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Why do so many laywers use WordPerfect?

Why have so many laywers stayed with WordPerfect?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 6:34 AM on July 17, 2008 (22 comments)

Dave Sim is not... no, wait... actually he is.

Comic book author Dave Sim is shocked, shocked, that anyone might have gotten the impression from his own words that he is a misogynist. So he's sent out a form letter saying that he'll only talk to people who will sign an online petition or send him an letter affirming that it's not so. Hilarity ensues.
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 11:59 AM on May 6, 2008 (158 comments)

A sufficiently sturdy pillbox

The inside of my purse is a hazardous place, and I have trouble finding a pillbox that will stand up to it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 12:30 PM on January 30, 2008 (21 comments)

Have You Seen These Books (on TV)?

Have you seen these books in the background of movie/tv scenes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 5:49 AM on January 4, 2008 (10 comments)

What to charge for a 3 minute throwaway web edit?

What do I charge for a 3 minute throwaway web edit, and how do I carefully extricate myself from any expectations that may have caused?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 12:12 PM on November 30, 2007 (33 comments)

Help my friend select a HD Reciever unit.

My friend is in the market for a new Hi-Def receiver unit. He need help picking the right one for him.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 11:52 AM on November 17, 2007 (5 comments)

Finding a Psychiatrist in New Jersey

The meds the GP gives me don't work. How do I find a psychiatrist who's actually able to see me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 11:56 AM on July 13, 2007 (9 comments)

Ancient Chinese Wall Inscriptions

Written Chinese may be older than we thought. Chinese archaeologists think that anicent cliff wall carvings may may take the history of Chinese characters back to 7,000 to 8,000 years ago.
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 6:16 AM on May 18, 2007 (32 comments)

Why is css doing this to me?

I've run into a problem with displacing a block of text with css. II see the same behavior in IE6, IE7 and Firefox, so I gather its supposed to behave that way, but I can't work out why.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 4:13 PM on March 10, 2007 (3 comments)

A Diabetic-Friendly Easter Basket

Does anyone make a sugar-free chocolate bunny with something other than maltitol?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 12:14 PM on February 24, 2007 (7 comments)

Zoho, any good?

Do you have feelings about the Zoho suite of web apps?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 5:54 AM on February 7, 2007 (4 comments)

tea/infusions/tisanes - How hard is it to mix your own spice teas?

tea/infusions/tisanes - How hard is it to mix your own spice teas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 7:41 AM on October 11, 2006 (6 comments)

A point of AskMe etiquette? I recently posted a...

A point of AskMe etiquette? I recently posted a question and got no useful response, and I suspect it's because I put the question badly. At this point, it's off the first page. Is it OK to repost the question in a more potentially useful way or should I just give up?
posted to MetaTalk by Karmakaze at 1:24 PM on November 14, 2005 (17 comments)

The Amazing Bouncing Float

Why does IE's rendering of CSS suck so much?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 2:28 PM on November 11, 2005 (10 comments)

The Big Book of Fandom & Internet Law - You Must Obey!!!

Jurisimprudence. The Big Book of Fandom & Internet Law, brought to us by the kind folks at fandom_wank has been conveniently indexed on del.icio.us.
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 2:42 PM on September 29, 2005 (4 comments)

Driving from NJ to NH

I'm considering a drive from NJ to NH, and there are various potential trouble spots on the way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 8:00 AM on September 6, 2005 (23 comments)

How Do I Make The Fugly Go Away?

Making a personal stylesheet to override a forum?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 7:51 AM on August 12, 2005 (4 comments)

How to evict a chest cold before it finishes moving in.

I love medical advice from strangers on the internet: favorite chest cold remedies.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 5:24 PM on July 9, 2005 (14 comments)

File Sharing among a small group

I'm trying to work out the best way to keep some files online and accessible by 4 people.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 5:38 PM on June 26, 2005 (11 comments)

What's the best earbud shape

I've recently broken the cheapass earbuds I use at work to listen to internet radio and am trying to figure out what cheapass replacement I should go look for.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 7:52 PM on February 28, 2005 (14 comments)

CSSPopupFilter. I adore parenthetical comments,...

