I was hoping for something less expensive. I also didn't see any mention of stereo on their site, but it looks like they'd reply to an e-mail.

Will keep looking, and if that's the cheapest, so be it. I definitely will use the term "binaural" when searching from now on; I never thought to use it in this context.

Thanks for the (eponysterical?) help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 8:11 AM on June 9, 2008

Found some cheaper here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 3:54 PM on June 30, 2008

Whoops, looks like the only one there has a quick release. I think macguffin found the only headset of its kind left in the world. And it's made by the same manufacturer (Chameleon) as the cheaper one on the site I found.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 4:15 PM on June 30, 2008

I received a reply to my e-mail in almost no time at all:
It's not stereo. It's for telephone use, and telephones are not stereo.

The same sound is fed throungh both ears to block out noise. The incoming voice seems like it's in the center of the head, slightly to the rear.

Michael N. Marcus
AbleComm, Inc.
If I can remember my login, I will check on HowardForums.com. I can't think of anywhere else I might be... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 5:57 PM on June 30, 2008

Here is my shoe-biography.

I am n-th generation American. Both of my parents' families are from NYC/NJ. I was born in the Midwest, moved to the Northeast (NJ) around 1st grade. Mother was Irish-German (definitely NOT Anglo-Protestant; polar opposite), and my father was African-American.

I don't remember any firm shoe rules when I was younger. The first time I can remember rules regarding shoes was when my parents divorced and my single mother... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 9:02 AM on May 29, 2008

I like a lot of the advice in this thread. I do tend to think of my self from day to day as different people. There's nothing weird about that. I also fully acknowledge that I'd probably be that guy who'd bop his 12-year old self if we were to ever meet. He didn't do me many favors.

Breaking big things into small things is all well and good, but for me it does not work to think in terms of what I have to do. I'm very contrary. No, instead I think in terms of what I get... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 11:59 AM on May 12, 2008

I can't think of one. Proust coined involuntary memory. You may want to do some reading on episodic memory, echoic memory, flashbulb memory, etc. Wikipedia has a nice article on emotion and memory.

Of tangential interest might be the reminiscence bump, given that people tend to be most interested in music in adolescence.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 1:31 PM on April 3, 2008

As someone who was in a NJ to MA LDR for several years, I've done most of the main routes at various times of year and during every holiday; legal, religious, or otherwise. Of course, my travel needs and desires will differ from yours, as will the endpoints.

Most often, I take I-84 to either CT-15 (Wilbur Cross/Merrit Pkwy) or to I-684/I-287. I use the Merrit if I'm staying with my grandmother in Washington Heights, NYC, because it's a little more convenient. But if I'm... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 1:18 PM on April 2, 2008

I'm a technical writer. Not only do I read technical manuals (in more detail than you probably do; or rather, meta-reading. Or something) and web documentation (yes, there are Firefox geeks who review the documentation just like the ones who review the code), but I also like to take walks. Maybe because I was once an aspiring mathematician, I play with concepts in my head in what I imagine is much the same fashion. I try to break things down to their simplest parts and think of how to explain... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 9:17 AM on March 28, 2008

2nding Jessamyn's suggestion of orange rinds and cloves. Also use cinnamon (the unground kind).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 5:37 AM on March 27, 2008

The only time this ever happened to me, I was staying over at my grandmother's and she'd put me on sheets that hadn't been washed. She didn't know I was allergic to sizing. Allergic reaction would be my best guess.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 2:59 PM on March 24, 2008

Depending on your needs, you may want to look into motorcycling. My motorcycle regularly gets 50+ mpg. I have a Civic as a backup, which gets 40+mpg highway (not sure if that has to do with it being manual trans.). Both vehicles cost me ~$3500 total.

Right now, I am about 50/50 moto/car usage, but as it warms up, that will change to around 90-95% moto / 5-10% car.

Most people simply do not need to haul three empty seats and a bunch of air around... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 5:11 AM on March 20, 2008

Alcohol supresses REM sleep. There are two types of sleep; slow-wave or deep sleep, and REM. Slow wave sleep (SWS) is most prevalent early at night. REM pressure increases as the night proceeds. What's probably happening is that as you're coming out of one of your periods of SWS, your brain wants to go into REM but the alcohol is blocking it. So you wake up. The sluggishness and irritability is just a function of sleep loss.

The secret is to drink less. Sorry, but there it is.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 5:47 AM on February 25, 2008 marked best answer

Depending on the time of day, the Bear Mountain Bridge (Rt. 6) may be your best bet. You can get some idea of the pedestrian/bike access from pictures (1, 2). It's almost certainly the most scenic route, but as you mention, is probably also the most strenuous. Some info about Hudson River Crossings. I also found some info by searching google for "bear mountain bridge" + bike (more images, too).

