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Do employers value leadership schemes for students?

How would something along the lines of Monash University's Ancora Imparo Leadership programme (general) or its Leadership in a Technological Environment programme (engineering-specific) be viewed by prospective employers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 12:03 AM on June 2, 2008 (2 comments)

Short-term accomodation in Adelaide or Sydney?

Where should I look for relatively inexpensive short-term accommodation in either Adelaide or Sydney?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 3:31 AM on April 30, 2008 (2 comments)

Genetic distance - Why angle rather than magnitude of difference?

Why is it that the genetic "distance" between two populations would be determined by the angle between their position vectors rather than the magnitude of their respective displacements?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 9:18 PM on March 8, 2008 (10 comments)

Too much starch is never a bad thing, right?

So I was bored and ate a whole lot of paper. What now?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 1:02 AM on February 26, 2008 (18 comments)

Apache: Subdomain Management

Quick Apachefilter Question: I have complete control over my setup. What is the best way to setup Apache to serve files from /home/domain.com/subdomains/of/level/arbitrary/an/ when an.arbitrary.level.of.subdomains.domain.com is requested? I cannot figure this simple one out for the life of me!
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 1:31 AM on January 24, 2008 (8 comments)

Calling unmanaged DLL functions from C#

How can I work with an unmanaged C++ API from within C#?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 10:00 PM on December 28, 2007 (6 comments)

Magnetic Flux passing through an area?

Physicsfilter: Is the magnetic flux passing through an area Φ = BA or is it Φ = nBA*cos(θ)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 9:46 PM on November 13, 2007 (10 comments)

Why the inconsistent derivatives?

Where am I going wrong with this (very simple) implicit derivative?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 1:01 AM on November 3, 2007 (3 comments)

Inequalities and direction-flipping

Why is it that when I solve the inequality 0 ≤ arccos(x) <> cos(π/4)? Why do the operators switch direction?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 10:00 PM on October 19, 2007 (11 comments)

Do I tell my boss about the other job?

What should I tell my prospective employers about my other concurrent working arrangements? Do I tell them about the other job?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 8:25 PM on October 6, 2007 (9 comments)

Where in Melbourne can I hire projectors?

From where in Melbourne, Australia can I borrow projectors (+ screens) for one night?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 12:58 AM on August 25, 2007 (2 comments)

Insert an in-line image into a table cell using Pages on OS X?

How can I insert an image into a table cell using Pages (OS X) without it becoming the cell background? I want it to be a regular in-line image, but can't figure out how to do this for the life of me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 5:24 AM on July 29, 2007 (7 comments)

Interesting Statistics from Raw Data

What interesting statistics can I make from the following data?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 12:09 AM on July 2, 2007 (8 comments)

How can I send SMSes from Address Book (OS X) using my Nokia N73?

How can I send SMSes from Address Book (OS X) using my Nokia N73? / Where can I find an AT command set for the N73?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 5:45 AM on June 18, 2007 (2 comments)

How can I avoid buffer overflows with C?

Robust usage of sscanf and sprintf - how to avoid buffer overflows?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 6:05 AM on June 9, 2007 (23 comments)

Changes ahead in Australian tertiary education?

One of the two big universities in Melbourne, Australia have radically changed their philosophy on education to be more in line with that of the US and Europe. Where should I go?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 3:39 AM on May 27, 2007 (6 comments)

Can I use my Nokia N73 as a modem on my Macbook via USB?

Can I use my Nokia N73 as a modem on my Macbook via USB?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 11:00 PM on May 12, 2007 (3 comments)

How much should a run of 400 books cost?

I'd like to publish 150 - 400 copies of a book, in colour, for 150 - 400 pages. How much should this cost?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 1:42 PM on May 1, 2007 (4 comments)

How can I learn to recognise more languages?

How can I learn to recognise more languages?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 9:07 PM on April 12, 2007 (20 comments)

How do I correct a discrepancy between MRTG and Apache?

