I was changing my iTunes email address, which is my iTunes I. D. My old email address is going away, necessitating the change. I got to looking in my purchases, and all of them were there, under the new I. D. but there were a handful of songs (6 or 7?) listed as purchased by me that I DID NOT purchase. A bunch of show tunes (not that there is anything wrong with that).
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posted by Danf
on Apr 19, 2013 -
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The situation: My work-related insurance coverage for my daughter ends May 1. She has found a lump, which the docs want to watch for 6 months and then decide about a biopsy. She is 22 and our first thought, before this news, was to allow her to be uninsured through the Summer.
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posted by Danf
on Feb 26, 2013 -
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I am going to Kona (yay!) and renting a car for just under two weeks. When I get to the counter, I want to avoid my usual confusion, and random behavior, when dealing with insurance coverage.
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posted by Danf
on Feb 3, 2013 -
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Winter 2012 -- Help me arrive at work, via bike, with functional hands.
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posted by Danf
on Nov 27, 2012 -
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Burglary - 2 computers, and ALL of our documents. What steps to take?
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posted by Danf
on Aug 26, 2012 -
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How can I get what is apparently a lot of gunk out of my kitchen drain pipe?
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posted by Danf
on Jul 13, 2012 -
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What are the most pointless, puerile, time-wasting iPhone apps that you know about?
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posted by Danf
on Jul 2, 2012 -
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I have been asked to respond to an alleged poltergeist in a school. I have been directed to not be dismissive of it.
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posted by Danf
on Mar 4, 2012 -
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I need a bedside clock which emits zero light in that dark, but can be read at a touch, or push of a button.
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posted by Danf
on Feb 25, 2012 -
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I wish to buy a gift certificate of good food in the South Bay, LA Area.
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posted by Danf
on Dec 20, 2011 -
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Need to pick up some wine between Oakland Airport and Inner Richmond in SF.
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posted by Danf
on Nov 29, 2011 -
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Does anyone have experience with slightly low thyroid levels in their dog?
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posted by Danf
on Oct 18, 2010 -
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My co-worker is on Kauai for a week. However, he wants to see Pearl Harbor, the USS Arizona memorial, etc. What is the easiest way for this to happen?
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posted by Danf
on Oct 4, 2010 -
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Washington State Ferries. . .We are going to the San Juans and taking our bikes. Height rules indicate a 100% surcharge for over-height vehicles (which having our bikes upright will cause). Can we lay our bikes flat on the racks, once we get to the ferry line?
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posted by Danf
on Aug 10, 2010 -
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Has anyone seen Neil Young on his current solo tour? If so, what did you think?
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posted by Danf
on Jun 6, 2010 -
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How to get an aluminum MacBook (2.4 GHz) to recognize a VGA Projector?
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posted by Danf
on May 24, 2010 -
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Can I *Gift* a friend in Portland, OR with several months of the YES (Yankees Entertainment and Sports) Network?
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posted by Danf
on Apr 27, 2010 -
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Touristing in NYC this October. Among other stuff I want to do, I would love to see something at the four venues listed below.
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posted by Danf
on Jul 17, 2009 -
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Does anyone have experience with repelling geese from public property?
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posted by Danf
on Apr 3, 2009 -
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Is it possible for a bad speaker to damage a stereo receiver hooked up to it?
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posted by Danf
on Mar 7, 2009 -
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I paid for my daughter's second semester in Dec. 08. The entire second semester takes place in 09.
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posted by Danf
on Feb 27, 2009 -
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Are the connections in the earbud socket of an iPod (5G 30gig Video) able to be "tightened?"
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posted by Danf
on Jan 9, 2009 -
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One of my cats has had a loud and contentious history with a neighbor cat. I have not seen then fight but they hissed and screamed and generally did not like one another. Well the neighbor cat showed up dead under one of our bushes (it had been like that for awhile but when the weather warmed up a tad, whew. .that is when we found it).
I am wondering if it is possible that my dear kitty did this other cat in. I have not heard of such a thing but it creeps me out to think that I might be harboring a murderer among our menagerie of pets.
Has anyone had any experience with this?
posted by Danf
on Feb 17, 2005 -
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I just went to my corner credit union ATM and made a $15 withdrawal. The machine gave me $80. Reflexively, I went into the branch, and reported it. They were appreciative. Two people virtually raced over to the back of the machine to shut it down.
At the time, it was a no brainer. But I am wondering if, since the receipt I got indicated a $15 withdrawal, and the cameras usually focus and faces, what would the traceability of it have been? I wonder if Diebold might have been stuck with the mistake. . .Maybe my honesty could have been turned into a political act, if Diebold would have lost out on the money. . .
posted by Danf
on Jan 13, 2005 -
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#1 daughter is trying to get silkscreened logos off some of her t shirts. Cool kid. . .doesn't like anything commercial.
She is trying duct tape and that is *sorta* working but I was wondering if there is a magic bullet when it comes to removing various silk screen inks.
posted by Danf
on Mar 6, 2004 -
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Web-Based Chat
I have a friend who used to chat with me from IRC at work. The employer removed that program, saying that for security and virus reasons, the only browser, or anything internet would be MIE.
Since this makes Chatzilla a moot issue, are there any sites reachable from an ordinary browser that have some sort of reasonable-working chat that resembles IRC?
posted by Danf
on Feb 26, 2004 -
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Line Speed. . . .I am on a dialup. There are periods of days when my connection speed can be anywhere from 4 to 20 kps.
My local ISP reports no problems during this time, and they are a freenet who are usually very forthcoming about stuff that is going on.
My phone line passes over a couple other houses on the way to the pole. Is it possible that stuff going on in those houses, electronically, could cause some interference? Are there any other physical or electronic factors that would slow my connection down (usually it stays between 50 and 52 kps) between my computer and the ISP?
posted by Danf
on Feb 25, 2004 -
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