I hope that helps, and I hope we get some pictures when you're done.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 9:27 AM on February 6, 2008 marked best answer

Also, don't forget about Google's new-ish "Terrain" feature for topo maps.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 9:33 AM on February 6, 2008

187. Identity? And maybe not in the way you meant, but Fallen. Waking Life leaves it up to your interpretation ("it" meaning "everything").
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 3:11 PM on November 25, 2007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_feeler

Also, I don't know what they're called, but those orange poles you see on work/utility trucks. They're bright, and they stick straight up... unless they're touching something which is causing them to bend.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 7:31 PM on November 19, 2007

Try some driving video games. Not the ones where you're supposed to smash things up. Most race games have a basic oval track you can practice with, and they're fairly faithful driving sims. Pick a low-end non-superfast car and just practice going around the track, reversing and going forward. It gives you a sense of control without the crash-factor.

Driving schools usually have cars where the instructor has a brake. They're not too expensive, especially if this is a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 7:28 PM on November 19, 2007

Any news? I'm up against the same thing here. I'm either getting screwed, a fair price, or a great deal, depending on who you believe.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 6:35 PM on November 19, 2007

"like logging in as the local Administrator with a blank password."

Did that.

Next, use another computer to make this bootable CD, and use it to boot your laptop. Follow the on-screen directions to reset the local Administrator password.

The laptop is a loaner from work. I'm a bit worried about the "DANGER WILL ROBINSON" notices on that page. I don't want to do... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 2:38 PM on September 16, 2007

The laptop is XP Pro. Desktop is Home.

just tell your support guys what you did and they'll fix it for you.

Can the IT manager reset it over a network connection, or do I have to take a day off my regular job to bring it in to the office (this is what I'd like to avoid)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 3:08 PM on September 16, 2007

Great, except I can't boot from CD on this laptop, apparently. In the BIOS, there's a ! next to CD ROM as a startup device.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 3:43 AM on September 18, 2007

n/m, I figured a way around it. Will update once I'm in.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 4:40 AM on September 18, 2007

Ended up sending it in to the office. Thanks to everyone who helped!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 7:00 PM on October 18, 2007

Six times any even digit yields that even digit. Five times any odd digit yields 5. That's a start.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 2:43 PM on September 16, 2007

Think of a neuron as a tube, or a pipe (thus making the brain/nervous system a series of tubes). When a neuron is triggered, it either depolarizes or hyperpolarizes. This is done by pumping charged ions into and out of the neuron. So if you took a tube (like a paper towel roll or a PVC pipe) and poked a lot of holes in it, the ions would be flowing directly in or out through the holes in the side of the tube. In a wire, the current flows along the length of the wire (basically)... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 4:46 PM on August 24, 2007

Encourage participation outside partisan politics. Address issues. Make third parties (and us anarchists) welcome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 6:58 PM on August 8, 2007

Thanks, meehawl, but I'm not that into Sprint. I'd like to keep my current plan/phone number/etc.

Bradley, I thought the Treo 680 only took miniSD cards. I'm not familiar with the technology; can you provide more info?

I've done some research since posting and:
1. I've been out of contract since last August. I was only in a 1-year contract the whole time!
2. I can get a pretty deep discount on a Treo 680 through my current... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 3:23 PM on July 3, 2007

When lucid dreaming, it's best to exert as little control as possible. Think of the dream like a soap bubble; if you are not gentle, it will pop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 8:29 PM on June 19, 2007

I have accomplished the same thing with a small, thin putty knife bought down the street at a hobbyist store (where people who build models of things go). It was a little bit thicker than a plasticware knife, and less brittle, so even with a steel door I was able to slide it behind the lock and retract the steel bit. A professional locksmith has a dedicated plastic shim that does the same thing, but he'll charge you about $60-75 to do it.

If you are a lock-out type of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 5:06 AM on May 10, 2007

Also, please note that a small, thin, plastic putty knife as detailed in my previous answer will work even when the jamb is on the outside of the door. It should bend enough to snake inside the way a credit card won't.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 5:50 AM on May 11, 2007

I didn't see this site linked here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 3:59 AM on May 10, 2007

Give the wave and you're golden. Don't wave, and you're a pose(u)r.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 8:37 AM on May 2, 2007

"She has lots of cute friends!"

Find out if one of them has any substance, and date her.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 8:13 PM on April 6, 2007

Make atoms your special thing. Tell her you love her atoms. What you love about her most is her pleasing atomic structure. That the way her atoms are arranged takes your O2 away. Be very insistent that any chemistry between the two of you is strictly molecular.

