@mia_farrow: thanks! AskMeFi rocks again.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 2:57 PM on October 3, 2008

I find something similar.

I get backaches and things at home.

When I go traveling on business, my aches and pains go away. But then, I'm getting more exercise, trolling through airports, walking along hotel corridors, lugging cases, etc. A lot of these things you might think at first glance would *cause* backache. But they don't. They alleviate it.

Maybe you're getting more exercise away from the house.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 12:58 PM on October 2, 2008

I love my Q9c. Everyone else at work has Blackberries, and I'm the only one who can reliably open and edit customer word documents, excel sheets, etc.

Plus the Exchange sync is native - no middleware.

Plus I can do Gmail IMAP sync.

Plus I put my own programs which access the inbuilt Pocket Outlook store - so I can GTD my life away...!
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 1:31 PM on October 1, 2008

Alternative:
1) Add a flag column to Table B;
2) Set all values of flag to FALSE ("No" in Access);
3) Construct a query that finds all Table B customers that ARE in Table A also;
4) Change the query to update Table B's flag column to TRUE;
5) Now go to Table B and filter for flag=FALSE;
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 2:34 PM on September 2, 2008

I think it was John Wesley who said that you should apply the rules as strictly as possible to yourself, and as loosely as possible to others.

I add to that, the belief that others probably a) do not know the rules; or b) do not understand the rules. They may also not care about the rules, in which case back to John Wesley.

So, I drive defensively. And relax.

(I probably break some rules too.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 8:56 PM on August 30, 2008

0 Ave on the US side has been empty (*empty*) of traffic each time I used it. But since it is a small road, Google maps might not accord it the possibility of traveling as fast as you actually can. I would prefer it (and the dogleg) over 1A in BC, which can be a bear.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 12:24 PM on August 30, 2008

Thanks for the tip, but I'm looking for something that as far as the user is concerned just looks like files on the disk (no UI - just Windows File Explorer).

It's just that when I open the file, I want it to then prompt me for the right media.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 2:12 PM on August 20, 2008

IANAD.

Are you sure you remember it right? It seems the Gammagard was in use before the kidney problems became known, from your description. There is, therefore, a possibility that the kidney problems were an adverse reaction to Gammagard.

From the Gammagard website (here):

"Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) products have been reported to be associated with renal dysfunction, acute renal failure, osmotic... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 4:04 PM on August 19, 2008

Most car bluetooth kits do this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 10:54 PM on August 18, 2008

My more astigmatic eye *appears* to adapt to dark much slower.

However, I think some of what we call night vision is clever "edge detection" circuits in the brain, which would rely a good deal on crisp focusing ability.

I think my edge detection circuits aren't getting to grips with the boundaries between dark and slightly less dark areas, and consequently, I see a continuum of shade, and therefore I can't really discriminate between... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 10:51 PM on August 18, 2008

I know you said "without exporting to CSV", but if you bring it into Excel through CSV, you just do a global replace of the affected area code, and then import it in again.

Otherwise VBA. Something like this untested macro. Do not use without saving your contacts into another contacts backup folder!

Sub Clean_Contacts()
Dim myContacts As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Dim myContactItems As Outlook.Items
... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 1:01 PM on August 13, 2008 marked best answer

Sorry about the lost indentation.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 1:01 PM on August 13, 2008

Bother - spotted an error already.

Instead of:

currentContact.HomeTelephoneNumber = NewNum & NewNum & Mid(currentContact.HomeTelephoneNumber, p + Len(OldNum))

it should be:

currentContact.HomeTelephoneNumber = NewNum & Mid(currentContact.HomeTelephoneNumber, p + Len(OldNum))
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 1:03 PM on August 13, 2008 marked best answer

You are not alone. Consensus seems to be it's to do with x64 Edition using 175.16 or higher drivers.

May want to back down to a lower rev of the driver.

Also, as a (quickish) fix, does changing the resolution to something else (remember to click "Apply") and then back again fix the issue?... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 9:20 PM on August 11, 2008 marked best answer

Letters / phone calls to your representative. This has worked wonders for us (admittedly at a local level).
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 9:14 PM on August 11, 2008

Our 6.5 year old is having the same difficulty. He likes simple math problems, but doesn't get place value too well.

But then, nor is he being taught it at this age. It seems too young to me.

