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MeFi post:
Paddling with Polar Bears
So did Scott Anderson and his friend, and Scott wrote a damn fine book about the experience.
Among many other accomplishments, Scott was an F-16 fighter pilot in the Air National Guard in Duluth, Minnesota. His full-time occupation was a test pilot for Cirrus Design. In 1999 he was testing a version of the SR20, when the plane crashed in Duluth, and Scott was killed at the age of 33.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 10:59 PM on June 19, 2008
MeFi post:
New Collarless Cat Flap
Cats have other ways of getting in your house besides the traditional front door.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 5:43 AM on May 26, 2008
Oh, and JW? I think "You are about to unleash your true potential!"
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 5:46 AM on May 26, 2008
I'm surprised this the first post to employ the "microchipcatflap" tag.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 5:58 AM on May 26, 2008
It gets worse: Not only is JW spamming for Pet a Porter or whatever it is, but he apparently sells the product, too!
From the "Letter of the Day" posted on the site:
PLEASE CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT CATS ARE UNABLE TO DO THIS WITH YOUR UNIT?
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 6:04 AM on May 26, 2008
mediareport: Like pyrex, I have a sneaking suspicion that the "JW" in "JW Enterprises" stands for . . .
(wait for it)
JAMES WINSOAR!!!!!
Wait a minute--if it's true that he's just shilling for his own product, perhaps he then is also the owner of the other companies for which he claims to have spammed: Orvis, Amazon UK, etc.
I take it... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 6:11 AM on May 26, 2008
Ask post:
Is there a Yellow Pages for blogs?
No, no, my apologies--I guess I didn't phrase the question correctly. I didn't mean that I would contact them all at once (a la spam). As a matter of fact, I've had some good luck contacting dead-tree media people on a one-by-one basis, who have been a little easier to fine. And I intend to make the same one-at-a-time reachouts to the bloggers, if only I could find a place that aggregated the contact/subject matter of a large assortment of them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kibbutz
at 12:24 PM on May 21, 2008
I mean: "a little easier to find."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kibbutz
at 12:25 PM on May 21, 2008
Okay--thank you all for your time and help. I guess it's going to take a little longer for my earthshaking product to, uh . . . shake the earth.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kibbutz
at 3:36 PM on May 21, 2008
Ask post:
Money for the American dream...
1. Nthing Virgin Money, but a cheaper bare-bones option is LoanBack
2. Make the repayment period really long, so that the monthly payments are tiny (like $50 or something) and doable almost no matter what happens to your friend.
3. Be pleasantly surprised to receive the money in repayment--any other expectations may lead to disappointment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kibbutz
at 4:08 PM on May 18, 2008
Ask post:
Simple music machine for kids?
Buy two harmonicas (preferably in the same key). Cheap, indestructable, easy to play*.
*Which were also my prerequisites for potential dates in college. HEYOOHHHH!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kibbutz
at 11:14 AM on May 13, 2008
MeFi post:
The Something Store
Cute idea. But about 5,000 somethings ordered in the last 6 1/2 months, according to the site (and I'm guessing the busiest months were right before Xmas, after which activity has tailed off considerably). So . . .
1. $50,000 in revenue
2. Minus $10,000 in shipping costs (@ say, $2 each)
3. Minus $15,000 in product costs (@ say, $3 each)
4. Minus other overhead expenses
5. ?????
6.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 12:49 PM on May 12, 2008
This is where your math is off
Miko, I'm assuming you're right, and I hope so for their sake. And actually, I thought my math was off in point #5, as well (heh heh).
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 1:05 PM on May 12, 2008
This is where your math is off, assuming they're buying bulk lots
Which is true--except the larger the bulk of their lots, the less product-differentiation they have (and the more likely it is that customers like kscottz are to be disappointed). And the smaller the lots are, the more likely that the cost-per-item is higher.
Interesting concept, though, from both a business model and consumer standpoint.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 9:01 AM on May 13, 2008
And I confess, that in a weak moment, I will likely purchase one of their items (maybe your life is like a box of chocolates, but mine is more like this movie).
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 9:04 AM on May 13, 2008
MeFi post:
Nigerian Scammers
I think the only way Netflix's could be worse would be if clicking on the "customer support" button got you rickrolled.
I would gladly do business with any company that adopted the song's lyrics as their principles of customer service.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 6:26 AM on May 9, 2008
MeFi post:
Take my arm, my love
An uptight mother I know was horrified that her daughter came out as a lesbian. Imagine the mother's relief when the daughter and the daughter's lover formed a business together, so that the mother could then refer to the girlfriend as "my daughter's partner."
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 10:48 AM on May 6, 2008
And then of course, there are known cases of heterophobic self-editing.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 10:51 AM on May 6, 2008
MeFi post:
Is it Sweeps Week already?
HICST--
Not to speak for the commenters, but I don't think they intend to make light of the tragic deaths of these young men. What is disturbing (and perhaps, being mocked) is the willingness of some (especially breathless reporters) to believe that these deaths are due to an improbable group of serial killers, rather than the impaired judgement caused by intoxication.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 12:08 PM on May 3, 2008
In particular, it's indicative that they always seem to reuse the same picture of a happy face; it'd be a heck of a lot more convincing if they showed us a few dozen.
I've seen the various faces (I believe in this story). They were actually as dissimilar as several smiley faces could be (but then, if different crews were creating the smiley faces, well, that would explain it).
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 1:48 PM on May 3, 2008
Based on analysis of data taken from his hard drive, I suspect msalt.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 2:22 PM on May 4, 2008
MeFi post:
Long Island's Gold Coast Ruins
Thank you for the post, 445. I happen to enjoy the "grand country home" thing as well, but what is even more interesting is all the time, money, and passion that was put into designing, building, and outfitting these places. And then within a few decades, they're destroyed.
Hopefully, we'll see the same thing with the McMansions in fifty years.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 8:24 AM on May 3, 2008
Ask post:
how do you throw a ball?
"T"-"L"-Step, and throw.*
Make a "T" with your arms, with the ball-holding hand behind your head, and the other side of the "T" pointing toward your intended target. Bring the ball-holding hand up so that your arm makes an "L." Step toward your target with the foot opposite of your ball-holding hand, and throw it.
*(Everything I need to know I learned from my son, who's in kindergarten)... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kibbutz
at 12:53 PM on April 29, 2008
MeFi post:
Studying Really Pays Off!
This is very similar to the "abstinence vs. sex education" debate--i.e., accepting the way things are vs. the way we wish they were. Except that in this instance, I'm guessing that the political ideology of the realists and idealists are reversed.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 7:51 AM on April 22, 2008
MeFi post:
Great moments in entrepeneurial inspiration
And when I say "obviously feels remorse" I mean of course "he feels no remorse whatsoever":
"No, I didn't feel any personal responsibility," Thompson said. "Both of these murderers, they were able to get their weapons legally. They were able to pass background checks."
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 8:17 AM on March 24, 2008
I think this is a pretty lame FPP, although the blame really goes to the exceedingly lame linked article posted by Kadin 2048.
I blame the article, too.
And society.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 10:16 AM on March 24, 2008
DecemberBoy--your theory jibes perfectly with the whole "Empty Holster" thing.
posted to MetaFilter by Kibbutz
at 2:03 PM on March 24, 2008
