Toshiba Satellite A-15? The problem may not be the fan exactly, although cleaning it certainly won't hurt. When I removed the heat sink (the snaky-looking copper thing) from the cpu, I discovered that the thermal paste had been squeezed out.

Radio Shack sells a tube of heat sink compound for $1.99.

If you still think you need a fan, these guys look reliable.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 7:19 PM on August 2, 2006

Fuck it, I'm coming out of the closet, and my apologies to Matt for making this anonymous in the first place. I need solid advice and I think the answers could help quite a few people in the future.

Suicide is not an issue with me. Hell, I haven't even given up the idea of returning to work someday (although THAT may just be the psychosis talking). My dark place is exhaustion, bone-aching upset-stomach headachy mentally-sluggish easily-startled exhaustion.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 10:54 AM on July 30, 2006

jamjam: No, my ex is still my closest friend. Violence is not in the equation.

paulsc: I'm thinking more along the lines of misdemeanor public nuisance. Las Vegas has more than its share of untreated crazies and I have seen how the cops deal with an otherwise non-threatening public freakout. I don't want a public defender getting anywhere near me if something happens.

This is the problem for me: if I were to simply drop dead, everything is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 12:00 PM on July 30, 2006

Too late for that schroedinger, I spent five days in Romper Room back in '99. Luckily my entire life at that time so fucked up, that know one realized I had taken a little vacation.

One good contact via email: the National Insurance Consumer Hotline, 800 942-4242 seems likely. I will be calling that tomorrow too. (Hopefully)
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 9:36 PM on July 30, 2006

yup

The parties in the Comfort Inn ballroom were strictly R-rated, but upstairs on the entire floors reserved for the weekend, the rooms were pretty much open door.

No secret meetings, no concealed identities (except at the Halloween parties), no password (just a dues receipt), and like any other party, the fun is what you make of it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 9:53 PM on June 6, 2006

"Neigbors stealing your water and power, squattin' on your stoop, and otherwise living 8 to a bedroom, and the cops and landlord don't care? You probably live in the ghetto."

Don't discount that instead you may be a redneck, especially if those 8 in the bedroom are cousins.

My neighbors are meth-heads (I think). Should I call the DEA?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 9:34 PM on June 6, 2006

Oops, that was meant for MeTalk. Boy, do I feel stupid! heheh
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 9:37 PM on June 6, 2006

VLC does not (seem to) have frame-by-frame advance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 10:36 PM on June 1, 2006

VLC does not (seem to) have frame-by-frame advance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 10:31 PM on June 1, 2006

That's what I was afraid of.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 11:51 AM on March 18, 2006

Actually, I should say, that comes as a relief.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 11:51 AM on March 18, 2006

"Do I need private counseling?"

If you haven't done this already, get a bottle of good booze and a trusted friend together some Friday night.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 7:57 AM on March 18, 2006

What you describe does not even begin to approach the level of psychosis. It does however sound like depression.

I am not a shrink.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 7:18 AM on March 18, 2006

"Total rip-off. Just use your free annual credit report instead."

Kind of hard to ensure that your credit reports are being corrected if you only check once a year.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 5:27 PM on March 9, 2006

"Crazy people go visionary?"

Oh definitely!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 7:48 PM on December 7, 2005

"But she wants to sue the ex."

For what, exactly? And does she have any evidence?

anonymous really needs to learn how to better frame her questions. This one is so ambiguous, it is meaningless.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 8:30 AM on December 7, 2005

Hell, vano, from the sounds of it, she can't even prove the ex posted them in the first place. Plus, the onus will be on her to discover every instance of every picture.

Her lawyer's retainer is going to be pretty damn steep.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 9:52 AM on December 7, 2005

chrom: no one ever reads the questions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 1:47 PM on December 7, 2005

I have major bad heart disease and drugs were not the answer. What worked for me was exercise, hard vigorous exercise, the kind that forces the heart to grow new cardiovascular arteries. Worked like a charm.

In my book, the erection drugs are too damn dangerous for any male with the possibility of having heart disease, and they should be the solution of last resort.

Note: this does not stop me from making a 500% profit by selling them to the youngsters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 3:38 PM on November 23, 2005

One of the most radioactively contaminated areas in the US is the swamp surrounding the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The Cs-137 content is so high that the Department of Energy monitors it by flying a detector-loaded airplane over it. Also, even in the summer, the water can be 10 to 15 degrees warmer than normal.

