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Pedicure tips?
What do I need to know for my first trip to the pedicurist?
Help a frazzled chic find a place to chill.
I have been told by many (including boss) I need to take a vacation...so I am looking for somewhere to go this wknd...within a 3-4 hr drive of DC area where I can relax and not spend a ton of cash either. I am a 30-something female who likes a little bit of everything (not a nature nut, but I appreciate it, same with museums.)
How can I become an expert at C++ quickly?
How can I become an expert at C++ quickly? I know that the real answer is "lots of experience and work", but I would appreciate some tips on how to get from here to there as efficiently as possible. [MI]
Best resources for learning software design?
What are the best books to teach the fundamentals of software design and architecture?
Looking for interesting floor/table lamps.
Looking for a unique or stylin' a) table lamp and b) floor lamp. Suggestions?
Solutions for a sound-leaky door?
Help me muffle (or eliminate) the sound escaping from my badly-hung door so that my roommates are less likely to figure out what sort of shenanigans I'm up to in my room...
the pure, pulsing night / of snouts sticking out of slime
Books about people and animals -- the less cheesy the better -- any suggestions?
How can I keep my new coat looking new?
How do I properly care for my new suede jacket?
Shoo-be-do-wop wop
What makes music from a time period so immediately recognizeable as from that period?
SartorialFilter: keeping cool in men's business attire?
It's interview season for me, which means suits and ties. I don't mind suits in cool weather, but it's been very warm here recently, and sweating all the way through an interview doesn't exactly scream "professionalism." How can I stay cool?
But I want to read the full story NOW!
Do you know of any good news sites that provide full articles, or at the very least decent sized excerpts, in their RSS feed?
Audio Comedy Commendations
Audio Comedy; looking for new comics I may not have heard of and some downloadable comedy on the web (along the lines of Hicks, Sadowitz, Lee and Herring et al). As always,
Make it from scratch?
What things are worth the time and cost of doing/making myself? For example, tomatoes from the store are miles below the ones I grow in my garden. Fresh-baked bread is amazing. But knitting socks or a sweater seems hardly worth it, despite the fact that I can customize it, because of the high cost of the time and materials.
Second time laser eye surgery?
Should I have my eyes lasered again?
Clothes to feel good and to look good
I'm looking for clothes to feel good (best fabric) and look good (in a casual, perennial way), and am looking for ideas about a backpack to go with that.
Deja Vu?
Does anyone know of the research paper (study) where they had people do a day-old crossword and they claimed that those people were able to solve those easier than new crossword puzzles? I saw it referenced in "Waking Life" and was wondering if it were a real paper.
Cheap Kitchen Knives
I just started work at a small family owned restaurant. My previous kitchen jobs used a service like Cozzini to keep their knives wicked sharp. Unfortunately, this place only has a few very dull and cheap supermarket bought knives. I wanted to bring in a few decent knives, but nothing fancy. Any recomendations?
Help me design a good looking advert?
I'd love some help with designing a sort of 'antique'/'vintage'/'dated' advert for my services.
Gift for a 12 year old that's about to grieve her dog.
Good ideas for a genuine token of sympathy for a 12(ish) year old girl who is about to lose her dog?
Tenting Tonight on the Old Campground....
Can you recommend a camping spot in Northern New England that meets several criteria?
EyeTV video formats
I have an elgato EyeTV EZ with an pretty new Intel Imac. I've been recording shows and saving them to an external hard drive. The problem is, each hour-long recording is 3 GB and I am running out of room. EyeTV will convert to another video format, but I don't know which I should convert to. I'm looking for the best combination of size and quality. I'd like it to be good enough that I will look ok on a 35' TV (when I buy an EyeHome or get a video airport). Any ideas? Here are my options:
Nice gift for brother
What to get a high maintenance graphic design brother for his birthday?
Roll out the barrel
I'm looking for a unique bourbon or whiskey-themed wedding gift for some friends. Maker's Mark ambassadorship is lame, more specifics inside.
