Mmm, no, sorry, I'm wracking my brain for more details, if more come to I'll post 'em.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:26 PM on January 30, 2008

Found it, if you're interested. Thanks everyone.

http://eye.kddi.com/content.html
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:42 PM on January 30, 2008

There are many people who spent 2 years and about $50,000 to 'put a portfolio' together. I happen to be one of them. But you know, there's also weird stories of people who got hired just from a few headlines scrawled on plain paper. It also depends on where you're trying to get hired, the portfolio schools are geared towards employment in the big boy ad agencies, but there's certainly a larger world outside of them.

If you have no computer design skills or can't draw,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 7:44 PM on December 29, 2007

Oh, the kind of place I would seek out for some of these beverages are obvious, like specialist wine shop or a japanese supermarket for Pocari Sweat. But there being so many of those in NYC, like a tea house even, I'd like your recommendations on where the best likely place would be as far as overall experience or "I'll sure they'll have it."

And generally looking for beverage alternatives that have that "interestingness" with those in the post, like... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 9:33 PM on July 26, 2007

The sissier the better...
Songs that might have been on the soundtrack to a movie starring Ethan Hawk and Winona Rider.

I believe you're looking for "The Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe.

I win.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 7:01 PM on July 26, 2007

Which was suggested in the first comment. Reading comprehension fails. Anyway, then I recommend Sucked Out by Superdrag.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 7:04 PM on July 26, 2007

Oh, it is ON.

"Hey Leonardo" by Blessid Union of Souls.

There's even a youtube documentary:
1995 was a pivotal year for the music world, Kurt Cobain had died and the seattle based grunge music scene was on it's way out as well. And into that void came a new style of music...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 7:28 PM on July 26, 2007

I'd fill the entire capsule with spring-loaded snakes. Just imagine the anticipation you'd build for the next twenty years, all for one perfect knee-slapping moment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 10:40 PM on July 13, 2007

I don't have anything against the newspapers suggestion (well I guess I do, it's way schoolteacher "fun"), but if you want my advice you'll figure out a way to put Lazy Sunday in the capsule.

It is, by far, the best archive of everything that regular people cared about in 2006.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 1:54 PM on July 14, 2007

Is this really a question you need a definite answer to?

Of course not, but its an ungooglable question that's always bugged me. I have more pressing questions on queue, like helping me name my cat.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 8:12 PM on November 17, 2005

The dirty secret with Photography Students is that CostCo does 12x18s for a couple of dollars with pretty fair glossy/matte quality if you know what you're doing.

The posters aren't too much more expensive either.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 8:38 PM on September 20, 2005

I wouldn't worry about it, who doesn't like getting presents? Go ahead and do whatever you would have done normally without the cultural consideration.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 2:40 PM on June 1, 2005

(I guess the real question is, do people still get mugged? I don't know, I can only think of Charles Bronson movies regarding the subject.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 8:22 PM on May 27, 2005

We'd start drinking Sam's Cola. And nobody wants that to happen.

You have to consider, that in many places coke is the drink of choice over that dastardly Water brand, so they have to keep it going.

But I admit, Dr. Thunder is delicious.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 12:26 PM on April 26, 2005

I have the AIWA CDC series like here with the front panel aux in. Does what I needed it to do at $100, an even provided a little boost. I still have to have the Monster charger to keep the iPod juiced though. So all in all I spent like $200 to let me play my iPod in my car without resorting to shitty radio reception.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 2:59 PM on April 25, 2005

"What's that smell?"

"The Burning Flesh of your Eyes."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 12:31 AM on April 20, 2005

What do you mean, a Graphic Design Lab? Animation? Always go for a really good scanner, and a really good printer.

As much as I'd like to tell you to get them G5s with Adobe CS2, but honestly until you're some guru of the pen tool you won't fully maximize that stuff. But go ahead and load 'em up if you got the cash. If I was a student I'd rather have a loaner digital camera than the newest photoshop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 2:02 PM on April 19, 2005

The only reason you're a graphic designer instead of an artist is that you're working for your client. The second you try some high concept art crap that only you can figure out is the second you begin failing as a graphic designer. Seven elements of design, design history, Milton Glaser, Sagmeister, what the fuck ever, you're working for somebody else. That's it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 10:50 AM on April 17, 2005

I think an interesting question would be, "If you job was to be creative, how long do you spend working?"

