Two part radio scanner question. Part one, Looking for a radio scanner that can receive at least police and commercial airlines. Part two, if and when I get one that picks up airline frequencies would I be able to use it during a flight (when any other electronic device is allowed)?
posted by tropikal
on May 7, 2009 -
10 answers
scrabble fight! ok, so we are having a dilemma. can you form the same word two times in one turn in the game of scrabble? more inside!!
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posted by slograffiti
on Feb 22, 2009 -
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Are there any export restrictions (or whatnot) regarding me (a US non-business entity) sending a bunch of packages of consumer vegetable-garden seeds to a foreign country (Kenya) as a gift? I'm sure there are some restrictions on receiving foreign seeds, but.. outgoing?
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posted by Quarter Pincher
on Jan 11, 2009 -
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I seem to have a form of ... rules rage. I get truly angry over things that, afterward, seem insignificant. Help me find out why, or how to get past it.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 29, 2008 -
29 answers
I am a Mac owner who bought
Hazel, an application that will do a number of different tasks to your files based on certain rules. (Think of it as Outlook rules for your Mac desktop.) However, I've really found myself stumped as to what to
do with it, and it's basically just been sitting on my machine unused. If you have it, what do you do with it? If you don't have it or have a Windows machine, do you have any good ideas for rule logic, or automated rules, to apply to files on your desktop, anyway? Looks like it'll auto-run AppleScripts and Unix shell scripts, too. Basically looking to tap other people's minds on this one since my own seems to be balking at this particular mental problem. Thanks.
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posted by WCityMike
on Jul 31, 2008 -
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I am a member of an academic committee that handles award nominations. Our job is to chose which of many internal applicants may apply for an external award. Often such awards accept just 1 or 2 applicants from a single organization. What is the most transparent and fair process for making such decisions? Alternatively, what are problems you've faced on similar committees?
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posted by about_time
on Jul 9, 2008 -
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I find myself mysteriously drawn to, of all things, baseball. It's kind of awesome! Unfortunately, there are some things I still don't quite understand...
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posted by kbanas
on Jul 8, 2008 -
43 answers
I use Outlook 2003 at work, and I have several rules created to automatically sort my incoming mail into specific folders. I usually create a folder for each department and sub-folders for each person within that department that I communicate with.
My question is: Normally when an incoming mail message is recieved and sorted automatically into a folder, the folder's name changes to bold and a number is displayed in blue indicating the number of unread messages in that folder. An example would be I have a Jason Johnson subfolder in my Human Resources folder. The Jason Johnson sub-folder goes bold when I receive a message from him, but not the Human Resources folder it is contained within. Is there a way to make the "parent" folder go bold to indicate that a subfolder within it has a new message?
I hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for your help.
posted by adustum
on Jun 20, 2008 -
3 answers
My co-worker (at my instruction) created a rule in Entourage to move a particular piece of email to the deleted folder.
Now all of his mail is going directly to the delete folder, but the rule is not the "rules" list.
Any ideas how to stop it?
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posted by answergrape
on Oct 12, 2007 -
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I'm a female about to venture into the world of online dating. Are there any norms/rules/trends that I should know about?
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posted by cookie googleman
on Sep 26, 2007 -
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Technical/pedantic football (soccer) question: In tonight's Albania v Holland Euro 2008 qualifier, six minutes of stoppage time was indicated, if I am not mistaken. However, the referee blew the final whistle after what I believe was less than 94 minutes, after a spectator threw fireworks at or near a player. This incident seemed to be the direct reason for the ref to call it a game. Given that according the Laws, the indicated stoppage time is a
minimum, shouldn't this game technically be considered terminated or abandoned?
Bonus question: what exactly is the difference between a "terminated" and an "abandoned" game?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane
on Sep 12, 2007 -
6 answers
I'm working my way through the Bible. At the moment, I'm towards the end of Numbers. The past few books have been very heavy with detailed instructions on the various blood rituals God requires of his people — which animals to sacrifice, what manner to do it in, and lots of blood-splashing on the sides of the tent.
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posted by WCityMike
on Aug 29, 2007 -
31 answers
MeFites: Share with me your favorite math tricks, truisms and formulas that clarified and simplified math problems and made life easier in high school and college.
