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If you were cheated on and have decided to try and work it out but you still dont trust your partner. Is it okay to check their email if you know their username and password? if you find a message, is it okay to confront? Absolutely, unquestionably no. If your partner has cheated in the past, he or she might not be trustworthy. If you snoop through your partner's email, you DEFINITELY aren't trustworthy. Violating the privacy of someone you claim to care about is dishonest and low. If you have fears you want to raise, raise them in an open conversation like grown-ups. If you don't trust your...

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Do you think ringtones are a waste of money? If so, why? Yes. If I want to hear a song, I'll listen to a song, not the first five seconds of it over and over. When I need to know if someone's calling me, I just need something to get my attention, and paying for that is ridiculous. Besides, mine's usually set to vibrate.

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What are some ways of getting AIDS considered high risk? HIV--the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which is what leads to AIDS--is transmitted through contact with the blood, semen, or vaginal fluid of an infected person. Oral, vaginal, and anal sex without a barrier to fluid exchange are therefore all major risks. Another common method of transmission is reusing a hypodermic needle which has come in contact with HIV-infected blood. Medical personnel...

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In America, in what order and at what ages are the education stages? Here is a general pattern, with variations noted below. The ages I give are average in my experience, but it's common for a student to be a year older or younger than listed. Also, most kids will have a birthday some time during the nine-month school year; these are ages at the start of the year. Preschool (optional): Age 4. -Elementary School- Kindergarten: Age 5 1st, 2nd, 3rd,...

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i know a already asked this but the answer was only half there. How do you post a comment to any answer. To post a comment to an answer, you must leave a rating on it. You will be prompted for your message. If you leave a positive rating, you do not need to leave a comment; if you leave a negative rating, you must (to give the answer poster a chance to fix it).

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What are the advantages of desktops over laptops? Size is an easy one--there's just more room for extra drives on the front. The extra space inside also separates the components, making it much easier to keep the system cool. Because laptops are so small, keeping them from overheating is a real difficulty, and that along with battery life concerns tends to limit the available processor speed. A wider variety of hardware available for...

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What's a dual layer DVD disc? Exactly what it sounds like. It's a DVD which, instead of having a single recordable layer on a polycarbonate base, has two recordable layers between bases with a clear separator in the middle. It's not double-sided--the grooves on both layers are pointed in the same direction, so the single laser in your DVD player can actually look through the first layer to focus on the second one....

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If I recieved my period, it is light but still a dark red, could that mean I am pregnant? No. The blood in your period is from the endometrium--the rich, bloody tissue lining your uterus and waiting to support a fertilized egg. If such an egg attaches itself to the lining, the blood in that tissue will stay and start the process of nourishing it. Otherwise, you shed the blood and start building up a new endometrium for your next menstrual cycle. The fact that you have begun to bleed...

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Where can I find cheap home furnishings? As others have mentioned, local yard sales, thrift stores, and flea markets are always a resource; you can check your local paper (or just drive around in good weather) to find them. Online sources, though, shouldn't be overlooked. When buying cheap furniture long distance, the shipping cost would probably outweigh any savings--but it's not impossible you'll find a gem on Ebay...

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Does high speed internet access leave my computer more vulnerable to viruses? In a sense, it does--after all, anything you download will arrive faster than on dialup, and that includes viruses. Because you're connected whenever your computer is on, existing software security holes could be exploited at any time. But as always, the best virus protection is you: Avoid using Internet Explorer if you can; it's known for its frequent exploitable bugs. (Firefox,...

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How can I get phone books from other states delivered to me? Contact the local telephone company. AT&T provides the following customer service numbers for this, depending on region (taken from http://www.yellowpages.com/sp/contact/index.jsp): AMERITECH: 800-346-4377 BELL ATLANTIC/VERIZON: 800-346-9639 BELL SOUTH: 800-682-4000 GTE: 800-346-9639 MCI: 800-444-3333 SNET: 800-922-0008 PACIFIC BELL: 800-848-8000 NEVADA BELL: 800-848-8000 ...

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Is there a limit to how many free email accounts I can have? Only your imagination, really. While, as another answer noted, most sites discourage you from having more than one account, there are quite a few sites available. The Free Email Providers Guide (fepg.net), for example, lists several thousand: http://www.fepg.net/providers.html There used to be some services which assigned you a subdomain (e.g. you.domain.com) and then forwarded you any...

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Does anyone know how to get Terminator 2029 to work on a Pentium system? You don't state your operating system; on a Linux machine, tools like dosemu and dosbox let you run dos games with no problem. (You'd have to see the documentation for those programs for details.)

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How far is a light-year? In miles and kilometers. A light year is a unit of distance (not time!) equal to the speed of light in a vacuum times the duration of one Julian year--in other words, how far light could travel in a vacuum in a year, assuming no influence by gravitational or magnetic fields. It's used, mostly by laypeople, to discuss the differences in stars. (Professionals prefer the parsec.) So how far is that? Exactly...

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When using your finger to clean out an innie belly button, can you accidentally open the skin if you push too hard? Only as much as you could break your skin anywhere else--that is, with a great deal of difficulty and probably not by accident. Even the very thin skin of your eyelids would not be easy to break with a fingernail, and the pain would alert you long before you actually succeeded. If you're talking about separating the visible folds of skin and pushing into your abdomen, it doesn't...

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Why does the US government appoint unelected officials, who are not accountable to the voters, to head government departments? Can you imagine a ballot of hundreds of politicians for every position in the national government? Given the existing level of voter participation in this country (both the turnout to vote at all and the amount of research and careful decision making done on the average), holding a vote for every minor office would effectively randomize the choice--not to mention decrease many voters'...

