i think i won a bet
too bad the cassandra complex doesn't pay off in more than the "told ya so" look
why i want maps on the global warming water levels, got more than money on it
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 1:38 PM on October 1, 2004

maybe because some people don't always jibe with the temperment or want to become involved enough to get the shorthand/tendency/jokes
maybe because many people who cruise the links don't look at the comments/agendas and are taken aback when they do just to bookmark all the hydralinks and don't want to be involved in the pissing matches
maybe because no matter what, shorthand/in jokes happen when people know each other and some people feel excluded/rebuked for whatever... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 1:34 PM on October 1, 2004

i wanna go--- can i send a representative with a link up?
posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 1:25 PM on October 1, 2004

a lot of people in the us know nothing and are scared of the doctor/hospital.
there are hospitals that must take in anyone, but it's pretty much like any overloaded socialist system--
i doubt there is that much different at four am in atlanta than it is in london, but i really couldn't say.
lots of people live years with something without knowing it
lots of people survive with help from family members in the health care field, with samples, info,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 1:00 AM on October 1, 2004

thanks, fresh: would you like chum or slurry as a tip?*
ewagoner: this is somewhere in my field of knowledge, though variable to state. there is health care to be had in the US if you know how to work it.
trying not to go on about the lack of easy information access for people in need of assistance when trapped amidst a republican state--
there are two great new yorker articles i finally got to read last night having to do with these... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 12:56 PM on October 1, 2004

assuming you guys have sussed this out together and still respect each other, definitely talk about it before it's an issue.
i find it ends up being a family issue, whose parents/family cares more wins out at least in the surface ways to keep the peace.
but then i know people who convert a lot as well, for both genuine and symbolic reasons, still again often having to do with who cares about the issue more, still mostly having to do with the families--
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 7:47 PM on September 30, 2004

konoliafilter:
look people, those who don't what me here have been very clear
and i've only bothered to focus on observing mefi for these few weeks though i have watched since the beginning--
just because konolia expressed opinions in what may be easy brevity doesn't mean you have to infer if you aren't bothering to understand the meaning despite the wording.
some people see religion differently as a part of their lives... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 12:42 PM on October 1, 2004

hijack: dsl/cable internet providers with possible good wireless capabilities?
(current free dial up access from friends and corporate shame payback)
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 12:16 PM on October 1, 2004

maybe a JustAsking for people who just wanna discuss

i was waiting to see what happened as certain fites like to be the post police
(was hoping someone's "anthropomorphic" comment would lead him to the plushie people)

or a place for removed posts

(yes, i believe all the fites who want me gone have made themselves clear on and off mefi)
posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 2:49 PM on September 30, 2004

not gonna do the obvious howie post ref, not gonna--

*smile and wave, like the queen mum*

did have an odd dream where quonsar and amberglow were glowy space blobs mating on futurama while the how edited them,
pale blue and amber, respectively
doodly doodly doo

posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 5:34 PM on September 30, 2004

there are lots of reason to delete beside the obvious don't shout fire in a movie theatre, don't shout bingo in a church
it just sometimes seems random and subjective because it's people, metagreen is people--

weston, i don't think i have it, but i did mark a lot of fites who posted
posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 6:07 PM on September 30, 2004

i get the impression that certain topics are discouraged
but that's ill defined too, as things stray
some people do want info that is easily available but have no idea how/where to start, then people brainflex all over it
sometimes it's an interesting thread
sometimes it's an outlet for people to shade and frown all over it
maybe it makes them feel good but it's not like it's more functional in policing or community that a bad joke or... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 7:30 PM on September 30, 2004

eth:25% meat
you guys crack me up
posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 10:10 PM on September 30, 2004

AllMeatCo: your colon's not our business
AllMeatCo: my fishwife is a mad cow
AllMeatCo: ranchers have guns
AllMeatCo: focus longer, sleep longer, poop more at once
AllMeatCo: my cat loves it but still likes the nacho cheese food group

weston: i might have it, i have time to if i fish through my comp after the weekend

hattalk: that means you're paying attention. i think i'm the one who should be scared

posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 12:13 PM on October 1, 2004

fire for others
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 11:57 AM on October 1, 2004

yes?
does officiating count?
*looks for my ministry in a box-- oh wait, it never did show up after payment--*

i find ceremonies that are not on some level "legal" (recorded, public record, common lw, etc.) somehow (many people are in fact able to marry at least for the record)
end up being celebrations to announce to the community and/or sources of long term consternation as to the nebulus state of the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 11:51 AM on October 1, 2004

