Write on MacHD from XP?
Is it possible to write to Macintosh HD from within a Windows XP boot camp partition? I've set read/write permission in OSX to all/all but I still receive errors writing to MacHD from XP. I didn't...
View ArticleIdentify an obscure Canadian TV show?
Looking for the name of a show that aired during the mid 1980s in BC on the Knowledge Network. The only detail I remember clearly is that one of the characters, a young Nordic-looking girl, was a...
View ArticleName this obscure work-related principle of efficiency?
Looking for the name of a principle, probably named after its originator, who was likely a programmer, that goes something like "When we interact, please assume that I won't be offended by a lack of...
View ArticleBackground reading for Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day
Another book recommendation question. I'm looking for a few general history books to read as preparation for diving into Thomas Pynchon's "Against the Day". I'm looking for a very general overview of...
View ArticleMetaphysical, medical and media representations of the Double?
Looking for instances, whether fictional, religious or otherwise, of the idea of the "double". Some examples might be the Tibetan idea of tulpas or Castaneda's of the dream body, or even popular...
View ArticleBooks on the history of photography?
I only really have time to read a single book on the origins of photography. What do you recommend? Think Daguerre and Talbot, no need for hundreds of pages devoted to the camera obscura. I'd also...
View ArticleRural photography recommendations?
When living in the city I had no problem finding photographers to look to for new ways of seeing that particular environment. Now that I live in a fairly rural area, I'm looking for recommendations of...
View ArticleIdentify this mid-90s hip-hop song?
I'm hoping someone can identify a mid-90s hip-hop track, which for a long time I assumed was by Thirstin Howl III, but now I'm not so sure. The only thing I recall, other than the rapper having what I...
View ArticleI demand satisfaction
Were these gloves designed for some specific use? Made by Swaine Adeney. Pigskin maybe, unlined, and with mysterious asymmetrical suede pads. Swaine Adeney doesn't even seem to make many gloves,...
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