diy tech-filter: I will be teaching a 45 minute class for 7th & 8th graders title: Technology. What I do in there with them is COMPLETELY up to me, which is both neat and scary. It will be extra-curricular so I can run with things. I'm looking for activities that include building, making, designing, are CHEAP or FREE and would appeal to inner city kids who love technology but don't really know how it works. [more inside]
posted on Oct 1, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm starting my second year of a Ph.D program and I'm stressed and upset. Help! [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2008 - 8 answers

I want to make some animal-shaped food. I would prefer savory to sweet, and I do not want to use a mold or a cookie cutter to achieve the animal shape. [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2008 - 19 answers

I'm looking for projects people did while traveling.. [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2008 - 14 answers

What is a good open-source project to get involved in? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 12 answers

What are the New York City "projects"? I often hear the phrase "The Projects" in TV and movies. I understand they are an area of somewhat low-cost housing, and that it tends to be an "unsavory" neighborhood, but not terribly so. My question is, what exactly does it mean for something to be a project. Why are they there, how did they get there, and what does it mean today? Google and Wikipedia have been of little help. [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2008 - 36 answers

The 2nd law of thermodynamics (entropy theory) has been applied to information theory, economics, natural selection and human behaviour. How do I relate it to software projects? [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2008 - 14 answers

What areas / neighborhoods / streets should I avoid in San Francisco? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 18 answers

I'm looking for Web sites premised on the production of "crap art", structured art projects for non-artists, inspiration and instructions. [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me find sites where I can meet up with other people interested in developing software for fun or for profit [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2008 - 4 answers

2007 has been a year of nothing. How can I make 2008 a year to remember? [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2007 - 23 answers

I found some great old Christmas photos. What are some creative ways to turn them into cool Christmas gifts? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 5 answers

DIY blogs that don't require you to be a goddamn logic board-soldering wizard? [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 7 answers

Where can I find a web-based/cross-platform calendar that would allow a group of people to add events, but not modify other people's? [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2007 - 3 answers

Project Managers! What software / systems do you use to manage your projects. It seems to me that Microsoft Project or Basecamp is not always the right tool for the job. I am interested in creating work breakdown structures and sequencing activities in a visual manner. I want to track and manage requirements, changes, risks, issues, etc. I want to baseline my requirements, my schedule, and my budget. I want to capture work activity and generate reports. What software should I be using to be a superstar project manager? What is your system for capturing and disseminating information?
posted on Sep 12, 2007 - 4 answers

I have an entire year of semi-boredom ahead of me. What projects can I do in this time period, that are substantial, inexpensive, can be done on the side whilst attending college, and will help me avoid looking back and regretting a wasted youth? I've made a font, almost completed writing a book, learnt how to do the splits. What else can I do, other than churn out more fonts and books? Are there any lists of to-do things out there? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2007 - 31 answers

As a young person, how do I invest in youth projects? [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2007 - 3 answers

I want to build an engine as a hobby. How misguided is this, and how would I go about it? [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2007 - 24 answers

How do you deal with companies that are badly managed? Are all companies badly managed? Is the "real world" just an endless fight to try and get things done? [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2007 - 20 answers

In my quest to find a project management application that fits our situation, I've been evaluating dotProject. This app ended up not being viable for us for a number of reasons, so I'm wondering if any of you out there have experience with a project management app that meets the following requirements... [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2007 - 1 answers

Ibook + New Ubuntu Install...what now? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 15 answers

Students: What do you do when group members don't do much at all? Educators: Do you want to hear if a student is not pulling their own weight in a group work situation? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 34 answers

Access Control & Electronic Lock Filter: I'm working on a project that requires a method of controlling intermittent access to a small container, can you help? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 2 answers

What are some killer Photoshop projects for my class of design students? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2007 - 18 answers

#1) HAPPY MUSIC: What music do you use to cheer yourself up? A friend of mine has clinical depression. I am gathering recommendations of happy music so I can make a playlist of tunes to help uplift and revive downcast spirits. #2) AMBIENT SOUND: what music you listen at work to help create some good background music to help you concentrate on your tasks? #3) INSPIRATION: What do you listen to, to revive your energy and get you pumped up to work on that otherwise annoying project?
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 66 answers

How would I set up a think tank or similar institution? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 5 answers

How can I wire a bunch of push lights together and run them off of regular power? [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2006 - 11 answers

What other learning programs are out there that are similar to Sauve Scholars? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2006 - 2 answers

I've got an idea for a web-based product that, when completed, could eventually make me a millionaire. I'm confident it would work, I've got the necessary programming skills and all the steps from beginning to end mapped out in my head. And yet, I'm completely unable to start actually doing something – anything – about it. It's been the same thing over and over again with lesser ideas and small personal projects throughout my life, and I don't know how to break the cycle now that I REALLY should. Anyone have any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2006 - 29 answers

I want to give my 4 year old a decent grounding in science, but I'm prety dim, myself. Where do I start? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2006 - 23 answers

What should I do with my neglected Mac Mini (1.25GHz/1GB RAM)? [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2006 - 38 answers

Our company needs a way to keep track of money. And not in the "Quicken" sense - we need a way to track how much we can spend and how much we need to reserve to pay invoices. This is a little confusing, example inside. [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2006 - 3 answers

Help me decide on a project... [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2005 - 12 answers

I have a bunch of tasks I can rank by imminence, completeness, and rate of activity. Is there an interesting or useful way to visualize them rather than three sorted lists? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2005 - 5 answers

I'm looking for some very simple Windows freeware that will let the 20-odd people in my office assign hours to projects and then add up the costs. [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2005 - 4 answers

After a trip to BestHongKong, I find myself with 1000 5mm red LEDs. What should I do with them? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2005 - 10 answers

Anyone out there well-versed or versed in the protocol for submitting proposals for art projects to open call gallery shows? I'm a non-artist (maybe a dilettante is a better way to put it) who would like to submit an idea for a (two-dimensional, text-based) project to a gallery show soliciting submissions on a certain theme. [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2005 - 2 answers

I can't ever seem to finish personal software projects. I'll usually get half of the code written, but then my attention moves to another idea and the software never gets completed. I don't have this problem when someone else is working on it with me. How can I motivate myself to follow through with these solo projects?
posted on Dec 10, 2004 - 17 answers

Interesting online writing projects.... ? I'm thinking about tackling another (large) writing project via the 'net. What are your favorite (preferably single-author) sites that are presenting stories / a novel / thematic essays? I'm not really looking for blogs, but (maybe) serial pieces presented in blog format. Anyone doing / done this with success? (I'm sure there are a gazillion really bad ones out there...)
posted on Aug 16, 2004 - 8 answers

I want to put together a family recipe book. Has anyone done this, and do you have any advice? Are there kits out there to help with this, or software? Or have you gone to Kinko's and bound it yourself? (If so, details would be welcome on what services they offered.) Spiral-bound would be fine, but I'm open to other styles. I want to be able to make a dozen or so copies without breaking the bank, and I have a good home computer setup if I can figure out how best to take advantage of it. I've already got the recipes typed in in MasterCook, a recipe format program. Thanks for any help!
posted on Feb 7, 2004 - 12 answers