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Web server question. Can I combine htaccess and session variables from other systems? (more inside)
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 10:03 AM on July 23, 2008
(6 comments)
SQL SERVER - I'm not a SQL script guy, but I've got a SQL script problem.
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at 7:20 AM on September 17, 2007
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Where can I find hi-res images of George W Bush--especially candid pics? I've checked all the usual places (google images, whitehouse.gov, etc). I'd even pay a few bucks if necessary.
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at 8:28 AM on August 8, 2007
(6 comments)
Suppose you have a terminal illness, and only have a few months to live. What's to keep you from running up huge credit card bills. Can the creditors make the next of kin pay up?
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at 9:33 AM on July 17, 2006
(31 comments)
While searching the usual poster sites to fill my bare walls, I came across
this striking image, which is identified only as "Russian Film Poster". Can anyone identify the film? I'd like to see the movie before I go slapping its poster up on my wall.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 9:08 AM on April 27, 2006
(6 comments)
Is there a name for the eight-pointed star
pictured here?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 8:15 AM on July 27, 2005
(10 comments)
HTML's <input type="file"> allows you browse to a directory and select a file. Suppose I want to capture the directory path, not a file contained therein? Is it possible to browse to C:\Documents\Workstuff and capture *not* a file in that directory, but the directory path itself? Know what I mean?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 8:13 AM on July 20, 2005
(6 comments)
CSS with dynamic content. I'm trying to create a web page using CSS and text pulled from a database, so that it looks like this:
http://www.blogfucker.com/junk/css_help.gif. "Image 2" is simply floated left. Very simple to do with static content. But this is for a client who will only be able to edit the text, which will be entered as a single block of text. How do I throw a floated image in there so it shows up roughly in the middle of the page? I've considered writing a script to count the number of paragraphs (or even characters) and dividing by two, and throwing it in that way. But I feel there must be a simpler way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 11:28 AM on June 28, 2005
(2 comments)
I'm developing a form Adobe Acrobat which, when submitting, calls a php script, which performs an INSERT into a MySQL database, then comes back with a "Thank you" web page. The script is called just fine and the INSERT works, but the browser hangs on the Thank You page. [more inside]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 12:25 PM on January 6, 2005
(4 comments)
I've got a twelve-year-old boy in my life whom I'd love to coax into a new hobby. He currently only enjoys video games and collecting Hot Wheels cars. I've considered things like r/c aircraft or rocket building, but either my budget or his mother won't allow it. I want him to learn to use his hands, and maybe get outside a little bit. Any suggestions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 11:34 AM on December 7, 2004
(50 comments)
I just watched
Olivier's version of Richard III twice and I still can't figure out why, during the Battle of Bosworth Field, while Richard and Richmond's forces are engaged in hand-to-hand combat, they suddenly stop fighting, let out a cheer, and embrace each other. I can't seem to google anything about it. What's the dilly-o?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 8:59 AM on October 10, 2004
(3 comments)
Note: I'm asking the following on behalf of a friend...
How do you confront your SO about trolling for sex on the internet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 11:49 AM on October 4, 2004
(38 comments)
Suppose, hypothetically, that I were considering a move to Toronto, Ontario. I've never been there. Can someone give a quick rundown of the city and its neighborhoods? Where should a 30-something single professional from the Boston suburbs look for a nice two-bedroom condo?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 9:01 AM on September 28, 2004
(12 comments)
Baseball Physics: Baseball announcers like to talk about how a sharply hit ground ball can "pick up speed" when it bounces off the infield grass (or, more often, turf). Is this possible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 11:38 AM on August 17, 2004
(19 comments)
I think I'm learning Japanese, I really think so... How do I proceed?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 9:43 AM on July 13, 2004
(15 comments)
My cat won't pee in the box.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 12:04 PM on April 20, 2004
(24 comments)
Why aren't animals solar-powered? [more inside]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 7:49 AM on March 12, 2004
(31 comments)
Lately, I've been getting a lot of ambient hiss in the headphones I use with my PC.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 5:39 PM on January 14, 2004
(6 comments)
What is the origin of the
1. Do one thing
2. Do another thing
3. ??????
4. Profit!
meme?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 3:11 PM on January 13, 2004
(6 comments)
What windows (2K) software do you prefer to rip CDs to mp3? (Aside from iTunes, which I had to uninstall after it totally hosed my machine.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 8:04 AM on January 12, 2004
(10 comments)
I'm considering upgrading the processor (and possibly the motherboard) on an older PC. Am I going to have to reformat the HD? Obviously, I'll back up all the data just in case, but I was under the impression that the OS would just find the new hardware upon booting up for the first time. The 14 year-old at the local CompUSA claims otherwise--that I'll have to rebuild the OS once I put the new processor in place. So which is it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jpoulos
at 11:57 AM on December 30, 2003
(8 comments)
