(you mean "cites", not "sights", correct?)


given that the election season is only in it's primary and not the general, and given that this year seems to have record primary turn out, at least on the D side, I'm not sure you are going to find anything like this. At least not currently. Check back in 5 to 6 months, or even after the election
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 2:20 PM on February 28, 2008

It also is a bit disingenuous to lump them all in the same category. There are people with DD who are truly like children, of some age, but there are plenty of others who are more like teenagers, or others who have difficulty in some area of cogitation that does not preclude them from most of "normal" life. I work with this population and the fellows I work with would be humiliated, angry and depressed to be treated like children. They all have jobs to varying degrees, some of them... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 12:49 PM on February 26, 2008

There might be a fuse you can pull to disable the alarm. either fine the Chilton book that corresponds to your make/model or call the dealership where you bought it, or look online for forums that are directed towards your car.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 12:36 PM on February 26, 2008

fine = find
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 12:37 PM on February 26, 2008

I know GRE scores do. Prolly best to inquire at the specific universities you are applying to.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:17 PM on February 22, 2008

Depends... if you do it while other people are not around, no problems.

If you do it around other people you may come across as passive aggressive, hard to understand, and annoying, people assume that if you are making speech noise you want to be heard and will strive to hear you, specifically impeding that will earn you a reputation. So you decide if that matters to you. Personally I did use to mutter to myself, especially when trying to think out loud and was told how... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:54 AM on February 21, 2008

What many people here are saying is in essence you need more protean in your flour. Using bread flour instead of all purpose will help this, as well as the gluten suggestion.

I make sourdough regularly and the flour makes a huge difference on how it turns out. water in a pan on a lower rack helps the crust (doesn't have to be a cast iron container anything over safe will surfice)
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 11:39 AM on February 19, 2008

Can they? yes

Should they? Up to them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 5:36 PM on February 16, 2008

I've had pesto literally a few weeks after opening, but 1) they've been in jars not cans, not sure if the metal means anything, 2) and I think the way pesto would go bad would be by going rancid as oil ( and perhaps the oil in the nuts) is usually the only thing that would go "off" anytime soon, and even that should last a good amount of time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 2:27 PM on February 14, 2008

(there is only about 26 cases of food born botulism per year in the US)
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 2:29 PM on February 14, 2008

If you can find Gigantic (DVD) it might be worth a watch before you go. An amusing little documentry.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 9:16 AM on February 13, 2008

So... what do they do to the child when they are actually angry? A little smack on the head (if that is what it is) may be cruel but not full blown abuse, but they are conditioning themselves to accept that the head is an ok place to hit, and it'll only take one good angry punch or full blown smack to cause brain damage of some type. Physical negative reinforcement as the dominate means of correction is piss poor parenting.

I agree that children are fairly resilient,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 3:48 PM on February 5, 2008

that or, if you walk away, say to go in the store, and for some reason there is a spill the hold open with just gush and gush while you are not there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 3:31 PM on February 5, 2008

There are plenty of people who would disagree with your basic premise here. Neuroscience has certainly grown by great leaps but there is an awful lot of inner brain cognition that remains pretty occluded, and certainly there are many people who benefit from talk therapy type help. Not sure if calling it a pseudo-science is going to get you meaningful answers as it is awfully pejorative.

Your question is a bit broad and seems to be a set up for a discussion rather than... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 7:34 PM on February 3, 2008

(and are you referring to Peter Watson the historian? If so, how does that credential allow him to be an authority on psychology?)
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 7:35 PM on February 3, 2008

Sexual fixating on breasts is not hardwired/instinct, it is cultural which is not saying that it isn't a strong desire, just routed a little differently.

There are cultures that are pretty blase about exposed female breasts but find other things shocking (thighs for example. Hell for the longest time in Western culture the thought of women wearing trousers was pretty scandalous and the same arguments could be made about that, yet we have moved on.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:20 AM on January 24, 2008

A few random dishes

Sliced potatoes cooked in dry white wine, toped with salt and cracked pepper.

Steamed broccoli with peanut sauce

Rice noodles + fancy sauteed (olive oil) mushrooms, carrot slivers and carefully selected stir fry sauce

Stuffed peppers using seasoned rice and veg

Any number of mexican dishes as long as you are careful

In the end it is not hard as long as you are mindful of what you are doing
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:23 PM on January 19, 2008

Moscow springs to mind. First line open in '35 or so... I'd imagine most major European and Asian cities that have subways would fall into your criteria London (of course), Tokyo.. etc as the citis themselves are significantly old.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:15 PM on January 4, 2008

NY to OK city over to LV?

~38 hours
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:00 AM on January 4, 2008

1. polish them.
2. try and return them to the beach they came from.
3. give them to kids.
4. Give them away on freecycle
5. Dump them in your yard
6. put them in a fishbowl/bottle with water/oil
7. Clone dinosaurs from trapped DNA

-or-

8. just sell them to some jeweler/rock collector/whatever
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 9:04 AM on January 4, 2008

Is there any hope? Yes, of course. Issues of Mental Illness are not addressed rapidly, but symptoms of cutting and depression can be overcome. Often it requires a lot of frustration as different meds may be tried and discarded if they don't work, different viable therapies attempted, no two people are alike, so there is no single solution that works for everyone.