How can I go about rectifying the discrepancy between AWStats/Analog/Apache log tools and MRTG graphs?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 1:43 AM on April 5, 2007 (7 comments)

What should I know before tutoring Sudanese refugees in highschool?

So I'm going to start teaching English and Maths to Sudanese kids (refugees) struggling in high school for free. What should I know?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 11:28 PM on March 18, 2007 (2 comments)

What to do with a BE/LLB?

Where can I go with (Electrical) Engineering and Law qualifications under my belt?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 11:52 PM on February 16, 2007 (9 comments)

Why can't we get 1 b/s/Hz?

Why, in wireless transmissions of data, can we not achieve 1.0 bits per second per Hertz?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 4:47 AM on January 17, 2007 (16 comments)

Timestamps in ircII?

ircII: How can I display timestamps next to each message?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 10:59 PM on January 2, 2007 (4 comments)

MacGuyers of the world; unite!

So, I have 13"x21" of paper, two metres of sticky tape and a paperclip. What is the strongest free-standing structure that I can make?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 12:50 AM on October 9, 2006 (20 comments)

What filesharing protocol is best suited to sharing lots of small-ish files?

What's a good filesharing server+client combination for sharing thousands of small (~3 MiB) files?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 12:23 AM on September 14, 2006 (4 comments)

Dare I talk on the train?

Should I make friends on the train?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 1:10 AM on August 30, 2006 (54 comments)

Is it wrong to befriend my SO's friends?

Is it morally, socially or even objectively wrong of me to spend time with my girlfriend's friends?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 12:46 AM on August 23, 2006 (37 comments)

Love or Infatuation?

How can one tell the difference between love and infatuation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 3:03 AM on August 7, 2006 (28 comments)

Quick maths question!

Quick maths [very basic trigometry] question.
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 3:42 AM on July 30, 2006 (9 comments)

Round the World Ticket

Worldtripfilter: Is it possible to get fixed-price world trip tickets?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 5:38 AM on July 2, 2006 (6 comments)

Where can I buy PDAs in the centre of Dublin?

Dublinfilter: Where can I buy PDAs in the centre of Dublin? Preferably Palm PDAs, but not exclusively.
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 11:10 PM on June 16, 2006 (8 comments)

How many languages should my kid have to learn?

Polylingualkidsfilter: (Hypothetical) I'm a Fluent English/French speaker and my wife is a fluent English/Mandarin speaker. Living in an English-speaking country (Australia), in what language should we speak to our kids?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 11:24 PM on May 6, 2006 (31 comments)

Flash players for 3GP files?

Is there a Flash 3GP player out there?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 11:29 AM on February 7, 2006 (5 comments)

Recursive Regex Fun?

Regexfilter: I'm using PHP and I want to match HTML span classes recursively/in a hierarchy. Help/pointers would be much appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 4:31 PM on January 8, 2006 (5 comments)

Good decompilers, disassemblers or debuggers?

What are some good de-compilers, disassemblers or debuggers? I would like to try my hand at reverse-engineering some programs, but I am sure there are tools better suited to the job than Microsoft Visual Studio. Thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 1:04 AM on January 1, 2006 (8 comments)

Pluralisation of acronyms and abbrevations?

How does one correctly pluralise an acronym or an abbreviation? How does one specify an acronym's ownership? How should one go about specifying the ownership of a collection of acronyms?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 4:00 PM on November 20, 2005 (39 comments)

Internet Identity Theft

How do you deal with your Internet identity being compromised? What do you do if someone has changed the passwords to every account you own?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 3:39 PM on November 4, 2005 (20 comments)

Where can I find literate Francophones to converse with?

I have an exam coming up (in a matter of hours, in fact) in French. I'm in highschool and plan on continuing French well into university. Where can I find literate and well-spoken French-speakers that I can talk to? Failing that, where can I find interactive resources/web-quizzes to test my knowledge of French grammar?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PuGZ at 1:13 AM on October 26, 2005 (9 comments)