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I have a 50,000 word medical thesis to write. I don't want it to end up looking like a big ugly Word document, just printed out on A4 and bound. I would like some graphic design inspiration/tips for making it look more like a real book, which would actually be a pleasure to pick up and read.
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at 4:36 AM on July 23, 2008
(20 comments)
I would like suggestions for London restaurants that are worth visiting just for one unmissable dish.
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at 2:30 AM on July 10, 2008
(9 comments)
Is it possible to run a search at Amazon that excludes "Used and new" items?
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at 2:10 AM on July 3, 2008
(7 comments)
How did you go about picking the engravings for your wedding rings?
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at 8:52 AM on May 15, 2008
(28 comments)
Is there a word that describes a limited world view that originates from North America
and Western Europe?
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at 6:26 AM on April 30, 2008
(20 comments)
What should the dimensions and surface of a DIY ping pong table be?
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at 9:10 AM on February 25, 2008
(5 comments)
How difficult would it be to learn to windmill and headspin like a breaker?
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at 7:34 AM on February 10, 2008
(4 comments)
How does
SmartWater "forensic property coding" work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 4:26 AM on January 28, 2008
(5 comments)
What is the most popular carbonated soft drink in the US or UK?
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at 10:38 AM on January 16, 2008
(16 comments)
What are my options with regard to eco-friendly wireless routers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 11:33 AM on December 5, 2007
(13 comments)
I need advice about how not to screw up switching my blog from blogger to tumblr.
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 9:40 AM on November 2, 2007
(4 comments)
What are the best resources or techniques for improving my backgammon skills?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 4:09 AM on October 24, 2007
(7 comments)
Is there any rhyme or reason to More 4's scheduling of The Daily Show in the UK?
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at 4:42 AM on September 28, 2007
(10 comments)
French letter / capote anglais
French leave / filer à l'anglaise
Can you suggest other examples of pairs of complementary (perhaps derogatory?) idioms in two different languages? Is there a word for these?
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at 3:32 AM on September 19, 2007
(17 comments)
Could the speedometer built into my car be less accurate than the speed assessed by my GPS satellite navigation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 12:49 AM on August 21, 2007
(15 comments)
I'd like to listen to the bats in my local park. What kind of detector should I get?
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at 3:24 AM on August 1, 2007
(4 comments)
When I make maki sushi at home the nori ends up being either too dry and chewy, or soggy and flimsy. What am I doing wrong?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 5:34 AM on July 11, 2007
(8 comments)
Is there anywhere in Cancun to see live lucha libre?
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at 10:27 AM on May 30, 2007
(5 comments)
My Bosch oven door has gradually stopped closing entirely, unless I prop it shut. I have dissected the spring hinges, and cannot figure out the cause of the problem. Propping the door shut takes hardly any pressure, so I've decided to fit magnets on the inside of the door so it will auto-close. There is space for magnets up to about 1cm deep each. Which magnets should I buy, taking into account cost, strength, heat stability, and possible toxicity?
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at 1:46 PM on May 2, 2007
(13 comments)
While I was cooking, I accidenally spilled double ceam on my MacBook, and now 2 of he mos useful keys ae not woking so well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 3:10 PM on April 8, 2007
(16 comments)
In England it's common for football (soccer) fans to declare their team allegiance by saying "I'm X" rather than "I'm an X supporter". For example today I overheard this snippet of conversation:
Football supporter 1: "Are you Liverpool?"
Football supporter 2: "No, I'm Arsenal."
It's as if the team defines an entire person. Where and how did this turn of phrase evolve, and is it common with any other sports in other places?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 1:13 PM on April 1, 2007
(16 comments)
Any hints or tricks for dealing with unfamiliar foreign keyboards when travelling abroad?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 4:58 PM on March 8, 2007
(12 comments)
ProbabilityFilter: Can I predict, from my bowling average, how many games it will be (on average) until I bowl a perfect 300 game?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 3:14 PM on February 19, 2007
(26 comments)
Which celebrity or fictional character has the most fake myspace profiles?
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at 2:50 PM on January 31, 2007
(13 comments)
I'm sure this is too simple to require the skills of the PowerpointGuruHiveMind, but I can no longer edit datasheets in Microsoft Graph, in order to create new charts in Powerpoint for Mac 2004. I must have checked some kind of "protect data" checkbox as a default, but I can't find it to switch back. Sheer frustration must have overwhelmed my google-fu.
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at 6:53 AM on January 16, 2007
Are collaborative open-source projects (e.g. Wikipedia) inherently more wasteful of resources than their commercial competitors (e.g. Britannica)? I believe there might be
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 8:12 AM on November 9, 2006
(11 comments)
Any advice for my MacBook Word / Excel / Powerpoint woes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 4:09 AM on September 29, 2006
(17 comments)
How many pageviews per day does the entire web get?
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at 8:59 AM on September 20, 2006
(3 comments)
MacBook doesn't seem to want to burn any CD-Rs. I'm trying to back up my data for the first time, but as soon as burning starts I get an error message:
"Burning the disc failed because an unexpected error occurred. (Error code 0x80020000)"
It doesn't seem to be one particular disc, and I've never had a problem like this before on any other mac. Any advice?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 4:52 PM on August 15, 2006
(14 comments)
Is there an internet controllable webcam or robot arm available for OS X?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 4:30 PM on July 29, 2006
(3 comments)
I like to be taken on a journey far beyond my own culinary cultural milieu. What is the worst tasting food?
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at 3:55 PM on May 22, 2006
(69 comments)
Have you ever managed to quit using the internet?
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at 2:05 AM on May 9, 2006
(24 comments)
I accidentally deleted my Utilities folder (OS X 10.4.5) in a moment of madness. Was there anything in there I actually needed? I am kind of missing Grab. Is there somewhere to download it, or do I need to dig out the install disc?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 4:39 PM on April 13, 2006
(5 comments)
What is the origin of the phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong"?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 8:26 AM on March 30, 2006
(5 comments)
Is there a really simple guide, or even better a freeware app that will help me use
eUtils for automated Pubmed requests?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 8:08 AM on March 16, 2006
(6 comments)
Is there an OS X application that can sniff out nearby bluetooth devices, and log their presence?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 3:57 PM on February 16, 2006
(5 comments)
How do camel riding robots work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 3:08 PM on February 7, 2006
(4 comments)
Help me become a power shower power-user.
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 3:02 AM on December 15, 2005
(41 comments)
