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How do you combat a bedbug problem with a new baby present?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 8:13 AM on August 8, 2007
(8 comments)
Spanish Civil War posters,
utilizing many early modernist styles --like Art Deco, surrealism, realism, and photomontage-- to communicate with the people of Spain, many of whom were illiterate.
posted to MetaFilter by Gamblor
at 7:02 PM on August 4, 2007
(20 comments)
"Count Gottfried von Bismarck, who was found dead on Monday aged 44, was a louche German aristocrat with a multi-faceted history as a pleasure-seeking heroin addict, hell-raising alcoholic, flamboyant waster and a reckless and extravagant host of homosexual orgies."
posted to MetaFilter by Gamblor
at 11:40 AM on July 5, 2007
(78 comments)
Is it standard practice for security guards to have their sidearms drawn when escorting currency deliveries to banks?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 7:48 AM on June 8, 2007
(15 comments)
Can a landlord refuse to rent an apartment to someone because they're pregnant?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 8:59 AM on May 7, 2007
(15 comments)
I bought a stereo component off ebay, and it arrived broken. Thankfully, when I made the purchase, in the shipping options, I opted to include shipping insurance (vis USPS).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 7:00 AM on February 12, 2007
(8 comments)
I have a passive NHT
SW2 subwoofer being driven by an NHT
SA-2 amplifier that is supposed to control the volume. Lately, however, the volume for the sub plays at full, irrespective of the actual volume setting on the knob. When it first started, tinkering with the volume control could sometimes get the correct volume, but now it's just at max all the time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 6:43 PM on December 18, 2006
(2 comments)
Impossible Is Nothing.
Yale student applies for job on Wall Street, includes
video detailing his physical prowess and philosophy of success. Hilarity ensues: "He single-handedly decreased trading volumes over the last two hours of the day because everyone was laughing too hard." Perhaps not surprisingly, there are
some problems with his story.
posted to MetaFilter by Gamblor
at 9:01 AM on October 10, 2006
(158 comments)
Why can't firefox display some punctuation characters correctly?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 10:35 AM on September 27, 2006
(11 comments)
Can anyone recommend a medical malpractice attorney in NYC?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 4:14 PM on September 5, 2006
(6 comments)
Extra!
Tabloid photographs from the Los Angeles Herald Express (1936-1961), showing
celebrities,
fashion,
tragedy,
(early) CHiPs, and
babes with guns.
Via the
Virtual Gallery at the LA Public Library, which has many other fine exhibits, such as
California in the 20s, the
1932 Olympics,
celebrity golf, and a wonderful collection from the
golden age of travel posters.
posted to MetaFilter by Gamblor
at 9:18 AM on July 28, 2006
(15 comments)
Radiating Places.
Twenty years after the Chernobyl disaster, seven artists from Moscow, Minsk, and Berlin travelled to the desolate, restricted area to commemorate the catastrophe.
posted to MetaFilter by Gamblor
at 8:43 AM on May 22, 2006
(21 comments)
Why does the link search find things the site search doesn't?
posted to MetaTalk by Gamblor
at 8:33 AM on May 4, 2006
(27 comments)
Two AskMe posts on
interracial adoption and
interracial breeding within an hour of each other. They had the potential to become fiery train wrecks, but instead, the answers were thoughtful and civil. Thanks for the quality discourse!
posted to MetaTalk by Gamblor
at 10:56 AM on April 15, 2006
(16 comments)
RSS feed for AskMeFi broken in Bloglines.
posted to MetaTalk by Gamblor
at 7:18 AM on March 23, 2006
(10 comments)
I'm proposing a "Brand New Day" reset on grudges, grievances, and gripes. After that, the mods will apply stronger penalties for offenders.
posted to MetaTalk by Gamblor
at 9:46 AM on February 8, 2006
(159 comments)
A Modest Pony Proposal: There's been
talk in the past of adding a "Watch this thread" feature, which would be very useful. Is this still in the works?
posted to MetaTalk by Gamblor
at 9:26 AM on February 1, 2006
(1 comment)
I'm thinking of buying a parrot, and I'm leaning towards a White-Bellied Caique. Does anyone own this type of bird? Can they recommend it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 10:08 AM on January 19, 2006
(12 comments)
My wife and I are going to be in Spain for one week in March. We'd like to take in as much as possible, but not run ourselves ragged (especially since the laid back atmosphere of Spain is one of the draws). What are some things that you
must see and/or do if you're in Spain?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gamblor
at 8:26 AM on January 11, 2006
(33 comments)
The Online Archive of California
brings together historical materials from a variety of
state institutions, including museums, historical societies, and archives. These materials include letters, legal documents, manuscripts, works of art, diaries, and historical photographs. Thousands of
photographs.
From
just the
Bancroft Library at Berkeley:
Artistic homes, 1887-1890,
agricultural laborers, 1906-1911,
the San Francisco earthquake and fire,
construction of the Golden Gate Bridge,
San Quentin Prison, and
war relocation camps. And that's barely scratching the surface.
posted to MetaFilter by Gamblor
at 8:09 PM on October 17, 2005
(5 comments)
La Tomatina!
Every year, on the last Wednesday in August, the world's biggest
food fight takes place at the Plaza Del Pueblo in the small town of Buñol in Spain. In
2005, the streets
ran red with juice of 25 tons of tomatoes.
posted to MetaFilter by Gamblor
at 10:10 AM on September 9, 2005
(13 comments)
smugMaps
, photo-sharing mixed with Google Maps, allowing you to associate your photos with geographic locations.
See the mysterious lost mountain city of
Machu Picchu, the spectacular,
lonely landscapes of
Iceland, and an apartment building in
St. Louis. They can't
all be glamorous, folks.
posted to MetaFilter by Gamblor
at 2:17 PM on August 30, 2005
(11 comments)
For some reason, I'm not getting notification of new posts to MetaFilter through bloglines. Is anyone else experiencing similar problems?
posted to MetaTalk by Gamblor
at 9:34 AM on May 13, 2005
(14 comments)
