Yes, it is. There are lots and lots of places - it's not that there's nowhere to go, I was just looking for a personal endorsement. Thanks for the recommendation.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 8:18 PM on May 13, 2008

Thanks for the recommendations, everyone.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 8:38 PM on May 15, 2008

He probably just doesn't realize yet that he can bark. One day he'll discover it, and then you'll have to train him not to do it. Nothing to worry about - just be thankful for the silence while it lasts.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 8:38 PM on May 15, 2008

dobbs - I don't like dance clubs or modern dance shows, and there's no way I can pass as a hipster if that's necessary to fit in at a place. Other than that, I want to experience a little bit of everything.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:31 AM on May 6, 2008

Another spa suggestion would be Kara's. I don't think they have a liquor license, so maybe the Remedy place would be more fun, but I do think they have a good reputation.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 12:57 PM on April 24, 2008

Do not capitalize it. The left is not a particular group - it's a broad category.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 12:55 PM on April 24, 2008

Oh, geez, thanks jozxyqk. Not being Jewish myself, I didn't know that. I definitely don't want to offend anyone, so while I have to prepare it in a non-kosher kitchen, and I think most people will be pretty laid back, let's assume that fairly strict kosher rules apply. Thanks again. *Hits gentile head*
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 7:54 PM on April 18, 2008

I have access to a mini Cuisinart , so I could do small quantities at a time if I had to.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 8:06 PM on April 18, 2008

Thanks everyone for your help. I think I'm going to try a quinoa salad.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:28 AM on April 19, 2008

One person's not flying will not cause any fewer planes to be flown and will have absolutely zero environmental impact.

Well, with less weight on board, the plane will burn less fuel.

For me, I wouldn't stop flying. There are some things I'm willing to give up for the environment. Driving to work is one of those. But modern planes burn less fuel per passenger-mile than even very efficient cars with only one person in them. So... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 4:01 PM on April 17, 2008

They might enjoy a hike on the Bruce Trail, or maybe go to Point Pelee National Park.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 2:37 PM on April 17, 2008

I don't understand why you even agreed to pay for half of the cable if you never watch TV, but that's another story.

Tell him that it's time to pay up, because it's starting to affect your finances. Make that clear. Ask him whether he can pay you, how much he can pay you, and get him to agree on a timetable. If he says he can pay half now, half after he gets his next paycheque, then that's probably okay. But if he seems to be giving you the runaround, cut off the cable... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 2:27 PM on April 17, 2008

Yeah, sounds like shingles.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 4:22 PM on April 14, 2008

It sounds to me like you need stitches, but I'm not a doctor, so I can't say for sure. I think you're risking infection by leaving it as it is. I wouldn't want to leave it for a week - it could heal improperly. I'd get it checked out soon.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 11:21 AM on April 14, 2008

Using the method jessamyn points out, I think that the formula would be:

.00001x.98 / [.9999x.02 - (.00001x.98)]

Which when I do it gives me .048%.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 1:26 PM on April 12, 2008

Er, I screwed that up, I should have added the values in the numerator and gotten .049%.

Also, here's the formula for checking.

Let A be the incidence of disease in the general population
Let B be the probability of a correct diagnosis

A x B / (1-A x 1-B) + (A x B)

So, the numerator becomes the number of people who are correctly diagnosed as positive, and the denominator is the total... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 1:37 PM on April 12, 2008

And, again, if I'm thinking of my BEDMAS rules, I think I should express that formula:

(A x B) / ([1-A] x [1-B] + A x B)

I think that's correct, what do other people think? Sorry, it's been a while since I took any math.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 1:45 PM on April 12, 2008

Try the Russian food booth at the Halifax market every Saturday morning. All kinds of Russian food - maybe they have decent caviar, too, or know how to get it. It's in the part of the market that has Mary's Bread Basket in it, which people will be able to direct you to if you're not familiar with it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 12:42 PM on April 12, 2008

In that case, you may want to try Caviar Direct for good-quality Canadian caviar or the Caviar Centre for either Canadian or imported. Both located in Toronto, looks like both will ship. Keep in mind that there are sustainability issues with true Russian caviar.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 12:59 PM on April 12, 2008

It's happening because you're young, you've only been in one serious relationship, and you want to have some other experiences. This is why it's not a good idea to marry the first person you date seriously.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 12:39 PM on April 12, 2008

Check out CNET's reviews.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 3:54 PM on April 10, 2008

Keep the temperature to 78 or 79 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. It's insane that office buildings are colder in the summer than the winter, and it wastes a lot of energy.

