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What kind of influence do US network anchors have on the news selection and editing process?
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at 5:05 PM on August 1, 2008
(7 comments)
What's wrong with my CSS that makes top the nav render like
this or
this on some browsers, and how can I fix it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 6:30 PM on July 10, 2008
(15 comments)
What's your favourite pickle recipe, and why? And what advice can you offer to a novice pickler?
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at 6:28 PM on July 3, 2008
(16 comments)
What are the most common points of criticism of the Treaty of Lisbon, and how do they relate to the failed European Constitution?
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at 10:01 AM on June 13, 2008
(7 comments)
My site's cron tasks eat up a
lot of bandwidth. Can I change the paths from http to local? Or can I move the tasks to my home server?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 9:21 AM on April 5, 2008
(18 comments)
How do I convert RSS feed timestamps to relative timestamps or "time ago", for example: "12 minutes ago?"
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at 9:37 AM on February 1, 2008
(8 comments)
What online reads can you recommend on the subject of circadian rhythms and rituals, preferably from an anthropological and/or historical point of view?
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at 5:40 PM on January 13, 2008
(6 comments)
Can you recommend me some bizarre and/or threatening public domain photographs?
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at 6:45 PM on October 4, 2007
(15 comments)
Technical/pedantic football (soccer) question: In tonight's Albania v Holland Euro 2008 qualifier, six minutes of stoppage time was indicated, if I am not mistaken. However, the referee blew the final whistle after what I believe was less than 94 minutes, after a spectator threw fireworks at or near a player. This incident seemed to be the direct reason for the ref to call it a game. Given that according the Laws, the indicated stoppage time is a
minimum, shouldn't this game technically be considered terminated or abandoned?
Bonus question: what exactly is the difference between a "terminated" and an "abandoned" game?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 3:16 PM on September 12, 2007
(6 comments)
How long does it take for a Twitter update (via SMS) to reach a follower (via SMS), all between Dutch mobile phones in the Netherlands using the UK (+44) Twitter number?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 10:43 AM on August 10, 2007
(9 comments)
I signed up for
CD Baby (as an artist) but feel the shipping costs might be a bit steep for non-North America customers. Which similar services can you recommend for the European market?
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at 5:00 PM on June 10, 2007
(13 comments)
So it's come to this - I see no other option than to ask a "help me fix my PC" question. After some troubleshooting the STOP errors seem to have been resolved, XP now boots successfully but is excruciating slow to the point of being unusable. Details and specs below the fold.
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 12:29 PM on March 4, 2007
(25 comments)
A site where people write essays on a wide range of topics. Sort of like Metafilter, but less about the links and more about quality opiniated writing. Does any such site exist ?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 2:23 PM on January 17, 2007
(16 comments)
For which products or services is it worth it to buy name brand instead of generic brand? When will brand X do just as well, or even better?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 11:40 AM on January 3, 2007
(69 comments)
So how close exactly were we to nuclear war?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 2:59 PM on December 9, 2006
(17 comments)
People born in administratively unusual places?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 12:12 PM on November 23, 2006
(19 comments)
Hawaiian has only eight consonants. Pirahã purportedly has even fewer phonemes and no numerals. What other languages have properties which would be considered unusual by Indo-European language speakers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 9:08 AM on November 16, 2006
(33 comments)
Name that song: "Been climbing trees / I skinned my knee".
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 11:34 AM on October 24, 2006
(6 comments)
In tube ciruitry, what is a "starving plate" design?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 2:55 PM on August 27, 2006
(2 comments)
Yeah, but what's the
real difference between 3/4 and 6/8 time?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 8:27 AM on August 6, 2006
(23 comments)
What are reel motor pulleys on a reel-to-reel tape recorder and how do I replace them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 12:14 PM on March 15, 2006
(10 comments)
What is the origin and significance of furry dice (or fuzzy dice), which some motorists hang from their rear-view mirror?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 12:18 PM on February 27, 2006
(5 comments)
Why does so much good music come from Sweden and Belgium, and so little from Holland?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 8:00 AM on December 20, 2005
(39 comments)
Is it possible to set up Hotmail to only display unread messages?
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at 8:26 AM on December 2, 2005
(6 comments)
What kind of freelance work is right for me?
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at 1:14 PM on November 21, 2005
(3 comments)
Where can I find a 3D scale model of Manhattan?
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at 8:10 AM on October 19, 2005
(9 comments)
KatrinaFilter: I don't understand most kinds of violence, but seldom am I as baffled as in this case: why would one fire at a medical convoy performing rescue work, as has reportedly happened in New Orleans?
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at 2:09 PM on September 1, 2005
(43 comments)
Can you recommend some contemporary music to fall asleep to?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 12:12 PM on August 16, 2005
(54 comments)
MicrophoneFilter: Should I connect my MXL 990 condenser mics to preamps providing 12V or 48V of phantom power?
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at 5:01 PM on July 25, 2005
(2 comments)
MusicianFilter: Why do I favour some names of notes in the chromatic scale over their other names?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 1:53 PM on July 1, 2005
(15 comments)
What if most people were born blind, and seeing was rare?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 10:28 AM on May 27, 2005
(43 comments)
Babelfilter: Machine translation still sucks. Why isn't there a system that allows members of the public to collectively help improve the quality of computer-produced translations?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 4:52 PM on March 24, 2005
(11 comments)
The combined public broadcasting networks in the Netherlands put a lot of their shows online to be viewed (legally) after they air at
Uitzending Gemist (Missed Broadcast). Do broadcasters in your country offer a similar service?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 3:19 PM on March 17, 2005
(5 comments)
I recorded a solo album, the first recording I've done since the dissolution of my old band after 8 1/2 years. It's a typical breakup album, in the sense that most of the songs are in some way connected to the relationship I had with my ex-girlfriend, the breakup, or my life since. Should I put a dedication in it for her?
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at 2:11 PM on February 28, 2005
(20 comments)
I'm mixing an album and I want all tracks to have the same apparent loudness. [that noise comes from inside]
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 2:10 PM on February 14, 2005
(15 comments)