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What is a scripting language? While Alatea's answer is correct, this is a simpler summary. A scripting language is a vocabulary and syntax for giving instructions to a computer, just like a programming language. The differences between the two are largely aesthetic, to the point that people often differ on whether a particular language is a programming language or a scripting language (Perl is an excellent example)....

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How many ants does it take to screw in a light bulb? Only two, but good luck getting 'em in there.

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Can you really sense when someone is looking at you? If so, how? The occurances of this sensation (real or not) in day-to-day life are so varied and subjective that a definite answer about its reliability requires an objective, scientific test. Luckily, there are a lot of those. The loudest proponent of the theory that we can, in fact, sense when we're being stared at, is a fellow by the name of Rupert Sheldrake. He's published a large number of...

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I'm in my first relationship, but when my girlfriend talks about her ex it bothers me. What should I do? Get used to it, I'm afraid. It's common to feel uncomfortable hearing about a partner's past relationships, especially when you haven't had many yourself, but it's not going to go away and it shouldn't. That person was part of her life; accept it as you do any other part of her life. It's one of many things which made her who she is now. As long as she's...

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How many questions can I submit to become part of the AB Staff? If that were a criterion, we'd probably have a few more staffers, don't you think? In all seriousness, the qualities that put someone on the high score lists are not really the same ones that define good staff. Most of a staff job, after all, is not adding to site content--it's managing what content is already there, and when regrettably necessary, keeping the users in line....

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What could I use so I could start using my computer as a server to host files on the internet? Where could I get this item? It's not an item, tangibly speaking--what you want is a piece of software. That software is called a webserver, but since the computer it's running on is also, I'm going to say webserver software/program to differentiate the two. The basic purpose of webserver software is to answer when someone asks your computer for a file. (That's what you're doing when you browse...

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What is a shooting star? After reading this, I cannot get this They Might Be Giants song out of my head: A shooting star is not a star, is not a star at all A shooting star's a meteor that's headed for a fall A shooting star is not a star, why does it shine so bright? The friction as it falls through air produces heat and light. A shooting star or meteor, whichever name you like, The minute it comes...

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I smoke on average one cigarette every 3 days to 2 weeks. If I have been doing this for about 3 months, what are the chances that I am addicted to nicotine? The easiest way to find out is to try not smoking at all for a month or so and see how you feel. From your description, though, it sounds like you're either very lightly addicted or not at all. There's a surprising number of people (more than anti-tobacco ads would lead you to believe) who can enjoy a cigarette every now again without being chemically addicted; if you're one of...

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How long do you have to be working to file taxes if you're 18 and working your first job? If you don't file, does it affect your chances of getting a grant or scholarship for college? If you've worked during this year, you have to file taxes for it--it doesn't matter how long you've been working. You may, however, be exempt, depending on a couple factors (such as not meeting a minimum income). Your employer should be able to answer your questions about that. It's very unlikely that your tax status would affect your scholarship possibilities, unless you...

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Where could I begin to learn the basics of how to create my own interactive and animated e-card? Well, that depends on what exactly you have in mind, but I'll try to cover the likely possibilities. First of all, you'll need a webpage for the card to be on. This can be very simple (containing nothing but the card image) or very complex (with sound and buttons and whistles and bells). In either case, it will help to learn the basics of HTML--the language webpages are written in....

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My Goodman's GMP 315 F MP3 Player won't turn on even though it's brand new. What's wrong? If it's really brand new (hasn't been used), it's almost certainly just a power issue. It may need fresh batteries, or to charge an internal battery. (Ever had a portable phone you had to charge overnight before using?) If you've followed all your instructions power-wise, something is actually wrong; return it to the store or manufacturer.

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Can having anal sex cause injury inside the anus? Absolutely. Does it have to? Nope. The usual types of injury are torn tissue, strained muscles, and infection, and you can prevent those by applying some basic care and attention. First, do not have anal sex without using a lubricant. Ever. Unlike vaginas and mouths, anuses are not self-lubricating, which means it's very easy for the tissue inside to tear if it's not kept wet...

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Why doesn't my boyfriend call or email when I need someone to talk to? Because he's not psychic. As much as I know you don't want to when you're feeling bad (at least, I wouldn't), you have to make the first move and let him know you need a shoulder right then. It's not easy to ask, but spit it out. A good friend (boyfriend or otherwise) will usually find time to listen. A common complaint among men is that women expect them to guess what...

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How early is too early in a relationship to say I love you? No one answer is going to work for every case, but here are my two favorite rules of thumb: First, say it when you mean it--never because it just seems like the right thing to say or you think someone wants you to. If you're enjoying being with someone so much that you blurt it out without thinking, well, that was the right time. The problem with this rule is that you might want to say...

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If a virus program you use detected something and it can't fix or rremove what it found would reinstalling that program help. Reinstalling the virus checker from the same installer almost certainly wouldn't, no--but a later version of the same program might help. Check the manufacturer's website for an update. If there is one, install that and try again. Failing that, ask your friends to recommend a different virus program to use also.

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What is a sonnet? A form of poetry with many variations; the one usually considered correct today consists of three quatrains followed by a couplet, all in iambic pentameter. (A quatrain consists of four lines where the first/third and second/fourth are rhyming pairs; a couplet is a single rhyming pair of lines; iambic pentameter is a line of five iambs; an iamb is a pair of syllables where the second has the...

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What is an uppercase letter? The larger set of equivalent letters, in an alphabet with two such sets. In English, "ABC" are uppercase while "abc" are lowercase.

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What is a signature? A set of pages which is sewn together before being bound, along with other signatures, into a single cover to form a book. Signatures are created by folding over a large sheet containing what will be many pages, and therefore always contain a number of pages divisible by four. Cheap paperback books have no signatures, as their pages are glued directly into a paper binding.

