Can anybody immediately see why nc and tar didn't work together the way I expected they would? [more inside]
posted by flabdablet on Sep 26, 2009 - 21 answers

Is there a smarter tar or cpio out there, or a smarter way to archive, to efficiently retrieve a file stored in the archive? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Aug 27, 2009 - 20 answers

What is the explanation for spirals of crack-sealing tar I see on the roads periodically? [more inside]
posted by garethspor on Mar 31, 2009 - 13 answers

Multiple sources credit this Hivelogic post as the definitive guide to getting MySQL up and running on a Mac OS X. But I can't get past the first few steps. [more inside]
posted by metajc on Aug 20, 2008 - 12 answers

How can get the sum of the files sizes of all php and css files within specific folders of a tar archive? [more inside]
posted by timebomb on Aug 13, 2008 - 18 answers

How can I clean away cigarette odor and tar buildup from a G3 iMac? [more inside]
posted by mattybonez on Apr 28, 2008 - 8 answers

How do I open a ".tar.tgz" file? That's all one long extension. [more inside]
posted by exolstice on Mar 29, 2008 - 21 answers

I drove through a work area today and my car is covered in tar. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by (lambda (x) x) on Oct 18, 2006 - 14 answers

I'm trying to keep up with WordPress upgrades (2.0.2 just came out yesterday, and I was only halfway through upgrading 30 installs to 2.0.1!), but I swear there must be an easier way than the way I'm doing it. [more inside]
posted by pzarquon on Mar 14, 2006 - 10 answers

Is the show "Family Guy" on the air in Japan at all? Do the Japanese like it? Is any American animation popular in Japan? [more inside]
posted by furiousxgeorge on Mar 8, 2005 - 8 answers