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Will I be able to take a pocketknife/Leatherman-style pocket tool on an Amtrak train, or will it be considered a weapon?
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at 11:44 AM on April 24, 2008
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I like play-by-email Scrabulous. What other asynchronous, play-by-email games should I try?
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at 6:22 AM on April 4, 2008
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I live in Arkansas. It's a Super Tuesday state, and I can vote in either party primary. Polls currently suggest that Clinton and Huckabee (both of whom have Arkansas ties) are way, way, way ahead in my state. I prefer Obama to Clinton, but I'm not in love with either of them, and, really, I just want to see a Democrat win the general election. Bearing all of this in mind, how should I vote in the primary?
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at 10:08 AM on January 30, 2008
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The AskMe
guidelines make a simple-sounding request: 'Please avoid "help me name my kitten/computer/website" and "help me make a mix CD" questions.' But these kinds of questions are posted
fairly frequently, and seldom seem to be deleted. How many of these kinds of questions are posted, and what proportion of those are removed? If the guideline isn't being enforced because people love the name-my-whatever questions, maybe it would be better to just get rid of the guideline. Alternately, if the guideline is to remain, maybe it would be better to make it more prominent, and/or to delete a larger proportion of the questions which break it.
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at 9:19 AM on September 2, 2007
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I recently bought an Xbox 360. I never had an Xbox. Of the original-Xbox games which are playable on the 360 (here's a
list), which ones are worth picking up, and which ones are to be avoided at all costs?
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at 6:24 AM on May 14, 2007
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What are the best miniature-golf video and computer games?
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at 6:04 AM on April 30, 2007
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Should I turn the thing off, or unplug it, when I'm not using it, or leave it plugged in/turned on? How can you tell?
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at 11:29 AM on November 1, 2006
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Whenever I'm actively browsing the web, I like to keep a tab open to my Gmail account. But I don't particularly want my Google searches to be linked to the Gmail account. Is there any way to prevent this?
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at 9:01 AM on August 11, 2006
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I'm about to buy a Dell 2405FPW LCD. The max resolution is 1920x1200, and it's got D-SUB and DVI inputs. I'm going to have to buy a new video card. What are the advantages of each connection, and what video card features should I be looking for?
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at 7:45 AM on June 2, 2006
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Which sports-team names are references to drugs or alcohol?
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at 7:07 PM on April 17, 2006
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What are some good resources for finding out about new and interesting jazz?
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at 1:42 PM on January 10, 2006
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Where can I find some lugged-sole canvas sneakers?
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at 7:43 AM on October 15, 2005
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What's a good choice of removable insoles for someone who doesn't like to wear socks?
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at 12:00 PM on October 2, 2005
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What are some good titles for a Bush-administration-themed porno movie?
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at 7:14 AM on July 12, 2005
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Someone just gave me a g4/400 PowerBook (the first titanium model). It doesn't power on. Please help me figure out what the problem is.
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at 7:53 AM on June 6, 2005
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WebTV equipment absolutely clogs the computer sections of my local thrift stores. Is there anything cool that can be done with it? (In my view, anything that involves a dial-up connection is not cool.)
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at 5:28 PM on March 23, 2005
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The Unhappy Medium.
If you like modern silent films like Doc Hammer's
Rub, linked here
previously, you may also enjoy the work of
Chelsea Spear. Her
Alphabet is a short about math, music and a precocious child, while
The Unhappy Medium, set in the 1920's, is about spiritualism, fraud, adults and children. And some good news for the would-be filmmaker: Kodak still makes
Super-8 film, and there are plenty of cameras both
old and
new available.
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at 5:20 PM on February 6, 2005
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