Looking for videos to create a youtube playlist to entertain a group of science-minded teenagers for about 30 min that are largely visual. Sound is fine but the bulk shouldn't be someone talking to the class like an instructor - visualizations are best - ideally they should look really, really cool. Class is engineering focused, but chemistry, robotics, wobbly bridges, comp-sci, biology, are all welcome.
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posted by The Whelk
on Mar 24, 2013 -
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How can I/should I buy a pet from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game for my spouse for Winter Holiday?
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posted by endless_forms
on Nov 29, 2012 -
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I just started playing World of Warcraft again after two years. In short: I'm a total noob again and I'm starting to tank heroic dungeons and it is... messy. Noxxic seems pretty good for basic gear/stat information, and the in-game Dungeon Guides are nice, but they're really terrible for reading on the fly and don't actually include popular strategies. Is there a good place where I can learn how to tank Cataclysm Heroics or am I fated to drag poor strangers along on my very painful learning curve? I don't love sifting through dozens of YouTube videos, but videos would be helpful.
posted by jph
on Nov 16, 2011 -
10 answers
Looking for article by a former high level MMORPG (World of Warcraft maybe?) who quit and is reflecting on the strangeness of having wasted so much time. Asking for a friend who's kid is getting more and more addicted to WoW.
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posted by jasper411
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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It's a trivia call to arms! I've been tasked (last minute) with hosting a 1-hour World of Warcraft trivia session.
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posted by Wossname
on Mar 24, 2011 -
12 answers
What is the first radio signal sent by humankind and could it be understood by an alien race?
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posted by smithsmith
on Feb 21, 2011 -
15 answers
Looking for examples and ideas relating to mimicking magic through technology in a fantasy setting, specifically World of Warcraft.
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posted by Zhai
on Dec 4, 2010 -
7 answers
As a handmade gift for some folks who met in World of Warcraft, fell in love, and got married, I would like to use an image that says both A) Love, and B) WoW. I found info on Love Tokens and "
Love is in the Air" items (and a pretty badass-looking plaque), but I don't play the game, so I worry that an item that visually seems to say "Love" may also have deleterious side-effects or something. I like the non-obviousness of the
Lovely Charm Collector's Kit, but again, I'm way over my head. WoW players, what think you?
posted by Greg Nog
on Nov 29, 2010 -
10 answers
I plan to return to playing World of Warcraft. However, I need to keep the game on an external hard disk, or at least temporarily transfer it from the computer's drive to that disk frequently. When I played before, the files (install files or the installed game) would not copy to the external drive, although I have never had any such problems with a non-WoW file. I am thinking of getting an install CD for the game, so that instead of transferring from the computer to the external drive, I can just erase and reinstall. Problem is, I would need to reinstall all patches each time I did that. Does anyone have any ideas about why the external disk doesn't like WoW or how I can get around this?
posted by i2d2
on Jan 24, 2010 -
12 answers
My friend's dad has decided he's not worthy of an internet connection. How can my friend get through his dad's Orwellian firewall?
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posted by bewarethewumpus
on Dec 8, 2009 -
47 answers
I'm so close to getting Wake-on-WAN to work, I just need a little more help! Wake-on-LAN works...
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posted by bering
on Sep 10, 2009 -
7 answers
If you had a dying WoW guild, full of buddies who have been playing together since Tribes 2 as a core with a band of new guys picked up along the way who have squeezed all of the life out of WoW and are looking for something new, in any genre as long as we could have some new experiences hanging out and having fun on vent...what would you suggest?
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posted by furiousxgeorge
on Aug 10, 2009 -
23 answers
Can I fix wow and flutter on Numark direct-drive turntables? The pitch varies while playing records and I'd like to fix this myself if at all possible.
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posted by multiphrenic
on Aug 6, 2009 -
4 answers
Why can't I use my MacBook's microphone to play World of Warcraft? Why do I need a USB headset?
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posted by musofire
on Jul 29, 2009 -
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Does anyone have experience playing World of Warcraft on an ultra mobile PC like the Samsung Q1, OQO or Sony Vaio UX series? I know it's technically possible to run by watching the demos on YouTube but I'd like to get some feedback about whether it's actually a playable experience long term or more of a novelty.
