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Establishing a non-USA bank account
If the US follows in the footsteps of other authoritarian countries, it may not be possible to flee and still access funds in US banks. What countries and banks can accounts be established that will be safe from the USA? 70's spy novels had Swiss banks, is this still true? And what do I have to watch out for in moving the funds? Thinking $50K for now.
Tangles of voices
Seeking vocal music recommendations (small ensemble, solo, and choir). [more inside]
Design me some information
Let’s say you are not especially analytical but you are expected to master a complicated decision flow anyway. Fortunately, someone you trust has volunteered to put the decision flow into a series of diagrams, flowcharts, or another design pattern of your choice. Which examples of information design would you point to as having been very helpful to you in the past? [more inside]
Online bookstores STILL not owned by Amazon that sell to non-US customer
This is surprisingly difficult to figure out. Several of the non-Amazon bookstore lists I found online do not include a publication date so I'm not confident the info is up-to-date - since Amazon seems to be in the habit of buying off companies. [more inside]
Arts & craft-y hobbies that are easy on beginners?
I really suck at being a beginner at a hobbies. I've tried to learn pottery and sewing and I quit attending both classes because I felt like I sucked compared to the other classmates. I know that neither hobby is competitive, but I want a hobby where I can at least feel SOME success at the beginning and not like a total failure. I want to attempt another artsy & crafty hobby, but I need one that is "gentle" on beginners. Any suggestions? [more inside]
Contingency savings in Europe as a US Citizen
If I (an American citizen) hypothetically want to park 10K Euro in an account outside the US can I do so without tax/reporting headaches? [more inside]
Rock rhythm sections locking it down?
Serious musicians (pro or otherwise) esteem which rock band's rhythm section players for tightness of ensemble/solidness of groove? Cliff Williams/Phil Rudd of AC/DC seem to me a likely candidate, but I'm not knowledgeable.
How Can I Do My Bit?
I would like to begin doing something more practical and effective to help deal with the political, social, and/or environmental issues that face us than posting on social media and writing essays for my blog, but am having trouble identifying what that something should be, given certain parameters I detail inside. Suggestions? [more inside]
Send me your favorite cleaning and organizing content
I really like watching content where people tidy or clean up a space. What are your favorite shows, YouTubers, and content creators who organize and clean up? [more inside]
Help me smell amazing
Occasionally I'll read something like "[famous person] smells amazing" or I'll see a meme that says something terrible like "You know that person is aserial killer right? Yeah, but they smell *amazing*" and I'm wondering as a male in his late fifties how I can smell amazing, but not in a way that assaults people like a teenager with axe body spray. [more inside]
Lovers of Sharpie Markers: Uses for Sharpies?!
Wondering what people use Sharpie markers for - outside of signing autographs or signing executive orders!? [more inside]
How do I job search without getting totally overwhelmed?
I'm ready to start looking for a new job, but all my old job search anxieties are re-surfacing. How can I job search while maintaining my sanity, without becoming an overly anxious mess? [more inside]
How to seek asylum?
I’m Canadian, and I’m growing increasingly worried that some time in the next four years or so, a hostile and powerful country might invade Canada. What steps can I take to set my family up to flee the country if necessary? [more inside]
GarageBand 101
I want to learn how to use GarageBand on my Macbook so I can record basic drum/guitar/bass rock songs on my own. I'm assuming some kind of YouTube tutorial is the best way to go. But there are so many! [more inside]
To Arch or not to Arch? Linux nerds, help me beanplate a new distro.
It's starting to look like it's time to nuke my OS from orbit and install a new one. Please help me decide which distro. [more inside]
Different thing... different languages
When two different objects have the same name in a language e.g. straw for animals and a straw to drink out of, it's a homonym (or in this case homograph). How is it that other languages also use different words for the same pairs? For example in French, paille and paille meaning drinking straw and dried grass too.
Decommissioned military bases in mid-Atlantic US?
I grew up as the child of a U.S. Air Force officer. He just died. I would like to walk around an air force base like the ones I grew up around and be sad. But I haven't had the proper ID in decades. What is the next best thing in the northeast U.S.? Are there decommissioned bases that haven't changed too much and are open to the public? I'm in Philadelphia. [more inside]
Who owns an orchestra's musical instruments?
In an orchestra, who owns the instruments? Do they belong to the individual performers? Do they belong to the orchestra as an organization? Does it vary by orchestra? If a violin breaks or something, who has to pay for it to be fixed or replaced? Do performers take them home and care for them? This question suddenly occurred to me and now nothing could be more important than finding out the answers.
How to privately rename text threads in Google Messages
How to rename a text thread where only I can see the name (in Google Messages)??? [more inside]
Yellow peas mush. What to do?
I have several pounds of over-cooked yellow peas. They're mush consistency. What should I do with them? [more inside]