functioning knownspace?
something between brazil/the matrix set up (as i like to think matt is ensconced behind)?
a nutrient tube and electrode stimulators for my atrophic muscles?
pony?
was promised a horse at 8, was told we were moving to kentucky, ended up in jersey, that's just wrong
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 3:05 PM on September 30, 2004

mmm, i know some old arcade games from truck stops for sale, smoker customized
*ashes on keyboard again, crap-- where's my apple care number?*

i want the option to run it on a treadmill/bike generator when i know i need to move

anyone else notice how fast they go through mice and keyboards?
(besides coffee/detrius incident)
a cs prof and i figured part... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 3:44 PM on September 30, 2004

kirk: don't get me started
crash: *
the how: that explains so much
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 8:24 PM on September 30, 2004

a friend found the extreme gunk of commercial cleaning fluid in screens disturbing in his repair work complaints
(but then he got to smoke out with some notables on the up side)

should i be sheltering my intake fan better? i was wondering because it's closer by a window now
(there is no way to dust sterilize
i have an eternal war with dust)
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 10:34 PM on September 30, 2004

oops
saw intake fan, typed intake fan, judge me as a person on it

wait
stop
reverse

no
stop
don't

-gene wilder

it's an imac g4, not worried about the dust so much as how susssseptible it is to weather fluxuations

posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 1:11 AM on October 1, 2004

what, no maps?

oooooeeeooooo oooo
ooo ooh ooh mommaway
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 10:28 PM on September 30, 2004

face_man: thanks for the info, front page links and all
(appendixing data from other communities/boards compiled 1996-2000 in a continuing blahdeblahblah--)

am i the only one who thought you guys already checked out the cafeteria? great threat that was--

posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 5:58 PM on September 30, 2004

threat= thread
what a difference a letter makes.
posted to MetaTalk by ethylene at 10:15 PM on September 30, 2004

why is it what these things only get attention when they hit the financial page?
after the first successful lawsuit involving the whole neurontin scandal/mess, the class actions suits were many, and even though promised only misery and no compensation, it's the firms attempting to mount a case that suddenly didn't remember having anything to do with it.
enough people people cared about died so they're thinking hmm, maybe just handing out pills willy nilly is bad?... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 12:49 PM on September 30, 2004

*ok, one more--
what about the abuse of cipro to it being pulled for being effective but widely misued?
what about the many allergy drugs that someone suddenly finds out can bring on stroke/coronary effect? (what about the old ones that got yanked i've saved for-- reasons--)
what about federal and common health insurance not covering allergy/birth control and related therapies/etc etc ad... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 1:14 PM on September 30, 2004

creepier/funnier is how they come up with them, man i wish i had those links--
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 9:35 PM on September 30, 2004

--it would be so much better if i could write from somewhere besides in this chair. when they first made powerbooks (it was a handmedown), i was everywhere until the battery totally died, then i plugged in but--
i haven't succumbed to even a cell phone yet (though finally having a walkie talkie feature is what i was waiting for)
is there some device that isn't ridiculously priced or inconveniently tiny with extra hoohah to just write and connect to the internet so i don't... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 1:55 PM on September 30, 2004

(hmm, it was gone when i tried to respond before, was going to repost it clearer-- )
again
wireless gadget suggestions (to write/connect from the woods)

there are so many specifics, i just wanted anything anyone wanted to note as great or stay away

the dsl comment is that since i have to find/fix my provider anyway, wireless capability now a factor as well in figuring that out (hopefully a post about... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 5:26 PM on September 30, 2004

i think your asking for the ministry "flashback"/ ben fold's gimme my money back you bitch type of thing (i don't see bitch as feminine)
but i suggest the other end for when she just needs to cry
Hayden's Skyscraper National Park
Smith's Last Night I Dreamt
RH: "i'm not here this isn't happening" --too many

rather than flood here, many suggestions on either side and old mixed discs laying around of both... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 2:15 PM on September 30, 2004

anyone else for the perfect illustration of dysfunction in the original stripped down "true love waits"?
alien lanes--motor away, hunting knife, game of pricks?
archers of loaf--wrong?
most of the first half of "all hands on the bad one"?
ok i couldn't resist
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 2:23 PM on September 30, 2004