CSSPopupFilter. I adore parenthetical comments, but they clutter up my writing, so in one of my projects, I pulled them out as endnotes. Then I discovered a clever way of doing them as css popups. But am I happy? No. [mi]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 11:04 AM on December 22, 2004 (10 comments)

The Repo Man Ate My Homework

Local Town Mortgages Students' Textbooks. "[The South Plainfield school board] plans to sell nearly all student textbooks to a bank or financial institution, which then would lease them back to the district over a period of five years. The more than 2,500 books would remain in students' hands, and the move would bring a quick boost of about $965,000."
(via Patridiot Watch)
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 2:23 PM on December 20, 2004 (35 comments)

For the last couple of weeks, I've tried a vitamin...

For the last couple of weeks, I've tried a vitamin drink (Emergen-C) for the Vitamin C megadose (to kick a cold/flu) and happened to pick the flavor that also advertised "joint health" and contains Glucosamine and Chondroitin. I think a chronic shoulder problem I have has improved. I've done the requisite google search, but so much tends to be aimed towards either selling herbal supplements (it's a miracle cure, click here to buy our product) or debunking them (all non-traditional treatments are snake oil, you gullible fools, now go buy prescription drugs like a good little consumer), I'm having trouble wading through all the agendas for an accurate answer. [mi]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 8:15 AM on November 9, 2004 (11 comments)

Something not about the election.

The Geek Guide to Kosher Machines : How the industry makes appliances Shabbat safe.
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 11:10 AM on November 3, 2004 (16 comments)

Yeah, I'm a geek - but I've got company!

Don't Forget to Pack the Scimitar (NYT Link): Mainstream media covers Live Action Role Playing in a way that makes us sound only a little like freaks.
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 7:49 AM on October 22, 2004 (5 comments)

Airfarefilter. I already know the dates for a...

Airfarefilter. I already know the dates for a trip next August. It's possible to drive (approx 12 hours), and we did drive this year, but it might be nice to fly instead. Clearly its not possible to book flights this far in advance, but starting the search for low fares early should have some advantage. What are some good strategies for finding low airfares and when should I start to implement them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 10:08 AM on August 27, 2004 (14 comments)

It's a sign!

Baby Sign Language. Hearing children can learn to sign before they can talk. Parents can use ASL, or make up their own language.
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 8:48 AM on May 4, 2004 (67 comments)

I'm in the process of trying to buy Christmas...

I'm in the process of trying to buy Christmas presents for my father and his wife. My father likes science fiction (hard, mostly) and I've had luck with Vernor Vinge and Neal Stephenson in the past. His wife... doesn't, although I am told she likes biographies. Can anyone recommend some good hard sf or biographies that might go over well?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karmakaze at 10:00 AM on December 12, 2003 (36 comments)

Sex, Drugs, and... Typography?

Behind the Typeface: Cooper Black You might not think to make a movie about the life and times of a font, but someone did.
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 10:53 AM on August 7, 2003 (18 comments)

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I Found A Duck!
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 1:41 PM on August 1, 2003 (10 comments)

Well, that is one way of doing it

Backpack Nation has an interesting idea about helping out the third world.
The basic mission and strategy of Backpack Nation is to transform the world's dire political situation by sending individual travelers from the developed countries to serve as roving ambassadors to the world's less-wealthy countries.

posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 9:21 AM on June 10, 2003 (50 comments)

And you thought you only had to worry about pervy dentists

Gynecological exams are changing as new students begin to question old practices. Medical students often perform pelvic exams when the patient is under anesthesia, not only without consent, but without informing them.
posted to MetaFilter by Karmakaze at 1:58 PM on March 12, 2003 (21 comments)