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Are the actors on Mad Men really smoking? This show seems to revolve around smoking. There are very few scenes without a lit cigarette. I'm wondering if they hired actors who smoke or if they use some kind of stage ciggie?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 9:42 PM on August 3, 2008
(12 comments)
I'm trying to remember the name of an SF novel I read back in the early 80s. It took place on a generation ship that has lost its way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:08 AM on July 26, 2008
(10 comments)
I live outside the US but I'd like to watch US based content on my Mac from places like
Hulu. Is there an easy Mac application that will seek out a working US proxy and make all the changes? I'm thinking of something with a big on/off I've played with the massive proxy lists- but most of them seem to not be working. I would pay for an easy solution.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:35 PM on March 11, 2008
(6 comments)
I'm trying to create a Flash based video playlist widget that looks something like
this. I would describe myself as an intermediate Flash user, pretty well-versed with action script and creating UIs. I don't like creating things from scratch though, and I'm looking for libraries that would help me parse an RSS feed in Flash and any example code of displaying video players within another swf file. Any help?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:21 PM on November 27, 2007
(2 comments)
On our Linux web server, for some reason /var/lib/php5 has filled up with files to the point that we can't even get a directory listing. We are running out of inode space for the filesystem. How can we get a directory listing to find out which files need to be removed, and remove them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 6:14 PM on October 17, 2007
(7 comments)
Where does the practice of saying "come in Tokyo" while pretending to adjust a woman's breasts like an old radio set come from? I don't do this- but I know someone who claims it's a reference from some TV show or movie.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:47 AM on September 20, 2007
(13 comments)
We are in the middle of a redesign of a community voting site - and we're lookng for examples of good voting buttons.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 11:50 PM on July 31, 2007
(2 comments)
I am a US citizen, but live in Australia. I have a Delaware based schedule C corporation. Can I open a business bank account in the US?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:52 PM on June 17, 2007
(7 comments)
We are hunting for a new Linux or BSD dedicated host. The one we have now, while good - is oriented around resellers - so they are more comfortable working with Virtuozzo and VPS users. We're looking for something kind of stripped down, on a high-end, dual processor box.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:24 PM on June 4, 2007
(9 comments)
I'm looking for a cheap device to import VHS video onto my MacBook. I've looked at the
Canopus ADVC55 but it seems like overkill for what I need - I just want to turn my old home movies into DVDs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 7:57 PM on April 26, 2007
(3 comments)
I'm looking for an embeddable free customer survey type applet/widget. Something similar to
PollDaddy but one that will let me ask a series of questions. Is there anything out there like that?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 4:21 PM on February 26, 2007
(3 comments)
When will the next MacBook update happen? I know Apple doesn't tell, but could someone give me an educated guess based on product lifecycle? I'm about to upgrade, but I always buy right right before they update.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 4:08 AM on January 20, 2007
(14 comments)
Remember that MASH episode that was entirely filmed from the perspective of the wounded soldier? He couldn't talk, but he could nod, and when he nodded the camera would nod, like you were looking out his eyes. I'm wondering if there have been any films created from a 1st person perspective.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 8:00 PM on July 14, 2006
(29 comments)
Say I was using a Web Content Management System that was covered under the GPL. If I made lots of modifications to the CMS, but only used it for my own site - do I need to provide my modified CMS to the public to download? I'm debating this with a friend - I thought it was only if you are planning to
redistribute the software to others, but now I'm wondering - and certainly don't want to a afoul of the GPL.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 8:28 PM on June 27, 2006
(6 comments)
I bought an ibook recently on ebay here in Australia. I've just been emailed by the police today, informing me that the laptop was stolen merchandise. I'm resigned to the fact that I'll have to return the laptop to the original owner. (I would want no less if it was stolen from me) - but do I have a chance of getting compensation from ebay? the laptop was about $1,200 AUD. Any tips on approaching ebay and negotiating this are very welcome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 7:59 PM on May 17, 2006
(14 comments)
I'm looking for a simple Ajax commenting script that will allow commenters on a blog-like site to submit comments without actually leaving the page. I've found the one for Wordpress - but it seems to be a little too specialised for WP templates to be easily adaptable for my site's needs (though I will if I have to). Any links would be much appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 6:44 PM on April 20, 2006
(5 comments)
Is there an alternative to XMLHttpRequest that would work across different domains?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:47 PM on March 12, 2006
(16 comments)
What are some other websites, similar to MeFi Projects, which can be used successfully to announce and publicise new web projects?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:33 PM on February 16, 2006
(9 comments)
I'm trying to remember the name of a trippy science fiction book from the 70s, I think.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 3:39 PM on January 26, 2006
(16 comments)
Is shift-control-apple-3 really the only way to take a screenshot and put it in the clipboard? I miss my single "print screen" button on a PC. It's a minor annoyance - but the key combination is cumbersome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 7:04 PM on January 12, 2006