Eventually, she will have to make a decision whether you are important enough to her for her to accept the atoms. You can't make her think critically, but maybe, if you are sweet about it, you can make her... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 9:20 PM on March 24, 2007

1. Find musical overlap. A big turning point in my current relationship was when I showed my country-luvin' girl that Mike Ness could do country-punk. It also helped that I showed I was trying to meet her halfway (which, to be fair, she hadn't).

2. Think not so much of the music, but of the feelings you have when you're around this person. Now, whenever some poppy girl-country comes on, I tend to smile a bit, because I'm thinking of my girlfriend.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 5:19 PM on March 18, 2007

Geez, do I pile on here, or in the MeTa thread? I guess I should post an AskMe question about it, so I can get called out in MeTa for not asking in MeTa.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 4:41 PM on January 12, 2007

I recommend this essay by Dick himself on counterfeit worlds. See also "How to Build a Universe..."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 10:50 PM on September 30, 2006

The print edition ended abruptly, too. At least, for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 11:59 AM on October 1, 2006

I have washed a moleskine (left it in a pocket) in the laundry, and it is still quite legible. I used a Pilot G-2 0.5 pen. If you want proof, I can post pics of the laundered text; it looks normal, but the paper it's written on has been dyed slightly darker.

I can't recommend any other pens because I'm loathe to repeat the experiment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 1:34 PM on August 5, 2006

If time is a measure of the propagation of information (thinking in terms of how time stops at the event horizon of a black hole, and no information can escape), the reversion of time may also be the erasure of information. To anthropomorphize this concept, a person travelling backwards in time may find themselves unable to remember how they got there. This is the "Hollywood" version, though; but I think it's been used in one or two movies which escape me at the moment.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 11:07 AM on July 30, 2006

I don't think anyone's mentioned one of the popular (?) quantum mechanical approaches to disproving time travel. I hope it's not too off-topic, as the original question asked about whether a lack of evident time travelers, not whether it was possible according to possible laws of the universe.

A paradox does not cause the universe to cease to exist. A paradox causes the universe to never have existed. Paradoxes literally can't exist, because they (and this is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 1:51 PM on July 30, 2006

I'm not local to SF, but I figured BroadbandReports was worth a mention. They helped me track down all the available providers when I moved last year. May be too much or too little data for your purposes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 11:54 AM on July 18, 2006

I just took a course in Psycholinguistics here at Cornell, which was computationally based. Not sure how it is in the actual linguistics department, but we've got a huge CS department, too. If you'd like, I can pass on your query to my professor; though he's on sabbatical now so I don't know how long it would take to get a reply. I do know he collaborates with a professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Warwick in the UK, so he's definitely got international connections.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 11:51 AM on July 18, 2006

To be fair, I feel I should mention this question is now being discussed in MetaChat. It looks like most of the objections I raised there have been covered here. You asked for flaws; looks like you got 'em!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 9:49 AM on July 18, 2006

Related MetaChat thread.

Just to throw my 2¢ in here, I think it has to do with naming conventions. In NY/NJ, proper names receive definite articles (The BQE, The [Garden State] Parkway, The LIE, The Major Deegan, The Turnpike, The Thruway, etc.) while numbered routes do not, (17, Route 4, 295, 2nd Avenue, 125th Street - Avenue of the Americas is an exception; it's not THE Ave. of the Americas, not to anyone I know; but it's also not a highway). However, 17 for... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 3:47 PM on July 7, 2006

Shampoo, anyone?

There is a section of a story in John Varley's Blue Champagne that deals with inter-Asian stereotyping. I specifically remember the phrase: "the Chinese are the Jews of the Orient."

Anecdotally, the Chinese stir-fry cook in one of the dining halls on campus used to always tell my next-door neighbor (on campus) and good friend's sister to leave her Korean boyfriend (she was also Chinese, of Taiwanese parents, if that... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 10:05 AM on June 21, 2006

Several sites recommend a 50/50 solution of rubbing alcohol and (presumably distilled) water, or various other recipes. But will they do the job for me? This site recommends this stuff; does anyone have any experience with it? For $30+, it had better work.

I don't really fancy using one of my personal washcloths for the job. Any recommendations on a fairly inexpensive cloth I can use?... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 6:48 PM on June 3, 2006

Ask MeCha.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 10:10 PM on June 3, 2006 marked best answer

Here's a handy site. It takes you step-by-step through the process of learning to recall your dreams to the process of controlling the dreams themselves.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eideteker at 1:09 PM on May 25, 2006