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Piggybacking on this question: what is the best, reasonably priced, household-grade manual nutcracker for an adult person with weak lil baby hands that still allows for the satisfaction of nutcracking? Bonus points for nut mess solutions.
posted by phunniemee on Nov 6, 2020 - 5 answers

How to stop before-bed cracker attack? [more inside]
posted by Mid on Sep 26, 2018 - 25 answers

I've been hugely enjoying the TV series Cracker recently, and one of the things I like about it is that we see the details of the murder/crime first, and then the rest of the story is about the police and psychologists figuring out what happened, then finally why. Are there any novels that take a similar approach? [more inside]
posted by mippy on Mar 22, 2014 - 18 answers

When did hacking acquire the patina of illegality? [more inside]
posted by to sir with millipedes on Sep 4, 2011 - 13 answers

Is an ice creme cone in the category of a pastry: that is, is it like a cookie or is it more like a cracker or is it neither?
posted by Tziv on Feb 27, 2011 - 11 answers

Regarding this, would spanning multitask windows and or cut-n-paste be an effective foil to keyloggers? [more inside]
posted by notsnot on Sep 13, 2010 - 8 answers

In the Appalachians, it's hip to be old-timey. Not so much other places. What's the deal? [more inside]
posted by ajarbaday on May 13, 2010 - 16 answers

Quick Pizza: What is the fastest way that I can have a pizza-resembling thing in my mouth without buying anything premade? Rules allow for pre-making things at home, as long as those things keep and don't take up too much space. [more inside]
posted by sdis on Nov 7, 2008 - 19 answers

Healthy chips and dip? [more inside]
posted by XMLicious on Mar 7, 2008 - 33 answers

Looking for an instrumental Cracker tune from about 10-12 years ago? [more inside]
posted by psmealey on Jan 20, 2008 - 12 answers

I'd like to learn some white hat/grey hat hacker (as in cracker) skills. I'm interested in focusing on Windows systems and possibly web mail, as I think knowledge in these areas would probably be the most marketable. What's a good resource to pick up the basics? What are some good websites to follow the discovery and status of vulnerabilities?
posted by namespan on Aug 30, 2004 - 6 answers