A couple of things do make him think about it regularly, however:

1) Does he have enough "Lego coins" in Lego Star Wars (the video game) to buy the various character prizes? He doesn't get very well the fact that 200,000 is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 9:54 AM on July 30, 2008

"jenny denny kenpah" (I can't figure out how to spell it, so I've just done it phonetically-ish.

Meaning: "I dunno" (a mix of Scottish and French, as in "Je ne sais pas" with Scottish "dinna ken" thrown in for good measure.)

My grandfather used to use this a lot.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 4:30 PM on July 22, 2008

- Up Pike's Creek without a paddle
- Up S**t Creek without a paddle
- Up to your neck in it

All various threats my Dad issued:

Your Mum'll knock you...
... clear into the middle of next week
... so hard, you won't know whether it's next or last Wednesday
... so hard, you won't know your arse from your elbow
... so hard, you won't know whether you're coming or... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 6:48 PM on July 22, 2008

Craft shops usually sell wooden letters about 3" high and about 0.75" deep. They stand on their own.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 5:39 PM on July 19, 2008

Flash just *hangs* my browsers on about 50% of the time on websites I visit that use it.

Some flash-oriented websites are fine - Youtube is never a problem, for example.

However, if I go to a website like www.telegraph.co.uk with an already running newsreel, plus ever changing flash ads, then my machine will (about half the time) just hang the browser (Firefox or IE7) for about two minutes solid. During this time, I can't even kill the browser or... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 2:30 PM on July 16, 2008

@tomorrowful: fair question.

Because, gummint being what it is, the answers won't make that much of a difference... :(

I don't mean to say that I am asking here because I don't care about the answer, but it's a little bit of an idle question.

However, there are several behind-the-scenes questions in my head, which are not legal in nature, such as:
a) What ideas might you have when designing a government data... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 2:11 PM on July 15, 2008

@box: thanks for the interesting insight. :)

@ironmouth:
The privacy aspect is certainly complex. I got hung up on this, because I just assumed that the database was all public interest material, which it is anytime apart from when the gov't gets involved, but desjardins made me re-evaluate.

@desjardins:

It's not national security, but you made me think.

In this case, the agency... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 4:01 PM on July 15, 2008

Rent a car

Make a point of insisting on rental car access on all segments. Then you can nip out to the supermarket and buy stuff you would normally eat. GoogleMap the supermarkets / grocery stores before your trip, so you can know you can go buy fruit at 10pm if needed.

My company only lets us share one rental car between two or three of us, and this results in me ending up eating in the hotel more often than I would otherwise. When I get a car,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 2:02 PM on July 15, 2008

OK - you got me at "PowerPoint Karaoke". Can you explain a bit more what you mean? I can think of several possible concepts that match this phrase, many of which sound like they could be a riot (in the fun sense)!
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 5:10 AM on July 15, 2008

I am not fluent, but work in a related field, so understand the sense of this. Here is my best stab:

Accordingly, high standards must be set based on the probability and significance of the research goals of the basic research project, for which an animal study can be justified,
while for applied medical research, a clear link between the animal study and protection of health will suffice.

The fact that research studies on animals... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 3:47 PM on July 3, 2008

I see the trouble with einsehbarer now. It's a derivate of "einsehbar".

einsehbar = visible, understandable, obvious
einsehbarer = more visible, more understandable, more obvious

so, "a more obvious connection" between the animal study and health protection will suffice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 4:49 PM on July 3, 2008

@woodblock100: Fantastic! Thanks very much...
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 5:40 AM on June 29, 2008

Now I just need the ability to output the translations side-by-side...
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 9:57 AM on June 29, 2008

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html - see places.txt

or

http://www.maxmind.com/download/worldcities/
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 8:22 PM on June 28, 2008

Hi Fi
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 11:16 AM on June 21, 2008

As pointed out, the City of London, while in London, is a very small geographical parcel within London.

It is kind of akin to downtown Manhattan, while being in New York, being a very small geographical parcel within New York.

However, the City of London also has its own political structures and specifically designated borders, etc.

Is London a city in the everyday sense of a large populous built-up area? Yes.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 8:54 AM on June 19, 2008

How about mailing a letter. This might actually get more attention.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 11:45 AM on June 9, 2008

Got mine yesterday at GameStop without any effort or pre-order.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 9:17 PM on May 25, 2008

I do this all the time. Anytime after 7:00 am towards NYC from exit 24 downwards is bad on regular weekdays. And don't listen to the traffic bulletins - when they say things are good, they still mean under 40 mph stop and go.

