Chances are you can get the Earthquake Straps at Ikea. They include them with every piece they sell.
Bye, now. Have good sex.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
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NoiseDesign - May 01, 2008 10:03:40 am PDT #5971 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
DXMachina - May 01, 2008 11:04:11 am PDT #5972 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Home Depot's website is a piece of useless crap. As people have said, you need to go to the store and ask.
Fred Pete - May 01, 2008 11:51:38 am PDT #5973 of 25501
Ann, that's a ferret.
...if you can find someone to help you at Home Depot.
Laga - May 01, 2008 12:12:35 pm PDT #5974 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
a brief internet search for "earthquake proof bookcase" seems to imply that all you need are L-shaped brackets.
DXMachina - May 01, 2008 4:00:31 pm PDT #5975 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
L-shaped brackets
Those are in the same aisle as drawer slides and casters, in between the aisle with all the nails, screws, and bolts and the aisle with doorknobs, lock sets, and cabinet hardware...
What?
Typo Boy - May 01, 2008 10:42:15 pm PDT #5976 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Book Rec: can anyone recommend a good book on PowerPoint? Up till I've just used occasionally, never really got over the learning curve. I'm certain I do a lot of stuff the hard way technically. Also my ideal book would not only cover the technical stuff, but would give good hints on graphic design dos and don'ts.
Tom Scola - May 02, 2008 1:45:30 am PDT #5977 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
There's this book, but it's probably not exactly what you're looking for.
DXMachina - May 02, 2008 1:50:39 am PDT #5978 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Not books, but here are a couple of web articles on the subject:
PowerPoint and Presentation Tips: [link]
How Not to Use PowerPoint: [link]
evil jimi - May 02, 2008 8:53:21 am PDT #5979 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Be the coolest geek on your block: [link]
§ ita § - May 02, 2008 8:57:30 am PDT #5980 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Geekiness aside, that's a really nifty device. I wonder if the idea to make it R2 D2 came early on in the process or later. It seems that the R2 D2ness of it is very useful.