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posted by dropkick
on Feb 24, 2007 -
59 answers
Does anyone know of a really good definitive tutorial for the game 'Go'? I've googled a few but would be really grateful for feedback on ones people rate ;)
posted by nickehsmith
on Jan 21, 2007 -
10 answers
Hey all, first post here, so go easy. Does anyone have a scan or link to the official rules to Knightmare chess, by Steve Jackson games? I'm introducing the people at my new job to the game, and it would be a lot easier if I still had a copy of the ruleset. Unfortunately, while I have all of the cards, I no longer have a copy of the official rules.
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posted by neolith22
on Nov 2, 2006 -
4 answers
I'm in the process of building an application and I think I want a rules engine. Assuming I do (and "No" may be the answer to my question), what's the best way to go about such a thing, given the details inside?
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posted by yerfatma
on Oct 13, 2006 -
7 answers
Is there a constitutional provision in the United States that all statutory laws must be written and/or available to the public for review?
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posted by chitlin
on Jul 20, 2006 -
18 answers
Can I bring food to RFK Stadium? There are
conflicting reports as to weather food is
allowed to be brought into RFK. I'm going to a baseball game soon and I'm sick and tired of paying $6 for a handful of peanuts. I desire an unending supply.
posted by pithy comment
on May 22, 2006 -
12 answers
Why is a foul tip into a catchers glove not an out, but a pop-up foul that the catcher gets is? Is there a minimum height the ball must reach?
posted by davebug
on Apr 5, 2006 -
5 answers
What's the motivation behind the new NHL rule about 'the trapezoid': The newly-delineated area right behind the goal the goaltender is allowed to play the puck in?
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posted by wolftrouble
on Sep 26, 2005 -
11 answers
Spanish hyphenation rules/exceptions? Due to some new responsibilities, i need to improve my more-than-basic-but-less-than-fluent Spanish. Are there any online or purchasable cheatsheets/books outlining when/how to break words? (it's a general Latin-American Spanish and not pure Castilian)
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posted by amberglow
on Aug 20, 2005 -
12 answers
Two-part question:
My friend is leaving Buenos Aires tommorrow - heading back to the states. How many bottles of wine can he bring with him?
Also, another friend is flying standby. Can he only bring carry-on luggage?
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posted by punkbitch
on Aug 5, 2005 -
12 answers
I have three baseball questions that have been bugging me for awhile and I am hoping that I can get answers here.
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posted by robhuddles
on Jul 30, 2005 -
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Jitensha-Filter: I fantasize about moving to Japan to teach English, when I retire from my computer career. To achieve this end, I've earned my TESL certificate, but so far, I'm just a repeat tourist with lots of Nihon travel experience -- but always on foot. Part of the fantasy involves riding a bicycle over there -- and not one of their clunky no-speeds, but
my bicycle. What's involved when a gaijin brings in his bicycle? I'm guessing it's not as easy as retrieving it from checked luggage at Narita, and riding away -- knowing the Japanese, there's regulations to be satisified, in an approved manner.
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posted by Rash
on Jul 29, 2005 -
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If a dog breeder has purebred dogs and the dam becomes impregnated by an impure dog, say a stray mutt, is the dam still fit for breeding (according to AKC or similiar standards)?
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posted by miniape
on Apr 10, 2005 -
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PunctuationFilter: I'm writing the copy for a CD insert booklet in which the title of a book is mentioned. Typically, I'd italicize it, but the entire piece is already in italics. What's the standard here?
posted by plexiwatt
on Dec 6, 2004 -
18 answers
I'm watching live coverage of the RNC. Someone from each state is giving a little speech, and then either casting some number of votes for President George W. Bush, or "passing". What is the point of this, and what is the difference between the two choices?
posted by reklaw
on Aug 30, 2004 -
9 answers
Amazon Associates: I've always been utterly confused with the tiered compensation system. Now that they've changed the rules again, what's the upshot? As far as I can tell, there's now no difference between classic and tiered, except that you get a bonus with the tiered plan if you sell more than 30 items through your website. Am I missing something?
posted by crunchland
on Apr 8, 2004 -
6 answers