Mondays are double trouble. Honestly, for an 8:30 am flight on Monday morning, I would leave Fairfield (where I live) at 5:30 am. Preferably 5:00 am and have breakfast at the airport if I'm lucky.

And if it's raining (which... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 8:03 PM on May 10, 2008 marked best answer

@gjc: It doesn't feel like I've been startled.

@tellurian: what foam pants described in that article was about the same, except for me it has to be within the first hour of going to sleep.

Still, it's very annoying.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 11:03 AM on April 24, 2008

We used Zoom from JFK to London round trip in summer of 2007. The outbound leg was $1.95 (sic!) per person! The inbound leg was $195.00. With taxes for four people, I paid less than $1,000 in the summer peak.

This made the ten hour departure delay bearable kinda. some of the NYC/LON flights vector through Bermuda, and a storm there was blamed for a delay of the incoming aircraft.

Clearly, there are no spare planes.

You... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 7:58 PM on April 21, 2008

And now I see that some of the fares from NYC to London are $148 + taxes of $-73.60 = $74.40.

Hmmm.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 1:47 PM on April 22, 2008

Depending on the industry you are working in, the government at some point may try to debar you from working for ANYONE in that industry if they find out. For example, FDA debars people who they find doing this kind of thing.

Therefore you should document now, in consultation with a lawyer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 9:21 PM on April 12, 2008

We have a similar problem, where the road we're on is "xyz Rd" as all the local signage says, but the mapping services and the USPS have it as "xyz Ave" which it was about 40 yrs ago.

The mapping services refuse to fix it until the USPS does, whereas USPS says "it's both xyz Rd and xyz Ave", so they won't fix it.

This leads to weird directions being given by GPS systems which say "Take the XYZ Road exit, and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 10:04 PM on April 2, 2008

@oaf: but not necessarily as a resident.

OP may be a part-year resident or non-resident depending on his exact circumstances.

See NJ Part-Year Resident tax topic and NJ Non-Resident tax form.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 6:16 AM on March 31, 2008 marked best answer

Upon reading the NJ tax destructions, it seems to me like the OP would be a NJ non-resident, since their domicile is Canada.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 6:21 AM on March 31, 2008

Do a group tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 5:12 AM on March 19, 2008

Aero? (c) Microsoft? :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 5:05 AM on March 19, 2008

It is secondary to any other applicable insurance or coverage available to you.

If you have insurance available to you - for instance, if your car insurance covers car rentals, then you must claim on that first. If there is a deductible, you can then go to MasterRental for that.

On the other hand, if you don't have insurance available to you, I believe you can go to MasterRental for the whole shebang.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 11:49 AM on March 18, 2008

Full text from the adjoining clauses:

* If you or an authorized driver's primary automobile insurance or other indemnity has made payments for a covered loss, MasterRental will cover your deductible and any other eligible amounts not covered by other insurance.
* Coverage is secondary to any other applicable insurance or coverage available to you. Coverage is limited to only those amounts not covered by any other insurance or coverage benefit. Note: In... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 11:53 AM on March 18, 2008

Yes - but your insurance may not cover all types of car rentals (for example, mine doesn't cover rentals in excess of three days, unless my regular car is in the shop)
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 11:56 AM on March 18, 2008

(Person 1 is a teenage boy; Person 2 is his mother; father and daughter are unaffected.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 9:21 AM on March 16, 2008

@jamjam: right idea - I was thinking of a wedding dress and the occasional beach bikini top (over the top of the wedding dress). But very cool.

@mochapickle: nice idea - I need more along this line - I don't know how quickly lead poisoning symptoms can rise, disappear, rise again and disappear again... which is what I really need.

These are all great ideas - please keep them coming.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 11:40 AM on March 16, 2008

@MotorNeuron: also good. I think infrasound might be more likely...?
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 11:57 AM on March 16, 2008

@Marie Mon Dieu: Perhaps a mercury poisoning, looking like ergot? Like in Pont-Saint-Esprit in 1951?

How possible, and viable would that be in terms of producing depression-like symptoms, with maybe a little bit of paranoia and psychosis thrown in?
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 2:40 PM on March 16, 2008