I am in the hospital using the AT&T non-smartphone unlimited data plan like it is going out of style. My only link to the outside, and I have been transferring a lot of data... a LOT of data. Sooooo.... at what point does Ma Bell flip out, and how does this manifest?
posted by juliewhite on Aug 10, 2009 - 9 answers

Make the birthday cards I send to other people more interesting. What kind of cool, random stuff are you legally old enough to do at different ages? [more inside]
posted by marmaduke_yaverland on Jul 17, 2009 - 19 answers

Why doesn't Questrade let me place Limit Orders on stocks beyond two decimal points, when on these same stocks they display the price wth 4 decimal points? [more inside]
posted by Penelope on Jun 30, 2009 - 8 answers

Is there anything like The Outer Limits or The Twilight Zone currently in production? [more inside]
posted by rus on May 15, 2009 - 7 answers

Is there a website that tracks ISP's bandwidth caps and download quotas, and presents the information in an up-to-date and easy-to-read format? I'm especially interested in USA.
posted by kidbritish on Apr 7, 2009 - 2 answers

I am having trouble contacting Questrade to ask them this question, and am hoping someone familiar with TSX trading rules can answer this for me: [more inside]
posted by omair on Apr 1, 2009 - 3 answers

In Ruby, how can you get around the ~65,500 character limit when grabbing a web page? [more inside]
posted by FuManchu on Mar 9, 2009 - 7 answers

How do I monitor and/or limit Internet usage? [more inside]
posted by ODiV on Aug 17, 2008 - 14 answers

I have traded stock Options for a while but would like to have the following order type: Example - Option Price = 3.90 Put in a order to sell if price goes below 3.50 or sell if price goes above 4.50 I have looked at stop, stop limit, limit, trailing and the works, but is there a technical name for what I want, and do brokers offer it? Thanks! BB
posted by bright77blue on Aug 14, 2008 - 5 answers

This page (a website for public domain scores) tells me that my daily allotment of download page visits (2 per day per IP, I imagine) has been exceeded the first time I go to one of those pages. [more inside]
posted by invitapriore on Apr 21, 2008 - 3 answers

When a writing contest puts a maximum of "500 words" for story length, should the count include "a" "an" or "the"? [more inside]
posted by skyper on Mar 27, 2008 - 24 answers

When will the new, higher conforming loan limit come into effect for US mortgages? [more inside]
posted by GuyZero on Feb 6, 2008 - 5 answers

My girlfriend and I are taking a trip. She's 27, I'm 24. We're renting a car in her name. What are the consequences if she doesn't tell Hertz about me, but I drive anyway? [more inside]
posted by soonertbone on Jan 14, 2008 - 23 answers

I'm an American traveling to Cuba legally (under a general license). What are the restrictions on what I can/cannot bring back into the U.S.?
posted by cookie googleman on Sep 17, 2007 - 3 answers

I can't recall the name of this "SPEED"-like Japanese movie. [more inside]
posted by zouhair on Sep 11, 2007 - 6 answers

Does iDVD have a limit to the number of "chapters" it can burn? Do DVDs themselves have a 99-chapter limit? I need to make a DVD with about 1.5 hours of video divided into over 100 different short clips (possibly up to 120), set up with an easy hierarchical menu system. [more inside]
posted by wavejumper on Jan 17, 2007 - 6 answers

Why would I need $80,000 in credit? [more inside]
posted by backseatpilot on Jan 6, 2007 - 27 answers

A flurry of interrelated USA speed limit questions: [more inside]
posted by vanoakenfold on Aug 22, 2006 - 22 answers

Is there a book like "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" for No Limit Texas Hold 'Em? [more inside]
posted by andrewzipp on Aug 17, 2006 - 22 answers

Estate Tax Filter
I've been trying to figure out how much someone can inherit before having to pay a whole mess of taxes on the money. I've been trying to use the IRS Estate and Gift Tax page but am just as confused as before. Can anyone help me out?
posted by fenriq on Feb 7, 2005 - 7 answers