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What are points? The point is a unit of measurement equal to one twelfth of a pica and approximately one seventy-second of an inch. Twelve points is a standard height for a single line of printed text.

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What are picas? A unit of measurement equal to twelve points, or approximately one sixth of an inch. When a font size is twelve or a multiple thereof, which is common, picas are useful for measuring a quantity of lines.

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What are margins? The empty space on a page around its content. May contain notes (especially in textbooks), page numbers, etc. They serve two functions: creating a visual gap that increases readability, and ensuring that an accidental offset during printing won't render any text illegible.

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What is a lowercase letter? The "small" set of letters in alphabets which have two such sets, e.g. "abc" as opposed to "ABC" in English.

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Will users receive any prize for having asked the most questions? "Will" they? Since the site's inception, there has always been someone who has asked the most questions to date. We can assume, I think, that Answerbag could not possibly give a prize to each cumulative winner (nor do they really have anything site-related to give), and therefore that there won't be any tangible prizes awarded to the most inquisitive Answerbag users. ...

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Does the AB staff have laptops so they can still operate Answerbag even when they take a vacation, or are otherwise not at home for a while? How is it a vacation if they're still working? I expect they do try to take breaks out of sync, though, so that the whole site doesn't go dead for a week. Of course, since we can still answer questions/rate answers/etc. while they're waiting for approval, it wouldn't do TOO much damage if they took a weekend off. ; ) As for laptops specifically, that can only be answered...

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What would happen if Answerbag's volume increased to the point where more people ask questions and give answers than the moderators can handle? Presumably, the volume of staff would be increased proportionately. Twice as many users could be handled by twice as many staffmembers. Just for fun, here's the mathy way of saying the exact same thing: Answerbag currently has X users. Each staffmember can handle the workload generated by Y of those users. Therefore, the optimal size of the staff is X/Y, rounded up to the nearest whole...

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What was the very first question (that was approved) posted to Answerbag? I think it's fair to assume that the first question asked on the site is the one with ID #1, which can be found here: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/1 It's rather an appropriate choice, don't you think?

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How can someone join the Answerbag staff? I found this site originally while researching a job listing found on Craigslist--so apparently that's one way they hire, or at least scope out potential employees. (I'm using the words "hire" and "employee" loosely, of course, since the site is volunteer-run.)

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What are the eleven secret herbs and spices in KFC original recipe chicken? Researchers for "The Big Book of Big Secrets" found an employee at KFC who was willing to sneak them a sample of the seasonings used there to prepare chicken. (She also verified that the food wasn't prepared before arriving at the restaurant, i.e. nothing was already on it.) They tested it themselves to find out what exactly was in the assortment of powders, and found... drum...

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Does Answerbag plan on implementing a real-time chatroom? Judging by the following question, I think the answer is a definitive "No!" http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/23151 To summarize, Answerbag is simply not meant as a place for open discussion. It's a reference site, which is why the question and answer form is maintained so thoroughly. Adding features like a chat room, message board, etc. would detract from the utility of...

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Why are Answerbag administrators so particular about questions? I imagine that's because this site is intended as a general reference more than, say, an advice column or forum. In order to be useful at all as such, the content needs to be clear and organized; to be a respectable resource, it should also be well edited (hence the spellchecking and occasional rephrasing, not to mention answer filtering). Another obvious step on the same path is to...

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Has Answerbag ever changed a person's life? Yep. Someone Googling a particular question found my answer on this site, and wrote me an email to talk about it. We've been friends and penpals ever since! I'm sure there are plenty more stories like that one. Of course, there could be negative changes too. Didn't someone's wife post a question about getting her husband to pay more attention to her and less to the site?...

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Can a woman really have a male friend with no romantic tension? Sure--if she's a lesbian and he's gay. Apparently the original version of this answer was not clear enough. I am in no way suggesting that the above is the ONLY way that could happen. Far from it. I have male friends in whom I have no interest whatsoever, and those who have no interest in me, and for the most part they overlap. Therefore, it's clearly possible! I didn't...

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What would happen physically to a hard drive if it were "overfilled" with data? Unfortunately, nothing. : ) Anything anyone says about "fullness" and "overflow" with regard to computers is a metaphor; it's easier and faster to think of it in terms of a container being filled than to keep track of what's actually going on. What's REALLY happening when you write anything to a hard drive is that tiny slices of a metal disk are being...

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Is it true that using your cell phone can give you a headache? Sure, if someone's shouting at you. ; ) This rather silly rumor is based on the fact that, because they require wireless communication, cell phones radiate. You get the same people whining about it as you do about building new cell towers or, for that matter, nuclear power plants. Fact is, you get more radiation from the potassium in a nearby and largish set of boobs than you do from...

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How do I convert a document written in WordPad to WordPerfect without changing the document formatting in the conversion process? Converting a document IS changing the formatting. That's what that means. If you don't want to change the format, then all you're doing is opening the same file in another program--in which case, do as the earlier responder said and just save it as a plaintext file to open in WordPerfect.

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What exactly is rich text? How is it different from normal text? The slightly more technical answer is that they're just different file formats. Rich text files contain special tags which resemble the basics of HTML; these instruct the browser or word processor to display the file with special formatting (underline and strikethrough, bold, italic, etc.). They can also contain font instructions. A true text file, on the other hand, only contains the...

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I have a very large mpg file that I downloaded. I want to save it to disk and put it on my other computer. How would I do this? You have a bunch of options, depending on the capabilities of each computer. If you have a zip drive or a CD or DVD burner, you can pop in a blank disk and drag and drop the file onto it normally, assuming the other computer is capable of reading whatever kind of disk you used. If you have a flash drive (also called a thumb drive or a couple other things; any kind of external storage...

