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I'd like to learn to cook. The Background: For the first thirty-six years of my life, I've subsisted mainly on frozen food. This worked for me because I'm A.) Lazy, and B.) was a long time smoker and...
View ArticleYour mission, should you choose to accept it...
Help me come up with some spy trivia for a Customer Service appreciation quiz. My company is have a Customer Service appreciation week. One of the days is listed as having a Mission Impossible type...
View ArticleHelp me not die in an electrical fire.
What is wrong with my electricity? Lights started to flicker, circuit breaker didn't trip, circuit started to buzz, now afraid the house is going to burn down. What I believe to be the offending...
View ArticleOn your bumper and accelerating
Why to people tailgate on the interstate? Specifically, why do people drive at unsafe distances from other people's cars? It's not uncommon for me to see a line of more than a dozen automobiles all...
View ArticleHow do I replace the evaporative emission sensor in my car?
How do I replace the evaporative emission system sensor in a Nissan Sentra? I have a new-to-me 1999 Nissan Sentra which failed its emissions test with the error P0450 (Evaporative Emission Control...
View ArticleArrow rests for recurve bows
Archery question: what arrow rest should I use for a recurve bow? After a decade and a half hiatus, I've decided to get back into target-archery. My previous bow was a 40 year old recurve with no...
View ArticleThe few, the proud, the really, really wealthy
How many people in the United States make more than $10,000,000 per year? I was looking at some tax information, and I noticed that the top level yearly income percentile that they look at is $10...
View ArticleLet's say the gods ate steak. I want to know how it would be prepared.
Help me learn to make the perfect steak. I'm learning to cook steak, and for the moment just steak. (as opposed to a full meal which features steak as a centerpiece. That can come later). Right now my...
View ArticleWhy, oh betrayer generator, won't you start?!
Help me get my Generac GP3250 generator started. I foolishly let the generator sit all winter without adding fuel stabilizer. A couple of weeks ago, I started it up, it ran rough for about thirty...
View ArticleFeeling better, except for the headaches, nausea, and ridiculous sweating
Help me find a new antidepressant, or manage the problems with the one I'm already on. After four decades of crazy highs feeling mostly normal and terrible lows I finally worked with my doctor and got...
View ArticlePain management program - What is normal?
Are my expectations of my pain management program unrealistic? I feel like my pain doctor is more than happy to leave me in pain for extended periods of time, and I just don't know what is normal in a...
View ArticleFire On Exoplanets?
How likely is it that fire (as in open flame) will exist on extra-solar planets? Give the specific needs of fire: oxygen, heat, and fuel, what is the likelyhood of it being common on other planets (I...
View ArticleDental Tourism
I'm looking for some suggestions on dental tourism, and if it is right for my situation. I live in Wisconsin, and have a mouth full of bad teeth: more specifically, my upper teeth are a mess and my...
View ArticleHow to negotiate severance after being let go from my job.
I was unexpectedly let go from my job yesterday. I’ve only been there 4 months, and it was quite a surprise. I’d like to try and negotiate severance as I haven’t signed anything yet, and was told HR...
View ArticleWhat are some good resources for learning CSS?
I have been out of the HTML game since CSS came on the scene, (yeah, that long.) and I need to develop it as a skill set. I could use some suggestions for reading material that'll get me there quickly....
View ArticleManager, rebrand thyself.
I've been unemployed for about six months now and I'm looking to get back into the workforce with any position that pays a wage that I and my wife can afford to live from. My area of expertise is call...
View ArticleCracking my own code
I have just discovered that I have two public PGP keys from 1996 and 1997. I recovered the private keys, but I've forgotten the passphrase. Can this be defeated? The original keys were made in an Apple...
View ArticleTell me about the logistics of finding a job out of state.
I'm Wisconsin born and raised. My wife and I have lived here for our entire lives, and I'm daunted by the prospect of moving and finding a job. I've been unemployed for a while now, and my wife and I...
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