"thorn in my side" vs. "right by your side (eurythmics)
ender: "i saved the world today"
big star and tim buckley covers by this mortal coil
every day i tell myself i am the cosmos--

stop me now, people
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 2:39 PM on September 30, 2004

have a girl's night cheesy standard kareoke party
it's an unsober empowering free for all
and use your own lyrics, sarah vaughn did
sang "go about things my own way" and decided i liked it better

just last light i was awakened by just how sick it had gotten and just how bad it had become
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 4:02 PM on September 30, 2004

people i know who primarily game on them have said it does wear out and start being wonky, but i think it's subjective to how they treat them.
mostly ps2 users, little problem from xbox (apparently it's hardier in construction: the way it sits/balances/something, all second hand info)
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 3:37 PM on September 30, 2004

thanks, shep. i try not to indulge, myself; the assumption on construction was mine from just checking them out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 3:50 PM on September 30, 2004

i've never had any problem getting any key duplicated
i remember being surprised the first time that they didn't notice or care. it's still the same. under a dollar.
it's more the manager's problem.
it's good to make nice with the manager/tenant council/blahdeblah
like knowing the cops on your commuting route
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 9:44 PM on September 29, 2004

you're entitled to let someone have a key in case you get locked out anyway, no matter what (had same sitch)--
--interesting reccommendations but isn't it simplest to make sure to allay fears and be evidentially decent so no one can actually take umbrage?
having the guts to talk to concerned parties in person makes a huge difference
warning: doing this has made me some de facto leader in the building, hence tenant stuff and letters (just... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 3:16 PM on September 30, 2004

never a fan of the hemp cheese, but those pressed seed snacks like asian sesame confections were ok.

it still makes the best paper
it still makes the best rope
*stops now and checks french importers status*
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 2:57 PM on September 30, 2004

ooh, good one
love the gifts that keep on giving, esp. if you can pick and choose
depending on his faves and your budget, food usually works, esp. the kind that involves nothing more than turning on an oven.
did a crazy food porn christmas once when there was this company who sent movies with the food from the movie (babette's feast, big night,etc. no tCtThWhL)
as well as just good food
"nothing says christams like burritos"
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 2:30 PM on September 30, 2004

oy, correction (sorry, typekerflooy):
i'm betting i know someone in san diego who knows. they're pretty set up...

since there are a lot of conventions there, i'm sure there are access points and "day rates" in a sense. i remember something from an old comic con...
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 4:55 PM on September 29, 2004

man, i wanna run around mumbling "[comment deleted]"
i want transcripts!

dead positive you can find somewhere to jack in
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 2:02 PM on September 30, 2004

i got a story about ten year old boots, seven bits of hardware, three broken ankle bones, and what happens when you just have to undo the wadding to see if your leg really is black--
--and the many reasons to fall on your ass
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 1:39 PM on September 30, 2004

There are far more people who "know" mafia guys than there really are mafia guys.

that's the point

*waiting it out to see what happens*
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 8:22 PM on September 29, 2004

*getting warmer*
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 9:55 PM on September 29, 2004

since the impetus of the post was on old school costa nostra
and i guess the a&e history etc. channels are either still nazi tv and haven't switched back to mobs of mobs or are on some new exploitable topic, i guess there's no need to get where i intended--

glamour and romance have to do with the subjective experience--
power is glamorous, especially when you have none--
people who find these things glamorous or romantic otherwise... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 1:30 PM on September 30, 2004

how could the possibilty of death be a deterrent when death penalty cases are situations in which one is
not thinking/capable of grasping the choice
doesn't care/value life
chosen death

it always seemed more about some form of social justice
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 10:36 PM on September 29, 2004

damage is done and no one is trying to mitigate the continuing ripples of said damage--
which is more humane is moot, human experience too subjective
were they to tailor punishments, we'd stray into the extreme and horrific and no one would ever get tried
entering the system-- the subject is too vast
large scale change hurts and drags no matter how pure the end product goal
all i can think of beside what people already do as point of... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 12:48 AM on September 30, 2004

s'true, advil. it's not like ya'd put some '29 chateau la toodledoo in the fridge right away anyway--
the artic level of my fridge seems to keep a lot of things beyond expectation
kenko, ignorance and stupid are sooo not the same--
you have a ton of places to start, like the first bottle that says buy me when you walk by, and you'll probably learn whatever you need about wine from there.
can i assume you were... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 12:05 AM on September 30, 2004

it looks different from the site that comes up around the holidays to buy a cow or sheep, etc on the hunger site-- i wonder how many there are...

i really wanted to get people together to buy a sheep
posted to MetaFilter by ethylene at 5:53 PM on September 29, 2004

i'm a dark chocolate lover godiva girl
sorry, haven't searched the site but they use to have a subscription thing, if not you can set up an account and just check off which one suits which month. same for neiman marcus, they had a key lime silk that killed me
(does that make me undead or reborn?)
if you know what kind she likes, you can go belgian, swiss, even english if necessary, and most places set up accounts for business gifts... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ethylene at 5:38 PM on September 29, 2004