When I'm slacking off, you could say I'm just letting whatever creative ideas I'm having coalesce. That doesn't mean I disregard deadlines, which in Advertising, is pretty much nonstop.

So I'm pretty much working 40+ hours a week, despite it seeming that I'm just drinking beer most of the time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 5:17 PM on April 15, 2005

Hah, this is awesome. With this arsenal of tunes, all I need to do is find a wise yet unassuming teacher and get into an argument with my girlfriend about how I can't win.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 7:45 AM on April 1, 2005

The new direction STEP has been taking for the last year isn't bad.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 11:39 AM on March 23, 2005

Also, if you're a young hip blogger, chances are a chunk of your budget includes High Speed Internet, a cell phone, and a digital camera to take pictures to post to your blog.

This is probably indicative of flawed priorities.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 7:20 PM on January 12, 2005

Why wouldn't you?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 12:55 PM on December 7, 2004

I'd screw the interesting stuff and get him into Paintball. Ah yes, faux violence, wallowing in mud, playing and modifying with cool technology in guns, and an element of pain that all little kids love.

No, seriously, it's pretty awesome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 12:16 PM on December 7, 2004

I was dissapointed when that one girl didn't turn back into a Mannequin in the series finale.

Wisecracks aside, a more dangerous concern you should have is the vile offspring of the show; the book "He's just not that into you." If you are male, I dare you to read a chapter and not weep for your masculinity.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 11:21 AM on December 7, 2004

Having never thought the DJ Dangermouse or copycat remixes were remotely interesting, I'd have to say that the studio CD of Linkin Park / Jay Z's Collision Course is the best I've ever liked either.

I dig say half the tracks on Rilo Kiley's new album and The Postal Service.

I'd say Rachel Yamagata's Happenstance is a solid album.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 6:58 AM on December 6, 2004

Oh, and according to my iTunes, Josh Kelley's For the Ride Home is the album I listened to the most this year. Go figure. If you're into the whole male singer/songwriter thing, I'd heartily suggest you give a listen.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 7:04 AM on December 6, 2004

Religion.

Oh, and the George Foreman Grill, which may apply to the former.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 8:39 AM on December 3, 2004

According to Back to the Future 2, dust jackets will become sought after antiquities, especially when attached to Sports Almanacs.

So you can look at it from the perspective that you may make some money on them someday, or realize that if the future has no need for them (and this is a future with hoverboards), then you can throw them away now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 5:50 PM on December 2, 2004

I'd like to see wackier Gadget reviews. I mean, this day and age anybody can look up the tech specs or a blog review online for an iPod.

I would like to see field tests on how the iPod does in a drop test, or how much damage it exerts when you're beating someone with it. Or a car road test written by a James Bond secret agent, where he tests how big the air pocket it underwater and notes, "Can only be modified to hold 4 SAMs."

Basically Maxim, yeah.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:37 PM on December 2, 2004

Oh, and I would also like the bottom half of the magazine to be narrow and ridged, while the top half be punctured with many, many holes.

Then I would roll it up to make the dream magazine fly swatter.

I don't know why I'm not in a think tank making dollars off my ideas yet.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 5:32 PM on December 2, 2004

I imagine a future AskMe thread on how to make a baby would be structurally very similar to this one.

Looks good.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 10:09 PM on November 25, 2004

Eh, I'm cool with expanding this whole question to anything that gives you Holiday Road Rage. Vent on.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 12:34 PM on November 25, 2004

I have absolutely no idea, but I know people who want to get into sports journalism, and at least they have the chance to hone their skills and paycheck on crappy high school football matches. Eventually, they'll win the lottery and get into a respectable newspaper.

I'm not sure if that opportunity exists for gaming journalism, other than joining into a gaming community or just starting a blog and reviewing games on your own. I think if your brother began writing reviews... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 11:33 AM on November 25, 2004

I'm pretty much late to work every day by an hour, as a passive-aggressive protest against the fact that I have to work overtime without pay everyday anyway. So it's my personal definition of 'flex-time' that I neglected to tell anybody about.

It started off with me only being late by 5 minutes, but once I figured out that I could get away with it and nobody was reprimanding me, it turned into 10... then 15... then 30... and 9 months later I'm an hour late everyday.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 1:57 PM on November 24, 2004

If you're reasonably good at it, you'd be amazed nowadays at how many college students make a living playing Poker online.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 4:16 PM on November 23, 2004

Well, it sounds like you're doing this all at Kinko's instead of a printer, so you probably need to ask them. If you had a printer, you'd need to ask them.

