music & movie map?
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 4:01 PM on July 24, 2008 marked best answer

Here's the parent site.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 4:02 PM on July 24, 2008

I scanned my signature once into a jpeg. In Acrobat professional, I saved it as a stamp. Now I just print doc to pdf, then type out my information, and choose and place signature on the bottom of the document. It's that simple.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 12:01 PM on July 23, 2008

ear plugs + eye patch + no alcohol/soda = restful sleep.
restful sleep = look amazing coming off plane.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 9:58 AM on July 22, 2008

What do you think my chances are in court?

None at all. Suck it up, pay the fine, and go to traffic school.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 1:37 PM on July 21, 2008

You' might enjoy Life in the undergrowth
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 3:37 PM on July 20, 2008

Logmein Pro will play live audio from any linked computer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 3:04 PM on July 14, 2008

and, the two computers can by on different operating systems.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 3:05 PM on July 14, 2008

"I'd love to make dinner but grad school is kicking my ass. I have to stay late in the lab to process x samples. I should be done by about 11 and I'll join you guys for drinks."
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 9:49 PM on July 13, 2008

Eat before you go, and just have a salad or appetizer. Or, alternatively, show up near the end of the meal and just order a drink.

Terrible idea. Last thing you want to to be part of a split check and pay $60 for food/drink you didn't even have.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 9:50 PM on July 13, 2008

to to = is to
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 9:52 PM on July 13, 2008

Google maps pedometer
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 9:08 PM on July 5, 2008

I came in here with a bunch of answers but saysthis said it best. Listen to her.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:45 PM on July 2, 2008

Or do they cash it, take a day or more to process it - by which time the money has been deposited - and then everything is fine?

Check processing is much faster since Check 21 was passed. The money will go out of your account overnight.. So if you don't have the funds by the end of the business day, you're in trouble.

Do they cash it, process it right away, discover that I have insufficient funds, and then hit me... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 12:20 PM on July 2, 2008

I use Hamachi (to share itunes) and tried this but the work desktop is on a domain (can't switch to a workgroup) and the laptop can't go on this domain. So that option didn't work for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:28 AM on July 2, 2008

Actually, I have full admin rights on the desktop. I could opt out of the domain [windows won't let me be on a domain AND a workgroup simultaneously] but it would prevent me from automatic backup to remote servers, printers etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:41 AM on July 2, 2008

I'm a dummy. I had the old hamachi vpn running in my taskbar. I didn't know they specifically made an application for file sharing. Thanks everyone!
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 11:08 AM on July 2, 2008

I love PP 2007. There is a learning curve but the entire program is much cleaner and the fonts are crisper so much so that I cringe every time I see '03 (or just any office drop down menu).

My suggestion is that you spend an hour just clicking all the options and making a dummy presentation. The help is much better in this version too. I used it my first week and the help results were spot on.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 11:51 AM on June 30, 2008

There are dozens of honest listings on craigslist. Just find another one. This sounds like a scam. I am not sure why you and your wife keep pursuing this more and more with each alarm bell.

I've managed to extract a UK number for him.

But why? If I tried to rent a place and the landlord didn't have keys, the right address, or the correct rent in mind, I would instantly drop it and move on. You should do the same.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 8:51 AM on June 30, 2008

Restart your computer. After it passes the bios screen, press F8 and choose "Last good known configuration". Hopefully that will fix. If not, repeat the same thing and choose safe mode and uninstall and recent additions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 8:29 AM on June 30, 2008

gah. That should be
Hopefully that will fix it
and uninstall any recent additions
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 8:30 AM on June 30, 2008

This happened to me once but I don't think I did anything special to get rid of it. It just went away.

Yeah, just try reinstalling. That should definitely take care of it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:08 PM on June 29, 2008

Fax?
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 5:24 PM on June 28, 2008

or simply call him and tell him the password?
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 5:25 PM on June 28, 2008

Susurration: But the figures are in eps and that rules out this approach. Thanks for the suggestion though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 2:25 PM on June 11, 2008

cowbellemoo: I have CS 3. Thanks for the offer to help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 2:44 PM on June 11, 2008

d. z. wang: I am in ecology. Most people in my field (including me) are quite naive when it comes to LaTeX.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 9:29 PM on June 11, 2008

Seconding Johnny assay and esch.

Most graduate school contracts prohibit outside employment (mine does).

Second, you're expecting to have boat loads of free time. Trust me, you won't. The 20 hour/week assessment is not accurate. It may be lower or higher. As an experienced TA, I don't spend more than 8 hours a week for my teaching job (includes everything). However, it might be way more than 20 hours if it were a class I didn't know so well.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:22 PM on May 18, 2008

Brandon: yup, I did. And boss knows too but I haven't heard from him yet

I have a suspicion that he is sailing today with his phone off. I don't blame him though
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 1:34 PM on May 17, 2008

If you have a desktop with a free slot, this is an option. It's a bit pricey though ($109). If you have a little more to spend, this works with a desktop/laptop via usb and transfers cassette audio to itunes mp3 with a few clicks.

