should be the purpose of my upcoming Round-the World trip? [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2006 - 14 answers

Please help me find data on how many hours people spend watching television each day in different countries. [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2006 - 3 answers

I had an idea for a temporary solution to postpone global warming crisis. Does my idea make any sence? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2006 - 54 answers

Are there reputable projections for global warming's impact on the inland United States? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2006 - 9 answers

I there such a thing as a global best-sellers list? Every country has a very detailed best-sellers list, generally on a weekly basis, but is there a real global list, or at least a compedium of all lists from the world? Do I have any way to know, for example, if Ian McEwan's Saturday was a best-seller in Brazil or in Greece?
posted on Jan 23, 2006 - 5 answers

Dang, those new year's resolutions... For the first time, I'm tempted to buy emissions "offsets" for my car in order to support the research and development of cleaner energy choices. Is this a good idea, or would I be wasting my money? [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2006 - 4 answers

Are Americans really all that ignorant? [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2005 - 84 answers

The Global Cocktail Challenge. For absolutely no other reason than the fact that we are able to, my better half & I have decided to try & sample some of the best cocktails in the best bars in the world. The only rule is to have the signature cocktail for the location or bar we are in. So far the Singapore Sling in Raffles was probably one of the worst drinking experiences of my life. [More inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2004 - 16 answers