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Why aren't vehicles yet available for purchase online? They absolutely are; see the automobile category on Ebay: http://pages.ebay.com/catindex/passengervehicles.html If you mean, why don't big dealerships sell their brand-new cars online, the other answer here is correct (it makes it harder for them to pressure or sell you extras) . . . but I'm still not convinced it doesn't happen.

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If I want to secure a login process using SSL, do I have to make the login page on SSL? Or just post the login data to an SSL page? For the best security, both pages should be secure. Depending on what language you're using to process the logins, you can probably verify that the user is on and came from your secured pages (in PHP there's a variable to check for it).

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How can I become a better kisser? [I'm using "he" for a third person here because it's the standard English default--add the "s" mentally if you prefer kissing girls.] As jenniferprofitt said, practice! That's no joke. As with most disciplines, the best way to learn is to find someone who's good at it and get him to teach you. As with all things sensual, pay as much attention to...

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Why can't a car go backward when it has an empty tank of gas? Why can't gas go back in the tank while it drives in reverse? When the car is moving backwards, the engine is not running backwards; it's running normally, and the power is being used to turn the wheels in the opposite direction from usual. A little logic explains why gas doesn't flow back into the tank--in order for the engine to provide any power at all, there must be combustion (hence "combustion engine"), and in order for there to...

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The book was called "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", why was it changed for the movie? You're incorrect; the title of Roald Dahl's book is "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." You may be mixing it up with the 1971 adaptation of the same story, which was called "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

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Is it possible to get a ticket for impeding the posted speed limit? It is in California too, and I had the great pleasure of watching someone get pulled over for it once. (A lot of people in this town operate under the belief that 25 is the safest speed to drive at, anywhere, any time. *shudder*) However, if there are circumstances which make it unsafe to drive the speed limit (heavy fog, ice, or, uh, tornado), the maximum safe speed is the legal limit. So...

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Can I fight a ticket for driving on a suspended license in California, while riding a dirt bike off road? (Its not illegal to ride a dirtbike off road without a license but as of 1/1/2005 ,off-roading on public land with a suspended license is illegal.) Can you fight it? Sure. Will you win? Probably not. Without knowing the exact wording of the law, it sounds like the newer one you refer to states that offroading in public with a suspended license is illegal, and assuming you were on public property, that's exactly what you were doing. Saying "well this other law says something very similar is okay" is no excuse. Get the full...

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How I can add more color and pictures to the background of my PHP website? With HTML or CSS. Specifically, the background attribute of the body tag lets you set an image as the page background, while the bgcolor, text, link, and other attributes let you set colors. (Other HTML attributes also have their own color settings; see any HTML reference, but I use this one: http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/) PHP is great for the parts of your site that require an...

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What is a server-side language? A server-side language is one whose code is meant to run on the server which holds the page content; the opposite is a client-side language, which is run on the computer of the user viewing the content. The main advantage of server-side languages is that they are almost always more powerful. Why? Mostly because they're not relying on the capabilities of an unknown system that could be...

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How can I create an e-mail program that will automatically send a confirmation e-mail back to the sender upon receipt of a message? 1) Write an email client. 2) Implement automatic replies. By the time you get past step 1, step 2 will be a piece of cake! If you're not interested in writing your own client from scratch, things get messy. The simplest thing to do is look around for a client that already has an autoreply feature. I don't know of one offhand, and I wouldn't expect it to be very common...

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Where can I find free computer classes to learn how to program computers? If you want one-on-one instruction and don't have any generous programmer friends, you're going to have to pay for it. However, there are two great free resources for learning just about anything: the internet and the library. First of all, I have to point out MIT's OpenCourseWare. It's just what it sounds like: course materials available for anyone to use for free. It...

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Where can I download a program to convert .wav to .mp3 files for free? For Windows? Good luck. MP3 is a proprietary format, and anyone who wants to write an encoder/decoder for it needs a license from Thomson Consumer Electronics. Writing a .wav to .mp3 converter would therefore cost money, and most programmers would want some of that money back from whoever uses their software. That said, there are always free trials of non-free software. This isn't a...

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Is there any software I can use with a cable modem to boost my Internet browsing speed? There shouldn't be. Why? Because if a piece of software speeds up your connection, something else on your computer was slowing it down. How much speed your connection is capable of depends on the connection type, your ISP, your modem, etc. No shower head you can buy will make the water pipes bigger! There is, however, a whole bunch of spam that would love you to believe that their...

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When I try to run Spybot, I get an error that says, "A required .DLL file, WS2_32.DLL, was not found!" What can I do? Download a new one. : ) http://www.dll-files.com/ That site is exactly what it says it is: a collection of .dll files to download when one of yours has been lost or corrupted. It's also jam-packed with ads for paid support and software, but since they offer the actual files for free, you can safely ignore those. (The FAQ in the help section will tell you where and how to install the...

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Is there such a thing as an internal webcam that would allow you to do video chat without the need to attach an actual webcam? Nope. Think about it--the image of you in the video chat has to be coming from somewhere. If you had an internal webcam, it would just send pictures of your hardware. ; ) However, as has been mentioned, you can get a webcam for very cheap (cheaper if you don't care too much about quality). Try eBay; I just pulled up more than 3,000 from $0.01 (that's the "buy it now"...

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A friend came to my house drunk and crying about loving me and tried to give me oral sex. I freaked out and we had a fight. Now I feel guilty about it. Should I tell my girlfriend of 2 years, and is this even cheating? Tell her IMMEDIATELY. You haven't done anything wrong yet, but if you keep it from her for any length of time, she's going to wonder why. There's no such thing as "I didn't want you to worry about it" or "I didn't want to give you the wrong idea" in situations like these--she's going to find out sooner or later, and both of you will be happier...

