A Case of Mistaken Locality
Google thinks that I am in the UK. I am in the US. Any way to convince it of the truth? When I open Google, it defaults to google.co.uk. Even manually switching over to google.com, I still get UK local...
View ArticleRemote GUI Sessions on Linux
Remote X Server access over SSH. I've got a Linux (Ubuntu) server that I have root access to over SSH and a Windows XP workstation that I'd like to set up as the client. Any good resources and...
View ArticleHow far to go to fix a car?
I need to fix up my brother's POS car to sell it. How much effort should I go to? My brother is moving out of state, and since my parents are also no longer in the area, it has fallen on me to sell the...
View ArticleFreakgronmics Chair Question
Ergonomics, part kajillion. I do have a few particular questions regarding chairs. I have had wrist and forearm pain for the last 6 months. It's actually been getting somewhat better since I've been...
View ArticleSelling a Timeshare?
What's the best way to go about selling a timeshare? Search engines are clogged with tons of spammy sites, and no good information. I've inherited a timeshare from my mother's estate. It's at a nice...
View ArticleISA to PCI or Serial Converter?
Converting an ISA card to something usable in a modern system? I've got a few ISA cards that I'd like to put into newer servers. Right now they are in older Pentium-class boxes running Windows 98. The...
View ArticleNYS Hospital Regulation
There's a commission in New York State that's going to force closure of a bunch of hospitals across the state, including a few in my area (Buffalo). They are also going to force a few private...
View ArticlePrint Service API
I'm looking for a printing company/service that has an API to send photos to, or other sort of commercial integration. Googling print/printer/photo API's turns up the wrong kind of printers. This is a...
View ArticleEqual and Opposite Reaction?
Physics: Difference between two people pulling on each end of a rope, and one person pulling on a rope tied to a tree. I'm wondering, what exactly the forces involved here are. If in the middle of the...
View ArticleDeclaring Next of Kin?
Is it possible to legally declare someone your next of kin or the equivalent? I know that you can make a will for estates, and medical care proxies and the like, but next of kin make decisions about...
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