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Are there any consignment shops in NYC for non-hipsters? (I'm actually looking to sell, more than to buy.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 1:48 PM on July 10, 2008
(1 comment)
What software are people (most likely) using to create custom videos for Colbert's McCain
green screen project?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 9:14 PM on June 25, 2008
(5 comments)
My former employer is telling me to make my COBRA payments directly to them (the employer). That doesn't seem right to me. Is this common/legal/legitimate? Can I circumvent them and just pay the insurance company directly?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 7:48 PM on June 2, 2008
(19 comments)
What is the deal with people who are following 800 others on Twitter and have no website linked to their account? I'm talking (apparently) private citizens here, not brands. You look at their twitter page, and it's just a photo, a name, and 800 friends. What are they trying to accomplish? Do they really read all the incoming tweets? Are they just hoping to make some random selection of people interested in them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 8:31 AM on May 23, 2008
(17 comments)
Media Mandible
It's a very exciting time to be working in online media (advertising, publishing, and the like), and this is my blog about it.
I'm writing it partly to help myself get my next job, partly as a sort of instruction manual for the subordinates I left behind at my last one, partly to to keep my head in the game, and partly as an outlet for openly saying the sorts of things that I didn't feel comfortable saying when I was accountable to someone else.
posted to Projects by bingo
at 1:57 PM on May 16, 2008
I was recently laid off and given only one week's severance. Several people have told me that this is not legal. Could they be right?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 9:19 PM on May 13, 2008
(19 comments)
Furniture shopping: How do you know what's good? What's really the difference between cedar, pine, oak, etc., and how much of a difference does it really make? Is anything plywood implicitly crap? What else do you look for?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 3:37 PM on April 13, 2008
(12 comments)
Help me get to know Park Slope.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 8:44 AM on March 30, 2008
(12 comments)
What should I do with my trial .mac membership?
I signed up for it with my upgrade to Leopard because it was free, and does not auto-renew. But I just can't think of anything to use it for. I don't need it for making a blog, or posting pictures online. I use gmail. Am I missing something?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 2:00 PM on March 17, 2008
(11 comments)
What is the circumference of Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken, NJ?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 8:11 AM on March 8, 2008
(2 comments)
Must I really wash my sweat-resistant 'technical' athletic clothing in cold water and then line dry as instructed on the label? If I put it in with the rest of my stuff that gets washed warm and machine-dried, will I ruin it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 7:13 AM on February 16, 2008
(13 comments)
What are the most successful social networking sites for children? Why have they succeeded?
What are the worst? Why have they failed?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 10:20 AM on February 2, 2008
(11 comments)
I propose that a new flag be added to AskMe posts: "OP has shown that he/she does not have a genuine interest in getting this question answered."
posted to MetaTalk by bingo
at 5:56 PM on January 30, 2008
(39 comments)
I'm planning on going to SXSW this year. I'll probably stay for at least a few days, maybe a week.
Where should I stay? How expensive are accommodations? How far in advance must I make reservations? Are there any popular alternatives to staying in a hotel?
p.s. I don't drive.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 10:46 PM on January 24, 2008
(7 comments)
Send me on a tour of Brooklyn that will help me decide which part of it to live in.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 7:38 PM on January 12, 2008
(36 comments)
I'm looking for a chess program into which I can simply type algebraic notation, and then be able to watch the game one move at a time on the board. For macs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 6:02 PM on December 24, 2007
(7 comments)
What are some websites popular with Miami hipsters?
Like the Miami equivalent of The Stranger in Seattle or The Village Voice in NYC. Has to be a website or some other online resource, though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 11:36 AM on December 10, 2007
(5 comments)
So I have an American Express Gold Card. Now what?
Reading the promotional materials makes me feel like I've been living in a cave, and not in a good way. I only signed up for it because I was offered a free miniature radio for filling out the application.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 11:10 AM on November 4, 2007
(25 comments)
Where in Manhattan (or nearby) can I get a single custom t-shirt made, in person and immediately, in the next couple of days?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 12:09 PM on October 27, 2007
(10 comments)
Where do you professional chefs (and serious wanna-be professional chefs) hang out online?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 1:32 PM on October 8, 2007
(11 comments)
A small, hip advertising agency with big clients seeks an entry-level person to cut his or her teeth in the art/science of media planning and buying. This is an ideal position for someone who is fresh out of school (or just sick of school), ambitious, media-savvy, and hoping for a lot of responsibility right out of the gate. In this informal, startup-esque environment full of quirky, smart people, you will never feel unnoticed or unappreciated. You'll never want to leave, but if you ever do, you won't have to pad your resume with bullshit. We give real experience here.
posted to MeFi Jobs by bingo
at 10:34 AM on October 4, 2007
Which movie really inspired Bob Gaudio (of the Four Seasons) to write the song "Big Girls Don't Cry"?
