I had to stop watching after the first 30 seconds, I was getting too hungry.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 4:23 PM on October 7, 2008

Isn't AIG's downfall merely the symptom of a systemic problem? I fail to see why I should be outraged about this.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 4:11 PM on October 7, 2008

Free word order! writes "And -poof!- suddenly the world has much less wealth. "

The world never had that much wealth. This is just the result of everyone sobering up and admitting it.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 1:52 PM on October 6, 2008

melissa may writes "What about all the people like me, who were perfectly sober, perfectly willing to live within our means, invested in some of the most perfectly safe options available for retirement -- and are now jobless and with a decimated financial portfolio because a bunch of drunken pirates took off with the economy while aided and abetted by our own government?"

There is no such thing as a perfectly safe investment. There is no... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 4:33 PM on October 6, 2008

This American Life single-handedly justifies the existence of radio. All the rest could go away and my only reaction would be a yawn.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 2:24 PM on October 7, 2008

According to this helpful flow chart, having immediate family who are citizens is immigration gold. And by gold, I mean green card.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mullingitover at 6:26 PM on October 6, 2008

What a great commercial for mail-in voting.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 10:29 AM on October 6, 2008

I'm not a Valley snob, I think the non-valley areas are nice too.
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 5:32 PM on September 24, 2008

Oh and I'm also a short bike ride away from the Sportsmen's Lodge. I'm down for the cause pretty much any time.
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 5:38 PM on September 24, 2008

Oh just come! I'll buy you a beer and share my cheese fries if that's what it takes.
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 1:07 AM on October 4, 2008

davidmsc writes "The public fascination with Simpson continues to baffle me."

Yeah, what's so interesting about a multi-millionaire Heisman Trophy-winning actor brutally murdering his wife and her friend and then being acquitted, only to end up serving the rest of his life in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping?
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 11:31 PM on October 3, 2008

"PS: How bout 10ish AM on Sunday? :P"

I understand the individual words you have chosen, but the order you have placed them in makes no sense to me. A typo, perhaps? Did you mean PM? I realize that A and P are pretty far apart on the keyboard, but that still makes more sense than getting up before noon on the weekend :P

PS you have defeated me at Flickr. For now...
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 6:03 PM on October 3, 2008

Yes, noon is more like it. I'm going to be partying vigorously saturday night. Where's your hotel?
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 8:42 PM on October 3, 2008

Damn, zero to godwin in one post. We're not fucking around today.
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 5:53 PM on October 3, 2008

Also, yeah Office Space.
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 5:58 PM on October 3, 2008

This post is missing the 'hero' and 'awesome' tags. Also, mad props to the northwest for breeding such creative people. This is the best heist since D. B. Cooper.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 5:39 PM on October 3, 2008

mumstheword writes "I've never heard a clearcut reason for this."

Artificially lengthened photoperiods and a shift toward blue spectrum lighting (CFL lighting and computer monitors/televisions) can have an impact on development. Studies on our fellow mammals have established that much. It's not terribly surprising, after all we've been using natural light cycles for the vast majority of our existence as a species. Artifical light is, in... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mullingitover at 2:30 PM on October 3, 2008

Lizc writes "does this site load for anyone else?"

Down for everyone, or just me?
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 1:46 PM on October 3, 2008

Not sure why you'd need to make a mefi post about this. I would've tagged it under 'wackos' in del.icio.us and moved on.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 11:42 AM on October 3, 2008

A round-table show featuring Mitchell and three other Christian panelists, Flamethrower is best known for a segment that never aired. Produced in January, Mitchell's video Making Mohammed Cookies! shows a chef, wearing Islamic headdress, baking a cookie in the shape of the Muslim prophet. He's interrupted at one point by his roommate, whom he shoots with a handgun while yelling, "Jew!"
Hate speech is so funny!
[Faith TV vice president Mark] MacGregor, who was... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 11:52 AM on October 3, 2008

The funny thing is that Mitchell self-applies the middle name "Molotov," (who was a socialist). Barack didn't choose his name.

Bernt Pancreas writes "I'm lucky because the Whole foods by my house carries St. Bernardus Abt 12. That has got to be the best beer I have ever tasted."

Hah, I have you beat. My local grocery store carries that nectar of the gods, Pabst Blue Ribbon, in a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 12:51 PM on October 3, 2008

I find that turning off the lights an hour or two before bed works wonders. As soon as they go off I feel the natural melatonin production start to take off. Even switching from white to red lights late at night helps.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mullingitover at 4:04 PM on October 2, 2008

Number of Senate votes McCain has cast since May: 0

-October Harper's Index
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 12:57 PM on September 24, 2008

I think McCain finally realized that Bush got his ass handed to him in the debates last time, and he still won. So McCain is going to take it a step further and just forefeit entirely. He realizes that the debates are dead as a campaign sideshow. Nobody cares, people will root for their team regardless.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 1:42 PM on September 24, 2008

dougzilla writes "It's getting close to October. Are we in for a suprise?"

