I saw these at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco when I was a kid...freakin sweet.
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 4:01 PM on August 2, 2008

I think the fundamental discomfort that people have with transgendered individuals is the fact that they don't fit into the neat little boxes that we use to define gender. Say all you want about steretyping, but this is how we as humans are wired to understand things. Our brain automatically categorizes information into categories called schemata - it's how we make sense of the world. And part of what we learn from a very young age is that there are only two categories of gender - boy and... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 12:27 PM on July 26, 2008

It's part of the deal, people. We keep dogs as pets, and it's a package deal for the species, so it's nice someone stepped up for this pup. Go them!

My sentiments exactly. Humans purposely domesticated dogs, and we have a responsibility to take care of them.

I thought this was a great article. Very heartwarming. I particularly liked the video of Hope as a baby, because it showed how great animals' spirits are. They don't... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 9:26 PM on June 24, 2008

Great article! I am now browsing through his other New Yorker articles...thanks for turning me on to Dr. Gawande!
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 9:17 PM on June 24, 2008

I had a Mankiw textbook for econ...not a bad book, but I still don't understand the damn subject.
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 10:56 AM on March 14, 2007

That was hilarious. Yeah it's probably not great for him to eat meat all the time, but my friend's rabbit eats beef jerky sometimes and doesn't seem to have a problem with it. Seems like a well-trained horse who enjoys human company. He wouldn't be doing those things if he didn't like it. I'm curious how much of that is "real" and how much was just gimmicks - I would be very surprised if the horse actually slept in that bed.
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 7:03 PM on August 15, 2006

Watching that again, the horse looks totally calm even riding down the highway. Amazing.
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 9:28 PM on August 15, 2006

Someone taught me that shoelace trick a long time ago, and it's a pretty cool party trick (when you're 10) but they don't stay tied as long.

And to respond to SCBlackman, Try VideoSift
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 1:20 AM on April 19, 2006

Why is it that I can clearly remember the "You Really Got A Hold On Me" (involving a lot of tugging and scared looks) 20 years later?
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 1:06 AM on April 19, 2006

"You know, rather getting one of these fancy newfangled MIT alarm clocks you could just put the one you already have across the room so you have to get out of bed and turn it off."

I do that. And I still turn the effing thing off.
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 4:51 PM on March 29, 2005

mardi gras is much better when you're not on bourbon street.
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 11:55 PM on February 8, 2005

why do schools always choose "Catcher" - it's really just not that interesting. "9 stories" is a much better example of Salinger's work.
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 2:27 AM on December 24, 2004

i'm all for exploitation of ancient dumb laws, except that this woman seems like a total nutcase
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 2:17 AM on December 24, 2004

Ditto MC, I'm on a T41 right now and I couldn't be happier. Hated my Dell, and I pity my classmates who constantly curse at theirs. Sad to see the end of an era.
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 7:34 PM on December 3, 2004

For those of use who don't live in the UK, is there a website where we can stream the documentary? I'm quite curious...
posted to MetaFilter by radioamy at 8:17 PM on December 2, 2004