Ask comment:
"A very similar thing happened to my then-girlfriend a few years ago (rear-ended at low speed). We had to go into a protacted settlement negotiation. Here is what I learned:
1) Everything is negotiable. Do not take their initial refusal to pay for..." [
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3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The technical term for these kinds of maps is cartogram. One of the most famous uses of cartograms is in recasting results from American elections to reflect population size rather than geographic area. Some more interesting stuff here.
Thanks,..." [
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3 days ago
Ask comment:
"I do have a completely irrational problem with the idea of someone using illegal drugs in the place where I live.
This is not an irrational fear. Rather than you wondering whether you are being an asshole for telling someone not to do something..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by eatdonuts, catlet, silkygreenbelly
8 days ago
Ask comment:
"Possible reasons:
1) Your location. If you live in or near a wealthy suburb or urban area, you will see a lot of conspicuous displays of wealth such as cars and homes. But you likely won't see the incredible poverty that exists in inner-city..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zippy
10 days ago
MeTa comment:
"I recently moved from the US to Canada. Does that qualify as more international?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lukemeister
12 days ago
Ask comment:
"Your posting really struck a nerve with me, because your description would apply precisely - eerily so - to my own mother. She, too, will remember things exactly the opposite of the way that they happened, and will stubbornly stick to her guns even..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by elisynn
13 days ago
MeTa comment:
"OK, I'll bite.
I'm one of those people that replied quickly with what probably seems to you to be a hair-splitting metapedianism. I framed it as a question, because it really was an honest question: why start a brand new thread on a topic that is..." [
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favorited 34 times, recently by vincele, clerestory, Skorgu, 912 Greens, John Kenneth Fisher, Meatbomb, ryanrs, PhoBWanKenobi, grouse, Solon and Thanks, meech, dyoneo, blasdelf, smackfu, Lemurrhea, mudpuppie, PeterMcDermott, spec80, ClarissaWAM, pracowity, Caduceus, empyrean, ssg, christonabike, dhammond, Blazecock Pileon, GuyZero, Stynxno, grapefruit, Mitheral, klangklangston, DevilsAdvocate, Zambrano, a young man in spats
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"Manny & Lo. A fantastic, criminally underappreciated indie flick that meets all of your criteria and is affecting and quietly strange, with an ending that is happy but far from a typical Hollywood 'happy ending...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Lesser Shrew
2 weeks ago
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Getting out of academia
favorited 11 times, recently by nihraguk, racingjs, Forktine, luckyveronica, NormandyJack, epugachev, toastchee, logicpunk, nixxon, lumiere, agent99
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I often feel lucky to be alive right now, in an age of seemingly infinite yet still accelerating vistas of representation. During my brief lifetime I have seen the advent of the WWW, Pixar, cable and then high-definition TV, digital cameras, and so..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by jlbartosa, sonascope, SaintCynr, nasreddin, vibrotronica
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"Martin Amis has been described as "constitutionally incapable of writing a boring phrase." His prose is remarkable, though his books can be hit-or-miss. I particularly liked Money and Time's Arrow.
Richard Powers is ridiculously..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shamble
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"That's nothing.
It was about 3 years ago, give or take a month or maybe a week or more. I was working part-time at one of those stores that stocks a bit of everything that anyone might need just to get by. In a different time it might have been..." [
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favorited 22 times, recently by The Toad, Reverend John, 913, aparrish, turgid dahlia, schyler523, Pope Guilty, papafrita, limeonaire, ceri richard, mountain_william, keijo, bugbread, sperose, Caduceus, quonsar, emelenjr, sondrialiac, dirigibleman, nasreddin, 31d1, jonmc
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"OK, I'm going to amend my opinion. This is a complete piece of shit website. Its poorly written and designed, and is so obviously an ad-generating piece of crap that I can't believe anybody here takes it at face value. I decided to go back and..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by nasreddin, iamkimiam, blueberry, madamjujujive, minervous
Last month
MeFi comment:
"This isn't technically a double, but it is quite familiar, because we have already seen a metafilter post that links to an eerily similar site.
This is a transparent attempt to drive up ad revenue by displaying famous pictures, lifting content..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by madamjujujive
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Seems that the evolution of mosh pits recapitulates the evolution of military strategy:
(1) Old school moshpit <> Braveheart-esque chaos of disorganized battle.
(2) "Wall of death" <> Napoleonic-era firing lines of musketeers shooting..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Drexen, Jilder, freebird, Devils Rancher
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I just did a quick read-through of the paper. Seems solid enough in its reporting of the results, but the researchers' conclusion (and thus subsequent media coverage) is a bit misleading.
Lets take the study design and results at face value: the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by bettafish, rongorongo
Last month
Ask comment:
"Can I quit without alienating a) the friends who wanted but didn’t get the fellowship, b) the professors who recommended me c) the “program” that now has a stake in my success because of that fellowship? If so, how?
Maybe, maybe not. But you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by elisynn
Last month
Ask comment:
"The first episode you mention is Season 6, Ep. 5, "Schisms."
Couple ways you can find these:
Wikipedia's list of ST: TNG episodes.
Memory Alpha's episode list...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by snowleopard
Last month
Ask comment:
"Love. Happiness. Joy. Respect. Admiration. And, apparently, an incomplete assimilation into the exaggerated American panic over sexual predators." [
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favorited 35 times, recently by papafrita, thejanna, Wilder, flibbertigibbet, gatorae, MythMaker, RedEmma, msali, Xany, katyggls, nooneyouknow, weebil, paleography, jtron, CwgrlUp, bowmaniac, Bora Horza Gobuchul, gaspode, tyrantkitty, mewithoutyou, vito90, Liosliath, fixedgear, small_ruminant, dancestoblue, Dec One, contessa, gyusan, weapons-grade pandemonium, East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94, Cool Papa Bell, lalochezia, zarah, unixrat, darksong
Last month
MeTa comment:
"AskMe appears to routinely reinforce the notion that misandry is fine, that men are by and large misogynists and that their feelings in relationships matter little to not at all when compared to those of their women.