Although the sample harvests occasionally snare a two-headed frog or a deformed fish, the numbers are not statistically different from fresh water.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 11:00 AM on November 23, 2005

Hire an independent agency to perform market research on the brand recognition before and after the ad campaign.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 10:46 AM on November 23, 2005

EB: I plan to begin an MBA program in the fall of '07. In the meantime, my cardiologist has said I have three or four more months of recovery before going back to work. That's why I'd like to read something more technical than "An Idiot's Guide to Leadership".
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 6:57 PM on November 17, 2005

I have read many of the biographies you list, NMRN, and I am quite comfortable with my leadership and people skills. I am looking for something that deals with the flip side of management.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 7:40 PM on November 17, 2005

Thanks, fuzz (and goofyy too).
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 9:44 AM on November 18, 2005

Why not combine the two? Engineering is integral to almost all phases of music production, from instruments to performance venues.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 9:01 AM on November 13, 2005

Does her therapist know how much pot she smokes? Pot exacerbated my mental issues, especially the depression. Also, 6 bowls of today's pot is more than enough to keep one stoned all freaking day.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 6:48 PM on November 12, 2005

I wish I could help, but your question prompted me to change my MeFi profile to offer a couch to anyone stuck in Vegas.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 6:14 PM on November 12, 2005

I compromised a dealbreaker, and we have a beautiful son as a result. Guess that doesn't really answer your question though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 9:14 PM on November 11, 2005

Education stores often have small pieces like you describe.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 8:54 PM on November 11, 2005

"I've used a 'clever' negative-margin trick"

Is it an IE bug, or more likely, something CSS was not meant to do.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 3:50 PM on November 11, 2005

Extending from what chrismear wrote, it's not invisible to the user.

Address, type message, send; that should be all it takes. Nowadays, the text of a growing percentage of the email I receive is in the subject line. The body is empty, or contains the words, See Subject.

Users can't be bothered and businesses don't see a return on investment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 5:53 AM on November 10, 2005

Can you be more specific than "Southern US"? I don't recall any strip joints in Atlanta with 'thee'. Then again, I mostly hung out in The Oasis.

btw, hi Cinnamon!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 5:27 PM on November 9, 2005

matildaben said it so much better than I would have.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 3:33 PM on November 9, 2005

Forget the extra concrete; the more density, the greater the sound transmission. A wooden frame built on padding should be sufficient to limit most sound.

Your best bet is to consult with a sound engineer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 10:02 AM on November 9, 2005

Selling out begins the moment you lay your hat on the ground and play for pocket change, pure and simple. Income is income. No amount of rationalization changes that.

If that definition has any leeway, then that lies in even earlier still. The moment you play air guitar in front of a mirror and imagine yourself on a stage, even though you can't play a lick of music on a real guitar, you have already sold out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 2:51 PM on November 8, 2005

If you want a more concrete landmark, if you belong to the musicians union, you have definitely sold out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 2:55 PM on November 8, 2005

"Dreaming is selling out? That's harsh."

That's life! Put another way, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 3:04 PM on November 8, 2005

"don't be a hypocrite and refuse to call it what it is"

Hold up, ludwig van! Music is performance, and performance is as much image as it is technique and artistry. Image often demands denial.

As you said earlier in a simple yet accurate statement: the important qualification is that selling out isn't an absolute evil. Do you think Billie Holliday put her soul into her every performance of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 3:30 PM on November 8, 2005

"from his management"

He has management? Sell-out!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 3:40 PM on November 8, 2005

ludwig: not only do I acknowledge that, I take it as a given. How many of the so-called indie artists have written a song for a girl cuz they knew it would get them into her pants?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 4:00 PM on November 8, 2005

Shoot, I forgot the one point I wanted to make about non-musician fans arguing about what is selling out, virtually none of them have a clear understanding of the business of music. They don't realize the need to belong to the musicians union, and they ignore that even bands signed to so-called indie labels have management.

Hell, many chart-topping musicians never learned the reality of the music biz and just a few years later, they were bankrupt.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 4:05 PM on November 8, 2005

I had a great experience finding a room from craigslist in Atlanta. Start reading from about a week back and bookmark the likely ones. Look for someone about your own age.

Don't ask questions like "the upstairs neighbors, they don't walk around in cowboy boots do they?"

I disagree. That is exactly the type of question you should ask.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 6:44 PM on November 7, 2005

Maybe they are paying off the cops.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 6:35 PM on November 7, 2005

Not to toot my own horn, but I have a relatively short dick but when I had my ex-wife's knees pressed to her ears, I occasionally hit her cervix and the pain you describe is similar to her description of same.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 5:32 PM on November 2, 2005

My first impression was that she has security issues, but then I thought, maybe you are best off just asking her what's what.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 10:02 AM on November 2, 2005

We can speculate all day and still not hit on what's going on in her head. Simply ask her.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 11:37 AM on November 2, 2005

Love sometimes is not enough, sometimes more than enough, and occasionally not part of the equation in any capacity.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 5:46 PM on November 1, 2005

Check Creative Loafing, they have sections for both Therapeutic Massage as opposed to the Thinly Veiled Prostitution Massage.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 11:56 AM on November 1, 2005

"mischief: your tachycardia is ventricular"

Yup! Good catch. That's why I love you cardio nurses!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 11:26 PM on October 31, 2005

Also, lambchop, you just identified and corrected a major discrepancy in my disability appeal with Social Security.

(This really is a job for a lawyer, but after this appeal my private insurer takes over the process; I get paid the same amount either way.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by mischief at 11:48 PM on October 31, 2005