I'm like a cat lady, but with books. Also, not a lady.
How should I organize my personal library? I have four large bookshelves and several hundred books, currently in boxes. I've put off unpacking them because a) I'm a bit anal about organization, and b)...
View ArticleThe Ghosts of LA live on the freeway
Inspired by this excellent FPP, I was looking at the LA River on Google Maps, when I noticed something odd. If you look at this map, there are images of "ghost" cars on the highway at the top. It...
View ArticleSome very, very dirty records
How can I best clean my LPs? I've inherited a decent-sized collection of records that I'd like to preserve. They don't have a great pecuniary value, but have a high sentimental value. I have a...
View ArticleCan I finally get an unlocked cellphone?
Is an unlocked smartphone right for me? Or should I wait til my contract lapses? I've been a happy PDA user for about 4 years now. My Tungsten T3 has seldom let me down. Up until now, I have been using...
View ArticleCan't work means can't get paid
Help! I'm locked out of my work laptop! Yesterday, I was trying to set up printer sharing on my home network. I plugged my printer into my desktop, and set it up to share (see here and here). I...
View ArticleIs the headset I'm looking for extinct technology?
I am looking for a headset for my phone. I cannot find what I'm looking for anywhere. Are you a bad enough dude (or dudess/ette) to help me? I have a Treo 680. I am looking for a headset that has the...
View ArticleIt's a Secret to Everybody.
I'd like a decent ultraviolet ink pen. I've seen the Dr. Who sonic screwdriver pen, and it seems simultaneously bulky and flimsy. My thought was to get a UV ink refill that will fit this pen. I can...
View ArticleHouse Rent Boggle
What do I need to know about signing a lease in Manhattan? I just got the call an hour ago that I have been approved to move in to an apartment in NYC. It's not my first lease, but it's my first lease...
View ArticleTBD
I think I might be done with to-do lists. Or maybe you can help me? At least, in the traditional sense. They seem more like a list of obligations than a collection of things you get to do (yay). To...
View ArticleWhat is the slowest-growing whole number sequence?
What is the slowest-growing non-repeating, non-trivial* whole number sequence? * In this case, "non-trivial" means not a simple arithmetic (n, n+1, n+2, n+3...) or geometric (n×1, n×2, n×3...)...
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