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Need for Speed
CarMax has a vehicle recommendation tool that allows you to search for cars by establishing weighted preferences for a pretty specific set of criteria, including acceleration, vehicle type & size, price range, usage, etc. I can't vouch for the results, but it's probably worth playing with for a few minutes.
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at 10:41 AM on August 7, 2008
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Hack My Baby
Not sure if this is a hack or a lifestyle choice, but a co-sleeping bassinet means that nobody has to get out of bed in the middle of the night. Worked extremely well for both parents and all 4 kids (including twins!)
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at 12:41 PM on May 20, 2008
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Average price of a pint of U.S. beer?
I've heard that the price of a 6 of craft brew could go up $1 - $2 as a result of the hops crisis. I'm not sure how this affects the price at the bar.
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=craft+brew+hops
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at 11:19 AM on May 7, 2008
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Why aren't there more pink cars?
An interesting datapoint:
Number of cars in the current Carmax inventory by color:
Black (4,013)
Blue (4,262)
Brown (272)
Gold (2,015)
Gray (3,518)
Green (1,732)
Orange (120)
Purple (84)
Red (3,890)
Silver (7,329)
Tan (1,266)
White (4,672)
Yellow (172)
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at 10:28 AM on April 24, 2008
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Show me how Excel can sort numbers and text in the order I want
A different kludgy solution (Excel 97)-
Parse the first column into two, separating the data between numbers and letters. Then sort by both columns.
First, insert a blank column to the right of the first column. From the Data menu, select "Text to Columns". Choose the Fixed Width radio button, and hit Next. Drag the slider to the fourth position and select the Finish button.
You *should* now have 2 columns -... [more]
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at 12:40 PM on April 17, 2008
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Link from excel cell to a specific PDF page?
I don't know about Excel 2000, but the following works in Excel 97:
From the Insert menu, select Hyperlink.
In the address field, paste the link, and append #page=3 to the link.
For example:
http://www.archives.gov/locations/calendar/index.pdf#page=3
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at 12:31 PM on April 17, 2008
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Name the Restaurant
How 'bout a takeoff on one of those "Chinese Food / Fried Chicken / Subs / Pizza" joints?
Chimichangas / Kibbeh / Tacos / Lebneh
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at 10:26 AM on February 7, 2008
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I'm getting motion sickness at my desk.
If the errors you are researching are formula problems rather than wrong numbers, you can select the following menu (Excel 2002/WinXP):
Tools
Formula Auditing
Trace Error
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at 10:17 AM on February 7, 2008
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Songs about Flying
Roger Miller's "The Day I Jumped From Uncle Harveys Plane"
Me n' oliver n' virgil was in the drugstore killing time
When my eyes fell upon this magazine
And i got to reading this article on sky-diving and parachuting
And it said jumping out of air-planes was the thing
Now being raised down on a farm and always ready for adventure
I knew that i could figure out a... [more]
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at 11:47 AM on February 4, 2008
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List some coincidences
If you google "lincoln ford coincidence" you get a list of crackpot websites that list facts about those presidents, in the same vein.
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at 11:03 AM on January 23, 2008
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What's the least rude way to un-invite a weird lady?
About 3 days before your event, send her an apologetic email explaining that you came down with something. Something highly contagious, but whose symptoms can be controlled with OTC medication. Let her know that you're sorry that she can't make it, but it's really for the better that she doesn't come.
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at 2:02 PM on January 8, 2008
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Is there a Bible for liberals?
But also he says that Jefferson didn't have authority to take stuff out of the Bible.
Who does have the authority to take stuff out?
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at 1:15 PM on January 4, 2008
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Cafe name game
Maude. But only if you insist that the cafe patrons refer to the theatre as Harold.
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at 1:15 PM on December 17, 2007
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lasik vs implantable contacts?
I had Lasik ~2 years ago and, other than the minor discomfort during the procedure, never had any complications. I wish I had done it sooner!
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at 11:14 AM on December 17, 2007
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A Room By Any Other Name
Throw
Catch
First
Second
Short
Third
Left
Center
Right
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at 10:16 AM on October 31, 2007
"Purple Haze"
"Manic Depression"
"Fire"
"Foxey Lady"
"Hey Joe"
"The Wind Cries Mary"
"Little Wing"
"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
"Crosstown Traffic"
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at 11:29 AM on October 31, 2007
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Photography music?
Too many cameras
And not food
This is what we've seen
Driven to Tears
Driven to Tears
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at 6:59 AM on September 20, 2007
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