Is there a term for a situation where, despite the fact that it would be within one's legal rights to refuse, simple compliance would save more hassle than arguing the point? [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 33 answers

Linuxn00bfilter. I'm using "la" to alias "ls -lAXh" and it gives me happy colors for different types of stuff, but if I add a "|more" to that, the colors get stripped. Is there anything I can do about that?
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 6 answers

In haste, I ordered tickets to a Cirque du Soleil event from a web site that charged much more per ticket than Ticketmaster. Now that I know the difference, how can get rid of these tickets and get my money back? Will I get in trouble for selling these tickets for more than they cost, and how do these companies get away with doing this? [more inside]
posted on Sep 23, 2007 - 4 answers

I"ve been using the basement under my apartment as shared storage space with other tenants since I moved in over 3 years ago. The property management now wants to charge me for this. Should I fight this or just start paying? [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2007 - 6 answers

Should a molecular biology PhD student, interested in a career as a biotechnology analyst bother taking the CFA exams? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2006 - 4 answers