All Hail the Union
How do you find and pick the right credit union?
What's the best way to find cool downtown lofts?
What's the best way to find cool downtown lofts?
Is Desert Solipsism a real book?
Is Desert Solipsism a real book?
Sexy comfortable sheets?
Comfortable sexy sheets: I want to buy a set of amazingly comfortable sheets, to keep my girlfriend in bed just a little bit longer. I don't mind spending a bit of money of these sheets. The catch is, I want to buy these sheets online, so going to the store and feeling the material first isn't a good option. Suggestions?
Cheap Original Art or Off-Beat Posters in San Francisco
Where can I find inexpensive--but original--art or cool posters in San Francisco?
Simulating sunrise on the cheap
Simulating Sunrise: So they sell timers that plug into outlets, and they sell dimmers that plug into outlets. Does anyone know of some way to combine the two that doesn't involve me rewiring the outlets in my apartment? I'm looking to jigger with my circadian rhythms in anticipation of the coming winter darkness.
homesteader help
Is there still cheap land available?
Keylogger for diagnosing application issues
Keylogger needed - I need a simple keylogger (that preferably snows keyboard scancodes) that will operate when the application does not have focus.
I don't care about spirit elves or light shows... I just want to be happy
Ayahuasca in Seattle:
Putting aside any questions of morality, legality, or personal tastes... I have a deep need to find a source of ayahuasca and/or DMT in the Seattle area.
Name that currency, and sew it to a jourunal
Can you identify these international currencies? And/or can you think of a way for me to sew paper to a journal cover?
Forever hair?
I have a strand of hair in my possession that I'd like to keep with me always. What's the best way to go about it?
SVN for binary stuff
Using SVN for mostly binary stuff - is it a good idea?
100 Bad Haircuts
How do you tell someone how to cut your hair?
Mopping w/o bucket?
Mop Mop: Mopping without a bucket? Possible? Sh-mop?
What food dehydrator do I purchase?
I'm looking for advice on purchasing a food dehydrator. Can anyone offer any tips on features I should look for?
Tribe that link the throat with the soul
Is there a tribe that links the human soul (or spirit) with the throat? I remember being in an intro Anthropology class and watching a video of a young girl in an African tribe being buried alive because she had lost her voice and it was thought she was dead.
Do you picture a calendar in your head, or am I just strange?
An am-I-alone-here-question: What does the calendar that you picture in your head look like? For as long as I can remember (or at least as long as I knew my months of the year), my mental calendar has always been monthly, and seemed to start with the month of August--maybe because I was born then, or maybe because the school year started around then.
Help me learn to play the blues...
Help me learn to play the blues... Basically, I'm looking for info - scales, riff cheat sheets, etc. that will allow me to build a basic repertoire of blues chops like this man plays:
These love handles are looking less beautiful
FatassFilter: Has anyone ever used one of the weight lifting plans that are in the backs of Mens Fitness or other magazines, or are they a load of crap?
Has Pasargade Been Flooded?
Need help verifying the veracity of some news and photographs about/from the tomb of Cyrus The Great at Pasargade.
Difference between that and which?
Is there some real difference between "that" and "which" that/which would distinguish among their proper usage?
Are lucrative, dangerous jobs for real?
Requesting advice for finding and starting anew in a dangerous yet lucrative or rewarding yet non-lucrative job.
How can I save money and energy and still have attractive lighting?
I understand that incandescent light bulbs are antiquated and extremely wasteful, but LED and fluorescent light looks horrible...
it was the best of times, it was the saddest of times
brazilian (or portguese) music question: i'm looking for a very particular sound... i'll explain inside..
Blackberry or Treo?
I'd like to have mobile SSH capability, in addition to email and text messaging. Blackberry or Treo?
Tell me about camper vans
Camper van question: I'm thinking of buying a vehicle in the next couple of months.