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PugetSoundFilter: We're relocating to Kitsap County, from Philadelphia, in a month. I need to find the other hackers and tinkerers. Help me build a new network.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 11:52 AM on May 10, 2008
(8 comments)
How do I promote a pseudonymous blog?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 6:01 PM on March 4, 2008
(8 comments)
I'm reading Chaucer in Middle English. I frequently find constructions like "
Ygeten us thise knedyng tubbes thre". What is the y+verb construction? The translator whose work I'm reading has paid more attention to scansion and feel than accuracy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 3:35 PM on February 14, 2008
(14 comments)
Driving from Philadelphia, PA to Springfield, MO for about the fifteenth time. I've taken the northern route (I70), the southern route (I64), and the southern route + backroads Missouri and Kentucky. The interstates are boring. I have three days to make the trip. What novel and entertaining routes can you suggest?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 1:16 PM on December 12, 2007
(8 comments)
Can I get a digital bass guitar pickup?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 6:02 PM on November 11, 2007
(4 comments)
I am creating and publishing-by-download an episodic, story-driven 3D computer game. I want to make the code GPL, and I'd prefer to release the art under Creative Commons. I also want to make mad cash. How can I swing this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 5:55 PM on August 15, 2007
(11 comments)
How has
Jigaboo Jones not been arrested, prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced to a large number of years in prison despite committing numerous relatively serious criminal offenses on camera?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 4:03 PM on May 21, 2007
(7 comments)
I'm a bright, creative, productive computer programmer close to the beginning of my career. I'm currently employed at a startup I really like, with relatively interesting work, and generally feel positive (or neutral) about going and spending time at the office each day. But, for a myriad of reasons, I despise having a job. I absolutely cannot imagine doing this for the rest of my life. Other than turning to a life of crime, in what ways might I support myself without having a traditional job?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 4:53 PM on April 25, 2007
(39 comments)
I drive a Subaru. I'd like to have digital access to its internal state in a format and on a bus that I can read with something like a linux PC, in real time. I'd like to know RPM, speed, sensor readings, etc (essentially everything that
this can display). Can I buy or build a doohickey that will do this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 4:06 PM on February 24, 2007
(8 comments)
I want automotive radar in my Subaru. Where can I buy such a unit from somebody as a turn-key (I want programming interfaces, too)? Failing that, where do I get a narrow-band phased-array radar-frequency beamformer module?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 5:12 PM on January 10, 2007
(7 comments)
After only a week or so of
job search, I've been offered a software development position at a little startup that does almost
exactly what I want to do. Seriously, I cannot imagine a more ideal group to work for. I'm supposed to contact them next week to discuss terms and salary. However, during the interview, some of the statements seemed to imply that they didn't have the budget to satisfy my requested salary. I really want to work for these folks, but don't want to sell myself short. Can you think of creative suggestions I might make during negotiations to make up the difference?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 4:34 PM on October 27, 2006
(19 comments)
I have a fresh B.S. in Computer Science, and I'm currently in graduate school. And I hate it. But, I want to do research. Can you help me find a "side door" into corporate R&D? Alternatively, add to my list of R&D labs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 1:44 PM on October 18, 2006
(9 comments)
For whatever reason, my RAID 0 array has crashed. Help me recover it, please?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 6:32 PM on September 26, 2006
(8 comments)
Several months ago I remember hearing something on boingboing or /. about a mozilla-based media player/library. I remember it having features such as automatic spidering/downloading of mp3-laden webpages, as well as your standard media library stuff. Will you point me toward it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 3:53 PM on September 5, 2006
(4 comments)
ElectricalEngineerFilter: I have an Intel XScale processor (on a
gumstix, with integrated LCD controller. I think I've rigged up a way for it to output a VGA signal. Will you reality check my work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 11:46 AM on July 27, 2006
(8 comments)
Where do I find foot prostheses/shoes designed like those pictured and described in
this article?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 11:50 AM on July 13, 2006
(3 comments)
The backlight on my Windows laptop randomly turns itself off. It used to randomly go into hibernate, until I turned off the hibernate-on-lid-closed feature. Any ideas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 1:47 PM on July 3, 2006
(4 comments)
I want to stay in the French Riviera for a couple of weeks in August. However, much of the research I'm doing implies that it's horribly overpopulated and overdeveloped. Can you suggest a good town, island, or village in which to stay?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 11:30 AM on June 6, 2006
(9 comments)
Where can I find several small, clean solenoid-actuated valves for a modest sum? For making an automatic drink-mixing computer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 3:19 PM on March 29, 2006
(13 comments)
I'd like to have sex in unusual/new/(public) places. Any tips, tricks, hints, suggestions, or warnings you'd like to share? What are good places?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 5:47 PM on February 17, 2006
(23 comments)
How do I initially greet a potential lover after a several-month separation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 10:24 PM on January 10, 2006
(51 comments)
Can you explain
Aeon Flux to me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 10:21 PM on November 27, 2005
(17 comments)
I carry a rather large assortment of really strange stuff with me on a daily basis. Surprisingly, I actually use most of it. However, I've found that I've pretty much maxed out my current arrangement (cargo pants + a cheap tactical vest). Unfortunately, I've just purchased a wearable keyboard for my PDA. Help me expand my carrying capacity!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 12:54 AM on September 10, 2005
(17 comments)
WirelessGeekFilter: I need a new phone/carrier. I'm thinking that I'd like to have mobile internet, and have done my research. Unfortunately, my research implies some unfortunate tradeoffs. See, I want cheap voice and cheap internet. Help me find the optimal hack.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 9:06 AM on August 26, 2005
(9 comments)
What is the legal state of using the names of local businesses, locations, politicians, and "people of import" in a work of fiction?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 9:41 AM on August 8, 2005
(9 comments)
FnordFilter: does anyone know of any MA or PhD programs in occult studies, Western esoterica, secret societies, Freemasonry, etc.? I'm looking for accredited programs,
not Uncle Joe's Diploma Shack.
I've found
this program in Holland. Are there any other options?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 10:42 AM on July 31, 2005
(8 comments)
LearyFilter: Does anybody know of a place in the world where LSD is still legal, and available in circulation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 10:43 AM on July 12, 2005
(17 comments)
IDPAFilter: Are there any Philadelphia mefites who shoot in the IDPA? Are there any IDPA clubs that are reachable via SEPTA?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 1:59 PM on June 25, 2005
(4 comments)
Has anybody ever used a cross-platform (Win, OSX)
USB dongle/hardware key to copy protect a Java application? Which one(s)? How was it to integrate into the application?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 11:31 AM on May 20, 2005
(3 comments)
I'm a little worried about applying to grad school. I've read an awful lot about it, and I'm looking for some advice from actual people.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 8:34 AM on May 13, 2005
(16 comments)
Clinical social worker and clinical psychologist. What might the functional differences in treatment be between the two professions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 12:16 PM on April 22, 2005
(25 comments)
Can someone please direct me to a technical specification of the US FCC-mandated Broadcast Flag?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Netzapper
at 1:07 PM on February 17, 2005
(3 comments)