It's not
Tennessee's Partner.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 4:52 PM on September 9, 2007
(2 comments)
What websites are popular with doctors and other medical professionals?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 4:43 PM on August 14, 2007
(8 comments)
DaShiv is coming to NYC (fulfilling my
hope). Circa Sep. 15 to 25th. If you don't know DaShiv, he is famous for his amazing knack for stunning professional-grade candid photography, especially in meetup contexts (not that we weren't all gorgeous to begin with). We need to:
a) plan one or more meetups around his visit, with the focus being on providing good backdrops for all the pics he's going to take. I suggest at least one indoor location and one outdoor location.
b) provide places for him to stay. I can donate floor space in Hoboken for a couple of nights.
We need to do this soon so that he can confirm his flight dates and be sure that he won't be left huddled on a grate in Central Park, taking photos of rats.
posted to MetaTalk by bingo
at 4:18 PM on August 14, 2007
(51 comments)
Where, other than on the BlogAds network, can I run an online banner campaign for a less than $5 CPM?
I'm talking about large/established sites, networks, and portals.
Also, I'm not looking for CPC, CPA, or any kind of text advertising. This question is about cheap CPM banner advertising.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 8:42 PM on July 19, 2007
(2 comments)
Ad server/landing page discrepancies: what causes them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 10:47 PM on July 5, 2007
(4 comments)
What are the must-have research tools for the planning and buying of online advertising? I'm talking about tools that will show where money is being spent, who is advertising where, what sites are frequented by what demographics, etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 7:59 PM on June 28, 2007
(3 comments)
Forces are conspiring to keep me from switching from Entourage to Thunderbird at the office.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 10:50 AM on June 12, 2007
(10 comments)
What are some examples of corporate websites that include a dialog (in the form of blogs, message boards, etc.) with the customer base, about how the company and its products, and the industry, are doing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 11:37 AM on May 20, 2007
(15 comments)
Seattle meetup: weekend of June 8th? I'm going to be there for just the weekend. What say you? Saturday the 9th might work the best.
posted to MetaTalk by bingo
at 10:25 AM on May 16, 2007
(49 comments)
Is there a way for me to send someone a bundle of URLs in such a way that all the URLs will just open in Firefox as tabs, without the person having to actually go through and click on each one?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 6:27 AM on May 12, 2007
(10 comments)
Many a drunken NYC mefite has gazed into his/her half-empty glass and wished aloud that DaShiv would come to NYC and take photos of us.
Well, I say life is short, and we're not getting younger. Let's take up a collection and get him out here for a meetup.
I'll start with a pledge of $50 towards his airfare and any other necessary expenses.
posted to MetaTalk by bingo
at 5:46 PM on May 6, 2007
(58 comments)
What are some examples of small or mid-sized brands that succeeded in significantly increasing awareness of their brand through viral advertising?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 5:39 PM on April 28, 2007
(15 comments)
A small, hip, reputable advertising agency needs someone to help plan online advertising campaigns.
You'd be involved at every level: buying media, negotiating prices, finding new places to put ads, deciding which ads to use, researching new types of online technology, matching campaigns to websites.
I'm about to run ads right here on Metafilter, because I know the site and its audience, and I've matched that to one of the campaigns I work with. You could make that kind of decision too.
The company is small and informal, and everyone has a say in everything. If you want to be part of the creative process that actually conceives the campaign and creates the ads, then you will be.
We're talking about a tightly-knit, creative atmosphere full of intelligent people. Your intelligence, creativity, and ability (and desire) to get along with the people here are much more important than your education or experience.
That being said, you ought to be the type of person who likes spending time online, who enjoys learning about new things that the web experience has to offer.
posted to MeFi Jobs by bingo
at 11:53 AM on April 28, 2007
Trailers Undone
Pithy analyses of all the latest movie trailers, cast in terms of archetypes, subgenres, and marketing strategies. I do this without actually watching the movies in question (that would be cheating). The more cinema-savvy readers will be able to consistently identify the rationale behind the use of the corresponding images, which are never from the movies being discussed.
posted to Projects by bingo
at 11:03 PM on April 12, 2007
What are the rules of thumb for mixing various spices and cooking oils for optimum flavor?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 11:47 AM on April 5, 2007
(18 comments)
I went and created a Metafilter
social group on
Ning.
