The "charity" that StickK users donate to could be a fund to reward significant goals that are met. The system would need laborious oversight though, to ensure that goals that receive a payout were actually met and were significant enough to merit a fiscal reward.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 8:03 AM on January 18, 2008

Or what dances_with_sneetches said.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 8:09 AM on January 18, 2008

What slogger said :(
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:42 PM on January 2, 2008

What a fun post. Thanks!
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 8:55 PM on September 7, 2007

Great Post.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 8:47 PM on August 28, 2007

YouTube in 4... 3... 2...
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 8:55 PM on May 6, 2007

In the same vein, check out Infiltration: the zine about going places you're not supposed to go and the Vanishing Point.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 7:24 PM on January 14, 2007

Oops! Sorry, here's the Infiltration link.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 7:25 PM on January 14, 2007

Where is the Address from 1989?
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:38 PM on January 3, 2007

To answer my own question: here.
( Note that this speech is not officially listed as a State of the Union Address. Regardless, it was perceived as being a State of the Union Address by the press and the public at the time it was delivered and is commonly remembered as being a State of the Union Address.)
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:40 PM on January 3, 2007

BBC
posted by econous at 10:01 PM EST on November 22 [+] [!]

Thanks!
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 7:20 PM on November 22, 2006

Great post. Thanks!
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:40 PM on October 21, 2006

His online poll doesn't appear to agree with him much.
Do you think that the US and Israeli intention and goal by attacking Lebanon is pulling the trigger for another word war?
No 93%
Yes 7%
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 7:29 PM on August 13, 2006

MeTa.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 8:04 PM on August 2, 2006

MeTa.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 9:14 AM on June 20, 2006

MetaFilter: This is not nearly as sexy as a panda going extinct
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 9:05 AM on June 19, 2006

I've actually been really impressed by Harper's time in office. He's no pushover. He gets things done, and he's doing everything he promised he would (or at least trying to).
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:13 PM on May 24, 2006

As for his minority government... I think Harper's popularity has soared since his arrival in office, hasn't it?
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:14 PM on May 24, 2006

I don't really like it.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 5:08 PM on May 13, 2006

Few things are more sacred to Canadians than the nation's medicare system.
Few things are more hated by Canadian editors than Americanisms like "medicare".
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 3:17 PM on April 27, 2006

I am horrified, 327. A lamentable development in the Canadian health care system.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 3:37 PM on April 27, 2006

In Canada, a vendor is not legally obligated to honour a price which is obviously a clerical error.
Many large businesses have policies which let the customer have the product at the erroneous price, though.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 10:27 PM on April 6, 2006

And it's good PR.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 10:29 PM on April 6, 2006

How embarrassing.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 9:31 PM on April 6, 2006

What smackfu said. The coral is ancient for a reason; not that this isn't a Bad Thing, but I'm not sure I believe that coral will just go like that.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:38 PM on March 31, 2006

Thanks, cerebus. Corrected.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 9:17 AM on March 19, 2006

You too can pose questions of policy of Sistani.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:32 PM on March 18, 2006

Haha, from the red page: Now hopefully I've proved my thesis that Elizabeth was a very cruel hearted woman that took advantage of her wealth and prosperity

Such intellect at the University of Nevada.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:02 PM on March 18, 2006

9/11: Loose Change. A documentary detailing how totally staged 9/11 was.
[I know, parts of it are questionable]
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 5:54 PM on March 18, 2006

You can watch the whole thing here. I don't think he's retarded, or anything.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 4:15 PM on March 17, 2006

The mantis is particularly awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:49 AM on March 15, 2006

Actually, in Nunavut you'll find a research centre, thank you.
Awesome post though!
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 6:49 PM on March 14, 2006

lalala cette thread ete fermé
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 12:37 PM on March 14, 2006

What suckerpunch said.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 9:57 AM on February 26, 2006

In light of the controversy, Iran has officially renamed danishes. They are now Roses of the Prophet Muhammad.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 1:04 PM on February 15, 2006

That is purest nonsense.

Someone tell him he is invited to bring his invention up here, north of the border for a demonstration. On behalf of Canada, I hereby promise not to confiscate it.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 3:53 PM on February 4, 2006

Nader supporters elected Bush in 2000
No, I'm pretty sure the Bush supporters elected Bush and the Nader supporters tried to elect Nader.

To quote Jon Stewart, Ralph Nader was second only to Al Gore in costing Al Gore the presidency.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 1:45 PM on January 17, 2006

I seem to recall about this time last year, that Scott Ritter was predicting, almost guaranteeing a US attack on Iran in June of 2005. Didn't happen. Or, at least, I don't think it did. Or, maybe he just got the year wrong.
At the end of June 2005, he asserted that the war with Iran has already begun.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 3:01 PM on January 14, 2006

.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 3:36 PM on December 16, 2005

Is del.icio.us (that American corporation which recently got sold off to a giant) for Communists?
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 2:58 PM on December 15, 2005

go away, you soil the earth.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 11:01 AM on November 26, 2005

Um. Alliance?
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 1:19 PM on November 23, 2005

The world's most famous public intellectual?
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 2:20 PM on November 17, 2005

whur tf is the mi
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 9:33 AM on November 12, 2005

meta, just because

(My best friend in kindergarten was African American. )
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 2:53 PM on November 12, 2005

Therefore, I will go back once again to lurk mode since what Metafilter seems to become is a place to beat up posters, rather than consider that a post might have merit.
Please do.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 2:57 PM on November 12, 2005

Who's mocking?
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 7:48 PM on November 6, 2005

Who's mocking?
posted by Count Ziggurat at 10:48 PM EST on November 6 [!]

You are.
posted by Rothko at 10:54 PM EST on November 6 [!]

Settle.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 7:57 PM on November 6, 2005

Use of "Moslem" is a mark of ignorance if not outright disrespect; Muslims prefer to be called Muslims, not "Moslems", and an unwillingness to call a people what they prefer to be called is naturally offensive.
Everyone, I prefer to be called Jesus Christ. Failure to do so is naturally offensive.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 1:41 PM on November 4, 2005

"beta"
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 10:10 AM on November 3, 2005