Literotica has an audio section...can be hit or miss but it's all free.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 6:46 PM on July 20, 2008

Re: Monday's The Closer it's similar to any of the forensic shows on TV these days....real in a sense that it can be done but isn't done nearly as often as they show on TV.

Also, I don't know anyone who would go near something like that without gloves in this day and age.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 7:48 AM on July 16, 2008

Girl on top "cowgirl" style works quite well also.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 8:30 PM on July 12, 2008

In downtown Hartford you can visit The Wadsworth Atheneum which is a pretty decent art museum (for Hartford at least).

About 15 min from Hartford you can visit Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill CT and see preserved dinosaur tracks and go for a short walk though the woods on some trails they have there (Dinosaur park is at most an hour or so long visit).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:40 PM on June 19, 2008

Most of those counterfeit detecting pens use a Iodine-Starch reaction. If you add iodine to starch (you can try the stuff you have in your medicine cabinet, a few drops on a cracker or half a fresh potato) you get a dark blue-black color. The pens work on the principle that most common paper (printer, copier, writing, ect.) is starched and will react with the iodine in the pen turning the mark blue-black. What they use for paper money is less paper per-say and more a cotton-linen blend (along... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:09 PM on June 9, 2008

Last summer we just had one window AC unit for the really hot days. To try and make the most of the cold air I put a tarp up over the door/passage between the living room and kitchen. Not exactly the most stylish but it did a decent job of keeping the cool air in the living room and hot air (made worse when cooking with the stove) in the kitchen.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 3:06 PM on June 2, 2008

I can recommend Paul and Elizabeth's in Northampton,MA, which is about 15 min north of Springfield. A little pricey maybe, but good food and is inside the Thorne's Marketplace which is worth a visit in and of it self for the neat little shops.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:33 AM on June 2, 2008

Most hardware stores or even big home improvement stores likely sell replacement keys. We have an old house too and a few years back the Truevalue hardware down the street had 2 packs of skeleton type keys, two different styles, that both worked in all our locks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 11:13 AM on May 3, 2008

I went years ago on a school trip. There was a movie about the Fed Reserve and what they do, a mini museum display and then we got to go down to the vault area where, after passing though a like 6 foot thick revolving door, we could see the piles of gold bars behind wire cages. I don't know what changes they may of made in recent years but I found it interesting back then and would like to go back now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 3:51 PM on April 28, 2008

This clip from the claymation Adventures of Mark Twain is based on that "The Mysterious Stranger" story that Toekneesan was taking about. I remember it being disturbing when I watched it as a kid, and re-watching is now....well it is still sort of disturbing for a kids movie.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 5:39 AM on March 21, 2008

Babeland is opening a store in Park Slope later this spring.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:48 AM on March 20, 2008

The oven in my Appt. has a Sabbath mode where you can set it on a timer to go on at a certain time at a certain temp and then turn off again all on its own.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 9:51 AM on March 7, 2008

Its a windows XP bug/feature. They talk about it some here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 1:58 PM on February 7, 2008 marked best answer

I work on Jamaica ave and there are a ton of food places, just most of them aren't that good from what we found.

One street up from Jamaica is Hillside Ave, just past hillside and Parsons ave (near the F subway stop) is Falafel station, kosher falafel place. Have really good falafel and with a soda its something like 6$, as well as other similar type food. Only thing to keep in mind is they close at 2 on Fridays and aren't open Saturdays but for Jury duty it won't matter much.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 11:55 AM on January 26, 2008

The digital clocks we had at one of my old jobs would be fine until we switched over to the backup generator in the summer when power was at a demand. They would start drifting and by the end of the day be almost 30 minutes fast.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 12:41 PM on November 8, 2007

Having just been through 6 months of NY DMV hell I can sympathize. On top of the other recommendations people have given I would add that you might be better off dealing more with CT then NY, if for no other reason than CT is the smaller of the two bureaucracy's and you might have better luck getting through to someone who will actually want to use their brain and figure out the situation with you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 10:23 AM on October 13, 2007

I was going to say Troll 2 also, though I have repressed a good deal of that...er...delightful film. (shudders)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 12:33 PM on September 9, 2007 marked best answer

Also check out visual recipes they show you what you need, how to make it, and what it SHOULD look like when it's done (your dinner may vary).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 3:05 PM on September 8, 2007

They Might Be Giants - New York City

And while I wouldn't exactly call them Indie:
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (also one of the greatest Christmas songs ever)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 7:05 AM on August 6, 2007

My grandfather used a recipe about the same as the one Malor suggests except he would soak the berries in about a cup of sugar for a day or two first, then add the alcohol. I've tired it a few times (though with frozen berries) and it's always came out alright. Id say high quality alcohol is almost more important then the fresh berries though, even with the fruit you can really taste it when it's the cheap stuff.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 3:41 PM on July 23, 2007

If both computers have internet access it would probably be easier to just transfer it over the network.
A short tutorial that I found on line when I was trying to access files off of my GF's computer one time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 7:54 PM on July 15, 2007 marked best answer

Neilopolis - Yes Shatner! He was in a number of Twilight Zone and Outer Limits episodes back in the day.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 4:41 PM on June 28, 2007

I've been using PithHelmet for some time now and love it. 10$ shareware but from what I remember no restrictions on the un-regestered version.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 1:45 PM on June 24, 2007

Not a physical camera per-say but this simpsons intro seems to fit the bill.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 6:40 PM on May 16, 2007 marked best answer

I don't know how well it would work in a party setting but you can easily turn copper pennies into Gold (well semi-easily)