Make sure that lights are turned out at night. Lights on at night in high office buildings both waste energy and kill migratory birds who fly into the windows.

Install water-efficient toilets. Toronto has a list of toilets that have performed well on a variety of tests.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 6:43 PM on April 7, 2008

Glad to hear you're going. I think it's the right decision. The thing is, while it might be awkward just to show up on your own to a family ceremony (scratch that - it would be awkward), if a group of colleagues are going then it's quite appropriate to go along with the group and will be appreciated.

As a general rule, I think that if an obituary notes the date and time of the service, then everyone is invited. And it can be touching, as said above, for the family to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 5:54 PM on April 7, 2008

You will put her in a very awkward position if you ask her out. If she wants to say yes, she won't be able to because it would get her fired if someone found out, and there goes her future academic career. If she wants to say no, then she has to worry that you think she only said no because she's not allowed to, and that you'll be back when the course is over.

Basically, if you really like her, you'll wait, because all you'll do is make it awkward for her to teach you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 10:52 AM on April 7, 2008

You're probably not off-base. This is the sort of racism-lite, born of ignorance, that there's a lot of. Maybe it's just a reaction to the fact that they hardly ever see brown people around. It doesn't mean that people mean badly, but it is fairly clueless. I think the best way to respond is with a little humour - "Yeah, all brown people are cousins, didn't you know?" That can draw their attention to the fact that they're being dolts, without making them get too defensive.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 4:45 PM on April 3, 2008

Complaints like this can take over your life. When you find another job, just move on and put this behind you. It's not worth being involved for months or years afterwards, especially if they try to take you to court out of revenge over slander or something. It would also make getting any kind of positive reference out of them next to impossible.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 1:51 PM on April 1, 2008

Look at it this way: everyone has the same notice saying 3:30-4:00. Everyone is going to be a pretty serious fan, and no one is going to want to miss the show. So as many people as possible will try to make it early, as long as they're not too averse to standing in line. If they suggest 4pm as the outside time, that's because they're used to turning away people who don't make it by that time. Dude, you're going to the Daily Show! That's so cool! What's an extra half-hour in line if it means you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 2:09 PM on March 30, 2008

He thinks the job will be relatively cushy, and that he is unlikely to see any danger.

If he's never been out of the US, and is going to one of the poorest countries in the world, I think he could be in for a major shock. He may have a great deal of difficulty adjusting, and if he is already a heavy drinker, that could spell big trouble. He could find himself in a situation where he does something stupid out of stress and inebriation. Keep in mind -... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 11:05 AM on March 30, 2008

The Darwin Awards scene (and probably the scene in Permanent Midnight) was based on the real-life tragedy of Garry Hoy, a partner at a Toronto law firm who fell 24 stories out of the Toronto Dominion Centre after taking a run at a window. As mentioned towards the bottom of this article about a more recent law firm wind-up, the firm, Holden Day Wilson, didn't survive long after the incident.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:35 AM on March 28, 2008

Trade it in or sell it. What are the advantages of continuing to drive it? You can spend more time saving for a new car, but in the meantime you're spending twice as much on fuel as you need to, and if you plan on leasing or financing, that could go to payments on a new car. Your wording is sort of strange - "a work commute there" - do you commute or not? If you're driving a long distance every day, then you're spending a lot in fuel that you could save with a small, fuel-efficient car.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:09 PM on March 27, 2008

I would wait. You haven't done anything wrong, in my opinion, so why risk them reacting the wrong way at a late stage in the hiring process? You don't want to suddenly plant the seeds of doubt. This isn't an issue of honesty, from what you say, so I'd just leave it and bring it up offhand once you've been working there for a few months. But in future, it would be better to put everything on the resume, I would think.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 1:49 PM on March 27, 2008

I speak from very limited experience, but I have seen an HDTV receiving a standard-def cable signal, and I thought it looked worse because you see all the little defects. Standard-def DVDs can look great, as long as you have a good-quality progressive-scan DVD player.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 11:20 AM on March 27, 2008

Please don't take any small peanut butter packets on the flight. It will make your 12 hours even longer if it causes someone around you to go into anaphylactic shock and the plane has to make an emergency landing.

Whenever I pack a hard boiled egg sandwich, it smells like feet when I unwrap it (and yet is so delicious!). Will just a plain hard-boiled egg give off this same smell?