(11 comments)
My New Year's resolution is to build a hybrid blog and forum as a meeting place for Australian musicians. What would be the best software to use for this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 4:32 PM on December 31, 2005
(6 comments)
I've gotten my 5 year old a 1/2 size guitar for Christmas. I remembered as he picked it up for the first time from under the tree this morning- that he is left handed. I'd like to be able to teach him the basics. Should I restring the guitar for a leftie, or teach him to use his right hand for strumming? What do most left handers do? Should I train him Jimmy Hendrix style?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 3:11 PM on December 24, 2005
(32 comments)
I'm looking for SF books that may not be classified as sci-fi, but instead as standard adult fiction "literature" at my local library. Examples would be Mary Doria Russell's "The Sparrow" or David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas"
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:55 PM on December 12, 2005
(40 comments)
I have what's been diagnosed as a harmless sebaceous cyst under my hair. Can I cut it open with an Exacto or Stanley knife?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 3:10 AM on December 1, 2005
(28 comments)
I'm a techie who would like to work from home. Help me get started.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 7:00 PM on November 23, 2005
(7 comments)
My next question will be about ending world hunger - but for now, I'd like to know about cufflinks. Are they nancy, boy-baubles, or an acceptable style choice?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 7:35 AM on September 22, 2005
(23 comments)
We'll be in the Kansai area of Japan for about a week. Any suggestions for a cheap, fun guest house for a family of four in the Kyoto or Nara area?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 4:30 AM on September 13, 2005
(1 comment)
My family is making a spur of the moment, 7-day trip to the Costa Brava in Spain - any recommendations on towns to visit, places to stay, activities for kids, things to be wary of?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 4:39 AM on August 30, 2005
(8 comments)
Back in around 1974, my father used to crank his new stereo and play this song to scare me. I would run out of the room and hide under the bed.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 10:35 PM on August 14, 2005
(10 comments)
So, "The Island" was a pretty lame movie, but there is something about it that has been gnawing at me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 1:07 PM on July 29, 2005
(16 comments)
This might be a little esoteric - but has anynone managed to get Perl's DBD::mysql module working on OSX Tiger?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 2:37 PM on July 16, 2005
(4 comments)
I was born in Alaska and lived there until I graduated high school in 1987. I haven't been back- until now. I'm taking my wife and two children there for the month of July. Please help us with places to stay and things to do.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 3:16 PM on June 24, 2005
(6 comments)
What's the best way to get money out of your bank while traveling overseas? I'll be traveling around the world from Australia next month. I don't like traveler's checks much. How about ATM withdrawals? Any good tricks to get cheap transaction fees and good exchange rates?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 11:23 PM on May 30, 2005
(26 comments)
I really enjoy the song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, both the original and the Rufus Wainwright remake. I'm planning on playing it at a gig, but can you help me with some lyric interpretation in case someone asks "what the hell was all that about?"
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:53 AM on April 22, 2005
(52 comments)
Inspired by this
post, I've been looking for a Web site that has information on discount fares around Asia and the US. Similar to
this fantastic one for the US.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 6:17 PM on April 10, 2005
(2 comments)
I am having a mid-life crisis and would like to become a professional restaurant musician who plays James Taylor songs for baby boomers eating their filet mignons - help me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 11:03 PM on March 22, 2005
(12 comments)
I'm considering starting a coin laundry business. Can I have some suggestions for a good name? (It would be in Australia, so international pre-established names A-OK) Also has anyone here been in the business? Pitfalls, potential?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 3:44 AM on March 15, 2005
(36 comments)
My wife and I have this crazy idea to start an import business. The notion is to drive a big van down into the heart of Mexico, load up on cool homewares, (pottery, etc.) and drive it back across the border. How realistic is that? Does NAFTA apply? Will they pull out the latex gloves every time I come back across the border?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 8:36 PM on February 15, 2005
(4 comments)
I am an American and an Australian, I would like to bring some product or service idea from the US to Australia as a business. Please guide me [MI]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:59 AM on January 20, 2005
(15 comments)
Walkable Community Question. I'm an expat American, looking to move back soon - My family and I want to live in a small, walkable, thriving community without too much sprawl. Please guide me. [MI]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 5:20 AM on January 10, 2005
(43 comments)
My daughter is 7 and getting to the point where she is reading for enjoyment - I also enjoy reading more advanced books to her. I'm trying to remember the title of a children's book I read myself, back in the early 80s. [MI]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 3:48 AM on December 31, 2004
(31 comments)
My very organic wife wants a juicer for Christmas - She likes the
style, but it seems quite expensive. Any suggestions? - Also I am in Australia, so if possible, someone who ships international and supplies a 240 volt version
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot
at 11:02 PM on December 15, 2004
(15 comments)
