Please help me repair natural slate tile. [more inside]
posted by rinosaur on Nov 19, 2009 - 3 answers

Can you recommend a good replacement for the "Today's Papers" feature on Slate.com? I liked that it surveyed a bunch of news/newspaper sites, and then they were conveniently summarized in one article. [more inside]
posted by bluefly on Oct 21, 2009 - 14 answers

Help me choose a slate/convertible tablet: Thinkpad X61 or the Motion LE1600? [more inside]
posted by tonci on Jul 6, 2009 - 11 answers

Who is the editor of Slate.com's culturebox? I want to submit a piece to them, but don't know who to address it to. The email address i'm using is letters@slate.com, but the name? Thanks! [more inside]
posted by omnigut on Mar 27, 2009 - 5 answers

Should I put a natural slate floor in my kitchen, or use some other kind of tile?
posted by mtstover on Mar 24, 2008 - 19 answers

I've become bored of digg, slate and reddit. I'd like some substitutes (but not too close of substitutes that I get quickly bored again). [more inside]
posted by survivorman on Nov 15, 2007 - 21 answers

How would you cut make clean, straight cuts in 3/4 inch thick black slate? [more inside]
posted by geos on Sep 28, 2007 - 13 answers

How can one remove magic marker from unsealed light coloured slate? My sister's family moved into a house with a fireplace. My 7 yr old nephew, no doubt both in an effort to be helpful and display his literacy, wrote "ca(u)tion" on what appears to be an unsealed slate hearth, light grey colour, in permanent magic marker. [more inside]
posted by mattfn on Feb 21, 2007 - 26 answers

At my current place of employ, I have an ever-changing list that I think would look cool on a chalk board. However, I don't like how chalk leaves behind that white haze after you erase something, and I've never been able to acheive the nice solid color that you see at the local coffee shop or Trader Joe's. What are the secrets of a chalk artist? [more inside]
posted by c:\awesome on Sep 12, 2006 - 21 answers