The New Teen Titans, back in the 80's, had an anti-drug comic which was absolutely horrifying/scarring/probably did what it intended to do WRT drugs and NOT DOING THEM. At least for me.
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posted by eurasian
on Feb 9, 2013 -
5 answers
Where can I find tech-friendly fashion that looks good? E.g. sweaters or hoodies that help you with headphone cables, storage for gadgets etc. Shouldn't be too exclusive or pricey.
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posted by lord_yo
on Dec 28, 2012 -
6 answers
What would be some good rules for a Robot Golf tournament?
And how many years can we expect to wait before a golf-playing robot could beat a pro?
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posted by mnop
on Aug 14, 2012 -
11 answers
Is there any gear out there for Nerds/Geeks/Gamers/Etc who run/cycle/enjoy fitness?
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posted by snapped
on May 11, 2012 -
12 answers
What should I buy my brother for his birthday?
I have a brother who's impossible to buy gifts for, and it's his birthday soon. I know the following things about him: He's a computer programmer and website designer. He loves Apple products, The Simpsons, Futurama, and XKCD. His heroes are people like Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs, and Dawkins style atheists/rationalists. He's a non-smoker and non-drinker. He's asked us not to get him a gift, but he's still my brother and I'd like suggestions for something more thoughtful than an iTunes gift card. My budget is pretty low, and he handles all his own tech shopping. Suggestions for quirky, fun or interesting gifts would be appreciated.
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn
on Oct 9, 2011 -
25 answers
I need to go on vacation at some point - I've gotten into the habit of working near-full years without much vacation. I've got time and funds, but neither a significant other nor many vacation-time-having friends.
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posted by tmcw
on Aug 16, 2011 -
27 answers
I'd like to explore the local web/tech nerd and geek scene in small cities and towns between San Francisco and Portland. How and where do I find the right folks?
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posted by polexa
on Aug 1, 2011 -
9 answers
I'm looking for books on body image and fan culture, specifically body image among female science-fiction fans who are likely to attend cons and/or actively participate in real-world fan culture. What are some good books or web resources for learning more about this?
posted by pxe2000
on May 11, 2011 -
2 answers
Back in the day, I really enjoyed popping over to my university's psych department and participating in the studies. I've found a
couple of
websites where surveys for psych studies are posted online. I'm wondering if there are other such websites, posting surveys for studies in any academic field.
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posted by keep it under cover
on Mar 11, 2011 -
7 answers
I'm trying to express my love for a certain dessert in a math/logic formula.
I have this:
π > ∼π , which I take to mean "Pi is greater than not Pi", and this:
π > ∞-π, which I take to mean "Pi is greater than Everything but Pi". Do these make any sense or hold up in any legit way?
posted by TheCoug
on Mar 5, 2011 -
15 answers
Help a recovering Star Wars addict with his relapse. That is, update me on what's worth reading the Expanded Universe.
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posted by supercres
on Dec 9, 2010 -
13 answers
What is the perfect gift for a hardcore, old school Dungeons and Dragons nerd, and where can it be purchased?
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posted by EvilPRGuy
on Dec 2, 2010 -
16 answers
Please recommend some TV shows and other forms of storytelling that are in a very specific and possibly just now emerging genre?
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posted by Mizu
on Aug 20, 2010 -
18 answers
Having once again missed Talk Like a Pirate Day AND Pi Day, help me assemble a full calendar of nerdy observances.
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posted by bicyclefish
on Mar 27, 2010 -
47 answers
Looking for the full text to one of those Unix/nerd koans. This one is about text editors. All I've able to find from a half hour of googling is the "punchline" - on someones .sig on a bunch of mailing lists.
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posted by [@I][:+:][@I]
on Feb 19, 2010 -
4 answers
I have two large (10k-100k) sets of strings. I want to match the items in the sets up in pairs based on similarity. Levenshtein looks promising but costly.
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posted by chairface
on Feb 12, 2010 -
15 answers
This is probably the zillionth question on things to do in New York. But are there any cool things that a complete math nerd can do in the city? I'm more interested in places I can visit than things I could do with people.
posted by Lucubrator
on Oct 1, 2009 -
9 answers
What is a geek? Does the term still have meaning? Recently, I've noticed that large groups of people I'd have never considered to be geeks claim the label as their own, citing interest in things like video games and social networking sites which were once the domain of geeks but have now become entirely mainstream. So, what does it mean to be a geek? If you self-identify as such, why?
posted by signalnine
on Aug 10, 2009 -
26 answers
Genuinely dumb question to waste on the brain trust here but: when nouns end in x, do you indicate possession with just a quotation mark or do you need to include the s?
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posted by christhelongtimelurker
on Jul 13, 2009 -
23 answers
Geek Lantern Filter: a half-remembered GL comic from my youth, some sort of mega-event from the era before mega-events.
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posted by Shepherd
on Jun 2, 2009 -
5 answers
I'm looking for some awesome geeky and/or nerdy places to go and things to do in New York City.
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posted by miskatonic
on May 9, 2009 -
27 answers
I'm giving a big presentation in a couple of weeks and it has to be impressive. I have a fabulous idea for a graphic, inspired by the facebook
friend wheel, where I want to
wrap perhaps 100 words around a circle and draw lines to connect them in illustrative ways. The drawing lines part is easy, but the wrapping text around a circle part is hard (without doing it one element at a time, rotating and aligning each one just so). I *know* there's an easy way to do this, but am not quite smart enough to figure it out in omnigraffle or find another program that can do it. I can use Mac or PC. If you point me to a workable solution, you'll get your name in lights (if you wish) in addition to my unending gratitude.
posted by ezola
on Apr 21, 2009 -
12 answers
A tricky "getting-a-girl" question. Nothing that might cause trouble, but still worth asking anonymously.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 2, 2009 -
13 answers
Does anyone know where I can read a copy of The Sandman film script by Roger Avary?
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posted by cazoo
on Jan 15, 2009 -
4 answers
I'm looking for songs that have as their first lyric the word 'Hey'. For example there's that kinda-famous Beatles song 'Hey Jude', where the first sung word is 'Hey.' Hey me up!
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posted by Cantdosleepy
on Nov 14, 2008 -
144 answers
I need help understanding how my hyper-smart geek husband's brain works. I want to give him the understanding he craves but am having a hard time inhabiting his plane.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 24, 2008 -
61 answers
I'm a heavyset, geeky guy with no sense of fashion or style. Can you help me change my look?
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posted by SansPoint
on Apr 12, 2008 -
32 answers
There are gay bars, lesbian bars, and leather bars. Are there "geek bars"? In geek culture, what institution, meeting, or whatever serves the purpose that "meat market" single bars do amongst the non-geeky populace?
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posted by WCityMike
on Dec 17, 2007 -
50 answers
I'm currently waiting for my
Eee PC and Mologogo phone (
a motorola i415) to arrive. These are items I'd like to carry with me very frequently (essentially always), and I call upon the hivemind to help me figure out the best way to do so.
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posted by phrontist
on Nov 19, 2007 -
9 answers
AutocadFilter: I'd like to change two shortcuts that aren't possible via the "aliasedit" command.
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posted by DenOfSizer
on Mar 8, 2007 -
10 answers
Has anyone here been able to run OSx on non-Macintosh parts (Thereby cutting the cost of a Mac in a third)?
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posted by localhuman
on Dec 28, 2006 -
19 answers