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Any image editor will do, but it's a lot easier if you have a "blur," "healing brush," "smooth," or similar tool. (Jasc's Paint Shop Pro and Adobe Photoshop are good examples of programs with those features.) The theory is to combine a recognizable image of a celebrity's face with a naked body in the same scale and with the same skin color. (It helps...

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How do you change the taillight on a 1995 Ford Windstar van? We had this problem with my boyfriend's '91 Aerostar, the precursor to the Windstar. This is how it worked for us: You can unscrew the colored panels over the lights, but instead of being able to get at the bulbs head-on as you might expect, a big piece of paneling will come off with the lights inside. (Their wires are the only thing keeping that panel on after you unscrew it.) If...

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When is it normal to start masturbating? There's no single normal time; it's not uncommon for very young children to experiment with masturbation before they understand what they're doing. (They typically don't orgasm until after puberty, though.) Given that, no age can be called "too early"--and since some people never masturbate at all, no age can be called "too late." Therefore, the most...

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What home remedies are there for a swollen lip? Swelling can usually be reduced by immersion in warm, salty water. (The reason has to do with osmosis--it's exactly the opposite of how you get wrinkled fingers in the bath.) That's probably not very convenient on a lip, but it should work if you find a way to do it (say, a small cup).

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What's the point of a female orgasm? Exactly the same as a massage: it feels good, it's relaxing, and she'll love having you around if you give her lots of them! From a reproductive standpoint, it has no actual utility. It does not, as urban legend might have you believe, cause the woman to ovulate (or happen when she ovulates); nor does it have any other effect on the possibility of pregnancy.

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If the sequence goes a million then a billion, what are the next numbers and how many zeros does each one have? Depends on who you ask, but here are the commonly accepted standards: million: six zeroes billion: nine zeroes trillion: twelve zeroes quadrillion: fifteen zeroes quintillion: eighteen zeroes sextillion: twenty-one zeroes septillion: twenty-four zeroes octillion: twenty-seven zeroes novillion: thirty zeroes decillion: thirty-three zeroes undecillion: thirty-six zeroes ...

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What are 'Japanese smileys'? The term refers to a certain kind of emoticon that's aligned vertically (instead of the usual tilted type) and based on the bright squint-eyed smile that's common in some anime and manga. For example: ^_^ ^_^ <_< O_O A semicolon (or sometimes apostrophe) added to any of those represents a sweat drop, which indicates slight embarrassment (especially on behalf of someone...

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How do people that write walkthroughs for video games and then publish them on the net make money? With their day jobs. Writing walkthroughs (assuming you're talking about the most common model where they're available for free, e.g. gamefaqs.com) is a hobby, not a career. It's a great example of someone going to quite a bit of trouble to help someone else out, just because he can. Some people really enjoy going through a game and figuring out all the little nuances and...

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I have been on Ortho Novum for a month now. I am on my 3rd green pill and I am just now beginning to spot. Could I be pregnant and should I continue to take my birth control pills? It's unlikely you're pregnant; a short delay between starting the green pills and beginning to bleed is common. If you don't do more than spot this month and miss your next period too, then it might be worth investigating Once you've started taking birth control pills, you shouldn't stop unless you start having bad side effects or your doctor recommends it. So, yes,...

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Are there versions of Konqueror / Safari for Windows? Where can I get them? Sort of and no, respectively. Konqueror is (an optional) part of KDE, which in turn is a desktop environment for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems (Linux, BSD, etc.) It's not built for it, but if you're willing to do some tinkering, you can use KDE on Cygwin to use KDE and, presumably, Konqueror on a Windows box: http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/ Safari comes with Mac...

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I would like to make an inexpensive web site for an artist. I'd like to post paintings on it and be able to sell them. Where should I start, about how much will I need to spend ? That depends on a heck of a lot of things, but here are the basics of setting up a website. You'll need hosting, DNS, an optional domain, and of course the code for the webpages themselves. Before anything else, you'll need somewhere to put the site. That means either hosting it yourself or buying space on someone else's server. To host it yourself, you'll need a computer...

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What type of stimulation or sex do women enjoy the most? There are two ways to find the answer to this: Ask a website full of strangers, or experiment and find out. Why on Earth did you pick this one? Flip answer aside, every woman is in fact different, and a really good sexual partner starts with a blank slate for each one. Take your time touching different parts of her body and see what makes her react well--to you it's information...

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How many sexual positions are known and officially documented? The number of possible positions is limited only by human ingenuity and the laws of physics. Sufficient documentation does not exist to provide a number, but I would hazard a guess that depending on how similar two acts have to be for you to consider them the same position, either hundreds or thousands have been invented. (I must ask--what office were you expecting to be keeping track of them?)

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I really enjoy performing oral sex on my boyfriend, but sometimes my mouth/jaw becomes fatigued before he can climax. What are some techniques I can use to avoid this? Practice, practice, practice! ; ) Other than that, I'll agree with the other answer here: use the most comfortable position you can find, which usually means lining up straight instead of coming at him from the side. (Penises aren't perfect cylinders; depending on his shape, you probably don't have to open your mouth as far when you're in front of him.) I've also...

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My girl and I had a threesome, me and her and another girl. Now she wants a threesome with me, her, and another guy. Do you think I should? Do I have to do things with him? What do I do if he approaches me during the threesome to do something? So I can only assume from the wording that you're not interested in having sex with someone who has a penis. Fair enough; it's a personal preference. If you're rejecting the idea automatically, you could consider whether you're willing to experiment, but absolutely do not go forward with something that makes you uncomfortable. If after thinking about it, you still...