Stick with CMYK since it seems like you're inexperienced, and really, Pantone comes in handy when you've got large-run budget issues or branding things to worry about. You're probably going to have to craft-store the cover yourself, which really isn't that hard once you start trying to figure it out. I'd make a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 2:31 PM on November 23, 2004

Back from one of my threads in the "Good ol' days of Metafilter" where all threads were joyous is this comment by yhbc:

I've actually done a lot of thinking about the "nyaah, nyaah" chant. Not to say anything bad about the post, Stan, but you left out a "nyaah" - the classic taunt always has five distinct "nyaah's". The article gets it right.

I remember hearing once that Chris Butler, of the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 8:20 PM on November 22, 2004

X-Box. Then mod it with a hard drive.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 10:30 AM on November 16, 2004

It's the err.. payoff.

Anyway, I don't have much to comment on this, except I'm going to remark on this interesting Western/Eastern difference between the two. I've been to a lot of casinos, mostly populated between old american retirees, and asian people.

Most retirees (and westerners) gamble with the thought of "I might lose the next one, I may get lucky though." However, almost EVERY asian person (granted mostly middle aged men)... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 7:19 PM on November 15, 2004

Hang around funny people. Maybe your friends suck at being funny. Go to improv comedy groups (or... watch Whose Line Is It Anyway?). Don't go there just to laugh, but BE CONSCIOUS of something that is funny. I don't mean, "Hey, the chicken crossed the road, so that is inherently funny!" I mean, "Ooooh, the TIMING of when he said that and in the context of the conversation is what made it funny."

Jokes are not what makes a person funny. Comedic... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:09 PM on November 15, 2004

Of course... if anonyaskme allows nonmembers to post questions, pie in my eye.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:10 PM on November 15, 2004

Try not to quote the Simpsons (or anything pop culture) either. At least, not endlessly. Your random:

Friend: "I thought you told me that you'd be here at 5PM."

You: "Duffman says a lot of things."

Is pretty good. However-

Friend: "I've got tickets to the show."

You: (tapping fingers) "Exxxxxceeeelllent."

Is going a bit overrboard.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:22 PM on November 15, 2004

And yeah, don't think that I believe that I'm outrageously hilarious. There's just some very important things to understand when being humorous, or even being social at all. What counts here are:

1 ) Observation - Realize what situations are interesting to people. Be sure to listen and watch everything about a conversation. Try to figure out what topic makes your audience's eyes glimmer or crack a slight smile. You mentioning "Nerf Balls" may unlock that secret... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:48 PM on November 15, 2004

Why have most Europeans never heard of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Huh? Tell me that!

Oh and I also know of Ben Harper, as much as I hear about other music I don't like but everybody tells me to like because then I'll get to hang with the cool kids who listen to music that Europeans like. Yeah.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 1:24 PM on November 15, 2004

Before I got an iPod I had the iRiver 256, and I really loved the thing. If I wasn't such a wanker for trying to be cool I'd easily trade in my iPod for the larger iRiver equivalent.

I'm not sure about it's ability to do USB storage, never tried. Although if I remember correctly it really didn't plug and play too well without it's respective software.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:07 PM on November 11, 2004

Apparently (and I know a few) being an Insurance Salesman gives you a base salary plus commission, and if you're successful (rare) you could double what you make on sales. If you're selling long term policies, you get money as long as the policy is active.

It's also one of those work as hard as you want to jobs. You could bust your ass and make some dough or wake up at noon and only pound the pavement 4 days a week.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 10:39 AM on November 11, 2004

That was a pretty nice thing to do. Well done jessamyn.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 3:07 PM on November 10, 2004

If you're white, imitating a black person is both hilarious and hip to your white friends.

Try it yourself! Remark to your random man on the street, "What's up Nigger! Fro'shizzle on the heazy fo' sheazy, I am in the mood for stizawberries yo!"

Once you've mastered that, you can move on to more eclectic witticisms. Quickly becoming popular from the success of Will And Grace and Queer Eye: try imitating a flaming homosexual.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 4:39 PM on November 4, 2004

Duck Season! Wabbit Season!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin at 1:59 PM on October 26, 2004