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Innovative Books: I am looking to compile a list of the most innovative uses of the book format. Books that break the mould in their layout and design, perhaps books that use online systems to extend their content value or push their form into new places. I am most interested in narrative and theory, but any book that is interesting (artist books etc.) would be really appreciated.
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at 4:37 AM on November 1, 2009
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The seas are rising. Climate change
has made it inevitable. I have a strange question... Assuming that world sea-level rises by 1 metre over the next hundred years - Would it be possible to cordon off a section of land, somewhere in the centre of a continent, and flood it to create an artificial ocean, thus reducing the consequences of the sea rise?
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at 4:52 AM on September 18, 2009
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Last minute Japan travel: after making an error with timing I need to arrange one-way travel from Tokyo to Kumamoto quite quickly. What are the cheapest options? I have looked into flights and trains (for the 17th of August) and both seem expensive (about £200-£250 a ticket). I am in the UK at the moment. Would it be worth waiting until we arrive in Japan? Perhaps trying to get last minute flights at the airport?
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at 3:09 AM on August 11, 2009
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Applying for AHRC funding for an Art PhD. Any advice?
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at 7:16 AM on March 30, 2009
I am looking for writings on
mimesis in regards new, digital, hypertext and hypermedial technologies and cultures.
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at 7:09 AM on February 16, 2009
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Avantgarde London: I want to take my girlfriend out to a biggish music/sound performance/event. I want it to be avantgarde, unexpected and unique - the kind of night that would send most music lovers screaming into the distance. I am thinking maybe opera, but I know NOTHING about it. And, as I said, I want
avantgarde opera in
London. Where do I start?
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at 2:11 AM on February 2, 2009
(11 comments)
Ramen Filter: I live in London. I desperately crave
tonkotsu ramen, the pork-based variety popular in
Japan's Kyushu region (sometimes known as Hakata ramen). I have found NOWHERE in the UK that makes or sells it. Have I missed somewhere? Is there anywhere online I can buy Tonkotsu soup stock? Help!
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at 3:59 AM on October 12, 2008
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The phenomenology / ontology of text: has anyone examined this issue directly in philosophical, literary and/or critical terms?
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at 7:21 AM on September 18, 2008
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I am looking for interesting uses of the prefix 'mu' (無) in Japanese. I want to find an example of mu's general use that attains to its meaning as -less or an absence of. The example I have currently, 無線 'musen' meaning 'wireless', is a little boring.
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at 6:41 AM on August 8, 2008
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Syncing between laptops: How can I easily and automatically sync files and documents between two laptops using Bluetooth? Ideally I want to load up one machine in the vicinity of the other and have all my recent data (documents/data/RSS feeds etc.) syncronised with NO hassle.
Any good apps out there?
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at 3:35 PM on July 9, 2008
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What can you tell me about 'Poe(t)heory'?
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at 9:51 AM on June 18, 2008
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Literary Darwinism: A relatively new field of evolutionary psychology / literary theory. What has recently been written in argument
against it?
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at 6:45 AM on June 3, 2008
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I am looking for online magazines to submit art/literature/experimental/fun articles to. I think '
The Believer' magazine is a good example of the type I crave. UK based would be best, but not completely necessary.
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at 3:16 AM on April 23, 2008
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Recursion filter: I recently came across the phrase '
Mise en Abyme' and have become fascinated by recursion in literature, language and film. What writings have used these themes in their
form to address the questions they posed?
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at 6:57 AM on April 2, 2008
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I want to physically cut-up vinyl records and books into pieces, which I will then glue back together in various,
alternate combinations. What are the best methods of doing this?
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at 3:29 AM on March 25, 2008
(10 comments)
I am looking for writings on the infinity of
definition.
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at 9:18 AM on March 13, 2008
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Four days in Iceland from Friday: me and my girlfriend are travel writers and will eventually do a write up of the hotel, restaurants and attractions we visit. How can we best stray off the beaten path in only FOUR days?
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at 4:30 AM on February 18, 2008
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How is the
meaning of art and artefacts being altered by the methods we use to:
Experience,
Define and
Preserve them... In other words, in what ways have technologies been used to experience, re-define and/or preserve art and artifacts?
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at 3:00 PM on February 5, 2008
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I am interested in the mimetic and narrative capacities of
artefacts, how cultural remnants transmit information through time and how meaning is translated once an artefact is re-appropriated or examined from a new perspective. I have several avenues of study at the moment (a list in extended explanation), but would like some more ideas. Areas of critical theory, linguistics, evolutionary psychology and poetics are all relevant.
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at 3:58 PM on January 27, 2008
(12 comments)
What do you know about the Japanese word/concept of '
Ma'? I know it denotes the negative space between objects and it relates closely to the similarly used
Japanese word 'Mu'.
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at 7:36 AM on December 27, 2007
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I am searching for examples of The Infinite, or the immeasurably large, in our mythologies and archetypes. I am also interested in the categories of Truth which came out of the emergence of Western, ontological thought. Does the trust in a rationally conceivable reality deny us the infinity of the mythological realm? By rooting ourselves in the present, and denying atemporal mythologies, do we also deny the infinite origins from where we came?
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at 9:32 AM on November 28, 2007
(22 comments)
New York Creative Writing/Critical Theory PHD: I am currently undertaking an MA in Creative Writing and Critical Theory in London, and plan to go on to PHD after I finish. I would ideally like to go to an East coast USA/New York university to do this (for several reasons). I'd like some help with finding a good list of possible institutions...
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at 5:48 AM on October 16, 2007
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I love podcasts, but it very difficult to find new,
quality programs. I am looking for broadcasted material on a range of topics - including philosophy, the mind, avantgarde arts and lectures by creative, original thinkers (see my list of current podcasts for detail)... Can you help?
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at 11:18 AM on May 31, 2007
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I would like to automatically generate hypertext links from a list of text. Ideally this would mean pasting a series of comma separated words into some online tool and having the system turn each word into a relevant google/wikipedia link... Does anyone know any sites/tools that will do this?
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at 7:09 AM on May 4, 2007
(8 comments)
Imagine a cube-shaped building, with ten cube-shaped rooms along each side (10 rooms long, 10 high & 10 deep). Each cubular room has 4 walls, 1 ceiling and 1 floor. