I have a cylindrical towel rack that is bent. I need to unbend it. How can I do this without damaging it further?
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posted by bondcliff
on Mar 7, 2013 -
16 answers
I am interested in hearing personal experiences with deciding to end a project. How did other people react to the news? How did that make you feel? What did you do? What do you think you should have done differently?
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posted by Michele in California
on Feb 24, 2013 -
14 answers
Project based learning and interdisciplinary teaching! I'm a high school science teacher working with an enthusiastic English teacher and we're trying to find the best project ideas to use in summer school (and beyond if successful).
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posted by kinetic
on Mar 30, 2012 -
8 answers
I want to contribute with my programming ability (software developer) to free software. I could be developing another tower defense game but prefer a small project which might be mildly useful to somebody and possibly teaches me something outside of programming.
What would be a useful to you and a good project for me?
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posted by EuroBunny
on Feb 25, 2012 -
10 answers
Two years ago I started doing stand-up comedy, which took me very far from my comfort zone and was hard work but was hugely rewarding. One year ago I took a one-way flight to Thailand to start a solo backpacking trip, something I'd always wanted to do but which terrified me - this was also hard work but fantastic and life-affirming. These were both huge things for me. I want to begin something similarly big/difficult/scary/rewarding/exciting/life-affirming this year that will live up to those first 2 years, but what?
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posted by Kirn
on Dec 27, 2011 -
18 answers
Why did my favorite bar style option vanish from Microsoft Project 2007 after upgrading to Windows 7 and re-installing?
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posted by The Deej
on Nov 23, 2011 -
3 answers
I have to help my fifth grade daughters with their history fair project and they think I'm smart. Help!
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posted by daydreamer
on Nov 4, 2011 -
22 answers
I'm an exhausted hybrid web developer/project manager/computer support person and would like to specialize. Please advise me.
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posted by JuliaKM
on Sep 5, 2011 -
4 answers
I'm in the USA and need to make a small run of circuit boards for a project that will most likely save my bacon, or at least allow me to pay the rent on time. :)
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posted by luckynerd
on Aug 25, 2011 -
13 answers
Crochet-filter: Can you tell me how to make the edging of an afghan not be bunched up and stupid-looking?
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posted by motsque
on Apr 19, 2011 -
12 answers
Your experience with
Collabtive: I want to know. Should I put up with it for a month and a half, or go with the Bugzilla I already have?
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posted by brainwane
on Mar 12, 2011 -
2 answers
I'm looking for a project that can be done mostly on the computers at my school. I'm usually there for 8-9 hours waiting for a ride, and my schoolwork takes me around an hour to finish. I'd like to put the rest of that free-time towards something productive.
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posted by biochemist
on Mar 2, 2011 -
23 answers
A friend wants my advice on a secret project, but has been burnt before for sharing and wants some protection from it happening again. How can he share his idea and be sure I'm not going to run away with it.
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posted by Static Vagabond
on Feb 10, 2011 -
13 answers
Vintage-Polaroid-Troubleshooting-Filter: Yay! I finally bought a vintage Polaroid One Step 600 (looks very similar to
this) in The Big City. I bought
this film for it. But...no pictures. Help?
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posted by stellaluna
on Jan 20, 2011 -
4 answers
I know we've got some fabulously crafty people hanging out on the Green. What have been some of your best appreciated,
cheap Holiday projects?
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posted by Ys
on Sep 21, 2010 -
47 answers
How do I (or we) speak to my manager about his increasing lack of involvement in what we feel are the core components of a product's (re)launch, especially when the stakes in the launch include: our careers, the fate of the company, and the jobs of fellow colleagues in the office?
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posted by mistertoronto
on Aug 11, 2010 -
5 answers
What epoxy/adhesives are recommended for adhering acrylic to wood with a permanent, strong bond?
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posted by ogunther
on Aug 1, 2010 -
7 answers
What should I do with 30 10-foot, 1-inch diameter PVC pipes?
posted by scose
on May 29, 2010 -
16 answers
Help me find this cool online project I once saw: lamp in one location lights up when person sits down in chair in another location (like, in a different state).
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posted by ollyolly
on Feb 17, 2010 -
3 answers
[Various Filters] I am stuck.
I am using MS Visual Studio 2008 to create a software package. I saved all the source code and what (I thought) I needed so I could format the machine and install the Win7 Update as a fresh OS. After reinstalling the VS2008 compilers, now the project will not compile.
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posted by Drasher
on Nov 30, 2009 -
7 answers
I have old clothes, I have a paper shredder (confetti style), can the two come together and make stuffing for pillows?
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posted by patheral
on Nov 29, 2009 -
10 answers
Asking for a friend: I need access to ISO 9241-9 for a Comp Eng project, but since I am a poor student, don't have $150 to spend on it.
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posted by shoebox
on Oct 22, 2009 -
4 answers
I am looking for an email management program (like campaign monitor) that also includes email analytics (like google analytics) and project management tools (like basecamp). I am in a small marketing department at a non-profit that relies heavily on email (100K+/month messages sent).
My google-fu has failed me so far, I can't find anything that has all three components. Does anyone know of a one stop shop that does this? Also open to a using several programs as long as we can get them to work with each other.
posted by Incy
on Oct 21, 2009 -
6 answers
I am working with several other people to seek sponsorship for a non-profit event. There is a fairly simple but lengthy series of actions that needs to be completed to track each unique sponsor. We've thought about having a binder with a printed page showing tasks for each sponsor, but it would be preferable if there was an online solution any of us can access for checking off and date-stamping completed tasks, with a place to add notes.
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posted by Scram
on Aug 26, 2009 -
4 answers
I cannot seem to stop procrastinating on a work project, and the deadline is looming. I have no doubt that I can get it done if I can just make myself get the work done, but I cannot make myself concentrate and buckle down and get it done!
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posted by dumbledore69
on Aug 12, 2009 -
22 answers
When I import an AVI video file I recorded on a Canon digital camera to Adobe Premiere Pro, it only shows up as a still picture with audio. Why does it do this and how can it be solved?
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posted by meta.mark
on May 31, 2009 -
6 answers
My employer is running out of cash, in debt to suppliers, and has had trouble meeting payroll several times this year. My gut says I'll be out of work in a couple weeks, a month at the most. I'm working on and managing several web development projects where a deposit has been provided by the client, but we're several months away from completion. Do I approach the clients, let them know the situation and propose completing the projects on my own for the remaining amount of the project?
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posted by thehickmans
on May 7, 2009 -
21 answers
I have a spare Dell 19" computer monitor lying around that I'm not using at the moment, does anyone have any ideas as to what I should do with it? (I'd like to re-use it somehow).
Thanks,
William
posted by nam3d
on Jan 23, 2009 -
9 answers
I need to be famous for other things. So I would like to make my own blend of coffee. At home and cheaply how can I get started?
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posted by parmanparman
on Oct 12, 2008 -
7 answers
I'm finishing my MBA next month and am moving from my Product Management role into a newly created Program Manager position for our business unit.
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posted by white_devil
on Mar 18, 2008 -
2 answers
Robotics question: simple and high-payoff project, don't have the time/leet skillz/rationale to jump in the deep end of the pool (i.e. academic smartypantses building attack vehicles), don't want to spend the money on/deal with the physical bulk of the shallow end (Mindstorms et al). What is in the middle?
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posted by Your Time Machine Sucks
on Feb 21, 2008 -
10 answers
