I'm on a PC. pidgin is free, open source and GNU. Sounds like the best one!

Thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 6:06 PM on June 11, 2008

i <3 Portland
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 11:30 AM on June 3, 2008

I'm liking the beer suggestion, I'm already on that one.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 2:50 PM on May 2, 2008

you don't have Ketchup chips? seriously?
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 2:52 PM on May 2, 2008

These are fantastic suggestions. Keep them coming!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 2:56 PM on May 2, 2008

i was just alerted to this thread here from the kind people at meta chat. Theres a whole bunch of stuff on there too
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 3:07 PM on May 2, 2008

Thanks everyone!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 3:21 PM on May 2, 2008

Do you have dill pickle flavored chips?
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 3:30 PM on May 2, 2008

Thanks, I've got the gap taken care of now.

What I'm specifically looking for is the ability to make it display in a dropline, like it does in FF and not in a dropdown. I talked to Stu the guy who came up with the original and he said it's because I don't have a PX width on the submenu.

I think that this will be a case where I will have to investigate javascript solutions. Thanks for your help all the same.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 8:46 AM on April 18, 2008

for $35 you can get an account and a website for a year and make your own. I use a little thing called thickbox to display the photos on my own portfolio site.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 2:39 PM on April 17, 2008

"please save it as a CMYK pdf" is probably what the printer will tell you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 1:16 PM on April 4, 2008

is it be possible to set the divs to not be fixed?

Try this: float:left on the outer div and inner one. position them both relative, then set the overflow on the outer div to be hidden. This should allow you to get the scroll bars you need on the viewport. I am personally not comfortable with fixed position divs, I usually use flowing liquid layouts. Hope it helps!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:23 PM on April 4, 2008

I'd also recommend using a reset and buildup code.

I've made my own here. it might help
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:25 PM on April 4, 2008

Polybius
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 1:45 PM on November 17, 2007

we're talking up to 18,000 people at once in emergency situations. I have a few servers or different make and software. would that help?
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 4:33 PM on September 18, 2007

what I mean is i have windows servers, linux servers of different power and speed available.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 4:34 PM on September 18, 2007

I'm not interested in starting a company, I am interested in SPEED and a high volume of messages at one time. It's for emergency broadcast purposes. I just need the best and fastest company out there.

I'll check out the companies listed, I have to find out if they'll work in Canada on Rogers, Fido, Telus, Virgin etc.

THANKS ALL!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 9:13 AM on September 19, 2007

Xilbot The Destroyer
Lemon Switch
Nerds love Grease
Pissin' on the Tracks
The Beat Beat Beet Beat
Monthly Dance Music Talking Thing
Operation: Dance Column
Rejected Title!
Muzik-Newz
The Smurfs
Sexy Lobster
The New York Times Monthly Music Review about Dance Music
Not The New York Times Monthly Music Review about Dance Music
So... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:01 AM on June 12, 2007

Thanks all! It never seemed to go on, no matter what gear I was in, but maybe the bulb is just dead. Also the Speed Warning Light sounds pretty funny. I'll have to see if I ever get a speed warning.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 11:19 PM on June 11, 2007

it's the context it's in. going to life drawing is not a sexual context. the models is being paid to do a job, and he or she poses. Also you yourself aren't nude so it distances yourself from the experience. Even further distancing yourself is the fact that you are an observer and are seeing the nudity from the perspective of an artist that wants to understand human form and study how a person is structurally put together. Thats the role you play when you are there and it's reenforced by you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 2:02 AM on February 27, 2007

I definitely recommend Bright Eyes - First Day of my Life It's got some great minor chords and a neat peppy singsongy beat.

It sounds exactly like this
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:25 AM on February 21, 2007

Just think how nice your diagrams of the brain will look.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 3:17 PM on February 15, 2007

Paint and Canvas. They're only worth about $20 till you use them.

There was one guy named Jackson Pollock who totally destroyed the value of a tube of paint and nearly ruined his canvases by throwing the pain at it! But, it Seems he was on to something, because he was able to make $80 to $100 per painting! unbelievable!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 11:07 PM on February 12, 2007

Real estate!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 11:08 PM on February 12, 2007 marked best answer

oops
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 11:22 PM on February 12, 2007

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1102970/

Sarah Vowell who played the voice of Violet in the Incredibles is some kind of Lincoln nut. From what i remember from the Incredibles DVD, shes writing a book about him. and she has all his action figures, as well as a piece of his hair.

She was highly entertaining in her video bio. if she writes a book, it should be top of the list.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 11:17 PM on February 12, 2007

Sarah Vowell - Assassination Vacation
(see above)
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 11:21 PM on February 12, 2007

you can get sticky backed foam core, then stick black paper on it. also you might get it super cheap if you get a bent or damaged piece
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 10:15 PM on February 7, 2007

give it 6 months to a year to get the kinks out. I am an experienced designer and web designer, It will take me 6 months to feel comfortable in a new office. I couldn't imagine how long it will take to feel like i an in charge at a new career! But I'll bet it's longer than 2 months :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 8:18 PM on February 7, 2007

i second a nickel per tag. its works better for you and it will challenge them to keep track of the number of tags and think of tags. Also you get a bonus for some of the wacky tags they'll come up with. theyre worth far more than a nickle :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 10:38 PM on January 9, 2007 marked best answer

MOO MOO THE HAPPY COW
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 5:27 PM on January 4, 2007

the small one... i have a dslr and a point and shoot... which one do you nthink i want to bring out with me when i go out to the club? BUT if you enjoy going out specificallt to photograph, bring a DSLR
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 11:08 AM on December 29, 2006

it doesn't look like it... sorry
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Sony/sony_dscw70.asp
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 2:15 AM on December 29, 2006

Its rotten water in the A/C My dad's new Honda is like that too. You might want to run the A/C in conjunction with the heater for a while.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 10:51 PM on November 27, 2006

Heavy metal magazine was originally a french book. if you go down to your local artsy fartsy comic book shop you'll find a metric tonne of french language comics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 6:33 PM on November 26, 2006

Thanks my Russian Friends!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 4:11 PM on June 13, 2006

Glaciers. Lots of them. Bury the whole planet in ice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 5:17 PM on May 15, 2006

I'm Going to name my kid Mars
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 4:35 PM on October 18, 2005

I'm, installing this one on my machine, I think I'll give it a go, see how it works.

It's been compared to apple itunes, I would wish it had an auto organize folders, like itunes does.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 5:07 PM on September 26, 2005

Linotype FontExplorer X is crap. I can't add my own fonts and it only shows a catalogue of fonts to buy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 6:13 PM on September 26, 2005

oh, i have the old PC version. I guess i'll have to wait till they put the new one on PC
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 6:20 PM on September 26, 2005

Er is een fout opgetreden!!!!!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:16 PM on July 16, 2005

stairway to heaven.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:12 PM on July 16, 2005

Hey baby, what's shakin?
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 5:53 PM on April 27, 2005

They are wite vinyl. you can pick up as much as you like from any sign shop that make the cut out vinyl lettering. I know this, because I used to work for one.
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:23 PM on April 10, 2005 marked best answer

that was jsut WHITE vinyl. nothing special about it
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:24 PM on April 10, 2005

"dog - will - hunt" Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 8:11 PM on February 3, 2005

Thomas King is great. I'd recommend "the truth about stories"
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 9:33 PM on January 27, 2005

thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 9:39 AM on January 10, 2005

I don't have the collection any more, but it sounds like Preacher... But it also sounds like the movie Bourne Identity
posted to Ask Metafilter by joelf at 12:05 AM on January 4, 2005