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When is the right time in a relationship to start having serious and deep conversations? Any time you feel like it! I've never heard of anyone deliberately keeping their talk light and meaningless towards the beginning of a relationship. (Why would you--to keep someone from getting interested in you by mistake?) The only other thing I can imagine you mean is having serious and deep conversations . . . about the relationship. That would depend on what you consider your...

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My girlfriend has stopped saying "I love you" as often as she once did. How do I tell her that I need to hear it more often? While both other answers have a bit of truth to them, I think the best way is somewhere in between. If it really does bother you not to hear it, don't pretend you don't care. Some girls might see it as needy, but plenty of others will be pleasantly surprised . . . and no girl wants you to be dishonest with her! You don't need to make a big production out of it, either. When...

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How long should you wait before telling someone you love them for the first time? Until you mean it. Any other answer could be taken as permission to be dishonest. I find a good rule of thumb is that when you catch yourself about to say it, and just hold back because you haven't before, you really mean it. And if you want them to know that, go ahead and say so. That doesn't overrule tact, though. Don't use to get out of something ("But baby, I love...

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Whenever we're together, this girl I like says love-related things to me, but when I call her on the phone it's the opposite. What should I do if anything? What do you mean, it's the opposite? That over the phone you're the only one being lovey-dovey, or that she starts saying she hates you when you're not in the same room? If there really is a severe change in her attitude when you're not talking face-to-face, confront her about it. Together you can find out the reasons and what, if anything, needs to be done. Particularly,...

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My boyfriend of 5 years and I have been talking about getting married, but he said he still has some things he wants to accomplish first. Should I be worried? While the other answer is a good one--don't be worried, he's just preparing for a huge commitment--I wanted to add a little advice. Your feelings are understandable, because we've all heard stories about the guy who says "not yet" and means "not ever." The way to know if he's putting you off is to ask him about the things he wants to do. (If you're...

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Early in our relationship my girlfriend communicated with me regularly by email. Now I just get emails as part of her group of friends, rarely anything personal. What does this mean? The other respondant had a good idea by suggesting that you talk more personally now--but that's assuming you do! If email is the only way you communicate (for example, if it's a long-distance relationship), and you've stopped getting personal mail at all, something is definitely wrong. That would suggest that she's got more interesting things to do than drop you a note now...

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Why do hard-working students sometimes get lower grades than students who put in less effort? Studying and grades do not and should not have a perfect correlation. Some students start out more familiar with the subject than others; some are just fast learners. On the other hand, other students might not learn the way the class is being taught (memorizing notes or absorbing concepts from lecture, for example), and would find themselves putting in more time at home to make up for it. ...

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I have unpaired wisdom teeth (none on top), but my dentist wants to remove the two lower wisdom teeth anyway. They're not bothering me. Why should I have them removed? Ask your dentist, not us! There are a lot of possible reasons for wisdom teeth to come out. Sometimes they can rot, as another answer suggested; they can poke out just enough to attract cavities and other bad stuff without being useful; they can come in sideways (this was what mine did) and cram your other teeth together. So ask your dentist why he wants to remove them. Look at the x-rays...

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How do I know how many octaves I can sing? I would like to be able to sing the higher notes and the lower ones The easiest way is to sit down with a pitchpipe, keyboard, etc. (a MIDI editor would do) and work your way up and down a scale. (Be honest with yourself, though--growling is not singing low, and squeaking is not singing high.) If you're not trained and haven't warmed up, expect an octave to an octave and a half. If you're both, you might get two to three octaves. You'll...

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A woman files sexual harassment charges against her employer. Does the wife of the employer have standing to file charges against the woman because she's been an active and agreeable participant in their affair, not a victim of harassment? While there is the potential for a countersuit there, it is not the wife's place to make it. The person supposedly wronged--the employer being threatened by what he claims is a false suit--is the one who can and should respond with his own claim. For the purposes of that case, his wife is not relevant except as a possible witness. It is well within the wife's options to file suit...

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Did pirates ever really exist? If so, when and where did they sail? Absolutely! Pirates have existed all over the world; the Wikipedia article (address below) mentions those in or from the West Indies, Holland, England, France, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The Caribbean has a well-deserved reputation for being infested with them (they didn't just make it up for the movie/ride). The golden age of piracy spanned the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, in...

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What other instruments does the piccolo play with? Uh, whichever ones its musician wants. Common combinations would be a large band or orchestra (with brass, other woodwinds, percussion, strings) or a smaller ensemble (perhaps with a few other woodwind instruments, like a flute or clarinet). There are no rules or even many conventions about which instruments can be played alongside which others.

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What legal recourse does a wife have against the woman who is having an affair with her husband? None. The only reason the wife has a legal recourse against the husband is that their marriage is a contract, and one which he has presumably violated. Adultery itself is not an illegal act, as I understand it; the crime there is breach of contract. (I suppose it could be argued that the other woman is an accessory to that breach of contract, but I know of no precedent for this.) Edit: In...

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My boyfriend fingered me and afterwards I urinated and it burned. I then took a shower and no longer had burning during urination. Is this normal or should I see a doctor? If it only happened the once, you were probably just a little sore. A little more lubrication might be in order. If you have this problem consistently and lubrication doesn't help, then yes, ask your doctor about it.

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I'm heavy and don't know the techniques of missionary style (with me on top). My boyfriend really wants it, how do I do this? I'm pretty big too, and haven't had a problem with that position. Straddle his hips and position him inside you--hands are useful here, but you can do without if you're dexterous. You can wiggle around a bit sitting up or lean forward onto your hands. If you lean forward, you can move your hips back and forth to get a stroking action. (If your vaginal muscles are strong, you can...

