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A project I worked on is getting some online press. What's the best way to save it? [more inside]
posted by nouvelle-personne to Computers & Internet at 3:17 PM - 2 answers

Can anyone translate the writing on these Japanese candy wrappers? The first three lines are the same, and I believe the bottom line on each would identify the flavor. [more inside]
posted by mefireader to Writing & Language at 1:59 PM - 8 answers

I have a chef’s knife I’d like to know more about. So far my searching and translating attempts have failed. Imgur link
posted by kiblinger to Food & Drink at 1:10 PM - 4 answers

My son has asked for a music player for his 8th birthday. I've bought him what is essentially a cheap android that has no sim or camera. Is there a fast way to disable everything but an mp3 app and maybe spotify? [more inside]
posted by Silentgoldfish to Technology at 12:57 PM - 7 answers

Anyone have a recommendation for a great ENT doctor in Berkeley, Oakland, SF, or nearby? [more inside]
posted by animalcule to Health & Fitness at 12:50 PM - 1 answer

Pretty much the title. My workplace changed to a different instance of our platform, and Chrome keeps opening the old one and I can't access student records. I don't want to clear ALL of my cache - just the work stuff. 2023 Macbook Pro M2. [more inside]
posted by tzikeh to Computers & Internet at 12:05 PM - 6 answers

I have two issues in my apartment that I was hoping I could ask for assistance here first, to see if those two issues are something I can resolve myself before putting in a maintenance ticket. [more inside]
posted by dubious_dude to Home & Garden at 11:57 AM - 23 answers

I have a 9' x 30' area that I want to use as a parking spot for a car. Right now its just dirt. I want to use some sort of grass permeable system. What have you done? [more inside]
posted by falsedmitri to Home & Garden at 10:47 AM - 6 answers

How did you know they were right for you? Did it take time or did you immediately now? Where did you first hear about them? How did you do your evaluation to land on this person? [more inside]
posted by dede to Health & Fitness at 10:02 AM - 11 answers

Is there someone I can pay to help file out-of-network claims with my health insurance company for me? [more inside]
posted by novalis_dt to Health & Fitness at 8:48 AM - 2 answers

I've recently started looking for a job and have updated my LinkedIn profile. Whereas my facebook and IG accounts are set to private, anyone on LinkedIn - e.g. potential employers - can see my profile and access a significant amount of information about me. How do I manage the LinkedIn settings maze to - admittedly counterintuitively - best protect myself while sharing personal information at the same time? [more inside]
posted by 7 Minutes of Madness to Technology at 7:09 AM - 3 answers

There is a very weird Instagram video making the rounds. I can't figure it out, and this bothers me. [more inside]
posted by Ursula Hitler to Media & Arts at 12:25 AM - 8 answers

How do you handle vampires you can’t stand because your spawn have taken a shine to each other? And how do I make this not weird for the spawn? [more inside]
posted by starelephant to Human Relations at 11:56 PM - 14 answers

Attention Susan! Attention Humans! I remember two little rapping robots that were “by the bench!” THE BENCH BY THE FOUNTAIN! [more inside]
posted by varion to Media & Arts at 9:19 PM - 4 answers

2016 Honda Fit, 4 new tires Sept 2022. 1 tire had a slow leak and needed to be replaced in summer 2024. Drive about 4000 miles a year, mostly city driving on not great roads. [more inside]
posted by rhymedirective to Travel & Transportation at 5:15 PM - 10 answers

See my previous question about my elderly mom being scammed online. The situation has not improved, and she has now lost a few thousand dollars to this scam. She refuses to believe that her 'boyfriend' is fake, and I'm at my wits end. I've done a lot to try to report this, but nothing has happened. Are there any resources to help with this kind of thing that maybe I haven't tried? [more inside]
posted by tryniti to Human Relations at 4:02 PM - 18 answers

I’m British, but I’ve never hired a car before. I might need to do it for the first time, at a time of fair personal stress when I don’t have much extra bandwidth for learning new processes. I’ve read the RAC guide to car hire but I don’t know what else I don’t know. [more inside]
posted by penguin pie to Travel & Transportation at 3:38 PM - 16 answers

