Please help me figure out how to get my VPN to work with Linux - it claims to, but I can't make it.
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posted by ryanshepard
on Mar 7, 2013 -
27 answers
I need to test several pieces of furniture and some toys for lead paint, and want to have a lab confirm the home tests I plan to run. I need recommendations for reliable (and hopefully affordable, too) options.
posted by ryanshepard
on Feb 25, 2013 -
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I'll be spending the day with my two year old son in New York (staying in Cobble Hill, probably heading into Manhattan) on Sat. 3/2, and am looking for suggestions for fun, reasonably-priced activities that we can do together.
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posted by ryanshepard
on Feb 15, 2013 -
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I am running Ubuntu 12.04 w/Gnome - I use
proXPN for Windows machines, but have never been able to get it to establish a connection w/the Ubuntu laptop I have.
I'm looking for recommendations for VPNs that work reliably with Linux where set-up is basic enough for a Linux novice to understand.
posted by ryanshepard
on Feb 1, 2013 -
4 answers
I found this phone number in a diplomatic memo, and am interested to know how it would be rendered in the traditional XXX-XXX-XXXX U.S. phone number format: (81-3) 3XXX-5XXX.
posted by ryanshepard
on Aug 20, 2012 -
7 answers
I need to draw a small diagram and drop it into an MS Word document - what are the best free, user-friendly tools to do this?
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posted by ryanshepard
on Sep 16, 2011 -
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Need recommendations for decently classy, vegetarian-friendly restaurants in DC that might still take a Valentine's Day reservation.
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posted by ryanshepard
on Feb 4, 2011 -
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Does anyone know of detailed instructions for building the kind of microbial fuel cell described
here? Or know enough to explain to me how it's done?
posted by ryanshepard
on Dec 18, 2010 -
2 answers
Is Marmite's new
chocolate bar being sold anywhere in the U.S.? Bonus points if you know of any retailers in the DC metro area.
posted by ryanshepard
on Dec 2, 2010 -
15 answers
Suggestions needed for mid-to-low maintenance, ornamental, native plants that I can grow in D.C.
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posted by ryanshepard
on Aug 1, 2010 -
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I really enjoyed the "You're as Cold as Ice" segment of This American Life's
"Mistakes Were Made" show - can anyone recommend other documentaries / books / articles about the creepy / gothic side of California counterculture and technofuturism in the 60s and 70s?
posted by ryanshepard
on Apr 23, 2009 -
9 answers
What are some unusual/interesting/generally missed by out-of-towners spots in Richmond, VA that I should visit?
posted by ryanshepard
on Dec 27, 2006 -
13 answers
