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Passport emergency! My passport expires in February but I've got two international trips ahead of me.
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at 7:52 PM on October 5, 2007
(15 comments)
I've been charged exactly 20% tip twice at restuarants where I've tipped slightly less. Is this legal?
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at 8:52 AM on July 24, 2006
(27 comments)
Does anyone know what my chances are of getting into a Conan O'Brien taping with only standby tickets?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 12:16 PM on July 6, 2006
(4 comments)
What happened to my brakes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 3:57 PM on May 15, 2006
(15 comments)
Why does some of my mail have small scribbles on it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 11:22 AM on February 25, 2006
(7 comments)
Creationist humorists.
Funny, but probably not in the way they intended. Dan Nuckols is no Jack Chick, but he tries. These cartoonists have a beef with
public education,
Darwin (
another),
skepticism ,
9/11,
fat kids,
non-existant cards,
cryptozoology, and
astronomers.
posted to MetaFilter by skallas
at 11:28 PM on January 30, 2006
(64 comments)
Is Metafilter an appropriate place to
promote UFO myths? Especially from extremely
dodgy sources. I think this stuff (like the recent top ufo photos post, and other ufology junk) are something of the worst of the web, not the best. Is this what mefites want?
posted to MetaTalk by skallas
at 12:20 PM on January 22, 2006
(55 comments)
Is Zicam safe to use?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 5:25 PM on December 24, 2005
(15 comments)
Can I increase the battery capacity of a 1st gen iPod mini?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 12:27 PM on December 16, 2005
(3 comments)
Do the people who schedule TV episodes (specifically reruns) purposely pick episodes which coincide with holidays or recent events?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 2:39 PM on October 16, 2005
(5 comments)
Guitarists (and other musicians), how did you make your move from player to songwriter?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 8:03 PM on September 6, 2005
(22 comments)
FHM rips off Music Thing blog.
Compare and
contrast. Fair use or a plain old fashioned rip-off? You make the call. Seriously, how common is this kind of thing and is the net producing content to be repackaged and sold commercially without proper permission?
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at 8:55 PM on August 3, 2005
(25 comments)
I need a free S.M.A.R.T. drive diagnostic app that will run in my systray and poll my drive every so often and warn me if there are problems. I've found a few but nothing free. Come on, there's gotta be at least one. WinXP.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 1:07 AM on May 18, 2005
(5 comments)
Why do download sites always take you to a "your download will begin shortly" page? Is there a technical reason for this or is it all about ad revenue? Usually there are a few ads on those pages and you have nothing better to do but look at them until the download begins.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 5:32 AM on February 26, 2005
(8 comments)
Bill Moyers: Theocrats and ideologues in charge of US government.
Moyers: For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington. Theology asserts propositions that cannot be proven true; ideologues hold stoutly to a worldview despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality. When ideology and theology couple, their offspring are not always bad, but they are always blind. And there is the danger: voters and politicians alike, oblivious to the facts.
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at 2:01 AM on February 24, 2005
(104 comments)
Is computer artificial intelligence a dead field?
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at 2:23 AM on February 19, 2005
(25 comments)
How can I find an IT job in Europe? I have dual-citizenship, one for the US and another for Greece, but I've only been to the motherland a handful of times. What are some first steps just to get job listings? Does the fact that Greece is an EU member state give me advantages in applying for jobs in other EU member states? Should I expect a hard time because I'm also a US citizen?
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at 12:59 AM on February 4, 2005
(12 comments)
Umm, what happens at the end of the
Big O anime series? Its such a great little sci-fi story that ends with an Evangelion-like mindf*ck. Does the Angel character ends up being a Megadeuce which controls reality? Was the entire show a Matrix/Dallas dreamworld?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 11:12 PM on January 25, 2005
(13 comments)
Carpenterfilter:
What is being built here ? I've been tuning into this unprotected surveillance cam lately (dont ask me why) and have asked a few people but no one I know knows anything about carpentry. Some say a boat, but that seems crazy as there's no way they are getting that thing out of there when they are done.
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at 5:56 PM on January 10, 2005
(18 comments)
Do Radio Shack's "50 in 1" electronic kits really teach EE skills? I'd like to be able to understand and build circuits, gates, etc. Experiences? Recommendations?
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at 5:06 AM on December 27, 2004
(20 comments)
What's your experience with burning "on the fly" DVDs using dual layer media? Does it create a lot of coasters? Do stand alone DVD players play burned dual layer media well?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 12:49 PM on December 11, 2004
(3 comments)
Junkscience: Top Ten "Most Embarrassing Moments" of 2004
Whoops: "10. University of Arkansas researchers attacked the Atkins Diet in January with a report linking a high-carbohydrate diet with weight loss, saying it was possible to lose weight without cutting calories and without exercising. What they didn’t reveal, however, was that the study subjects who lost weight actually ate 400-600 calories per day less than those who didn’t lose weight." I don't see the big deal behind number 6.
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at 9:23 PM on December 5, 2004
(45 comments)
What are some good sites on what's new/hot/recommended in sci-fi? Literature that is, not movies or TV shows.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 9:41 AM on December 4, 2004
(5 comments)
The Dawkins FAQ.
