Help me put together a Hitchhiker's Guide / outer-space themed DJ mix for a friends' birthday party!
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posted by thedaniel
on Mar 22, 2012 -
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PDX Filter: Looking for a day use open-air private hot tub / soaking tub in the Portland area.
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posted by brandoniain
on Mar 15, 2012 -
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I'm stories of ways in which space programs from around the world have interacted with religion and ancient myth.
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posted by Blasdelb
on Mar 13, 2012 -
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Humans can supposedly sense acceleration. So what would piloting a spaceship in deep space feel like? General confusion about relativity inside.
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posted by parallellines
on Feb 29, 2012 -
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If an alien located on a planet 100 light years from here was to switch on a big, multi-frequency radio receiver, and record all the noises coming from outer space for the
next hundred years, on all frequencies, how many soap operas, advertisements and new broadcasts would they pick up from Earth? Would a mass-market radio, similar to our Earthly equivalents, pick up anything? Over time, as the number of Earth transmissions increases exponentially, would the alien pick up a cacophony or a damp fizzle?
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 23, 2012 -
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I've recently become fascinated by (a) long-forgotten "hidden" rooms in houses and other buildings and (b) "dead space" in houses, e.g., large unfinished areas behind walls that are only perhaps discovered years later. Help me find more examples of this sort of thing -- preferably examples with pictures!
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posted by aecorwin
on Jan 13, 2012 -
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What are some interesting things to do with a very long hallway in an otherwise not-too-large space?
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posted by taltalim
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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I'm looking for first-person accounts of the US space programme from the start to the moon shot.
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posted by Zarkonnen
on Dec 24, 2011 -
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When I was younger I spent
A LOT of time with face planted in science books with a focus on theoretical physics, space exploration and the structure of the universe. Now I am older, what books or films should I throw myself back into?
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posted by zombieApoc
on Dec 13, 2011 -
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I am upgrading to an iPhone. Wondering if the 8gb would be sufficient, or do I need a larger capacity?
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posted by dbirchum
on Dec 8, 2011 -
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If I've gotten the right impression, much of our currently visible universe will eventually be expanded away from us, never to be seen again. Do we already know how much and what parts of our present neighborhood we'll be left huddling with?
posted by Anything
on Dec 4, 2011 -
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In a 'typical' space capsule - Apollo, etc. - how do they maintain a constant temperature for the astronauts? Do they have to
heat the capsule, to replace heat radiated out to space, or do they have to
refrigerate it, against the incoming solar radiation?
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posted by woodblock100
on Dec 3, 2011 -
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There are some nice stairs with some sculptures on them across from my apartment (leading up to a parking garage), open to the public. People and security guards sit there and lounge and smoke cigarettes frequently (I can see from my apartment) However when I sit there or smoke cigarettes there, a security guard always tells me it is closed (no matter what time, most recently 4:30PM on a Saturday, sometimes after work like 6:30 on a Tuesday) and I cannot sit there. But isn't it public space?
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posted by ejfox
on Oct 29, 2011 -
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Best practices for moving computer and printer into living area without it looking terrible?
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posted by Fairchild
on Sep 27, 2011 -
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Question for the bookworms of AskMeFi: I have waaay too many books, but don't know how to decide which to get rid of, and which to hang onto. How do you rationalise your library?
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posted by Ziggy500
on Aug 17, 2011 -
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My boyfriend is in his articling year at a criminal defense firm. All of a sudden, he's so rarely around! Have you been in this situation? What strategies can make this sudden shift in our lives easier on us both?
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posted by Clotilde
on Aug 13, 2011 -
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My Nexus One keeps hitting a low space wall lately and doing everything the Internet suggests isn't helping :\
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posted by Calzephyr
on Aug 7, 2011 -
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Best eyepiece for viewing deep space objects with a Zhumell Z12 dobsonian reflector telescope?
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posted by nurgle
on Jul 26, 2011 -
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I want to play a (quasi-realistic) large-scale space combat strategy game. Gratuitous Space Battles isn't cutting it. Any suggestions?
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posted by blahblahblah
on Jul 19, 2011 -
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I've never had a garden before. I recently bought a house in Canberra with a small established garden, mainly native Australian plants. It has a drip watering system. There isn't a lot of room, but there are a few things I have always wanted to grow, and I've got no idea whether it is possible to fit them in somehow, or where I should put them. I know I can't do anything until just before spring, but I want to start planning now.
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posted by lollusc
on Jun 13, 2011 -
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I'm traveling to southern California soon and am wondering where I can see some work of artist Robert Irwin.
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posted by victory_laser
on Jun 7, 2011 -
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Why are the lack-of-long-term-gravity health problems still an issue for space travel? Isn't it easily dealt with by designing craft that generate gravity by spinning?
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posted by jjderooy
on May 10, 2011 -
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It's the future and humans live in space stations. What are some ways (real or fictional) that artificial gravity can be created so there will be no weightlessness?
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posted by thejrt
on Apr 27, 2011 -
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SF Filter: Where can I find more science fiction in the vein of Peter Watt's "The Island"?
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posted by jjonajason
on Apr 25, 2011 -
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How would one go about finding unserviced office space to rent in major uk cities?
posted by nam3d
on Apr 7, 2011 -
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I am interested in reading books on UFOs both pro and con. Not really much else to the question. Not so much on individual abduction bios but more on theories on why (or why not), conspiracies, debunkings, and so forth.
posted by snap_dragon
on Mar 22, 2011 -
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Hypothetically speaking, are there any known elements found only in outer space that might one day economically justify a renewed commitment to space exploration? (Helium 3 not included.)
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posted by egeanin
on Mar 12, 2011 -
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Blogs featuring tiny baby nursery spaces for design inspiration as well as space saving baby stuff ideas?
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posted by citystalk
on Mar 3, 2011 -
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Martian Astronomer Filter--when Mars moves like
this in the sky from our point of view on Earth, how does the Earth appear to move from Mars' perspective?
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posted by JMB1138
on Feb 24, 2011 -
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Am I overreacting to my boyfriend's behaviour? Very confused about recent events and trying to work out what to do. Details and back story under the cut. Anonymous due to private details.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 23, 2011 -
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Looking for recommendations of horror stories set in space - movies, TV shows/episodes, books, comics, games etc. Bonus points for 'ghost ship'/'haunted house' story constructions.
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posted by slimepuppy
on Feb 6, 2011 -
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What options exist in the Chantilly VA area if I want to continue my woodworking hobby but don't want to rent a place with a garage / shop space?
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posted by macfly
on Jan 23, 2011 -
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Expanding Universe Filter: Why will our galaxy collide with Andromeda in +/- 4 billion years?
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posted by jjonajason
on Jan 21, 2011 -
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