I imagine it as a convenient place to put photos and videos (and maybe tools, like greasemonkey scripts etc.) all in one more or less neat little pile. If that doesn't catch on, at least it won't be used for anything evil.
posted to MetaTalk by bingo
at 11:31 PM on March 5, 2007
(21 comments)
Washington, DC meetup this Sunday (day after tomorrow)?!
I'm going to DC for a job interview on Monday. I'll be staying with my brother in Mt. Pleasant (the job is in Reston).
Come meet me and give me advice about whether or not I should move to DC. Sorry for the short notice, but I wasn't sure this was happening until recently.
posted to MetaTalk by bingo
at 3:03 PM on February 23, 2007
(20 comments)
I've seen many movie review sites that host, or link to, images from the movies. Assuming the site didn't get permission, is this legal? What if you're selling ads on the review site, or charging users a premium to view it? Or is there some way of definitively identifying a photo as a publicity still, meant to be used by anyone who isn't diluting the brand? Obviously, this extends beyond movies, to books and other products.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 6:28 PM on February 19, 2007
(9 comments)
mefi universe search engine
I created
several custom google co-op search engines, each with matching search extensions. One of them searches the entire mefi universe, including metachat, monkeyfilter, 9622, and the sites of mefi users who volunteer (or are volunteered by others). Tabs let you refine search by the blue, green, etc., and once user sites are added, the results will be weighed so the results will be: main site, fan sites, user sites (or whatever is most popular). This is similar to mathowie's recent
offering, but covers more ground (if it's the sort of ground you want covered). Also, a search engine for finding screenplays, an engine for searching all CondeNast sites, and a link to my recently-started
blog, where I mostly ruminate on TV and movies.
posted to Projects by bingo
at 8:50 AM on February 16, 2007
I just got fired. Looking for advice on how to spin my lack of employment to the people I'm interviewing with in the near future, some of whom know that I was working as recently as this morning.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 3:49 PM on January 24, 2007
(18 comments)
I often hear people describing "lost revenue" when they mean "revenue that we expected to earn, but didn't." To me, this is an important distinction: if you never had something, you can't lose it.
Is there an alternate term to describe what I'm talking about? "Missed revenue," perhaps?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 8:47 AM on January 2, 2007
(25 comments)
I think that deleted comments which have been favorited should continue to appear on the "posts from ___ saved as favorites" page of the user who wrote them. For example, you can look at my profile and see that my stuff has been favorited 108 times, but you can't find all 108 items, because some of them no longer exist.
If they don't, then they should at least not count toward the number of favorited comments listed on that user's page. However, the first solution is better. The fact that someone marked something as a favorite shows that it had value to someone, even though it was deleted, so it ought to be preserved.
posted to MetaTalk by bingo
at 1:12 PM on December 9, 2006
(28 comments)
I want to create a web application in which the user enters text into a field and clicks on a submit button, and the text is then altered based on a set of conditions and given back to the user. What's the easiest way of doing this? I have a vague idea that I should use Perl and CGI. I don't know Perl or CGI, but I do know a bit of Java, a bit about servlets and JSPs, some Visual Basic, and quite a bit about http.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 2:21 AM on November 29, 2006
(13 comments)
Is it possible to have two instances of IE open, each with its own set of cookies?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 12:33 PM on November 15, 2006
(9 comments)
I like Jon Brion, Elliot Smith, Ben Folds, The Postal Service, and Quasi. What is the genre of music I like called, and what are the staples of it to which I must listen?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 6:27 PM on November 6, 2006
(38 comments)
The word 'others' on the 'saved as favorites' pages makes no sense and drives me batty. '2 others saved as a favorite' indicates that there is a third person. That's what the word 'others' means. Suggestion: change 'others' to 'users' or 'people' or 'assholes' or any word that is not confusing and inaccurate in that context.
posted to MetaTalk by bingo
at 2:01 PM on October 31, 2006
(95 comments)
So, I have a 'judgement' on my credit report. In terms of my credit, does it even matter whether I pay, and is there any way to reverse/erase it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 8:29 AM on October 30, 2006
(13 comments)
Rinsing quinoa: is it really necessary? I haven't found a strainer dense enough that the quinoa doesn't get stuck in it to the point that rinsing it out is a real pain. Also, I often don't rinse it, and I don't notice any difference. Is there something inherently dirty about quinoa? I mean, it's still getting sterilized by boiling water, right? Why rinse quinoa but not rice, bulgur, etc.?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 5:05 AM on October 21, 2006
(17 comments)
Am I obligated to pay for my medical appointment, despite an insurance mix-up?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bingo
at 8:51 AM on October 7, 2006
(10 comments)
