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I’m in need of a graphic design program for Windows 10 for my business for creating advertisements, signs, etc. [ more inside ] posted by nickthetourist to Computers & Internet at 10:07 PM - 2 answers Runner's knee issues Last year I started running, but had to stop after 3 months due to pain along the circumference of my right kneecap. I recently started again, and after a week and a half the same pain reappeared. What do I need to do to keep my knees healthy and continue running? [ more inside ] posted by Sock, Sock, Sock, Sock, Sock, Goose! to Health & Fitness at 9:42 PM - 4 answers Movies or TV shows without a dull moment Since the start of the coronavirus shutdown, I've been riding an exercise bike regularly. I hate it, but I hate it less when I'm watching something riveting on my iPad. So I'm looking for gripping movies or TV shows that will hold my attention throughout the entire episode or movie. [ more inside ] posted by alex1965 to Media & Arts at 6:57 PM - 22 answers How do I make someone else's website more readable? I'm trying to read this website , but the grey-text-on-black-background is giving me massive eyestrain (all "night mode" websites hurt my eyes). What I'm looking for is the opposite of Night Mode, I guess - I want black text on a white background. I'm betting the answer is a Chrome extension, but I can't seem to find one. [ more inside ] posted by Mogur to Computers & Internet at 4:38 PM - 8 answers Help us socialize safely in the hot and humid south Can we cool the entire back yard so we don't go Corona-crazy? [ more inside ] posted by raisingsand to Home & Garden at 4:27 PM - 14 answers Feeling a bit odd about interactions with a restaurant employee... I'm feeling a bit odd about a series of interactions with a restaurant employee, and would like advice on how to proceed. [ more inside ] posted by thoughtful_analyst to Human Relations at 4:21 PM - 12 answers Why is my TV acting weird? My TV's ability to switch inputs is...fragile. Is this a thing? [ more inside ] posted by pdb to Technology at 3:42 PM - 6 answers Differentiating between notifications - different sounds in gchat or ? Mr. Arnicae and I use gchat to share cat videos but also occasionally for time sensitive quesitons like "What kind of pasta do you want" and "please call the plumber, water is geysering through the ceiling". Is there any way to make our phones emit a different sounding alert in gchat (or something other android app) to indicate to the recipient a response is time sensitive? I'm imagining something along the lines of a doorbell chime or something. Phone calls are not an option for snowflake-reasons. posted by arnicae to Technology at 3:31 PM - 4 answers What makes this new format so distinctive, so thrilling What are some aesthetic qualities that make shooting on VHS different from other formats? [ more inside ] posted by pxe2000 to Media & Arts at 3:27 PM - 10 answers Five Years to Fortune (or at least less poverty) If you had five years to come up with a money-making scheme, how would you spend that time? [ more inside ] posted by sureshot to Work & Money at 2:20 PM - 14 answers How much money do lights at baseball stadiums cost the team owners? What is the cost of baseball stadium lights for the owners? [ more inside ] posted by ragtimepiano to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation at 1:42 PM - 9 answers Simple jobs for summer student How to be more effective with a summer student? [ more inside ] posted by Chaussette and the Pussy Cats to Work & Money at 1:22 PM - 11 answers I need information about buying property in BC for US citizens Can you direct me to information about buying residential or commercial property in British Columbia for US citizens that is up to date? I know that the laws about that have changed recently because of a real estate bubble caused by foreign investment, and most information I've found online is dated. posted by bq to Shopping at 12:32 PM - 2 answers Like TomboyX, but for bigger hips TomboyX makes masc-style underwear for people with AFAB-type bodies — but their stuff doesn't fit my partner, who finds it either too tight in the hips or too loose in the waist. Is there similarly masc-coded underwear for people with bigger hip–waist ratios? posted by nebulawindphone to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 12:01 PM - 6 answers "This seems like a sideways move for you..." How do I explain a career move that doesn't seem in line with what most people's expectations of what a career move should look like? [ more inside ] posted by unicorn chaser to Work & Money at 11:48 AM - 13 answers Deaths, otherwise How many people will die because of conditions that are aggravated because they don't, won't or can't make appointments for office visits to their primary care physician and don't get short term in patient procedures or out patient procedures? [ more inside ] posted by CollectiveMind to Health & Fitness at 11:00 AM - 6 answers Is it bad for newborns to get startled? I have a newborn at home, just a few weeks old, and I fear I've already messed up by hanging out on the couch too much, breastfeeding and holding him to sleep. This is because he will sometimes get startled by the microwave, fridge door, other noises etc that my mom and husband make. [ more inside ] posted by Forty-eight to Grab Bag at 10:33 AM - 21 answers White larvae hanging on threads from my kitchen ceiling. There are 20mm long ridged worms/larvae, off-white bodies with a black spot at one end, hanging from longish invisible threads from my kitchen ceiling. [ more inside ] posted by signal to Pets & Animals at 9:52 AM - 7 answers Should I refinance to a lower rate if my payments don't change? I am on year 16 of a 20-year mortgage. My interest rate is 3.0%. I have an offer for a 15-year mortgage at 2.25%. If I refinanced my remaining mortgage balance, my monthly payment would remain the same. But because the rate is lower, each payment would be more principal than currently. [ more inside ] posted by jefficator to Work & Money at 9:40 AM - 13 answers Please help. I am lost relationship-wise, my personal life is a mess I (29) am trying to heal from partner's affair and he still does not take responsibility for big or small wrongdoings. He goes to therapy and tries to make it work, he has made a progress from the a.hole he has previously been. Meanwhile I ask myself whether relationships in general are worth it. [ more inside ] posted by Salicornia to Human Relations at 8:52 AM - 14 answers Turning the lawn into a meadow or something Cutting the lawn is annoying, time consuming and doesn't really do anything except sit there and look pretty. I'd like to turn the front lawn into into something like a meadow, with non-edible plants and flowers that stay year round. I'm clueless how to do this, other than presumably ripping up the grass and just planting...stuff. Is there a term for this, something to google for tips? Pointers? The end goal is something that I don't ever have to mow, though obviously there will be pruning and trimming. posted by Brandon Blatcher to Home & Garden at 8:39 AM - 23 answers My partner is ups...