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is the music database not available anywhere for wget?  archived somewhere for posterity?  or is it too late for that...  (i ask the more clever-than-i people)

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acetone degrades the structure of plastic, sort of eats it away.  this allows the dye to take hold within the plastic itself.  acetone dying only dyes the top layer of plastic, whatever the acetone has 'softened' up to accept the dye.  think of it as tooth enamel and a soft drink...  the acid in the drink eats away at the enamel, allowing particulates into the tooth where otherwise it'd be protected, then discoloration can happen or all sorts of things.

the recipe varies but is essentially a mix of HOT water (the hotter the better/quicker the dye takes), acetone, and the dye.  rit dye comes in liquid and powder, if you use the powder make sure to wear a mask.  its very fine, and you'll breath it in and have colored snot for a day or so.  i did black and it really freaked me out until i realized what had happened.

also, acetone is a carcinogen.  a mask is called for anyways.  lastly, rit dye will stain most anything!  its a cruel bugger.  it can stain a sink also, especially when the misture has acetone in it (and if your sink has a porous surface, you've just colored your sink).

this google search should help out, the recipe and approach is basically the same: https://www.google.com/search?q=rit+ace … =firefox-a

edit: i forgot another important thing....

acetone lowers the boiling temperature of water.  so, if your water is near boiling, pouring in the acetone will cause it to boil a little until the energy works itself out.  this can cause a little splashing.  so, keep this in mind and be aware of the surrounding area so you don't end up with splashed spots of color on teh counter-top. 

doing this all outside is preferable, on a hot day if possible.  it helps the mixture keep from cooling so rapidly.

and, very very lastly i think, acetone will not melt or eat at aluminum, the cheap baking pans in the grocery store are perfect for this.  do NOT use a plastic bowl/vessel, the mixture will eat through it (like it does any plastic).  well, not 'eat through it', more or less degrade the molecular structure of the plastic...

request botht eh mouser and digikey catalogs.  they're free.  if you are navigating on the websites, you'll overlook some stuff they have.  the company "alpha wire" is what mouser carries if i recall right, its very good wire.  and, 100' spools like you mention.

but they do have smaller spools (i've ordered them), check a different color or coating material.  alpha wire does a few coating styles, and colors, and mouser doesn't carry all the spool sizes for all the colors and types.  the magazines will help with this...  soooo much easier to navigate.

alternatively, radioshack location which still have the little electronics component section have hookup wire.  i've used them before in emergencies, i needed 24 gauge then however, but i would bet they've got smaller for you.  too small a wire can  be the source of signal degradation.  its also important sometimes to get a good quality wire for some applications as the material adds a natural resistance, and better materials/thicker wire less.  sort of like using too thin a wire on big speakers...  but, for gameboy shouldn't matter.  just for the future...  the wire needs to be a bit longer than a few inches too, for the resistance to add up to anything important in applications like this

hope that helps a little

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(hot topic's radio is set by district corporate office totally...  its cool you all have in-store control for other devices.  my GF used to manage a hot topic, she's mentioned a couple times how long it took corporate to get stuff they requested added to the list.  forever unless it was on mtv or about to be.  or chiodos)

this is a good idea though.  the risk you run is that you'll grow to despise the songs if you have to hear them repeatedly during your work hours

thanks so much, you've been tons of help!