You could also just hook up a regular old walkman (get one on ebay if you don't have one), and hook up the audio output to a microphone input on your PC and just use a recording program (sorry I don't have suggestions for one).... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 7:50 PM on May 16, 2008 marked best answer

Yeah no. Only computers need to be authorized. ipods don't.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 1:26 PM on May 10, 2008

I'm also an ecologist. In addition to field notebooks, I also maintain a set of moleskine journals. I don't write in them everyday but on days that I do field/lab work [not writing], I write a short paragraph on what transpired. My data notebooks capture real data but there will be days when no real data gets collected [e.g. days when I set up experiments, try prototypes etc. but don't collect data]. These notebooks come in handy to look up and piece togather dates where nothing of note happened... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:32 PM on April 28, 2008

These sorts of things happen all the time in academia. I've been paid out of obscure grants many many times. Yes people sometimes say "Well, I have no idea how to pay you from this grant..." but there's ALWAYS a way around it. Academics are bad with money and departmental accountants are just wonderful at shuffling money around to make it work.

Example: A few months ago, I got part of my salary from a different department, that could not employ me (because of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 11:02 AM on April 25, 2008

High ball = Whisky + Ginger Ale
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 9:45 AM on April 25, 2008

I found this video but he seems to be doing it the hard way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 12:04 PM on April 23, 2008

seconding Ashreah. In Cali we are indeed encouraged to call 911 to report erratic/possibly drunk, or aggressive drivers. I can't imagine you can't do the same. I mean, the person you are reporting is, at that moment, a threat to other drivers on the road.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:16 PM on April 20, 2008

I believe that the seller is legally required to smog the car before selling it. That's what happened in my case. The certificate is electronically transmitted to the DMV so when you register it should already be in the system. If owner refuses, go look for a new car.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 7:42 PM on April 20, 2008

PS: On preview I see that you already have the car. You should call the DMV and check if the car has already been smogged.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 7:45 PM on April 20, 2008

Progressive images
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 2:15 PM on April 15, 2008

Gaspode: Here's a bunch of advice that I think you'll find useful. Although it is written for my field, most of it is still useful for any academic job. Go get 'em!
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:13 AM on April 14, 2008 marked best answer

FWIW, it's only visible in photo 1 and not the other two.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 9:53 AM on April 14, 2008

FWIW, don't ship internationally for Amazon sales. I just shipped a book and I got $12 credit. Actual cost of shipping was $20.50 (and no delivery confirmation). Never ever doing that again.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 1:36 PM on April 11, 2008

I work in Bodega Bay and yes, public transport to get there is very very limited but possible. Your friend could take the Amtrak to Santa Rosa. Then from there, there is one shuttle a day.

From my lab's webpage (scroll down a bit):

Limited to one shuttle bus from Santa Rosa. This shuttle bus runs once a day and you must walk 1.5 miles to the bus stop, (unless, of course, you are able to get a ride from your sponsor or others). The bus... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 4:34 PM on April 7, 2008 marked best answer

Good point gingerbeer. The two towns are 5 mi apart (should be very easy to hitch a ride). The schoolhouse is in Bodega but the rest of it was mostly filmed in Bodega Bay. The road where the kids run down hill is actually in Bodega Bay (Taylor road), so is the farm house (which is now the site of the marine lab) and the Tides (which now serves overpriced bad food and cheap souveniers).

There's some other cool stuff for Hitchcock buffs (a bridge he built for the movie).... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 5:28 PM on April 7, 2008 marked best answer

Don't you need insurance even if you aren't traveling? I mean, are you planning on just being uninsured? I thought the WWOOF program might offer some sort of subsidized insurance but looks like they do not have any insurance program.

Other suggestion is to look up low cost programs in the country you plan to be in.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 1:07 PM on April 6, 2008

oops missed the part where you said traveling in the US, sorry.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 1:08 PM on April 6, 2008

One solution I can come up with is to do this in php. You can export the excel file as text and dump all the pdfs in a separate directory. Then read email file into an array, loop through till the end, and use the mail function to send individual emails with the corresponding pdf attachment.

It should take just a few lines of code.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 10:25 AM on April 4, 2008

I asked the same question before
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 6:27 PM on April 1, 2008

Frank: There may be more than one organization involved so I don't think they want to use the name in the main title [the flyer will say something like Farm coalition A and B present...]

Last year it was in July and was called a midsummer nights local feast. So something along those lines would be great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 7:44 PM on March 23, 2008

I just got my shirts from Brunetto and they are absolutely fantastic [both in quality and cost]. I highly recommend him.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k at 7:12 PM on March 23, 2008