So I saw Sufjan Stevens at the Kennedy Center with members of the National Symphony recently...
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posted by Heminator
on Feb 22, 2007 -
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I'm an amateur classical pianist. I used to give solo recitals at college, and I would like to start performing again out here in the real world. But what sort of group/organisation/event do I need to get involved with to have this kind of opportunity? Could I organise a little independent recital for myself, or is that weird and too egotistical?
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posted by chrismear
on Dec 19, 2006 -
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Language/Dialect-filter: In search of "authentic" Southern (American) accents...
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posted by ibeji
on Oct 11, 2006 -
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My girlfriend is looking to buy powerful laptop to use Autocad software on in it for work. Any suggestions?
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posted by matthelm
on Oct 9, 2006 -
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I've recently become aware that my boss only sees value in a small part of what I do.
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posted by rhizome
on Sep 25, 2006 -
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I want to perform my solo music project live and I'd like suggestions on how to do it. My music involves a keyboard, guitar, drum loops, multiple vocal tracks and random sound effects.
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posted by pollystark
on Sep 22, 2006 -
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I'm writing a program that uses lots of memory. I'd like a utility that can show me what it's using the memory for.
For example, one part of the program processes an XML file, creates an object and loads a WebBrowser .NET control. I'd like to see how much memory was required to parse the XML file, how much memory my object is using, and how much memory the WebBrowser control uses.
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posted by matthewr
on Sep 14, 2006 -
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I have a C#/.NET Application on IIS. I am rewriting the URLs via
ISAPI Rewrite. The rewritten URLs are all loading twice. ISAPI Rewrite's creators
insist it isn't them, but visiting the non-rewritten URL, the page only loads once. What could be causing this?
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posted by yerfatma
on Aug 30, 2006 -
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Installed a cold air intake on my car. How does one maintain a CAI?
posted by donmayo
on Jul 27, 2006 -
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What effect (if any) do prescribed benzodiazepines have on sporting performance?
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posted by DZ-015
on Jun 28, 2006 -
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Efficient string array comparisons in PHP, and a question about Apache and PHP performance...
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posted by Mr. Six
on May 13, 2006 -
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Is there a way to "reserve" a certain % of the processor for Windows, no matter how much any individual application requests?
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posted by stuckie
on May 3, 2006 -
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So, I got a new 320GB internal ATA hard drive, hooked it up as a slave to my 80GB hard drive, and put all my video, music, and photos on the new 320GB drive. Then, problems arise: when I'm downloading things onto the new drive (via BitTorrent), the computer stutters and is generally slow. Also, when opening and saving photos (~300MB TIFFs) in Photoshop, it takes an eternity. Is there a better way to configure my system on the hard drives?
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posted by monsterhero
on May 2, 2006 -
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I'm debating purchasing a Motion LE1600 Tablet PC. What should I expect in terms of performance difference between the Centrino LV 759 (1.5Ghz) model, and the Celeron ULV 373 (1.0Ghz) model?
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posted by NotMyselfRightNow
on May 1, 2006 -
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Is it always best to install a resource-demanding computer game on the system disk?
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posted by fondle
on Apr 15, 2006 -
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Can anyone suggest interesting science-flavored demonstrations, experiments, or spectacles to be performed at a wedding?
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posted by fermion
on Apr 8, 2006 -
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Mac Mini (Dual Core Intel version) & Media Art Installation: I'm working with a friend to develop a system that will allow not only for playback of audio/visual content, but also for recording it. I think a Mini is a good way to go, but would like some advice.
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posted by aladfar
on Mar 29, 2006 -
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Why does male performance anxiety continue to severely hamper my sex life?
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posted by kyle
on Mar 12, 2006 -
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Help me find and resolve a traffic bottleneck at my co-location. We launched a new web-app (it registers users and delivers flash content) at my work and the server fell over at about 17 conn/sec. Help me prevent this from happening again.
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posted by fishfucker
on Feb 14, 2006 -
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I make music with singing, guitars, and somewhat fast/complex backing tracks that I sequence in Logic. How can I pull these songs off live with zero to one other humans?
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posted by thedaniel
on Jan 18, 2006 -
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I am going to an office holiday party with a joke telling contest! Alas, my only 2 jokes are terrible. What are some good (clean) jokes to add to my (and our collective) repitoire?
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posted by pithy comment
on Dec 14, 2005 -
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Help me prepare a gig! I will be performing the Fairy Godmother's Elf during an office children's Christmas Party and I'm looking for inspiration.