I'm looking for data (not info on the impacts or causes) on the prevalence of US or even western society young children (grade school) being more supervised and having less ability to be independent than over time. Looking to see if there's some data (even if it's survey data) .
posted by sandmanwv to Society & Culture at 1:00 PM - 6 answers

My small, all-remote, nonprofit workplace has an annual in-person gathering, and it has become clear that some people aren't able to attend because of family commitments. Help us fix that. [more inside]
posted by number9dream to Work & Money at 11:13 AM - 43 answers

Pretty much what is says in the title -- I need a new garage door opener. Please help! [more inside]
posted by number9dream to Home & Garden at 7:52 AM - 11 answers

This is what I hear from some folks. They feel that since the results are forgone in their district, there is no value in casting a vote at all. While I may agree with them, that their 1 vote may not move the overall needle, and I pushback on the grounds of responsibility, there is a missing factor I don't understand, and can't explain very well. [more inside]
posted by ebesan to Law & Government at 7:34 AM - 46 answers

I remember reading about (but can only find this news article with googling) a theory that the flatness of human faces resulted in the prominence of breasts, with the idea being that it was easier for babies to suckle breasts than nipples on a flat surface. Has anything more been written about this? [more inside]
posted by Hactar to Science & Nature at 6:24 AM - 4 answers

I passed my final exam! I'm so relieved and happy. It has been a 10 year journey from start to finish filled with dread, reluctance, hope, sadness and now finally some happiness. [more inside]
posted by Sunflower88 to Education at 6:02 AM - 26 answers

My child was mis-prescribed at an urgent care facility, an error that was caught by her primary care doctor. What, if anything, should we do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous to Health & Fitness at 10:05 PM - 7 answers

Yes, you're not not my doctor, but am asking for some general advice. Throughout my years of blood work results (done every six months), my bilirubin count has been high. I've asked my doctor about this and he says not to worry, I just have a high count, some people just do. This does not ease my general worry abou tthis. How worried should I be? [more inside]
posted by anonymous to Health & Fitness at 10:04 PM - 12 answers

I could use a good cry, but it hasn't worked out. Can you suggest a good sad movie (in Netflix ONLY) or other sad media, either on Netflix or available for free somewhere. Or, what the hey, if you can make me cry otherwise. [more inside]
posted by NotLost to Media & Arts at 7:31 PM - 47 answers

I have no sense of direction and can't remember which is right or left when under pressure. I love corn mazes but thought this year it might be nice to finish in under 3 hours. Do you have any tips for getting through a maze? Things I'll have: phone, Garmin watch with some GPS features, and, hopefully, a sunny day. I live in a place where moss grows on all sides of a tree, so finding north with moss will not work.
posted by Chalks-n-Locks to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation at 7:10 PM - 11 answers

I am in Chicagoland. I found a Chevy Cruze for a good deal on Facebook Marketplace. Total sale is less than $6K. I've seen the car and it's what I expect. I think I am okay but AskMe is good at spotting scams and I want to poke at this before I hand over cash. [more inside]
posted by AgentRocket to Law & Government at 5:10 PM - 2 answers

How do I turn off autotagging when using deadeye in RDR2 (on PC)? [more inside]
posted by Gorgik to Media & Arts at 3:10 PM - 2 answers

Friends! It has been ten years since you helped me name Inky and Clyde. And you are needed once again. [more inside]
posted by Jairus to Pets & Animals at 2:33 PM - 33 answers

An acquaintance of mine has asked me to provide a letter of recommendation for an EB-1A visa to the US. I have concerns. [more inside]
posted by aramaic to Law & Government at 1:04 PM - 12 answers

I updated my Mac laptop to Sequoia and now Books will not recognize epubs unless I restart. Then after a while it stops recognizing them. I hate this. [more inside]
posted by Frowner to Computers & Internet at 11:08 AM - 6 answers

