Cat fanciers: is there a convenient way to keep dried bits of food from getting on the wall next to the cat food dishes?
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posted by kosmonaut
on Jan 22, 2009 -
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Photographing shiny things: help my light this stuff nicely and take a good photo that isn't blurry.
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posted by ninazer0
on Jan 7, 2009 -
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How do changes to the tax rates correlate with changes to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and how are those changes forecasted?
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posted by brandnew
on Oct 14, 2008 -
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What are some good examples of companies that changed their business, changed their product line, or changed their focus? Significantly?
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posted by eleyna
on Apr 4, 2008 -
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Why is it that the genetic "distance" between two populations would be determined by the angle between their position vectors rather than the magnitude of their respective displacements?
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posted by PuGZ
on Mar 8, 2008 -
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MeFites, please recommend a specific brand (a product or service, not a company) with easy access to key market information such as market size, market share and competitive scope.
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posted by JaySunSee
on Jan 23, 2008 -
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I received a $75 gift certificate to a fancy-schmancy LA beauty shop for Christmas, and could use some help to get the most bang for my gifted buck.
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posted by Scram
on Jan 17, 2008 -
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I've got a product that has attracted the attention of the big boys - how do I make sure they don't rip me off?
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posted by ikahime
on Dec 5, 2007 -
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I bought a cast iron skillet. Rubbed it with oil. 300 F oven for 1 hour. I neglected to clean it in soapy water prior. What has been indelibly burned into my skillet? Should I go to the emergency room now or should I save time and just start start organizing my affairs?
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posted by stuart_s
on Jul 19, 2007 -
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Can I (a dude) use some kind of fabulous product to make my hair look the way it does when it's damp, all the time?
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posted by Citizen Premier
on May 28, 2007 -
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Vanityfilter: why do I sometimes have these "bad hair days", and how can I prevent them in the future? Pictures and gory details after the break.
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posted by rossination
on Apr 22, 2007 -
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Offline vs. online shopping - is there anything (other than services) that you can buy offline, but not online?
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posted by Chunder
on Dec 12, 2006 -
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A while back I found a site that allowed you to search Google for products, and it would automatically add negative keywords to your search that filtered out pretty much all of those price comparison sites that seem to be all you get on Google now when you search for a product.
Only now I can't find it. Anyone?
posted by Mwongozi
on Oct 15, 2006 -
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Where can I go online for cheap, fast manufacturing of a small plastic/foam widget, on the order of 100-1000 in number?
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posted by griffey
on Apr 18, 2006 -
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I'm looking for your favorite web site(s) that let you compare 2 products - actually, any 2 anything...
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posted by rmm
on Feb 9, 2006 -
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I need to find a specific facial crème or lotion. I don't know the brand, all I know is that the particular line I am looking for includes a product (scent?) named "bamboo" and another called "lotus." "Lotus" is what I am looking for. It is quite expensive. And it smells good. That's all I have to go on.
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posted by Nothing
on Jan 23, 2006 -
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BusinessLiabilityFilter -- Do we need product liability insurance for our start-up mail order business that sells repackaged craft supplies to kids?
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posted by acoutu
on Sep 23, 2005 -
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I have an idea for a product/service. I've drawn out a rough business model and shown it to a few people who all think its a great idea but I'm having a few problems getting things rolling... more inside about funding the project, pitching it to major 'players' in certain industries, investors, etc
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posted by hummercash
on Sep 6, 2005 -
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I'm looking for an article I once read that described the best way to develop a new software product within a company that must continue to build/support its legacy applications.
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posted by dhacker
on Jul 12, 2005 -
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Does anybody remember anything about a pre-world wide web consumer product called Yak (or Yack) that was marketing in the United States around 1990? Google fails me.
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posted by punkfloyd
on May 24, 2005 -
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I want to make a widget. Where do I find people who can help me make such widget? In this specific case, I want to make a co2 powered gizmo that goes around and around.
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posted by striker
on Apr 25, 2005 -
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Product packaging designers: Can you tell me the name of the process in which plastic labels are heat shrunk to conform to the shape of containers like this...
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posted by sharksandwich
on Apr 10, 2005 -
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Has anyone signed up for one of these sketchy-looking "get free stuff for being a product tester" sites? (
example.) What disaster, if any, has befallen you? What expensive personal electronic devices, if any, have you received for "free"?
posted by Tubes
on Mar 10, 2005 -
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Where do you go for product reviews and comparisons? I recently bought a bunch of audio and PC hardware with mixed results.
Consumer Reports is outdated, Epinions reviews are quite thin on the ground, and Amazon is trying to sell you everything. Google? Ha! Thousands of links to people with little "stores" fronting for Amazon...
posted by rwhe
on Mar 3, 2005 -
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Bookmending tape. I'm looking for brands/recommendations for 1/2" - 1" wide bookmending tape, to fix broken hinges, and/or cracked spines from the inside, and with adhesive that will not damage the paper. Nothing super-fancy, and bonus points for something I could maybe find in local stores! Thanks!
posted by carter
on Nov 5, 2004 -
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Assume I'm starting from scratch except for a 32" JVC TV with s-video input. How would you build a budget home theater for a multi-purpose room? Rather than get into my particular preferences (other than that I want to play DVDs, CDs and CD-Rs), I'd like respondents to make recommendations based on the variables most important to them (e.g., getting a cheap player and being indifferent to its picture quality because it's region-free; splurging on a center channel speaker because it's that important; insisting on a combo DVD-R/PVR regardless of price because it's such a killer app; going with simple stereo separation because surround sound is overblown, etc.). Specific product and retailer recommendations are especially welcome.
posted by blueshammer
on Dec 29, 2003 -
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