No, no, and no. You have taken..." [
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Last month
MeFi comment:
"I have to agree with ROU_xenophobe on this one.
Once, when I proposed to teach a junior seminar entitled "Anarchist cultural criticism in America", I was instructed to go ahead only if I first changed the title to "America and its..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Countess Elena, nasreddin
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"There are a two issues that are getting confused here. Let me see if I can break it down:
1) Should musicians be able to earn a living at what they are doing? Absolutely - but this will almost inevitably "compromise" them, in the sense..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by divabat
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
""The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallowed sub-category. He's got esprit up to here. Right now he is preparing to carry out his third mission of the night. His uniform is black as activated charcoal, filtering the very light out..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by tehloki, Tripps, crossoverman, fuq, papafrita, zardoz, tzikeh, abulafa, quin, anthill, grobstein, lordrunningclam, Richard Daly
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Which is weirder?
A competition in which you have to run, swim, ride a horse, shoot straight, and defend yourself with a sword.
or
A competition in you have to jump off a springboard over an obstacle; swing around and around on a bar (or..." [
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favorited 1 time
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"why the ridiculous taxonomy in electronic music?
The rampant taxonomizing can get a bit ridiculous at times. But it does serve the purpose of distinguishing between legitimately different types of music. Classifying ambient, trance, and dubstep..." [
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favorited 4 times
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"(1) Good socks. You will likely be on your feet a lot, and high-quality, comfortable socks can make your life a lot better by keeping your feet warm, dry, and blister-free. Smartwool or something similar are a good choice - you can get a couple of..." [
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favorited 2 times
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"(1) Divorce the application from the applicant. Just as brilliant students can hand in crappy work, brilliant colleagues can turn in crappy applications. Clearly state that the applications will be judged on their merits alone, without regard for..." [
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favorited 3 times
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Step 1: Insult founder of community blog.
Step 2: Insult mods of community blog.
Step 3: Insult entire user base of community blog.
I'm not sure where you learned the basics of effectively arguing your point of view, but if I were you I'd..." [
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favorited 4 times
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"It is difficult to get a user to understand something when his ego depends on not understanding it." [
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favorited 5 times
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"Since she is technically a straight girl, she doesn't want to tell people that we're together because she doesn't want to explain that, yes she's with a girl right now, but I'm the only female she's ever been attracted to.
Red flag! You're dating..." [
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favorited 2 times
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"Well done! Now you can forever more say that you have "steaked" your reputation on your physical fitness.
Sorry." [
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favorited 1 time
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"Seconding Wallace, Powers, Carter, and Saunders. Also Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, and J.G. Ballard." [
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favorited 1 time
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"James Gilligan's book, Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic provides one, oblique answer your question. Gilligan argues that much of the violence that people - especially men - commit is the result of perceived disrespect. People with..." [
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favorited 1 time
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"What are the disadvantages of being a man?
#1) You spend most of your life so privileged that you need to fabricate completely artificial controversies in order to feel like a victim...." [
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favorited 10 times
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"IANAL is the rhythm method of Metafilter: something of dubious efficacy that makes everyone feel more protected than they actually are." [
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favorited 3 times
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"This is not exactly what you asked or, and it depends upon this being a heterosexual crush, but it's the first thing that came into my mind:
The Waitresses, "I Know What Boys Like...." [
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favorited 2 times
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
""If hell exists and Hitler exists in it, he would be spinning if he saw these. It's not his work any more. It's our work," he said.
So art objects are simply consumer items that can be reworked by whoever is rich enough to own them. What..." [
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favorited 19 times
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"City ____ sends the message that it used to be a diverse, authentic, down-to-earth kinda place to live, with lots of cheap ____ food and a thriving ____ scene, before the yuppies moved in and gentrified it and all the really hip people picked up and..." [
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favorited 2 times
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"The problem here is your neighbors. They have already tried to shift payment for their electricity onto you; now they have done the same with cable. I would do the following:
(1) Obtain some kind of documentation from Comcast verifying that your..." [
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favorited 1 time
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Sample emails:
"Hey there neighbor! I noticed we lived near each other and thought I'd drop you a line to say hi. My wife and I were thinking of organizing a meetup sometime soon and wonder if you might be interested." OK...." [
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4 months ago
Ask comment:
"Additional data point:
Computer: Dell Latitude X1 laptop.
Input device: trackpad.
Organism: cat, black, short-hair.
Limb: paw.
Result: Success.
Conclusion: this explains all the cat-scanner sites in my browsing history...." [
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favorited 7 times
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"Two observations:
(1) Relative size is probably just as important as absolute size. Thus, for example, someone above cited Reykjavik. This is a very small (~100K) city by most standards, but is by far the largest city in Iceland. If anything..." [
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favorited 1 time
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Wonderful post, flapjax.
In the early nineties, I knew someone in a band called Crash Worship. They featured several drummers and put on these incredible, primal shows during which they set off fireworks and poured wine and chocolate syrup into..." [
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favorited 1 time
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"The anthropologists Kathleen Stewart and Susan Harding have done a lot of work on this topic. See:
Kathleen Stewart, Susan Harding, "Bad Endings: American Apocalypsis" Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol. 28, 1999 (1999), pp. 285-310...." [
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favorited 1 time
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"From the NYT link: "The message is that you can’t judge someone’s virus status by looks, occupation or taste in music."
Perhaps I'm staggeringly out of touch with the young folk these days, but I have to ask: are there really so many..." [
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4 months ago