I live in a non-swing state (WA) and have a small amount of free time evenings and weekends. How can I best support the Harris presidential campaign? [more inside]
posted by splitpeasoup to Law & Government at 10:23 AM - 10 answers

Would like to watch the commanders ravens game without having to hold the phone the entire time. Need a make-shift stand to balance the device upright, using common household items. Suggestions?
posted by BadgerDoctor to Grab Bag at 10:07 AM - 8 answers

I screwed up my mail-in ballot by using a sharpie such that the mark bleeds through to the other side. I'll call the county tomorrow to see what can be done. What is usually done in these cases? [more inside]
posted by falsedmitri to Law & Government at 9:32 AM - 7 answers

Hey, remember me and the shark game...I've kept at it on and off... I want to do the lots of everything thing again. This time I want to get up to a high climate level first. To do this, I want to just click through worlds to get to a high climate level. Can I use some sort of auto-clicker or program something simple myself to do this? So you don't need to know the shark game: THe question is, how do I get my computer to read the screen and repetitively click the right thing. [more inside]
posted by If only I had a penguin... to Computers & Internet at 9:01 AM - 11 answers

I've had to replace the heating element in our Samsung clothes dryer 4 times in the last decade...does anyone have insight into what might be the underlying cause? [more inside]
posted by griffey to Home & Garden at 8:42 AM - 4 answers

I bought $15 of wildcrafted mushrooms and need to use them ASAP. I'd like to make the best cream o' mushroom soup ever, suitable for freezing so I can eat them months from now. [more inside]
posted by fiercekitten to Food & Drink at 8:28 AM - 10 answers

To what extent were the Beatles, like Elvis, bringing Black Music to White people in 1963? Was Motown already popular outside of Black radio stations, or not yet?
posted by musofire to Society & Culture at 7:10 AM - 10 answers

I see that you have to have 500 edits with 10 edits within the last thirty days to access the Wikipedia Library, but then how long does access last?
posted by memoryindustries to Computers & Internet at 6:45 AM - 2 answers

My sweet boy died peacefully at home in his favorite spot on October 11 and I’m going to have a Zoom memorial for him next week with his favorite people. What else would you add? [more inside]
posted by rhymedirective to Pets & Animals at 6:38 AM - 5 answers

I must have google something or clicked on something or just my phone is tired of hearing me snore because I'm getting ad after ad for mouthpieces to stop snoring. I do have diagnosed apnea and hate/do not use my CPAP so I'm a little curious but also skeptical because at this point 99% of the internet is desperate capitalist garbage. [more inside]
posted by less-of-course to Health & Fitness at 6:35 AM - 15 answers

My wife and I both use our phones as alarm clocks. I have two times saved in my phone alarm clock. She has 91, only three of which do not end in 0 or 5. We both think the other is doing it wrong. How do you do it, so we can get some data points? [more inside]
posted by vrakatar to Grab Bag at 9:29 PM - 98 answers

Calc-u-later! But seriously, what does my abacus say?
posted by Thella to Society & Culture at 7:41 PM - 3 answers

A friend found this item in the back of their dishwasher when cleaning it out. What the heck is it? The ring is a typical keychain ring.
posted by german_bight to Grab Bag at 5:51 PM - 5 answers

I am university staff who wants to propose one of our academic departments grant me a courtesy research/practice professor appointment. There are precedents here for staff who want to teach for-credit classes for departments, but I don't want to do regular formal classroom teaching (I am open to teaching in other formats, like independent studies and reading groups). Which is why I'll be suggesting the model of research faculty/faculty of practice. What can I offer in my proposal, that might be attractive to an academic department? (The only cost to them is their reputation. I don't need pay/an office.) [more inside]
posted by rollcredits to Work & Money at 4:58 PM - 10 answers

My wife and I will be travelling to Europe soon with our nearly two-year-old twins, and we're really uncertain about our stroller strategy. Would you go with a regular two-seater or two travel-oriented single strollers? [more inside]
posted by Phatty Lumpkin to Travel & Transportation at 4:52 PM - 12 answers