I want to re-iterate that it's a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 8:02 AM on March 27, 2008

Pace jessamyn, the above goes for hummus as well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 8:03 AM on March 27, 2008

Thanks, everyone. That's just what I needed. Much appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:02 PM on March 26, 2008

cgs06 has it: Taylor of Old Bond Street makes some of the best badger hair brushes money can buy, and they're a gentleman's institution. Get a silvertip brush, as they're the best-quality - don't worry about getting the biggest, as bigger does not necessarily mean better (unless you have a six-inch upper lip). They seem to have two drop-down menus for silvertip brushes that have the same descriptions. It's not clear to me the difference between an S374 and an S2233 - same price, both small... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 7:32 PM on March 24, 2008

Sorry, just noticed that you're the recipient's girlfriend. Above advice still applies. By the way, fantastic gift. Can you drop my girlfriend a hint for me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 7:36 PM on March 24, 2008

Jesus Christ, Lanark, you should give some warning about what's on that video. I had to stop watching. Are you sure that badger fur comes from China? And are badgers killed for their fur in brushes? Can't they just, you know, comb them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 8:16 PM on March 25, 2008

I don't know if you have to duck, though I would think that because of the flexibilty of the blades, it would be highly advisable to do so, especially as you approach the end of the blades, where they could flex most.

But whatever you do, don't stand on the edge of a helicopter door and wave when you're getting out. It shouldn't be too hard to find the video online of a cheery tourist who did just that, and ended up without hands. (You don't see him without hands, you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 10:45 AM on March 25, 2008

A little late in here, I know, but a useful statistic: a cleanup in Halifax, Nova Scotia last fall of 125 metres (410 feet) of shoreline netted 124 plastic tampon applicators. Halifax is just now preparing to treat its sewage, which is unusually gross for such a large city, and when it starts, most of this stuff will clog the plants instead of the shoreline. Still, that's one tampon applicator per metre of shoreline. That's really disgusting. Please don't flush your tampons.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:33 PM on March 24, 2008

flushing tampons is fine if not on a septic system

This is just not true (and shouldn't be marked as best answer).

I just noticed this. Please listen to oaf. The best answer is not the one you want to hear. This is a recurrent problem on AskMe.

Your plumbing does not need to be outdated for tampons to cause a problem. Even if this were the case, you have no idea what the plumbing is like between the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:46 PM on March 24, 2008

Italy is wonderful, but it's sufficiently southern that its water and fresh fruits can do funky things to your stomach, in a way that northern Europe does not, so I would avoid it for that reason. This may be a bit paranoid, but I figure it's better to play it safe. I think Europe would be fantastic, I would just stick to the richer, cooler parts.

With the exception of Japan, there's basically nowhere in Asia, and certainly nowhere in Africa, that you're going to be able... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 12:06 PM on March 24, 2008

Well, a lot of headphones are designed to fit in their respective ears. More generally, I think the idea is that if you're listening to the same music in different locations, you want the same experience - that left-channel guitar or drum or whatever should always come from the left. And it certainly makes a difference if you've got a movie plugged in, rather than just music.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 1:09 PM on March 23, 2008

Return it. Keep store credit in safe place.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 10:19 AM on March 22, 2008

he wouldn't get it in the mail in time

You must be joking. If he can afford a car, he can afford to Fed Ex the documents.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 12:02 PM on March 19, 2008

Wow, what a lot of non-sequiturs, dubious assumptions, and so forth.

First of all, the fact that landlord information is technically publicly available doesn't mean that the poster can't, in effect, keep the information secret. How many old ladies do you know who are good about looking up municipal records on the internet? And most people aren't going to bother going down to city hall or wherever to dig it up. So if you want to keep your landlord's name private to avoid... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:57 AM on March 19, 2008

Feed him his favourite treat every time you're done putting the drops in his ears. Eventually, he'll look forward to the treats and not mind the drops, though by that time the medication may be finished. This would be better for a daily thing than a weekly thing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 5:19 PM on March 18, 2008

I would think that you could use a condom.

HPV is transmitted through the skin, so this won't work. But, look, HPV is a very common infection that a lot of people carry and usually it causes no harm. You're not going to be able to never again have a relationship with someone because of this, so just tell your current girlfriend, have her talk to her doctor about the risks, and make sure that future partners are vigilant about pap smears. This is not a relationship-ender.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 10:35 AM on March 16, 2008

Please find out about going raw food with them.

Whoa, whoa, be careful before taking advice like this. Animals have specific dietary requirements that aren't easily met by just feeding them stuff on your own. Moving to high-quality cat food is a good idea, but moving to a diet you prepare yourself is a very different thing. This report done after the pet-food recall (and linked to from this article) mentions the risk of salmonella from raw food. This... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 1:19 PM on March 15, 2008

Get in touch with the Embassy or a consulate to find out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dasein at 9:22 AM on March 14, 2008