As can be read from the link supplied in the question, 7 days in, someone from SE will initiate the seeking of Pro Temp Moderators: About a week into the public beta, we will seek out members who are deeply engaged in the community’s development; I believe we should wait for that meta-post ...

Even though we're in a small group of somewhat enthusiastic supporters of the idea of Lifehacks, the quality of questions on Lifehacks in general is a bit lower than I expected it to be. Many questions, though most are upvoted and have several answers, seem unclear or too broad. Why do you think...

Step 1: Get a smaller container which actually fits in the sink. Step 2: Fill it up. Step 3: Dump it into the larger container Step 4: Repeat Steps 1-3 as needed.

I opened Stack Exchange today to find a pleasant notification: You've earned the "Excavator" badge (edited first post that was inactive for 6 months) for this post As you can see, I edited that post a full 3 years ago. The list of people that received that badge reveals that the badge wasn...

I use an oscillating fan to stay cool at work because others like the temperature warmer than I do. I've noticed considerable buffeting when the fan is blowing directly on me. What is the best way to use this to stay cool without it blowing directly on me?

Yay! Winterbash! Hats! Countdown! Wow! Except I came back to the tab after 20 minutes: It almost crashed my browser. Please can it not snow when the tab is not active?

In Dora the Explorer, Swiper often tries to swipe an object that Dora and Boots need to reach their destination. If they confront him and say "Swiper, no swiping!" three times before he reaches it, he'll say "Oh, man!" and leave. However, I've seen in some episodes they only manage to say it once...

In some areas, medical being a good example, people may ask for help related to an issue or idea that has the potential to be dangerous, or even life-threatening. I propose the following close reason be added: We recommend you seek the opinion of a trained professional for this or similar ma...

Our backyard is fenced in by coniferous trees (Thuja). Sadly enough, a few of them have died, and I want to remove them and replace them with a fence. The problem however, is that these trees grow their roots deep into the ground. I could try pulling them out with a wench or heavy duty machinery...

Spending most of its life in my pocket, the headphone jack of my phone frequently gets clogged up with lint. Usually I can tweeze it out, but this time I forgot, and tried to plug in my headphones, compressing the lint right at the bottom of the socket. I can't tweeze it out, it's too deep, and ...