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posted by jeffhoward
on Jul 20, 2009 -
7 answers
What's a good, clean, safe cybercafe/lan party place with decent computers in Los Angeles? Objective: 5 hours of World of Warcraft.
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posted by felix
on May 29, 2009 -
11 answers
World of Warcraft: Looking for a PvP Addon that marks enemy players by class for Arena and Battlegrounds.
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posted by spinko
on Jan 28, 2009 -
4 answers
I'd like to buy my ~10 year old nephew a laptop to play World of Warcraft on. Smaller is better, cheaper is better.
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posted by Skorgu
on Jan 9, 2009 -
12 answers
Attention WoW users! I'm trying to find a World of Warcraft blanket or pillow for my boyfriend's upcoming birthday, does anything like this exist? My google-fu is weak.
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posted by internet!Hannah
on Nov 12, 2008 -
14 answers
The world (and universe) is an incredible place, as I've learned from awesome series such as Planet Earth and the Universe. What are some other high-quality mindblowing box sets? Or even just a single eye-opening documentary? I just want to watch something and leave with the sensation of, wow, the world is a crazy/amazing place.
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posted by god particle
on Jul 20, 2008 -
31 answers
I have a few semi-related questions about how MMORPG guilds operate inside:
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posted by empath
on Jul 16, 2008 -
18 answers
Open source Wiki software!
I'm looking to setup an open source wiki service very similar to wikipedia.org (but slightly different). However I know there is open source software available to download...
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posted by spinko
on Apr 20, 2008 -
6 answers
My son is having terrible problems playing WOW. He gets framerates of about 1-2fps, which is ridiculous. Help me diagnose the problem.
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posted by vilcxjo_BLANKA
on Mar 11, 2008 -
27 answers
I have a two part question, about mold in the US, in buildings and the like. I'm thinking of moving, and I'm also allergic to mold. So this is a huge concern for me.
a. What parts of the US is mold rare?
and b. What parts of the US is mold commonplace?
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posted by spinifex23
on Jan 15, 2008 -
18 answers
Yes I know it is totally lame to buy a WOW account. Don't Care. I want to buy the most bad ass World of Warcraft character possible. Its a present to myself for finishing a 10 year long project. Anyway, how do I go about doing this, how do I evaluate the bad ass-ness of the account? I'm willing to spend thousands of dollars.
Yes yes yes, I know it is lame. Whatever. WOW looks pretty cool and I'd like to get into it no matter how lame.
posted by Bob Dobbs
on Dec 5, 2007 -
72 answers
Could you suggest an easy to use freeware alternative to FRAPS for recording video in World of Warcraft?
posted by furiousxgeorge
on Nov 1, 2007 -
6 answers
Second Life attractive to media people, hence the preponderance of media coverage compared to World of Warcraft
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posted by joeclark
on Jul 10, 2007 -
14 answers
My friends are into World of Warcraft, and I want to get a character on there so I can play along with them. However, it seems like it takes up so much time and requires such constant input that I can't do anything else while I'm playing. Has anyone successfully done other things while playing?
posted by seiryuu
on Jun 11, 2007 -
20 answers
In order to illustrate a part of a loooong blog post I'm finishing about World of Warcraft, I'm looking for a small, one panel comic that features Santa Claus raising his fist and, to his apparent disbelief, yelling "For the Horde!" to Rudolph. For the life of me I can't find it. Could any of you hope me on the matter?
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posted by XiBe
on Apr 19, 2007 -
6 answers
Can anyone point me to a great, extensive all-in-one solution for Guild Website Management?
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posted by Kraki
on Mar 14, 2007 -
4 answers
Should I use my copy of Burning Crusade Collector's Edition or sell it? If I sell it, should I sell now or wait?
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posted by ODiV
on Jan 16, 2007 -
11 answers
NerdProposalFilter: Looking for a creative way to ask my boyfriend to marry me, via World of Warcraft.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 21, 2006 -
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