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I have never been able to orgasm, unless I was alone. Is there anything, besides relaxing, that I can do to help my boyfriend get the job done? Sure--show him how you get yourself off. Don't be disappointed by not having an orgasm just from intercourse when you're not even used to having someone else in the room. It won't work immediately, but as you get used to having him there and he learns how to touch you in ways you already like, it will get much easier for him to bring you to orgasm. (You can also experiment with...

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Can being overweight keep me from getting pregnant? Can it prevent you from getting pregnant? No. Can it change the likelihood of you getting pregnant? Yes. Hormonal differences and just the physical distance for sperm and egg to travel can have subtle effects on the possibility of pregnancy--but there are too many variables that affect those things for them to be useful. However, if you're relying on birth control pills or another...

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Could I have caused myself to be infertile, by frequent masturbation and experimenting with different tools when I was younger? Not unless you got REALLY creative. To damage your reproductive system that way you would more or less have had to stick something all the way into your uterus, and even then it would take some work to do enough damage to prevent its operation. To put it mildly, if you had managed that, you'd have noticed.

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Is it normal to have sex on an average between 8-10 times a day? If by "normal" you mean common for most people, then no, probably not. Most people have other things to do from time to time. ; ) If you want to know if it's healthy, on the other hand, that really only depends on the effects. Sex itself is not an unhealthy act; it's good exercise, among other things. Just like any other exercise, though, you should take a break if you get...

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How do I prevent vaginal and anal pain after and/or during sex, due to my boyfriend's abnormally large penis? Be careful. Use plenty of lube and go slowly. As your muscles relax there will be less pain, but if the size mismatch is considerable, you may just not be able to get rid of it completely. Keep in mind, the vagina is made to stretch, so it can get used to accomodating something large. It also has very good natural lubricants. The anus can't and doesn't. This doesn't mean you...

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My boyfriend can last about for 5 to 7 minutes of vaginal intercourse before ejaculating. Is that the normal time? It's not so short (or long) that you should be worried, if that's what you're asking. There really is no normal time, or even a normal range of times--I've seen the same person come after thirty seconds or thirty minutes. It all has to do with how worked up he is, how he's feeling that day, what position you're in, and so on and so forth. If he wants to last...

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What are some good ways of finding out if your significant other is interested in women/men besides you? Ask him or her. No, really. If you're not confident enough about your interest in each other that you can't talk about other attractive people, you've got other problems. If you mean interested in sex with, as opposed to just people your partner finds attractive, then it gets touchier. First of all, why do you want to know? Are you suspicious or looking for a threesome? ...

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I just finished the active pills, I'm not pregnant, but my period hasn't started. Why might this be? If you really only just finished the active pills, give it a few days. It can take that long for the change to kick in before you start bleeding. If you've had any irregularity in the way you take your pills--missed a few, took a few extras, and especially if you took active pills instead of some or all of the sugar pills--it's possible that you'll miss your period this month....

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Why was the 3 million year old female hominid skeleton found in Ethiopia called "Lucy"? When its discoverers were celebrating that night, the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was played repeatedly--at the end of the night, they just knew it was her name, and it stuck. I've seen several references to this story but here's the one I found just now when I was checking my facts: http://www.asu.edu/clas/iho/lucy.html

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My girlfriend and I have been going through a rough spot and our interactions have seemed abnormally formal and unlike what it was before. What can I do to lighten things up? Try thinking back to things you did together before the rough spot started. Consider old in-jokes, places you used to go, activities you shared, and so forth. Revisiting those things can bring back memories of what they used to be like, which in turn can help recall the mindset you used to be in. In general, do things that are fun. It's hard to be formal when you're laughing. That can...

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How do you make the full text of books available on the Internet? Put a file containing the book's text on a webserver. Anyone who knows the IP (or DNS) address of the server and the file's name and location will then be able to access it from a browser. Here are some related questions to ask yourself, and brief answers: 1) Do you have permission to post the content of the book? If you wrote it and it hasn't been published, this one...

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Who decides how valuable art pieces are? (This answer assumes we're talking about monetary value, as opposed to spiritual, moral, societal, creative, etc.) Whoever buys it. Assuming you're talking about a modern capitalist society here, art is no different from anything else available on the free market (except, perhaps, in that it's not expected to have any utility). If no one will pay more than $200 for something,...

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Why does it take money to make money? The implication is that earning money requires investing some, e.g. in materials to manufacture something which is then worth more than the sum of its parts. Also, making more money than one already is could mean hiring more people or expanding your capability to produce in other ways, most of which take money. This depends somewhat on how you're trying to make money, of course, so...

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How are phobias named? After the Latin or Greek root for the object of fear. For example: bibliophobia, which I may or may not have just made up, is a fear of books. There are always exceptions and weird ones, like any word--some of them are arbitrarily created, and some of them came about so long ago it's difficult to determine the actual etymology. The above is the most common formation, though. (I...

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How long do I heat dried beans to use as stuffing for a fabric animal? I've never heard it suggested that the beans need to be heated first. When stuffing (juggling bags, in this case) with beans, I just throw them in dry. Haven't had any problems.

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I'm 16, he's 19. Is it legal for us to have phone sex or otherwise "talk dirty" with each other? I don't know of any laws specifically forbidding phone sex, but your state may consider it corruption of a minor; it may also have laws about what it considers obscene, even in private. Even if it is illegal in your state, though, the law isn't likely to be enforced. (On the other hand, if you talk dirty when you're right next to each other, it's pretty easy to ease into...

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My girlfriend is still friends with her ex and she slept over at his place one night (she slept in the bed and he slept on the couch). I am not comfortable with her relationship with him, what should I do? Short answer: Decide whether your discomfort has any basis in reality. Talk to her about it and either ask her to explain her actions (if you think something's going on) or that you trust her, but you're still uncomfortable (if you think it's just jealousy). Long answer: Be logical. Look at the situation with as clear a head as you can and decide whether your discomfort is...

