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I just bought Spore on disc, forgetting completely that my disc drive is broken. The case has been opened and the game is now non-returnable. What are my options?
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at 7:34 PM on September 8, 2008
(22 comments)
I just opened up my box of pork bellies (to cure my own bacon, duh) and discovered that the skin in still on. This wasn't mentioned in my recipe and I can't find any real info about it! Do I leave the skin on? Remove it? Remove it before it's been cured (wet-cure), before it's been cold-smoked, or before I eat it? I'm using the recipe from
this episode of Good Eats.
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at 4:20 PM on July 16, 2008
(22 comments)
How important is getting a PAP test for a twenty-some bi/lesbian? If it is important, how do you convince someone to get one when she a) had a bad experience in the past and b) thinks she doesn't need one because she is (mostly) gay?
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at 5:48 PM on July 8, 2008
(40 comments)
Is this an emergency? Not peeing or pooping, sitting funny, grunting, looking really uncomfortable: is my rabbit ok until tomorrow or should I pay the extra $200 for an emergency appointment?
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at 12:32 PM on June 15, 2008
(31 comments)
Please help me convince my in-laws not to take colloidal silver (silver water).
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at 2:14 PM on May 7, 2008
(11 comments)
Where can I find the tracklist for the 2007 Cannes Lions DVD intro?
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at 9:27 AM on April 12, 2008
(2 comments)
Please recommend a free online address book for my slightly technophobic step-mom. I've found a bunch that might work, but not having any experience with them, I don't know which are safe and which are going to sell her info to spammers. The easier to use, the better.
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at 9:29 AM on March 31, 2008
(6 comments)
Excel help: How do I make a chart which displays my values as bars extending above
and below a particular line.
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at 1:49 PM on March 9, 2008
(12 comments)
PMOG stands for Passively Multiplayer Online Game.
Players play without playing; clicking around the internet turns into experience points and currency. Players can bomb each other, wage war over web sites, and lead other users on web missions. Ordinary web sites become caches for items and currency. PMOG fuses an MMO into our WWW.
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at 4:01 PM on February 16, 2008
(25 comments)
I have been asked at the last minute to incorporate some Bakunin into my paper (due Friday) on 19th Century theories of community. Not having read any Bakunin before, and not having much time to work on this, I am in a bit of a pickle. I am more than happy to do the relevant reading if only I can identify it. Can someone who has read Bakunin please recommend to me some specific pieces I should read? I am interested in ideas of what community is and should be, how it is created and maintained, why it is necessary, etc. For reference, the major theorist I am drawing on for this paper is Ferdinand Tonnies.
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at 11:55 AM on February 13, 2008
(2 comments)
Oscarology
is a system of astrology I invented -- excuse me, that was revealed to me in a powerful mystical experience -- based on what movie won the Best Picture Oscar for the year you were born. I have been communing with the Spirit of the Oscars and transcribing the visions it has vouchsafed to me.
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at 8:29 AM on January 25, 2008
(64 comments)
Can you help me find funny graphs/charts to show in my university level statistics class? They don't have to be technically correct, I just want something to put onscreen while the students are coming into class. Stuff like
this is ok, but SFW is preferable.
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at 3:04 PM on January 24, 2008
(22 comments)
Can webcomics fans point me to some good online manga or graphic novel type comics? Bonus points if the story is complete and I don't have to wait for an update every week (side question - why is it so hard to find webcomics that are completed?). Sex, violence, serious, silly, whatever, as long as the story is engaging and the artwork is well done.
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at 8:05 PM on December 8, 2007
(20 comments)
I have a newfound biscotti obsession. So far I have made a fabulous chocolate chip and toasted almond biscotti and a rather insipid one with matcha and almond. What other ingredients make great biscotti? What can I add to the matcha biscotti to make it more interesting?
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at 6:08 PM on December 1, 2007
(17 comments)
My partner and I are in the process of changing our surnames. When this is done, we'd like to send out some announcement cards to friends/family etc to let everyone know. Where can I find cards to that effect?
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at 12:29 PM on November 5, 2007
(18 comments)
For this year's Religious Studies Dept. Halloween party (theme: dress as a religious character), my partner and I want to go as Zombie Jesus and Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter. Is this offensive? If not, can you help me plan the costumes? I have never seen JCVH (and won't be able to before the party), what would an appropriate costume be?