I want an ebike for commuting and erranding through hilly San Francisco. I've read posts here & elsewhere and I do plan to go to a couple shops for advice and test rides, but I'd love recommendations to research before then. Requirements: Parts available at US bike shops, as light as reasonable possible, can handle a 275 lb rider, and if the battery dies I should be able to ride it like a non-e bike. Please don't tell me to use bike share, I do that already and want to own a better one.
posted by rhiannonstone to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation at 2:37 PM - 13 answers

A cutter/snipper of some sort.
posted by falsedmitri to Home & Garden at 1:00 PM - 10 answers

I'm looking for an academic citation, or the proper technical terminology (if it exists yet) from sociology or related discipline, for a particular category of microaggression or gender bias referred to in a Facebook post I saw recently as "Men Responding Negatively to Everything a Women Says". Slightly more details below the fold. [more inside]
posted by eviemath to Work & Money at 12:52 PM - 3 answers

Is there research on the possibility of chronic undernourishment paired with exercise, resulting in major weight loss, leading to long-term fatigue or ME-CFS? The theory would be that if you are expending a lot more calories than you are taking in, your body will make you feel tired to stop weight loss. If this happens over and over, it might preemptively make you tired whenever you burn even a small amount of energy through exercise. Especially if you are exercising on an empty stomach or even slightly low blood sugar. [more inside]
posted by catquas to Health & Fitness at 12:01 PM - 3 answers

I live in Canada but recently rented a car on a visit to the US. I caused $963 worth of damage to the car by stupidly reversing into a rock, which the US-based rental company is demanding I pay. What happens if I ignore them? I have a US bank account and credit score from having lived in the States, but I don't plan ever to return so don't care if my credit score takes a ding. Are any other consequences likely?
posted by anonymous to Grab Bag at 11:18 AM - 10 answers

I recently saw a new headache specialist. While discussing medication, she told me that not treating a migraine makes it more likely that you'll get another migraine -- she said this to encourage me to treat headaches, when I said that often I'd just power through them. On reflection, this is not what I've heard from specialists before. Has anyone else been told this? [more inside]
posted by anonymous to Health & Fitness at 11:18 AM - 9 answers

I'd like to learn how to design in Fusion 360 (or similar) for 3D printing. I find my learning style doesn't mesh well with typical step-by-step guided tutorials. Are there any alternatives? [more inside]
posted by aeighty to Computers & Internet at 11:02 AM - 6 answers

I woke up this morning and the entirety of the left side of my face feel sensitive, my left eye hurts. It's very low level pain, more discomfort and sensitivity. [more inside]
posted by Sunflower88 to Health & Fitness at 9:58 AM - 11 answers

I first asked about biopsies 2 years ago. Now I've just finished my second surgical excision. I have questions if anyone is familiar with this type of biopsy-excision-repeat journey. (And the hope that it can just stop before anything else happens) I can't find answers online/reddit/out there. I'm in the US. [more inside]
posted by bquarters to Health & Fitness at 6:27 AM - 7 answers

My kid signed up to work the fortune teller’s booth at her elementary school’s Halloween fair. Help us come up with brief, funny predictions suitable for kids age 5-10. She wants about an equal mix of good luck and minor bad luck.
posted by Kriesa to Grab Bag at 6:04 AM - 25 answers

I've been feeling pretty burnt out lately and a lot of the hobbies I previously enjoyed often just feel like work now. Looking for low-key hobbies that don't involve screens. [more inside]
posted by Eyelash to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation at 4:09 AM - 26 answers

I love a spicy ginger beer, and I like making them into mules. I usually use bourbon but it really cuts the spiciness. (Or maybe it’s the teaspoon of lime juice?) I’ve tried gin and vodka too (in about that order of how often I use them in mules). Is there a liquor that you’ve found that keeps it spicy at a 3:1 ratio?
posted by supercres to Food & Drink at 10:04 PM - 13 answers

My freezer, refrigerator, and pantry are filled to the brim. What's the best way to take inventory? To plan meals? To prep meals in advance? [more inside]
posted by The Almighty Mommy Goddess to Food & Drink at 4:38 PM - 12 answers