The enclosed
article link scared the heck out of me today as I am the wife of a man who has already had a very serious heart attack and the idea of his having another one is never completely out of my mind.
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posted by Tullyogallaghan
on Jun 21, 2011 -
19 answers
Completely random question: How did people wake up at a certain time before the spread of cheap, accessible clocks?
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posted by peachfuzz
on Jun 3, 2011 -
34 answers
Is there a way I can either make use of an active internet connection coming into my apartment, or avoid paying an installation fee to Time Warner in NYC for a connection that already appears to work?
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posted by This_Will_Be_Good
on May 5, 2011 -
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Can'tFindThisVideoAgainFilter: YouTube, perhaps; within last 6 months. A couple of guys go back in time (!) and keep a diary. They return to the present and assert that birds are just dinosaurs. Pretty sure the punchline was something close to my tagline above. Much better than as described...
posted by TigerMoth
on Apr 26, 2011 -
1 answer
In the
From Eternity to Here episode of the Science Talk podcast, Sean Carroll says that without entropy there could be no memory. Could you provide an explanation of why that is to somebody who's very much a layperson when it comes to thermodynamics?
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posted by willnot
on Apr 21, 2011 -
7 answers
Hey, anybody got an end-to-end solution to do set-it-and-forget-it style timeshifting of Justin.tv streams?
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posted by mwhybark
on Apr 19, 2011 -
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What is the best thing to do about all the weeds in my yard? There's hardly any grass remaining.
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posted by rahnefan
on Apr 14, 2011 -
6 answers
How do I prioritize all the tasks that come with being unemployed, from getting help to finding a job?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 11, 2011 -
5 answers
I'm going away for a week and a bit. Is there anything I can set up now that will done and ready to be enjoyed when I get back?
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posted by The Whelk
on Mar 11, 2011 -
23 answers
I need a program that will randomly pick a time to sound an alarm without my knowing in advance. It needs to be available for Mac or iPhone -- or failing that, a physical device that I can keep around would work too.
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posted by Nattie
on Mar 1, 2011 -
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Can anyone recommend a streamlined time tracking app for the iPhone? I'm looking for something that will let me set up a few general categories — desk work, studio work, commute, gym, etc. — and basically lets me pick one and hit a big start/stop button. Export functionality in some way (even dirt-simple) is needed, fancy stuff like invoice generation / project management is not. The goal is to get a rough statistical overview of how I spend my days, not to get obsessive granularity or handle timesheets, so the ideal app would be about two taps to pick a category and start the timer.
posted by sixswitch
on Feb 7, 2011 -
2 answers
I am a big fan of consistency- the rewards that can be reaped by simply doing something often over a long period of time are like slow motion magic. Please tell me about some of the things that you do for a few minutes a day to reap mega rewards in the future.
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posted by palacewalls
on Jan 27, 2011 -
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I'm curious about the custom in Belgium of representing the time with what appears to be a lowercase "u" in place of the colon or full stop (14u38, rather than 14:38).
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posted by Jeff Howard
on Jan 26, 2011 -
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I was watching TV tonight when our Time Warner Explorer 8300 cable box started whirring, our cable shut off, and weird things started appearing on the cable box panel. There were countdowns and APP and hOHD are now interchangeably flashing on the panel. My husband called Time Warner and was told that this may be a hardware problem in which case we can only get the box replaced which means we'll lose everything we've DVR'd. We have a lot of programs saved so if anyone has any advice or experience, please share!
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posted by zinegurl
on Jan 20, 2011 -
5 answers
What metric can I use to decide whether and when to do will-save-time-in-the-future type tasks?
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posted by piato
on Jan 20, 2011 -
8 answers
Movies, shows, or even commercials where a plot twist revolves around two characters (or sets of characters) appearing to be in the same physical location throughout, only to reveal that they were each in different places the whole time, or were in the same place but at different times?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jan 17, 2011 -
38 answers
The Brazilians don't care. The Germans are transfixed by it. Nope, not talking about The Hoff, I'm talking about time & schedules. I grew up without being put on a tight schedule and now I need to know how to be late less.
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posted by aristan
on Jan 9, 2011 -
25 answers
There's a website where I can plug in an address and find out where I can get to in any direction in a city in X minutes using transit. I have lost the link, where is it?
posted by Hollywood Upstairs Medical College
on Jan 9, 2011 -
8 answers
What do you do with your stuff when you're working in a coffee shop all day and you have to pee?
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posted by obliquicity
on Jan 7, 2011 -
22 answers
Follow-up to
this question. The guy got jail time. Again, should we be worried about revenge when he gets out? Are we watching too many movies?
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posted by ad4pt
on Jan 5, 2011 -
32 answers
Falling for someone that is leaving... in 15 days... should I tell them? I am not even sure if the feelings are reciprocal. If you have advice for the foolish and insecure, please see the ridiculous bean-plating that follows...
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posted by glip
on Dec 5, 2010 -
23 answers
New job wants me to start before my paid winter break of current job starts. Is it rude/unprofessional to try and get paid for both?
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posted by NotSoSimple
on Dec 2, 2010 -
21 answers
If you buy your ticket ahead of time for
a tour of the Washington Monument (in Washington, DC), how early should you show up in order to pick up your ticket at Will Call and make it to the tour on time? Is 30 minutes sufficent? 1 hour? This is for next week, so it is (obviously) not peak season. Thanks.
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posted by bluefly
on Nov 11, 2010 -
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It occurs to me that I have about two and a half weeks before Thanksgiving, with its attendant rich and delicious foods. Are there any recipes I could make that require getting started now? Particular recipes for eggnog, rum cake, confit, etc? What recipes do you love that require many days of waiting-around time before serving?
posted by Greg Nog
on Nov 9, 2010 -
31 answers
How can I reconcile my needs/desires for independent free time when my significant other wants lots of couple time?
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posted by shornco
on Oct 26, 2010 -
24 answers
I'm annotating a simple date/time online form for some developers. The "Month," "Day," "Year," "Hour" and "Minute" sections are all self-explanatory, but is there a word for the "a.m./p.m." section (other than, say, "meridian designation")?
posted by jessemellon
on Oct 14, 2010 -
9 answers
How can I make my wife feel appreciated when I rarely see her and she's always exhausted?
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posted by tacodave
on Oct 13, 2010 -
27 answers
I've traveled through the Nebraska panhandle three times this summer, and each time my cell phone clock jumped two hours ahead of what it should have said (to the equivalent of Eastern Time). Can you explain it?
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posted by aabbbiee
on Sep 20, 2010 -
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I've started making a long commute (1 hour each way) and am looking for a good way to spend all of that time. What do you do to make your commute worthwhile?
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posted by Wanderboy
on Sep 9, 2010 -
16 answers
An employee/friend came and confided that they are six weeks pregnant. Our boss has been hinting at reducing her hours and does not know she's pregnant. What to do, how to handle this in a professional manner?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 30, 2010 -
15 answers
I'm interested in hearing about "short burst" productivity enhancements I could make to my life. (Don't use the "L" word!)
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posted by backseatpilot
on Aug 26, 2010 -
14 answers