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at 9:10 AM on October 23, 2007
(28 comments)
What are some examples of boundary breaking art in the 20th and 21st centuries? Has there been any art that caused riots, made huge headlines, caused masses to reevaluate their lives and societies? For the purposes of this question I would like to define art in the broadest possible way.
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at 12:55 PM on October 4, 2007
(45 comments)
What chocolate, candy, sweets, etc, from Canada should I send to my friend in Germany? What do I have here that she would never have tried there?
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at 3:57 PM on September 22, 2007
(34 comments)
What were the "Battle of the Books" books in Canada in the early to mid- 90s?
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at 11:11 PM on September 7, 2007
(4 comments)
My friend is dying, and has asked me to preside over his funeral. I am meeting with him this weekend to talk about his wishes. What questions do I need to ask him while he is still alive? What information will make it easier for me to do this? I have been fortunate enough not to have experienced the death of many family or friends, so I don't really know much more about funerals than what I learned from Six Feet Under.
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at 7:59 AM on July 19, 2007
(13 comments)
How do you take care of bras so that they stay in the best shape for the longest?
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at 8:04 PM on July 2, 2007
(25 comments)
Sexual harassment on the bus: how to deal with it now and how to avoid it in the future? Particularly, I need advice on how to deal tactfully and sensitively with harassers who are mentally disabled.
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at 12:53 PM on May 25, 2007
(60 comments)
Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena
was born in October, 2006 to help fight the good fight against the overwhelming majority of noise in the media supporting useless alternative medicine systems, psychics preying upon the vulnerable, the erosion of science education in the classroom, xenophobia of advanced energy and food production methods, and generally anything that distracts attention and public funding from scientific advancement. Episodes feature such prominent MeFi discussion material as
organic food myths, blood for oil, chiropractics, and
SUVs. Links are to podcast transcripts. Full
episode guide.
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at 10:27 AM on May 24, 2007
(38 comments)
My partner claims that Axe is the only deodorant that doesn't go rancid on her within a couple hours, but I have serious objections to supporting that offensive and misogynistic company. I need suggestions for deodorants that will make my partner feel clean and nice-smelling and yet not set off my moral objection sensor.
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at 9:26 AM on April 13, 2007
(49 comments)
Can anyone help me find that great AskMe post from a while back that was about finding a nice, semi-unusual, old-fashioned boy's name for a baby?
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at 6:46 PM on April 1, 2007
(17 comments)
After years of renting apartments, I have moved up in the world: I am now renting a house. Strangely, the house comes with small organic green things projecting from the ground. Having never been responsible for a lawn before, I don't really know what to do with it. I also have two, I don't know, shrubs (I think). One is low growing, thick, with branches that kind of double as rhizomes, and one might be a juniper. As you can see, I'm pretty clueless. What do I need to know/what must I do/what must I buy to take good care of my lawn and it's various planty inhabitants?
posted to Ask Metafilter by arcticwoman
at 4:04 AM on March 31, 2007
(17 comments)
My partner staunchly affirms that very large vegetables and fruit from the supermarket are so big because they are GMOs. Can this be true, and is it anything to be afraid of?
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at 4:11 PM on March 14, 2007
(37 comments)
Ask a Biologist.
"We think that kids don't always get the access to real scientific information (or real scientists!) outside of the classroom so we are here to do just that." One of the newest in a line of question-and-answer sites, this one is run by fifty professional scientists and directed toward school kids. Is is possible to
clone dinosaurs? Why do I sneeze when I
look at the sun? How many
mutations do I have? How do polar bears
keep their feet warm?
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at 3:39 PM on February 28, 2007
(9 comments)
Marjoe Gortner, world's youngest preacher
kicked off his religious career by performing a marriage at the age of four and a half. Although he eventually left the evangelism gig and became a hippie, lack of cash led him to take it up again part time as an adult. That is, until a crisis of conscience precipitated a
documentary where he exposed
the business of evangelical ministry. "Marjoe" won the 1972 Oscar for "Best Documentary" and has been recently re-released.
An interview with Marjoe. You tubery inside.
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at 8:58 AM on February 18, 2007
(19 comments)
Help me look good for my University grad photos. My partner and I are getting our professional grad photos done next week and want tips on how to look our best. Specifically: to (fake) tan, or not; how much makeup; what colour makeup; what to do with my ugly short hair and; what to do with her dreadlocks. (Good luck with the dreadlocks!)
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at 9:03 PM on January 30, 2007
(14 comments)
What interesting and nutritious meals can I make out of items regularly given out from the food bank?
