I could have sworn it was something by Neal Stephenson, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Here is what I remember -- bits and pieces -- and I didn't finish it at the time, so presumably these events happened near the beginning of the book...
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posted by whiskeyspider
on May 1, 2013 -
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I was watching this film on my previous laptop via TV-Tuner card and right then my laptop had crashed. I didn't check channel name and newspaper for the film name at the time, and now I can't remember it. It was at least before May 2010(I was watching the film in college and this when I left college - jic it helps though I am not sure if the film released recently at the time)... It was a train scene in the wilderness.
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posted by amar
on Feb 12, 2013 -
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Okay, so there was this show (maybe on the USA network?) around 1990-ish, maybe. The premise was that a former superspy/secret-agent/hero had retired to the suburbs, and his former archnemesis moves into the house next door. They're still kind of enemies, but in a Simpsons/Flanders "friendly" way, instead of trying to kill each other like they used to. What is this show?
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posted by Greg Nog
on Dec 7, 2012 -
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Need help identifying a classical song I hum to myself,possibly a piano piece, but can't remember what the name of it is or who made it. Link: http://youtu.be/PjnX9HgWueE
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posted by LittleNami
on Sep 30, 2012 -
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Really vague teenage book memory involving a gold room, a candle, and meditation power? Did I hallucinate this book?
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posted by kanata
on Jun 22, 2012 -
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Help with memory loss please! I am taking lithium for my mental illness, and although I've tried numerous other medications, it does the best at managing my symptoms with minimal side effects except this major one: I think I'm having a LOT of memory loss. I'm looking for coping strategies, techniques, etc that might help mitigate this.
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posted by thankyouforyourconsideration
on Jun 8, 2012 -
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In the past 4 days I've had 4 major-ish lapses in memory. Otherwise I'm 100% fine. Is this a problem?
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posted by Chorus
on May 20, 2012 -
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I'm trying to remember a novel I read about 10 years ago with very little and possibly confused memories of it.
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posted by jojobobo
on Apr 13, 2012 -
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Help me remember this movie from my childhood about a band of adventurers that were attacked by a monster.
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posted by hjo3
on Aug 6, 2011 -
2 answers
Help me find a vaguely-remembered blog that told a creepy fictional story about a house, which culminated in the main character entering the house and disappearing, possibly into a door to another dimension. (Not House of Leaves but probably inspired by it.)
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posted by lhall
on Jan 10, 2011 -
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I'm trying to remember a children's book. There is an explosive so powerful that a single grain of it would cause a huge blast. It is in the possession of a sinister person. Our tiny hero rides a bird, steals the explosive, and (spoiler) drops it in the ocean, where it detonates relatively harmlessly.
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posted by Eater
on Jan 4, 2011 -
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Please help me remember the name of this french singer I heard about on NPR in the past month.
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posted by AtomicBee
on Nov 11, 2010 -
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Asking for a friend of a friend. He wants to remember the name of some old sci-fi TV show and we're all stumped, so I turn to the collective memories of AskMe.
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posted by charred husk
on Oct 6, 2010 -
4 answers
Was there a hostage situation involving executives or heirs of Dow Chemical in the late 80's or early 90's?
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posted by heatvision
on Sep 27, 2010 -
4 answers
Short story about a man who brings Tefillin (phylacteries) on a date and ends up using them as bondage gear?
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posted by milestogo
on Jun 17, 2010 -
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Is it a good idea to get a tattoo if you want to be reminded of something for the rest of your life? - the briefness and fragility of life.
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posted by Not Supplied
on Jun 13, 2010 -
29 answers
Identify this book: lady with white hair and crimson "area" tries to get her boyfriend to kill a hobo and plant a tree.
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posted by Greg Nog
on Apr 9, 2010 -
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Help ID this childhood meditation cassette tape from the mid-80's. Side A was "be a bird' and side B was "be a ball".
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posted by pants
on Feb 19, 2010 -
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Trying to remember a European produced sitcom/drama about a (maybe) a spy in World War II Germany.
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posted by sully75
on Dec 30, 2009 -
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How can I remember to always put my mobile phone on silent before meetings or seminars? And to turn the sound back on when the meeting is over? Any useful tricks? I don't seem to have a problem remembering this in artistic environments, only in work environments.
posted by grouse
on Oct 1, 2009 -
18 answers
My mind is blown, it's not my own, where did my idea go? I'm feeling fine, but I've lost my mind!
Help?
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posted by Salvor Hardin
on Sep 20, 2009 -
11 answers
Those who have learned to speak
and think in another language, do you remember the age (and day) you started thinking in your current spoken language?
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posted by querty
on Aug 4, 2009 -
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Help me identify this 70s / 80s serial killer movie featuring a scene where a barber gives the detective a shave.
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posted by whir
on May 11, 2009 -
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Please help identify this childhood book. I'm 90% sure it was english, otherwise it could have been written in spanish. The book was wider than tall, probably 15" by 10", very colourful but dark and weird at the same time. The only page i remember is one where s the main character is walking through a cave or forest and all these very interesting animals/creatures looking at him. (I think there's also page with just eyes surrounding him in the dark). The creatures are oddly drawn and very interesting and it was scary if anything. I believe this was a hand-me-down but eitherway I had it late 80's early 90's. I know the details are vague but i'm just hoping someone out there can bring me to peace. Thankyou
posted by 0.0.0
on Jun 25, 2008 -
6 answers
Yet another...help me find a this song after I supply you with really vague details about it question. But come on, it's fun!
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posted by WickedPissah
on May 24, 2008 -
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I need an online reminder which will send me an email reminder for one task one 4 different dates: tomorrow, after 7 days, after 15 days and after 30 days. I tried Remember the Milk, but it seems it only works with one date.
posted by leigh1
on Jan 7, 2008 -
7 answers
I have what is to me an extremely complex thing that I would like JavaScript on a webpage to do. It's related to
this question I asked previously, but I've added a new complication. I understand that this may sound fairly customized. I have a feeling, though, that for someone who programs Javascript, these issues are probably both extremely common and extremely simple, which is why I'm asking here ... since perfecting this quirk could really help my efficiency.
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posted by WCityMike
on Sep 5, 2007 -
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Is there a software that remembers the open windows sizes and locations in Windows XP?
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posted by matthelm
on Jul 11, 2007 -
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Why does Safari offer to remember usernames and passwords for some sites, but not others? Specifically del.icio.us.
posted by airguitar
on May 7, 2006 -
4 answers
I saw this old horror movie about eight years ago, but I think it's from the seventies. A young couple moves into an old house and people start dying. As it turns out, the ghost either is, or looks just like, the young woman. The ghost speaks to her through the mirror. The only line of dialog I remember is when she was walking along a flight of stairs with an old man, and he says something to the effect that, "people today are so impolite."
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posted by airguitar
on May 20, 2005 -
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