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Item a day stores

jonah — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:13:13 -0800

Single Item Online Stores. They are popping up everywhere, which ones do you like? I'm talking about sites like Woot!, Steep and Cheap, and I just discovered One Gourmet Goodie. There must be others.

Looking for the band Upsurt

jonah — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:45:04 -0800

Looking for a copy of a CD by the Bulgarian music group "Upsurt". I am totally hooked on this song and I'm having trouble finding any releases by them for sale online. I'll pay purchase price and shipping+ if anyone can help me locate a copy. Also, bonus points if you can suggest any other great Eastern European pop/rap.

Finding a holding in and ETF

jonah — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 08:27:01 -0800

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Is there a resource where I could search for ETFs which have a particular stock holding? For instance, could I find an ETF that held INTL quickly, rather than combing through ETFs individually? (I'm not searching for INTL, just an example)

What is the best groomsman gift you ever received or heard of?

jonah — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 06:32:42 -0800

What is the best groomsman gift you ever received or heard of?

Red and Yellow Logos

jonah — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:55:10 -0800

Why are all of the logos for major fast food chains red and yellow? Is this psychological, readable, an offshoot of McDonalds? The ones I have seen are McDonalds, Carl's, Wedy's, Burger King, In and Out, Sonic, KooKooRoo - I'm trying to find one that is not yellow/red.

Perfect Fried Egg

jonah — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 09:18:41 -0800

I am looking for advice on how to make the perfect fried egg (in your opinion). Much more inside. I am pretty good at poaching, scrambling, and omlette-ing eggs. I have always hated fried eggs, but recently starting making them and am a convert. What is the best way to cook them, please be as specific as possible, include things like:

Pan type
Fat used (butter, oil, none, etc)
Heat setting
Cooking Time (I generally like yolks to be runny, whites not)
Flip?
Egg Introduction Method (crack in pan, crack in bowl...)
Garnishes?
Any other tips...

Betting Tips

jonah — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:52:10 -0800

Even with the big March event coming up, this is a hypothetical question. In a state like California, is there a legal way to bet on sports? Also, are there grey areas in betting, such as internet betting?

Dining in Austin

jonah — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:00:32 -0800

I'm going to Austin for a couple of days on business. Where should I eat dinner? Preferrably something close to downtown/sixth street so I can catch some music after. I don't eat too much beef, but steakhouses are ok as long as they have other stuff (chicken, fish, duck, even lamb).

Laptop longevity

jonah — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 11:48:44 -0800

New Laptop. I have a new laptop waiting for me (Dell/WinXP) when I get home next week and I want to treat this one right. The one I have now is three years old and has served its purpose, but has been stumbling lately. Any tips on making your laptop last longer? (specifics inside) Some of the issues I have with my current one:

- Locks up frequently during video playback
- Sometimes locks up for no reason at all
- Battery does not hold a charge for more than 30 minutes
- WiFi connection can be unreliable. Sometimes it connects automatically, sometimes it has to be rebooted a few times.
- Windows networking is intermittant

Some of these, I hope will be fixed by the latest install of XP, a 64MB graphics card and internal WiFi. I would also appreciate any essential installs. I load Adaware, Mozilla, Spybot and Easy Cleaner early.

Thanks!

Stop Popups

jonah — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:17:46 -0800

I've been Drudged! How can the drudgereport launch a popup window when I am using Firefox? It is the only site that seems to be able to do that. Constructive answers only please, I'm sure that the first response will be "don't read drudge". I can't help it, I love sensationalism.