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I forgot to take the pill for the first week after I finished the non-active pills. If I only had sex once, a few days after I finished the non-active pills, what are the chances I could get pregnant? If you weren't already on the pill for at least a cycle, the odds are exactly the same as if you hadn't taken the non-active pills. Otherwise, they're slightly lower, because it takes a little while to be completely fertile after going off the pill. Look out for other signs of pregnancy (like a missed period) and follow the instructions that came with the pill to start up...

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If you stop taking the pill halfway through your cycle, will your next period be late? It's possible, especially if your period was irregular before you started taking the pill. It's probably not anything to worry about unless the period is otherwise irregular (e.g. especially heavy, long-lasting, painful, etc.) If you miss the period entirely there's a possibility that you've gotten pregnant, but there's usually a delay between going off the pill and...

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How can I tell which types of meat come from which animal (it's not always obvious, e.g. venison, veal, mutton)? Ask a friend (or friendly website). There's no general system for it. Here's the explanation for the phenomenon (quoted from dictionary.com, but I've seen it elsewhere): "That beef comes from cows is known to most, but the close relationship between the words beef and cow is hardly household knowledge. Cow comes via Middle English cu from an Old English word which is...

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What is a backronym? From the Jargon File: "[portmanteau of back + acronym] A word interpreted as an acronym that was not originally so intended. This is a special case of what linguists call back formation. Examples are given under recursive acronym (Cygnus), Acme, and mung. Discovering backronyms is a common form of wordplay among hackers. Compare retcon." ...

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Can a man get sexually transmitted infections without having had sex? (I'm answering here about sexually transmitted diseases in general; if you're curious about infections specifically, correct me and I'll be more specific.) It depends on the STD and what you consider sex, but in general, yes. HIV, while usually classified among STDs, can be transmitted through blood (e.g. by sharing needles) and also from mother to child in the womb. Herpes...

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When I connect my MP3 player to my PC, it displays strange text on the LCD, like "sooozing ZZZzzzzz." What's wrong and how can I fix it? Nothing is necessarily wrong, unless the text coincides with an inability to use the player. It's likely just a message letting you know that the player isn't doing anything at the moment (so it's napping). Check the manual or manufacturer's website for your specific MP3 player; it should have more detail on the states and messages of the machine.

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Who should I contact regarding the copyright for the programming code for very old DOS-based games? The creator or copyright holder of the game. If you don't have a box that tells you right off the bat, look for credits or copyright notices in the game itself. Failing that, use just the game name, and take what you find to Google. Although there are some nice game archives online, be prepared to do quite a bit of looking; remember that the topic of your research predates (the widespread...

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What's the difference between a mage, a wizard, a warlock, and a sorcerer? The difference between the traditional types of spellcasters is minimal, although there can be specific boundaries defined in specific games (e.g. one can cast thing that another can't, they use different kinds of power or power with different sources, etc.). There's no real consensus on a division, though, even among layman's definitions: Both "wizard" and...

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When a girl has sex for the first time, does it hurt? Depends on the girl, the guy, and the circumstance. My own experience was that it hurt slightly (more likely because of my boyfriend's girth than because of my hymen) but passed very soon as I relaxed and got used to it. I recommend taking it slow, using lube if you need to, and stopping for a minute or two if it hurts too much. (That's a good time for cuddling and petting and...

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Can someone who falls out of love with you fall back in love with you? Quite possibly. If you were in love once, there was something that made you fall for each other; if those things are still there, it could happen again. As a rule of thumb, consider the circumstances that made you fall out of love. What were the problems between you? Do they still exist? Can they be fixed? If enough is different from when you fell out of love, it might be worth spending time...

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Is it wrong for a man in a committed relationship to look at pornography? Whether it's "wrong" is a matter of the man's personal beliefs, but whether it's a good idea can be judged slightly more objectively. Doing anything your lover doesn't like is a good way to get in trouble. If you're in a relationship with someone who doesn't approve of pornography, either don't look at it, or don't get caught! (Most people...

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What do couples usually talk about over the phone while in a long distance relationship? The same things as any other couples talk about, with an obvious exception--they don't make plans to go out or discuss things they did together, because they can't. ; ) Otherwise, there really isn't much of a difference. They talk about what's going on in their lives, the things they miss out on by not being close to each other, friends they have in common, hopes, dreams,...

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What is true love? You'll hear as many (often contradictory) definitions of true love as you hear responses, but here's the definition that hits closest to home for me: being selfish on someone else's behalf. To be in true love is to be as protective of someone else's life and interests as one is of one's own. Consequently, it's quite a rare phenomenon indeed. I'll try to...

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Are Westerners (N.America/Europe) taught from a young age to place money before human value? Not explicitly, and not exactly. There is, however, considerable argument that based in great part to the way the American public education system was designed, and by whom, it serves more than any education ideal a "fourth purpose," that is, to train children into ideal consumers. This has been written about extensively by John Taylor Gatto (http://www.johntaylorgatto.com) and...

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Is it true that in women the index finger is always longer than the ring finger, and in men it's the opposite? No, as my own fingers prove, and such generalizations are rarely true. You may, however, be thinking of recent studies which suggest a correlation between the length of the second and fourth fingers and sexual orientation. The hypothetical reason for this is that androgen (a hormone) has an effect both on finger length and future sexual orientation in a developing fetus. This site has links...

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What is a cross-reference? Dictionary.com says "a reference from one part of a book, index, catalog, or file to another part containing related information." For example, these are the sentences in a reference book that say things like "see also foo" or "see bar." They can be used in a manner analogous to symbolic links in Linux and similar systems; that is, instead of an actual entry for...

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