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posted by jchgf
on Nov 28, 2005 -
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ErectionFilter: Anyone had performance-anxiety erection issues that they have successfully solved?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 23, 2005 -
19 answers
Are there any other free services similar to
GrabPERF? It's a great site, but is unfortunately shutting down, so I need an alternative.
posted by jedro
on Nov 20, 2005 -
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What's the best performance review process you have ever gone through at a company? What did it involve? Why do you feel it was a good process?
posted by NotMyselfRightNow
on Nov 16, 2005 -
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Having just been to a concert last night, I thought the whole tradition of the 'encore' was a little silly. I can't recall a performer ever not coming back to stage and belting out another few songs. Where did the encore come from? What are perfomers doing during their short "break?" Has anyone ever been to a concert performance where there wasn't an encore? Did rioting ensue?
posted by FearTormento
on Sep 15, 2005 -
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I am looking for the coolest, sharpest, most sporty Coupe or Convertible that is a 4 Cyl. up to 5 years old that would cost under 20k today that can come in automatic (or some version of SMT) I am aware of the Toyota MR2 Spyder ... and the Eclipse.. but I am not a huge fan of the latter... and would like more options then just the prior!
Thanks!
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posted by crewshell
on Jul 20, 2005 -
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Any Atlanta stage folks here? I'm looking for stage lighting sources (rental companies, production units) that might be interested in a large lighting fixture that fell into my hands. In Atlanta. (for lighting pros: it's an Altman Orbiter followspot)
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posted by intermod
on Jul 10, 2005 -
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I remember back in the 70s seeing a story on TV about an artist who filmed himself punching a timeclock every hour 24/7 for a whole year. At the end of the year he had a short time-lapse film of himself punching a clock 365 times. He had shaved his head at the beginning of the year, so you could see his hair growing over the duration of the film. He described how he had to structure his life in order to be able to do the filming every hour and how his mind began to short circuit from not getting enough REM sleep from sleeping in only hour-long stretches at a time. I'd like to see that film again. Does anybody else remember this story and/or who this guy is?
posted by wsg
on Feb 19, 2005 -
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Can you upgrade your laptop's video card at all? I was curious as I have a 32mb NVidea card on it however I'd love to upgrade it. Is this possible or is there a way to enhance it's performance? (I'm 99.9% the answer is "NO" but I thought I'd ask)
posted by Hands of Manos
on Dec 14, 2004 -
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Would non-arabic speaking people get anything out watching
this performance? Could anyone clue me in on what is to be expected of those performers?
posted by Recockulous
on Sep 21, 2004 -
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Is there anything wrong with moving my refrigerator right next to my stove? Gas stove, small kitchen, empty space between the stove and fridge. Will pushing them together affect the performance of either one? Mostly I just don't want proximity to the the stove to make the refrigerator work harder.
posted by bendy
on Sep 6, 2004 -
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It's time to retire! So what are the ins and outs of buying new tires for my car? To me, one tire pretty much looks like another, and aside from "high performance" and "retreads," I don't really know what makes one tire better than another.
posted by crunchland
on Aug 11, 2004 -
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I'm thinking about buying a Mini Cooper. I test-drove one on a dry sunny day and loved it. But, I live in the Northeast, so I need to know: how do they handle in rain/snow/slush/ice?
posted by initapplette
on Aug 9, 2004 -
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Would installing a new (smallish) hard drive in my machine and dedicating it solely to the Windows swap file (i.e., instead of having it on C:) improve performance?
posted by oissubke
on Jun 26, 2004 -
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ObscureNewsResearchFilter: Does anyone remember a fairly recent news story regarding a performing arts academy (possibly a music school, specifically) being destroyed by a fire? I want to go even further and say that it happened in Salzburg, Austria, but I may have hallucinated that particular detail. I've googled to no avail.
posted by scody
on Jun 12, 2004 -
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On Mac OS9 I could quit the Finder to get an extra little performance boost when I played games (first person shooters mostly). Will this trick still work for OSX, or has all the new fangled technology made it obsolete?
posted by ssmith
on May 18, 2004 -
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What's the biggest factor in a car's performance through different conditions? (more inside)
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posted by XQUZYPHYR
on Apr 29, 2004 -
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scarabic's
question brings up a more general question I have. Is there a good, systematic way to repair Windows' slow and steady degradation other than periodic reinstall? [more inside]
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posted by badstone
on Jan 8, 2004 -
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