Salt and pepper shakers: Does the salt or the pepper go in the shaker with more holes? And does the salt or the pepper go in the shaker with bigger holes?
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posted by rawredmeat
on Dec 25, 2007 -
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What's the best way to create a website table that a) can be dynamically (via Javascript) and statically sorted by readers and that b) can be created and added to easily c) for a Blogspot blog. E.g. a list of products I like, with ratings and category (sort by any of these things)? Thanks.
posted by shivohum
on Dec 22, 2007 -
5 answers
Is there a place to find a Drafting Table WITH a Parallel Straightedge? Bonus points if it includes the light and the chair. Even more bonus points if it's really well priced! More bonus points than can even be imagined if it is wood finished and has a couple drawers included in the table as well as the light and chair in one package.
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posted by adi
on Dec 20, 2007 -
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Does anyone have any experience using inversion tables to treat back pain? Do they work? Bonus: any credible studies you know about or can find discussing the use/pros/cons of inversion tables?
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posted by leahwrenn
on Dec 19, 2007 -
8 answers
I've been asked to create a software facility through which a nurse can print medicine dosing cards for patients.
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posted by dance
on Nov 5, 2007 -
2 answers
Strange Hardware question (not that kind of hardware): I cannot for the life of me find any information on a particular fastener used in mating the two halves of a large wooden table.
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posted by barc0001
on Oct 31, 2007 -
5 answers
What's the best (or any!?) wireless mouse (either RF or Bluetooth) that will work and track well on a glass tabletop?
posted by VeniceGlass
on Oct 27, 2007 -
8 answers
How to route between subnets and share one internet connection? (network topology pic inside)
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posted by LordSludge
on Oct 16, 2007 -
12 answers
Building a ping pong table to ITTF rules? Wood/paint selection help needed.
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posted by mphuie
on Sep 10, 2007 -
8 answers
I have a vintage, formica-topped dinette set that I put out for a yard sale over the weekend. In the places that were exposed to the sunlight (i.e. not covered by the cash box or other items which were for sale) the yellow formica top turned to a smokey yellow color. The places that were covered are still pure yellow like they were before. Can anyone give me a solution to returning the smokey parts back to their original, bright color?
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posted by DJsKott
on Aug 14, 2007 -
6 answers
I am trying to find a way to generate a CSV table based on output from two or more command line programs (DOS on Windows XP).
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posted by nasreddin
on May 23, 2007 -
7 answers
I have a blog. In that blog, I post some data to a very simple table. 3 columns, up to 5 rows. However, I can't make the HTML work so that the text in the 3rd column wraps correctly.
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posted by Solomon
on May 12, 2007 -
16 answers
Sources for antique wood from old construction, like old crossbeams, etc? Or used/abused antique tables?
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posted by Phyltre
on Mar 21, 2007 -
10 answers
Cool Table Filter: Table at the outside bar (near waterfall) at the Wynn. Resin + paint chips = awesome?
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posted by disillusioned
on Mar 14, 2007 -
5 answers
Need some help designing and building LED light strips for an interactive table -- help me select 880nm IR LEDs, understand the circuitry, and figure out how to deal with power.
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posted by warhol
on Mar 3, 2007 -
23 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 -
20 answers
How do I eat crusty bread or other crumbly items like crackers without getting a big crumbly mess all over the table?
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posted by grouse
on Nov 26, 2006 -
22 answers
I'm looking for a set of plans to build a round dining table. I've looked all over the internet, but can't find quite what I'm looking for. Should be your basic round table, 60 inches wide, with NO extension leaf or anything like that.
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posted by silverstatue
on Sep 6, 2006 -
9 answers
Excel Filter: Concatenating fields through VLOOKUP. Is it possible? What I'm trying to accomplish inside...
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posted by bwilms
on Jun 9, 2006 -
10 answers
Help me with creating two bar charts from two columns in one pivot table, please?
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posted by dantodd
on Mar 30, 2006 -
4 answers
Table tennis has recently become a competitive sport in the office I work in. There are over 250 of us; word has it I am in the the top 5. This is coming down to a girls vs. boys thing (i.e. men in IT and Marketing). How do I win, or at least put on a good show? Oh, and I'm the girl.
posted by vers
on Jul 31, 2005 -
14 answers
I have an enamel top table from the 30'2 or 40's that I am trying to restore. I've gotten all of the rust stains of the top and its looking very nice, unfortunately the metal legs are nearly rusted out. The legs are shaped like an elongated u that curves out at the bottom. Is there anywhere I can get replacements? Would a creative night with bondo do the trick? Any other ideas?
posted by a22lamia
on Apr 24, 2005 -
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I need advice on how to refinish a dining table that is badly damaged. The table is walnut and about 50 years old. The wood is very dry, enough so that the grain is visibly raised, and the finish has been completely gone for years. The stains are dark (including one large spot stained by persimmons).
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posted by cali
on Mar 19, 2005 -
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I inherited a metal table in the shop of our recently bought house. The table top is rusted but still solid. Is there any way I can make it look new and to protect the top from further rust? Or is there something I could attach to it, like non-slip rubber, that would make it last longer?
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posted by jasonspaceman
on Jan 8, 2005 -
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Cleaning tips for a Heywood-Wakefield dining table (champagne finish)? It has quite a bit of build-up and dust that Murphy's oil soap has failed to budge, but otherwise is in good shape (no chips, scratches, etc.). I've only found brief references online to using GoJo hand soap (which only seems available in bulk as an office supply) or naphtha (which I vaguely associate with flaming weapons of medieval warfare), so I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to proceed.
posted by scody
on Oct 28, 2004 -
3 answers
Looking for a recommendation for a table and chairs. Requirements: Leaf (or drop-leaf), simple, available online if possible or in chain stores (need to get it delivered ASAP). Have been running around town (Portland, OR) and am tired of looking. Parents coming in six days.
posted by strangeleftydoublethink
on Oct 13, 2004 -
4 answers
what is the name for the style of dining table that, instead of having four legs, is supported in the center by a single post, which spreads out near the ground into four legs that are parallel or nearly parallel to the ground? Some longer tables have two of these posts supporting either end of the table.
posted by luser
on Oct 11, 2004 -
4 answers
Do current table manners in your part of the world suggest you should finish everything on your plate or leave a little? [
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posted by MiguelCardoso
on Aug 23, 2004 -
34 answers
Say I have a database
DATA.MDB
Inside
DATA.MDB there is a table called
ImageTable.
In this table is a field named
fimageOriginalFilePath. There are aprox 4000 entries.
Each entry holds an absolute path to a directory on the C drive. For example
C:\pictures\10131009
I want to automatically replace the first character of each entry with the letter F. So that each path points to the F drive.
Can it be done? Can it be done without MS Access? Can it be done by a person with no programing skills, knowledge of databases, or understanding of SQL queries and the like? If so, how? Thank you all.
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posted by Grod
on Apr 17, 2004 -
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CSS Issue: I need to add a 45° notch to the bottom right of a table, so I made an oversize background GIF with said notch, assigned it as a background and set its 'background-position attribute' to '100% 100%', as per
w3 instructions. The
test page I made works fine in IE6, but doesn't work at all in Firebird 0.7, Opera 7.21 or
Safari 1.1. Here's the
CSS, and the
GIF.
posted by signal
on Jan 15, 2004 -
14 answers
