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I want to build a guitar from parts, I've figured out most things but I can't find a reference on placing the pickups. To further complicate things I'm putting a 24 fret neck on a body that was routed...

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X font problem!

I have a nice wide screen display (Sony P234) on a linux box. It's usually beautiful but on many applications there's a font problem. When it happens all the fonts appear as boxes. It mostly happens...

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Where do you get prints of old newspaper comics?

BirthdayFilter. Not mine, my dad's. He's going to be 80 next year and I'd like to do something special. He's always liked comics and has told me a lot about the comics he read growing up. What I'd like...

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Sad little puppy

One of my sisters dogs had to be put to sleep due to cancer, her other dog, a Jack Russel Terrier is really taking it hard. She won't eat, isn't playful and mopes around the other dog's bed. Right now...

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What to do in Naples Florida?

Naples/Fort Myers tomorrow! I'm going to be in Naples and Fort Myers Florida for the long weekend. I plan to head down to the Everglades for a day and also maybe some scuba diving. If there are any...

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Where to get Maxwell's Equations on a t-shirt?

As an unrepentant electrical engineer one of my favorite images is one I've seen a few times of Maxwell's equations and a demon whipping away at a classroom of disheveled engineering students as they...

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Was it a stop or a "stop"?

How long until the smell of cigarette smoke doesn't appear on breath? I've been dating my girlfriend for almost a year. We're talking about moving in together and I said that the one thing holding me...

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I probably hate to put this in media & "arts"

I'm looking for a movie, the bad part is I haven't seen the entire movie and am pretty sure it wasn't stellar but I've been trying to find it off and on for about 7 years or so. The movie involves a...

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American Frame - but Canadian, eh?

I'm posting this for my sister. She is looking for a company like American Frame but which is based in Canada. She loves what they do but shipping into Canada (along with the brokerage fees involved)...

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How to protect an inheritance/gift from taxation?

My dad passed away this year and my mom has very generously decided to gift the house to my sister and I rather than. The house is in Canada, I live in the U.S. (Permanent residence). My sister and...

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