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at 9:57 AM on December 29, 2006
(15 comments)
I need to catalogue my non-profit's library of books and videos. We want it to be accessible for students and faculty to easily see what we own and what is currently available for borrowing. I have been looking at LibraryThing, and am pretty impressed, but I can't see a way to incorporate our films, to give each item an id number, or to mark what is currently borrowed or available. Are there ways for me to do this, or would another site/software be better?
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at 9:25 PM on December 14, 2006
(10 comments)
Did anyone else get a drawing done by
Hannes Kater? I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
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at 8:23 PM on December 3, 2006
(13 comments)
Help me come up with a catchy name for my campus' "Water Week." It will be happening in late January and will be a week dedicated to discussing issues in three areas: environment, accessibility, commodification. Speakers, an art exhibition, and movies are being planned. Bonus points for recommendations of films, special topics, general advice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by arcticwoman
at 10:21 AM on November 29, 2006
(16 comments)
Help putting together an online record of my year as an exchange student. Specifically, my questions inside deal with: what media (blog, wiki, lj, flickr, website?) how to deal with different materials (diary, emails, photos, memories) and a legal question regarding the association that sent me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by arcticwoman
at 3:46 PM on November 11, 2006
(8 comments)
My dad is rascist and anti-immigration. I am constantly getting into arguments with him about this, but I find that since I understand racial diversity and robust immigration as taken-for-granted good, I don't understand him and I have few counter-arguments. Please help me argue with my dad!
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at 8:37 AM on November 1, 2006
(50 comments)
CostumeFilter: I need a beating human heart for my costume as an Aztec human sacrifice victim. Bonus points for other suggestions on how to make this costume awesome.
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at 6:14 PM on October 24, 2006
(18 comments)
Congratulations
Quartermass on you first academic teaching gig! Earlier this year he successfully defended
The Thesis and has now been signed up to teach Sociology of Mass Communication.
Ahem, we'll all get shoutouts to your class, right?
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at 9:25 AM on October 18, 2006
(17 comments)
How do I sell my dead laptop for parts. I know virtually nothing about computer thingies.
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at 9:03 AM on October 16, 2006
(14 comments)
How long will it take for my body to return to normal after a miscarriage? How about my mind?
posted to Ask Metafilter by arcticwoman
at 10:05 AM on October 3, 2006
(20 comments)
Sita Sings the Blues
is a feature film (in progress) combining the ancient Indian epic
Ramayana, the 1920's blues vocals of
Annette Hanshaw, and classically informed but modern animation. The animator wanted to envision what the Ramayana would look like told through the eyes of its much loved and much maligned female character,
Sita. This is not the first time the Ramayana has been retold from Sita's perspective,
Sanctuary, a play by
Hema Ramakrishna is a feminist reinterpretation that has garnered a lot of controversy. Retelling the Ramayana is part of the
tradition.
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at 10:34 AM on September 24, 2006
(7 comments)
What makes music from a time period so immediately recognizeable as from that period?
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at 9:35 AM on September 21, 2006
(15 comments)
Inspired by a comment in the thread for chococat's very excellent song "In The Rain" I was wondering, for those of us with access to campus radio stations, is there a way to broadcast some of the tunes from MeFi Music? Is it basically a matter of contacting the original poster and asking them for permission?
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at 2:54 PM on July 20, 2006
(5 comments)
How do I catalogue (somewhat informally) a stack of letters, articles, photos and cassettes. I don't have any specialized software other than good old Excel and that MS database program (Access?). Thank you, fellow office zombies!
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at 8:32 AM on July 17, 2006
(5 comments)
365 days. One brown dress. A one-woman show against fashion.
"So, here's the deal - I made this dress and I'm wearing it every day for a year. I'll throw snowballs in it (wearing additional clothing layers in cold weather for health & safety), garden in it, rehearse in it, travel in it, dance in it, cook in it, prune my pear trees in it, drink wine in it, sing my baby to sleep in it." The project was launched July 7th of last year and is nearing completion.
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at 7:07 PM on June 19, 2006
(106 comments)
Who is the famous guitarist whose name sounds like "King Gannom?" I am transcribing an interview and my respondent refers to someone whose name sounds like "King Gannom" but I can't find any person named that. Is there a famous guitarist (maybe from the 50s, 60s, or 70s) whose name sounds like that?
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at 8:50 AM on June 19, 2006
(20 comments)
