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A friend developed a new Firefox extension. While I didn't write any code for it, I was one of the testers during development and like to think that my input has helped the product. Is this okay to post to Projects?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 3:44 AM on July 1, 2008
(47 comments)
I'm moving to Seattle! How can I find a sublet for August?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 1:09 PM on June 29, 2008
(17 comments)
A few weeks ago, there was a
post about two Muslims about to be deported from Britain. Today in AskMe, the poster
reveals that one of the potential deportees is a friend of his. Shouldn't this have been disclosed at the time? Is it okay to make posts about your friends?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 12:47 PM on June 10, 2008
(40 comments)
Can I set up a mailbox that will forward incoming mail as a Twitter direct message? There are several services that will change your Twitter status based on an e-mail. This is not what I want. I shouldn't have to provide my Twitter password either as it is unnecessary for sending direct messages.
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 7:59 AM on May 28, 2008
(9 comments)
NYC meetup next week? Sunday or Monday, 4 or 5 May?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 9:35 AM on April 27, 2008
(54 comments)
Many of us have spent quite a bit of time writing our various comments and posts on MetaFilter. In the spirit of "All posts are © their original authors," I would like to request the ability for a user to be able to download all of their own contributions as a simple data dump.
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 4:53 PM on April 14, 2008
(69 comments)
I've been interviewing for bioinformatics postdoctoral positions in the U.S. and will soon be discussing the details of taking a position. Do you have suggestions over things I should discuss with my prospective mentor or research on my own before agreeing to the job?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 7:04 AM on April 9, 2008
(10 comments)
I currently live overseas but am registered to vote in Texas. If I want to help Obama's campaign the most, should I vote in the 4 March Texas primary, or the 12 February Democrats Abroad primary?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 6:09 AM on January 22, 2008
(12 comments)
I'm probably moving back to the U.S. in August or September. I'm visiting this week and again in late March/early April. I already have a UK tri-band GSM phone. What should I do to get mobile phone coverage in the U.S.?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 4:00 PM on December 18, 2007
(8 comments)
Fields in user profiles used to have a different color background if they contained information only visible to logged in community members. Can we have this back please?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 10:08 AM on December 16, 2007
(23 comments)
How do I keep my keys from chewing through my trousers? The threadbare spot on one pair has developed into a hole. This is probably related to the fact that it's where I place my keys in my front pockets.
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 4:35 AM on November 25, 2007
(25 comments)
What are the optimal output settings when generating images for use in PowerPoint?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 5:22 AM on October 15, 2007
(8 comments)
Anyone want to do a Berlin meetup on 27 October?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 2:44 PM on October 14, 2007
(68 comments)
jessamyn has
invited us to have a discussion about copyright issues in MetaTalk. So here it is.
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 6:46 AM on September 2, 2007
(62 comments)
UCLA releases the results of an
independent investigation into an incident where a UCLAPD officer repeatedly tasered a passively resisting student (
previously on MetaFilter). The investigation found that the officer violated UCLA's use of force policies. Furthermore, it found that these policies are "unduly permissive" and that "the UCLAPD policy stands alone in its legitimization of the Taser as a pain compliance device against passive resisters." An internal investigation by UCLAPD previously determined that there was no violation.
posted to MetaFilter by grouse
at 3:53 AM on August 6, 2007
(31 comments)
The new RSS feeds (which are wonderful) are starting to show up in Google searches. I doubt this is what anyone wants. I would suggest that they be disallowed in robots.txt, or set NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW.
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 1:39 AM on August 1, 2007
(14 comments)
Can we please have a My Favorites tab in My Activity? One that would work just like the My Comments tab in showing the last few comments on each thread, but do this for our favorite threads rather than threads we commented in?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 5:12 PM on June 4, 2007
(16 comments)
NYC Meetup on Saturday? I'll be in town for one night only, and would love to be able to meet the famous NYC MeFites before I head back across the pond.
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 8:16 AM on May 8, 2007
(24 comments)
I restored my Picasa data from a backup after a crash. Now none of the previously hidden photos are still hidden. Can I recover this automatically somehow?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 10:41 AM on March 27, 2007
(5 comments)
My National Security Letter Gag Order
"Under the threat of criminal prosecution, I must hide all aspects of my involvement in the case -- including the mere fact that I received an NSL -- from my colleagues, my family and my friends. When I meet with my attorneys I cannot tell my girlfriend where I am going or where I have been. I hide any papers related to the case in a place where she will not look. When clients and friends ask me whether I am the one challenging the constitutionality of the NSL statute, I have no choice but to look them in the eye and lie."
posted to MetaFilter by grouse
at 1:37 PM on March 23, 2007
(61 comments)
I am looking for a quotation similar to "Ron Paul, who believes the solution is for us all to become Peruvians..."
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 7:49 AM on March 13, 2007
(3 comments)
What does "karmacoma" mean?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 6:53 PM on December 25, 2006
(9 comments)
Rising bollards in the middle of the road are becoming more used in the UK to physically enforce
traffic restrictions, such as roads open only to buses and taxis. But some drivers in Manchester think the law doesn't apply to them.
See what happens when they try to tailgate behind authorized vehicles. Also, see
a video of what happens when a loaded lorry is rammed into an anti-terrorist rising bollard at full speed.
posted to MetaFilter by grouse
at 3:55 AM on December 15, 2006
(127 comments)
How do I eat crusty bread or other crumbly items like crackers without getting a big crumbly mess all over the table?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 10:42 AM on November 26, 2006
(22 comments)
Who would be interested in a Cambridge, England meetup?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 7:31 AM on October 28, 2006
(26 comments)
Please help me recover my hosed NTFS partition(s).
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 6:48 AM on October 17, 2006
(12 comments)
How many Hong Kongers supported reunification before it happened? Now?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 7:31 AM on October 6, 2006
(2 comments)
What sorts of things can I cook in a countertop convection/grill oven?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 8:59 AM on September 25, 2006
(5 comments)
Is there a point at which I should stop progressing my workout?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 11:50 PM on August 25, 2006
(17 comments)
How can I avoid getting my hands and wrists injured by a power handshake?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 1:03 PM on August 17, 2006
(20 comments)
Suggestions for body soap and shower gel for a man in the UK and U.S.?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 3:11 AM on July 23, 2006
(17 comments)
Where's a good place for a mid-twenties man to get slightly smart casualwear in England?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 3:07 PM on July 5, 2006
(18 comments)
Why is it that the Yahoo index of MetaFilter is better than that of Google? I know that when the search box was switched over to Yahoo no one really knew. Any new ideas?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 2:55 PM on July 4, 2006
(18 comments)
How can I learn to tie a necktie better?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 8:52 AM on June 10, 2006
(18 comments)
@mathowie: Why are people starting to put commercial at signs before usernames when they are directly addressing other MeFites? Is this a convention from Digg or something? Am I the only one who finds this annoying, even more annoying than putting other usernames in
boldface? Even more annoying than Todd Lokkenning? Can we make it stop?
posted to MetaTalk by grouse
at 11:36 PM on June 9, 2006
(99 comments)
Should I let other people use expensive and easily breakable pieces of portable electronics I have like a camera or Palm? Especially if I rely on them like the latter?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 10:19 AM on May 29, 2006
(22 comments)
What are some upper body exercises I can do without putting any load on my wrists?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grouse
at 12:41 PM on May 21, 2006
(29 comments)