Should you cut and run? I don't know, and no one here does really. We are not enough part of your life to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 11:00 AM on January 3, 2008

accept that sometimes you just can't fix your past mistakes. Be a better person in the future.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:37 AM on January 3, 2008

1.) Obama or Clinton what? Who has the biggest penis? Who use to be a republican? Who likes to smell baby feet in the morning?


2.) google fuck Ron Paul
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:34 AM on January 3, 2008

If there is threatening behavior, perhaps, you can call the police and have the roommate removed and a restraining order enacted. This of course would open a whole different can of worms. But, here again, perhaps the possibility of this happening could be worked into the conversation with the landlord, not as a (overt) threat to them but as a statement of what the situation may come to if you are not able to leave, as you feel unsafe. Depending on the person (landlord) they... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:04 AM on January 3, 2008

If this is really a question of Nikon vs. Cannon it is a near answer-less question. If you really want a specific model from either then, yeah do the comparisons and go with the better outfitted/Mxps version in your price range. Both companies make really good cameras. (owns a Canon D20)
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 9:09 AM on December 31, 2007

1. Bite the bullet and break the relationship off. No relationship is absolutely perfect, but if you are disinterested in him at this point that is going to get worse and turn into resentment.

2. "more inside" is your friend.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 11:48 AM on December 28, 2007

You could also make your own
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 9:21 AM on December 27, 2007

Sorry, that was suppose to point here
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 9:22 AM on December 27, 2007

pasta is not HARD work but it is a bit intensive, especially spacewise as it needs to dry. You don't need a pasta machine (just make wide noodles) but if you don't have a good mixer prepare for a bunch of dough kneeding, roll out thin cut with sharp knife.

I've never stored made pasta more than a day or two, so can't speak as to its longivity capacity.

Perhaps, and this is not to disuade you from making pasta, another, easier idea is to collect... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 12:20 AM on December 26, 2007

You can look at it as sort of a litmus test of how open your new bf is to try new things, how willing and flexible his is in trying to have a good time in out of comfort zone situations.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 6:54 PM on December 23, 2007

The Cintiq is what inspired me to ask this question actually.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 2:14 PM on December 22, 2007

I would venture Donaldson's books are not exactly "page turners", they have some strong points going for them, but they are difficult reads. (imo)

Actually, try an oldie, Alfred Bester's, The Demolished Man (wiki, might contain spoliers), was reissued a few years back. Heck of a book.

Gene Wolfe's There are Doors, is a lot easier then most of his stuff and pretty good, Some of Michael Swanwick's... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 5:20 PM on December 20, 2007

Yeah, it really is shop specific. I understand why people are averse to the chains, but I also know of a few shops in this area that are chains but provide good quality service. (one even fixed a small quick problem for no charge). Dealership for warranty repair. Check the Car Talk site for a fairly reliable recommendation database
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 1:46 PM on December 20, 2007

stapleless stapler?
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 1:39 PM on December 20, 2007

If you make them hard to get at in your checked bags you have a very good chance of nothing going wrong. I would advise against them being easily accessible. Myself, personally, I would FedEx and insure, but I am one of those that have had bags disappear.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 4:10 PM on December 18, 2007

Perhaps more to the point are you actually going to follow any advice given here? Given your history people may be wasting their time in this thread, Askme is acting like you are.


Talking to other people, even exs, is NOT cheating (unless, possibly, it is in a sexual nature). It could, depending on circumstances, fall under trust issues, and given what you have written before there seems to be too many issues to make this a really... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:28 AM on December 17, 2007

if I recall correctly ceramic can be busted up fine and used as filler for cheap ceramic projects, esp in beginner ceramic classes (grog, is the term I think). You may ask around at pottery studios and see if they have ideas or can use them
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 9:41 PM on December 12, 2007

can I jump in and ask if anyone knows of a setup similar (USB and RCA), that will also handle 78s?
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 1:26 PM on December 12, 2007

I still have an Iriver I40 which is no longer made (grrr) so can speak to Iriver's good quality.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:01 PM on December 11, 2007

Charles Mingus, The Clown. perhaps
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 6:46 PM on December 10, 2007

As Zosia Blue suggests N. MN, as well as N. WI
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 6:47 PM on December 9, 2007

As others have mentioned..... I've had moderate amount of luck with adding sugar in similar situations.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 6:42 PM on December 9, 2007

so, given the reliable, objective nature of the current news media, one can assume that everything on this show is accurate?
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 2:41 AM on December 9, 2007

either no straight out, or the idea of letting them know it is going to happen and insisting on a period of cordial behavior before getting to know when/where.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 9:15 PM on December 7, 2007

The Breeders - Happiness is a warm gun, has some
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 12:12 AM on December 6, 2007

Velvet Underground - European Son
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 12:16 AM on December 6, 2007

I don't think there is, and using a rifle on most of these birds is illegal.
You may want to have a dog run built if you want to let the bugger out alone.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 10:21 AM on December 5, 2007

Well, being fired usually qualifies you for unemployment whereas quitting generally doesn't.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 5:21 PM on December 4, 2007

Goodwill doesn't sell all of its donations, some of it gets bundled and sent overseas, to rag shops and other destinations. So, if they feel your underwear is undesirable it'll still be used somehow.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 9:33 PM on November 30, 2007

You already have a job so I say write away. Be as objective and detailed as possible, times dates etc. You *may* want to report them as well to Wage and Hour. If this is WVa as your profile suggests it may be, the link is here. Not reporting it just ensures the cycle continues.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edgeways at 6:55 PM on November 20, 2007