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What are some examples of famous people/events/etc that are surprisingly under-represented in photographs? For example, there are only two surviving photographs of Chopin. What are some other important subjects that we don't have many photos of? (Speaking after the advent of photography, of course.)
posted by mermaidcafe to Grab Bag at 9:20 PM - 0 answers

My lovely wife, our 11 yo and myself will be in Búzios, Brazil for her birthday. Where should we go for dinner? [more inside]
posted by signal to Travel & Transportation at 8:35 AM - 0 answers

I have gone NC (no contact) with a member of my family. He participates in commenting/liking photos on another family member's shared iCloud album. Is it possible to block him so I don't see his comments and he doesn't see mine, without asking the photo album owner to make any changes? I have googled and it looks like no, but thought I'd ask the hive mind here. He is blocked in my iPhone contacts already which seems to make no difference to iCloud album permissions.
posted by some chick to Computers & Internet at 10:16 AM - 0 answers

It goes something like this: The hallmark of a good book is measured by how fast you read in the beginning and how much you slow down by the end. Thank you!
posted by dostoevskygirl to Writing & Language at 1:25 PM - 0 answers

Allstars S4e2 comes out in the states on December 21. We're in Munich at that time and would like to watch it with a friendly crowd. Where should we go?
posted by Uncle to Travel & Transportation at 1:16 PM - 0 answers

I'm looking for some good books about same sex parenting to give to a lesbian couple with an adorable baby boy. They say they want something to prepare them to address the good, the bad and the ugly (ex: bullying, homophobic slurs, etc). Same sex marriage and parenting are legal in our country, if that makes any difference. Could you give some recs? Thanks in advance!
posted by lost_lettuce to Society & Culture at 6:35 AM - 0 answers

Yesterday I uploaded an interview via Tunes to Tube and somehow got to the Subtitles/CC area with my clip in a box on the left, and the transcription box to the right automatically populated in lines of two, no timings set. My husband signed me out this morning, and I can't figure out how to do it again and my Googlefu is failing. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by jrobin276 to Technology at 3:22 AM - 0 answers

Before 1985, I read a short story about a person murdered for correcting the apostrophes on signs. Memory tells me that it was published in a mystery magazine such as Ellery Queen's. What might it have been?
posted by Radiophonic Oddity to Media & Arts at 11:29 AM - 0 answers

I'm wanting to find somewhere to watch some Penguins games a couple of times this month. Where are my best bets for this? North Portland preferred, if possible.
posted by curious nu to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation at 11:44 AM - 0 answers

About a year ago, my mum's friend sent her a Taishanese video on WeChat, it was a simple recording of a woman's voice listing a whole bunch of "good luck" blessings. Onscreen was the transliteration of what she was saying - captions in solid red traditional Chinese characters. I haven't been able to find it on youtube, but maybe I've been searching for it wrong. Anyone seen it and knows where I can get it? The video is pretty funny when the woman gets into it, and she talks faster and faster towards the end.
posted by storybored to Media & Arts at 8:33 AM - 0 answers

Hello, A family member, a well-respected doctor, gave me their former Medicaid ID, as a form of inspiration and encouragement. I would like to frame/display the card on my desk at work. Any creative ideas? Maybe framing it with a quote underneath? I imagine Pinterest might have some neat ideas, but I would not know where to start with a search. Thank you!
posted by Boyd to Computers & Internet at 10:53 AM - 0 answers

Friend's mom has a sweatshirt she loves. Sweatshirt is old and kind of falling apart. We're looking for a replacement. [more inside]
posted by curious nu to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 9:53 AM - 0 answers

I just switched from Gmail's webapp to Spark as a desktop email client but it appears to be impossible to customize the smart inbox view as much as I want to. Are there other alternatives that do this better on a Mac? [more inside]
posted by quiet coyote to Computers & Internet at 7:50 AM - 0 answers

When I receive phone calls to my Google Voice number via Google Hangouts, I cannot hear the caller, nor can they hear me. I have no problems with outbound calls. Help? [more inside]
posted by chara to Technology at 7:37 AM - 1 answer

A friend with a Bipolar II diagnosis is having a depressive episode, and asked me to help them find somebody to talk to. This friend is on medication but is having trouble getting in touch with their prescriber to adjust their meds, so if you've got recommendations for a great psychiatrist for dealing with bipolar I'm happy to hear those too. [more inside]
posted by wyzewoman to Health & Fitness at 3:30 PM - 0 answers

I'd like a replacement remote for a six station orbit system. Link to a picture of the controller.Thank you for your time.
posted by notned to Home & Garden at 10:35 AM - 0 answers

Trying to make holiday plans.... [more inside]
posted by sprezzy to Travel & Transportation at 2:49 PM - 0 answers

Sometime in the last few months, I read a blog post by a woman who's either a professional economist or blogs about economics that recommended several podcasts and audiobooks. I now can't remember the name of the writer or the website. I'm pretty sure I first saw the site after Tyler Cowen linked to it on Twitter. The blog post in question specifically mentioned the audio books for Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series as outstanding. Does this ring any bells for anyone?
posted by Joey Carrots to Computers & Internet at 11:21 AM - 0 answers

Hello. I find that whenever I try to listen to MP3s on Patreon's Android Mobile app, it frequently stops the track entirely, and then resets the counter back to the beginning; I then have to re-find my place manually. How do I make it stop doing this? (HTC One M9, Android 7.0)
posted by Greg Nog to Computers & Internet at 8:08 AM - 0 answers

One of my loved ones has the diagnosis of West Nile virus neural invasive disease. He thought is was tick-related and had health professionals working with him before he had all of the awfulness. Fever, lack of coordinated muscular movement, vision problems, the works. The diagnosis is based on testing and they can’t really pinpoint exposure. [more inside]
posted by childofTethys to Health & Fitness at 9:07 PM - 1 answer