Interesting Q&A session about evolution, biology, genes, etc with an
expert. Dawkins claims no final answer on the "gay gene" or a Darwinian explanation of homosexuality.
posted to MetaFilter by skallas
at 12:01 PM on November 27, 2004
(56 comments)
Windows users: What's your screen resolution? Are you using clear type? Sometimes I find I cant get anything done unless I'm at 800x600 and with clear type off, but when I'm not working, coding, writing, etc I really like the higher resolution and nicer fonts. What gives?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 6:39 PM on November 20, 2004
(42 comments)
What are some popular (both expensive and cheap) software packages for windows based multi-track recording? Also, are there any relevant and good websites/webcommunities and newsgroups? Soundcard/hardware recommendations would be nice as being limited to one input might be a drag and I really don't know how to tell the difference between a good soundcard chipset and a bad one.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 12:11 AM on November 17, 2004
(12 comments)
In movies and games in the setting of the Vietnam conflict I often hear something that sounds like "ditty mow." What does that mean?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 4:02 PM on November 12, 2004
(12 comments)
Why are the first few episodes of cartoons usually the worst? Ignoring the pilot which might have had a different production team, there seems to be some magic rule that the first three episodes of any new cartoon series are going to be pretty lackluster. I’ve been watching some Futurama reruns and have noticed that there are less jokes per minute, the voices and timing are really off, and the animation in some parts is sub-par. I’ve noticed this in other series too. Is there some kind of review the production team goes through after episode three? Perhaps they don’t get to see the first couple of episodes until they are working on the fifth? Does the voice talent just ‘gel’ after a few episodes?
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at 2:17 PM on November 4, 2004
(17 comments)
Get sexually harassed, get fired.
Fox News is pushing to fire Andrea Mackris. The firing will not be "in retaliation for her accusations about the show's host." Now that's Fair and Balanced! How is this even legal?
posted to MetaFilter by skallas
at 3:45 AM on October 16, 2004
(111 comments)
Does frequent use of earplugs and earbud heaphones mean I'll get sick more often? I suspect so but havent found any research to back this up.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 3:54 PM on October 13, 2004
(8 comments)
Do you use your equalizer? If so how and why? When playing back music I tend to raise the treble and bass extremes a bit only to find that it makes another album, or even another song by the same artist sound like crap. So then I reset everything back to zero for a while and go through the same process. Is there a "proper" way to use an equalizer?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 6:02 PM on October 2, 2004
(18 comments)
What the NRA wants the NRA gets.
The Assault Weapons Ban ends Monday. In an election season where first responders have become an issue it seems odd that both parties are ignoring pleas like these, Los Angeles Police Chief
William Bratton: "Nobody has an inalienable right to run around with a machine gun. I'm sorry, that's insanity!" Also, check out this fun and informative
"banned or legal" page explaining the 1994 ban.
Ban FAQ here.
posted to MetaFilter by skallas
at 10:02 PM on September 8, 2004
(62 comments)
Is there an "off the beaten path" in Vegas? Recommendations? Best of?
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at 12:23 PM on September 7, 2004
(14 comments)
Richard Dawkins discusses religion with a Darwinian outlook.
RD: Could religion be a recent phenomenon, sprung up since our genes underwent most of their natural selection? Its ubiquity argues against any simple version of this idea. Nevertheless, there is a version of it that I want to advocate. The propensity that was naturally selected in our ancestors was not religion per se. It had some other benefit, and it only incidentally manifests itself today as religious behavior.
posted to MetaFilter by skallas
at 8:11 PM on September 3, 2004
(35 comments)
Free app to shrink the system tray in win2k like XP does? I found one but it looks like its pay only. Its hard to believe there isn't some freewave that does this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 2:13 AM on August 10, 2004
(11 comments)
Risks in putting a win2k drive in a new motherboard? I understand this is possible by either doing a repair/reinstall and pulling the drive out before reboot or using MS's sysprep tool, but has anyone done this? I'm assuming this is a risky operation and I should probably ghost the drive before attempting it, but if anyone has some tips or lessons of experience to share I would appreciate it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 9:46 AM on August 6, 2004
(6 comments)
Jesus Boots perfected!
NYT: In the last 150 years, Americans have patented about 100 water-walking inventions. The first, in 1858, was by H. R. Rowlands, who lived in Boston, not far from where Mr. Rosen resides, in Newton, Mass. Most of the subsequent patents, Mr. Rosen said, are iterations of that same idea. "Unfortunately," Mr. Rosen observed, "none of them actually work."
posted to MetaFilter by skallas
at 9:54 AM on August 3, 2004
(13 comments)
Best videocard for my buck? I picked up Doom 3 only to find my poor geforce 3 isn't cutting the mustard. Most web reviews are outdated or deal with pricey cards. What's the best card for my dollar? Extra points if its under 100 bucks and works with the older AGP slot.
posted to Ask Metafilter by skallas
at 9:21 AM on August 3, 2004
(14 comments)
How to be creative.
Hugh "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Macleod gives some excellent advice on how to do those creative things you've always wanted to do.
vis boingboing.net
posted to MetaFilter by skallas
at 5:56 PM on August 1, 2004
(16 comments)
Scott Ritter on Iraq.
Some interesting reading here from the man who stood up to the President, the pundits, the media, etc and told the world that chances are Iraq had few to no WMD. Now he's warning us that Saddam's people are really in charge and how Allawi's government is doomed to fail.
Man, I hate the IHT interface.
posted to MetaFilter by skallas
at 7:53 AM on July 26, 2004
(27 comments)
