After dropping chemistry post-GCSEs, I find myself reading a couple of books about perfume construction that have made me realise that molecules are interesting, and that if they're written about for a non-scientific audience, I understand and am engaged by them more. How can I learn more without being scared off by Really Hard Science? And are there other books or articles which deal with the construction of scents and smells?
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posted by mippy
on Jan 2, 2013 -
6 answers
Launching a freelance career, starting a training program and planning a wedding. Please help me get organized before my life spins out of control.
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posted by ladybird
on Oct 2, 2012 -
3 answers
I need some help with motivation. I work best to set-in-stone deadlines which I will be in trouble if I do not meet. Unfortunately my current job doesn't work that way. I'm finding myself rather unproductive these days and I don't like it.
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posted by Ziggy500
on Apr 12, 2012 -
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How do you fill/structure your day when you go from a full-time job to a period of short-term (and possibly long-term) disability?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 25, 2012 -
6 answers
Can you name any songs or movies which feature palindromic structures? In terms of music, I don't mean notes or lyrics, but the sections, eg, CVCBCVC. Movie patterns would be more loose, but one could be settings, eg, starts out in a house, then a car, then a plane, etc, ends in a car, then a house. Another pattern could be the entrance/exit of characters.
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Sep 23, 2011 -
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I'm a freelancer with plenty of ideas for what I
should be doing to improve my business (and life in general), but I have a real hard time getting down to work without any kind of accountability or structure in my life. So here's what I'm thinking: Find 2 or 3 like-minded people and have brief daily check-ins via video conference to state our goals between now and our next session, and how we've done since our last session -- just keeping each other honest and on some kind of schedule. Where do I find people who would like to participate?
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posted by SampleSize
on Jul 8, 2011 -
12 answers
Do you know of any summer day camps in New York for an inquisitive, science minded 11 year old boy?
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posted by RajahKing
on Apr 14, 2011 -
3 answers
Please help me reign in iTunes! I want iTunes to automatically organize almost all of my music into folders of its choosing, but I want to prevent it from organizing certain folders/albums of music that I have. Is there an easy way to do this that I'm missing?
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posted by Dr. ShadowMask
on Jan 8, 2011 -
9 answers
Help identify this mystery stone structure in my friend's yard. [Pictures inside.]
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posted by Mid
on Dec 1, 2010 -
16 answers
Is my AVG Resident Shield warning me of something important, or is AVG itself the problem? I've been running AVG on my computer since I bought it (in August). In the last two hours, every time I open a new program, Resident Shield pops up and tells me "the file could not be scanned, probably due to invalid file structure". The programs I'm opening are not new (games I've downloaded weeks ago, Google Chrome) and my computer is otherwise not acting wonky. What's going on?
posted by epj
on Oct 24, 2010 -
9 answers
Pop-rock songs with unusual/unique constructions, structures, patterns, tempo changes, time signature changes, instrumental/vocal interplay, etc... Stuff you probably don't realize upon a casual first listen. And not necessarily something obvious like "multiple songs in one" (eg "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"), or songs with no chorus.
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jul 24, 2010 -
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I'm looking for a way of structuring an idea database online (a few hundred entries, at most) that will allow several users to add entries, tag them, add commentary and upload files specific to each entry.
What am I looking for here?
posted by klue
on Jul 8, 2010 -
11 answers
What are the technical and scientific reasons most pop music is structured so there're 3 or 4 verses and a repeated chorus?
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posted by st starseed
on Mar 7, 2010 -
16 answers
I want to learn how to structure long-term, personal projects that have no externally set time limitations.
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posted by mossicle
on Mar 1, 2010 -
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I have recently realized that, without some kind of structure in my life, I am not going to be successful (in terms of career and money). The times that I have had structure (college) have been my most successful and productive. However, the idea of structure sends me running, fearful of losing the freedom and flexibility to do what I want, when I want. I can see rationally how this aversion has hurt me: My freelance business is dying, I'm out of money and I'm not much further along in my "career" now than I was when I graduated from college 10 years ago (I'm 35). It's obvious to me that not having an income will restrict my freedom and flexibility even more than structure would, but this knowledge doesn't seem to make it any easier to bite the bullet and make myself a schedule or apply for a job. How can I give myself the structure I need without it hurting so much? Or, alternatively, how can I cope with the fact that it will hurt, because I know it's a trade with a net-gain? I'm already working with a therapist on this, but I'm looking for personal experiences with similar issues. What techniques, books, videos or anything else have helped you?
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posted by The Dutchman
on Sep 30, 2009 -
7 answers
Looking for multi-threaded narratives in film and video games, such as
Pulp Fiction or
Go.
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posted by ga$money
on Sep 11, 2009 -
51 answers
I'm trying to create a magazine via Drupal, and I'm having some problems using node references. Should I be using books or taxonomies? Or can you just help me iron this problem out with what I'm doing now?
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posted by suedehead
on Aug 30, 2009 -
6 answers
How do you organise, structure, and run a LARP - particularly one that's a little bit unusual?
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posted by divabat
on Jul 26, 2009 -
3 answers
Is there a site structured like onehundredpushups.com, but setup for free weight weightlifting?
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posted by Slothrop
on Jun 2, 2009 -
16 answers
I am attempting to reorganize the structure of my business and was wondering if anyone had experience with this or could direct me to some templates.
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posted by Tavern
on May 28, 2009 -
5 answers
Does anyone know anything about the back corridors in malls behind the stores?
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posted by Sully
on Mar 15, 2009 -
31 answers
How can my synagogue organize a large and developing library of liturgical recordings? I'm interested in (inexpensive or free) specialized software or in suggestions on how to use more commonplace software for this purpose.
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posted by likedoomsday
on Aug 11, 2008 -
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I am looking to form a partnership, Company A, with someone to buy a franchise. A couple of points to note are:
This type of franchise only exists in order to each partner to do business (i.e. do deals) within the franchise territory.
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posted by thinktwice
on Apr 15, 2008 -
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Maddening database question- Why are hierarchical/tree databases (seemingly) unavailable to me? Structures of structures of structures.
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posted by gjc
on Apr 1, 2008 -
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Is there an online resource that describes the different business functions of Fortune 500 companies ? e.g. Sales, Marketing, Legal, It, etc ?
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posted by ashepp
on Feb 12, 2008 -
2 answers
Stuctural-engineering filter: I need some help figuring out requirements for a temporary art installation that needs to stand up to the wind.
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posted by adamrice
on May 3, 2007 -
8 answers
Databasefilter: I'm a self-taught 'DBA' (I use quotes so as to not offend those who have this knowledge through a paid education). I'm having an efficiency problem with a few of my tables, and I thought maybe one or two of you could help.
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posted by thanotopsis
on Jan 31, 2007 -
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