Surprise buttsecks, maybe.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 11:57 PM on September 24, 2008

Palin is going to get replaced on the ticket before October is out. The republicans are in open rebellion. George will says she is "obviously not qualified to be President." She's going to be McCain's Harriet Miers, and I bet dollars to sub-prime mortgage paper that Mittens will be his Alito.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 11:05 PM on September 30, 2008

Mental Wimp writes "She's also a reasonably attractive person and that gets you lots of slack in the world, because people will assume the best about you."

Ah, the halo effect. Yes, it's true that it can be an advantage. However, it can turn on you.

fourcheesemac writes "Wowee. Quinnipiac poll shows Obama up by *8* in Florida, *8* in Ohio"

...and Ohio is... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 10:49 AM on October 1, 2008

Win or lose, it's not going to make a big difference. Ripping DVDs is trivial. As an anarchist, I support pointless laws which destroy the government's credibility in the eyes of the populace.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 3:24 PM on September 30, 2008

Handbrake is nice, too.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 6:44 PM on September 30, 2008

It would be great if every mention of the RIAA and MPAA was a link to a page listing their member companies. It's a shame that the member companies don't get to take advantage of the great publicity that their trade organizations are generating for them.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 12:04 AM on October 1, 2008

sp160n writes "I was afraid of linking to a merchant, just because this is my first post, and I was being paranoid about making the post non-commercial."

No worries with Amazon. Mefi thows its referral code into Amazon URLs, so the associated purchases go to support mathowie's decadent lifestyle. This link alone could be what pays for mathowie's next tattoo, "COLDFUSION 4 LYFE.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 10:57 PM on September 30, 2008

Sure would be a shame if it leaked onto the internet...
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 8:09 PM on September 29, 2008

Seriously though, why not just find someone to front the licensing costs for the music (or buy equity in her studio), then sell the movie on the iTunes Store?
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 8:12 PM on September 29, 2008

Holy hell, don't call the police on your kids.

Don't use 'tough love' either.

Do real parenting. Talk to them about the goals you have for them, and the goals they have for themselves. Believe that they can achieve them, and make them believe it too. Help them reach those goals any way you can. Communicate relentlessly. Work hard every day to be the best parent you can possibly be in this way.

Exploiting your power over... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mullingitover at 11:14 PM on September 26, 2008

Actually, you'll be surprised to learn that not only do you have to let him bring it into your house, but you must smoke it with him whenever he wants.

Kidding. It's your house, you're free to tell him that he has to wear hot pants and a sombrero as a condition of staying there. Just say "Dude, can you not smoke weed in the house? I'm not down with it you damned hippie. Kidding, but srsly. Kthx." Since he's a pot smoker and not an alcoholic, going without weed... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mullingitover at 10:55 PM on September 26, 2008

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posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 8:36 PM on September 26, 2008

I'm probably going to puke before I even start drinking.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 2:20 PM on September 26, 2008

greenie2600 writes "I fully expect Obama to trounce McCain. (I also expect that a significant portion of the electorate will neither notice nor care.)"

This. The debates are pointless theatre.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 5:07 PM on September 26, 2008

boo_radley writes "every time a mefite points out that debates are pointless - 1"

Regurgitate one drink?
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 6:00 PM on September 26, 2008

This really explains a lot.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 11:34 PM on September 25, 2008

I hear the architecture in helsinki is quite nice.
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 5:30 PM on September 24, 2008

I think tbm owes bp an apology for being such a drama queen.
posted to MetaTalk by mullingitover at 5:04 PM on September 24, 2008

I wonder what the difference in square footage would be if you took and equivalent amount of raw materials and used them to make a geodesic dome instead?

/fuller
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 10:34 AM on September 24, 2008

*drool.*

5DmkII, I have some lovely lenses with pretty red rings that would look great on you. Call me.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 6:09 PM on September 23, 2008

wildcrdj writes "Are you saying that the 5D is a viable choice for a video professional?"

Well here in the beautiful, pastoral San Fernando valley, we have *ahem* a cottage film industry which has fairly low standards for video quality. They like to get stills for publication while they're shooting video. I'm sure they'll pick up a few 5DmkIIs.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 8:26 PM on September 23, 2008

I can't wait until all the gas runs out. Girls who ride bicycles are hawt.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 8:21 PM on September 23, 2008

Data point: My roommate is an heroic av-phile. He installs crazy expensive home theatre systems for the rich and famous. Of the latest upscaling DVD players, he tells me he at his last home theatre convention he mistook them for Blu-Ray in a side-by-side comparison.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mullingitover at 11:24 AM on September 23, 2008

It's pretty amazing that people care about Superman this much. I'm trying to think of a story that's more contrived, less imaginative, and less interesting but I just can't. It's amazing what you can do with a ginormous budget.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 10:56 AM on September 23, 2008

Kirth Gerson writes "POWELL: They did. I mean, there was a lot of reasons to have provocations in the area, but the match that started the conflagration was from the Georgian side."

So there you have it: the Russians definitely started it.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 4:01 PM on September 22, 2008

This looks straight out of the Museum of Jurassic Technology.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 6:56 PM on September 19, 2008