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Help me identify: possibly Judaic (maybe Yiddish) folk tradition of a very small group of individuals for whom God allows the world exist. The point being there's no way of knowing if any individual is one of those chosen few, thus necessitating kindness and decency to all.
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at 5:22 PM on August 4, 2008
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What sort of jobs are there that involve working with animals, aside from the non-obvious (zoo, vet, dog walker).
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at 6:02 PM on June 16, 2008
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A recruitment firm is between me and the job I want. Can I cut them out of the loop if no contract was made?
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at 6:52 AM on May 1, 2008
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My trusty UMAX Astra 3400 started scanning solid gray tonight. Any thoughts on what could be wrong, and how to resuscitate it? (if even possible)
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at 3:55 PM on February 22, 2008
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My sister got my Mom
this teakettle for Christmas. Problem is, every few times we make tea, the water tastes terrible and smells funky- almost a wet chlorine smell.
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at 5:10 PM on January 2, 2008
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Could someone show this Linux n00b to use ffmpeg to convert a folder full of PNGs to an MPEG? The system I'm running doesn't have Mencoder, and I don't have root (it's a Dreamhost shell account). Thanks!
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at 8:34 AM on November 26, 2007
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Can I configure and use an HP wp100 AirPort print server in an all PC environment? If so, how?
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at 6:36 AM on November 13, 2007
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My close female friend is at college, and faces some shady walks back to her house. There have been problems with muggings and assaults on and around campus, and I'm advocating she have something on her person for protection, i.e. pepper spray. She's a very capable and confident woman, and she says she'll get something "eventually".
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at 11:31 AM on September 3, 2007
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My friend's 1GB iPod Nano is recognized in iTunes, but only kind-of...
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at 10:55 AM on August 16, 2007
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What's the best seasoning for baking a salmon fillet in the oven? My girlfriend's making it for dinner, and I'm advising. Since this is dinner, quick responses would be appreciated. Thanks!
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at 11:18 AM on February 22, 2007
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I'm writing a cross-browser JavaScript library that will allow me to apply events (onmouseover, click, etc) to elements using what look like stylesheets:
a {mouseover:someFunction;} In writing a parser for these files, I've come upon a stumbling block.
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at 7:54 AM on January 10, 2007
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My friend has a dual 2GHz Apple G5, and is unable to run Virtual PC 6.1 on his computer. He knows Virtual PC 7 will work, but is unsure if he can buy solely the upgrade, or if he will need a full version of Virtual PC 7. Anyone have any insight into this situation? Thanks in advance!
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at 11:11 AM on July 5, 2006
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In 4th grade, We sang a song where the title sounded like "Massalanga Nay Nay". It was an African song, but not like real African, just cheesy grade school multicultural. Anyone have any inkling as to the real title or spelling, or where I can find the sheet music to this song?
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at 5:23 PM on January 30, 2006
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I recently saw a MasterCard commercial set in a gas station/convenicence store. In it, the cashier (in the trademark "Priceless" voice) rings up their items, etc. Is that really the guy behind the voice, or some clever dubbing? If so, good for that guy, leveraging voice talent into an on-screen role and all.
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at 6:43 PM on April 26, 2005
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Out of boredom, I have decided to cobble together a bare-bones computer (read: pile of wires and parts on a desk). Something seems to be atwitter with the BIOS on the motherboard, and it won't progress beyond the standard bios screen. We are not talking anything life threatening, just the end of my boredom buster, but does anyone know how I might identify the motherboard, and prod the BIOS back to life?
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at 4:09 PM on March 30, 2005
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