1. Gently heat a solution of Sodium Hydroxide on a hotplate with some Zinc metal shavings.

2. Into this solution place a few copper pennies (older ones work better supposedly but I never saw much difference) move them around with tongs and in a few minutes they will turn silver. You can take them out, dip them in water to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 12:29 PM on January 26, 2007

What day/time are you leaving?
M-F most of the stations, even the little ones fill up quick with daily commuters. The few time's I had to make the trip before I moved to the city I was always able to find a spot in Milford but thats was a few years ago.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:04 PM on January 4, 2007

Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First" routine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 10:02 AM on December 28, 2006

Your speakers are picking up nearby radio signals, likely a neighbor's ham/shortwave set up.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 3:02 PM on December 15, 2006

"You can raise the value of coins by cleaning them and shining them."

In a word no...Never....NEVER do this. If you ever want to sell them for above face value to say a dealer or other collector very few will even take a second look at coins that have been cleaned.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 11:55 AM on December 7, 2006

Just an FYI I did that drive last weekend. There is construction right across the Maryland-Delaware border where they turn 4 lanes into 2. Because of this we got to enjoy the same 10 miles of Maryland for 2 hours so plan accordingly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 6:31 AM on November 18, 2006

Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk starts and ends at the same place with the same lines.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 12:21 PM on November 14, 2006

I also can second their service. Been using them for almost 3 years at this point with no problems, and great tech support/tech service. Never ran into any filter issues.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 6:34 PM on October 31, 2006

Did you try flipping the breakers on and off anyway? In my old house we could blow a circuit and the breakers would all LOOK ok but one would actually be tripped. It's quick and worth a try.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 6:53 AM on August 27, 2006

My coin collector uncle told me this one...

You hear that the US mint workers are going on strike?

They are demanding to make less money!

(there are no GOOD money/coin jokes sadly)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 9:33 AM on July 28, 2006

You should check out a site like letsplaychess.com Human opponents and a huge library of theory,openings, and general chess play. I was on there a year and a half or so ago and really liked it. I just don't really have the time to play as often anymore.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 11:41 AM on July 22, 2006

We recently spent a weekend at a hotel in NH. While checking in a man came up asking if they had found his cell phone charger he left in his room. Front desk woman said he would have to check with house keeping for his specific charger but then brought out a milk crate FULL with at least 100 different models/types of cell phone chargers that had been left over the years...might be worth a shot...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:51 AM on July 3, 2006

While not exactly on point the comments in this article "Columbia Students are Easy Marks" have some great stories of NYC scams and con's.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 11:37 AM on July 1, 2006

they look like some form of insect eggs to me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:34 PM on June 17, 2006

Don't know about number 2 but to secure your wireless go into your router settings and turn on "WPA" encryption (if for some reason your computer wont support WPA, you can use WEP but its not AS secure (though will stop the casual user from surfing on your connection).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:45 PM on May 20, 2006

Alton Brown (of Good Eats fame) has two cookbooks out that give most measurements in weight...but then again he's a bit of a cooking nerd so thats not too big a surprise.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 6:08 PM on May 3, 2006

Not directly on point but for more on stuff like that check out the book The Man Who Folded Him Self. Time Travel and the results of meeting your self in different forms and ages.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 6:29 PM on April 26, 2006

caffeine is also a diuretic which will make you pee, when you do you need more water in your system you drink more soda and the cycle continues.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 12:42 PM on April 12, 2006

Vinegar and water makes a great glass cleaner but I wouldn't count on it being acidic enough to klll any bacteria.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 12:38 PM on April 12, 2006

Liquid nitrogen ice cream is a long standing right of passage for those who work in labs with access to said material, well that along with freezing anything they can get their hands on just to see what happens when they hit it with a hammer.

As for science demos sadly there aren't too many that are wedding friendly/not messy. Science is messy, thats part of the fun.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 7:46 PM on April 8, 2006

Maybe try a butter knife with tape on it sticky side out?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 11:58 AM on April 3, 2006

I get frozen mice for my snake shipped to me here in NYC from a place in texas. They just use a cardboard box with all sides lined with the blue insulation board foam stuff you can get at any of the home improvement stores, with dry ice on top of that. Then they send them over night FexEx which is expensive but still cheaper for me then going to one of the chain pet stores.

Also wish I had a friend who would mail me ice cream!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 4:01 PM on April 1, 2006 marked best answer

Don't know the author but actually happened to me. Summer camp ended on a Saturday, parents though it was a Sunday...finally around 4pm I walk down to the pay phone and call them. Made it home eventually but to this day I haven't let them live it down.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 4:55 PM on March 29, 2006

I'm a forensic scientist working in NYC (with some forensic computer training) and REALLY like the idea of teaching lawyers more forensics. Having to testify in court on cases sadly most lawyers and jurors get a majority of their forensics knowledge from CSI, which is really just sad! So anyone who can help get more of the legal system brought up to speed on the science behind what we do would be a great help to us all.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 9:13 AM on March 29, 2006

Wow...seems that it's not just you. I am also in NYC, on a laptop, wireless, Roadrunner cable, that up till last weekend never had a problem. Now I have the exact same problem! So needless to say I will be keeping a close eye on this thread!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 3:43 AM on February 27, 2006

Scifi podcast Spaceship radio which does old scifi radio shows from the 50's has an audio version from December 5, 1956 that you can download and listen to, same as the short story version from what I remember. Enjoy!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Captain_Science at 2:14 PM on February 15, 2006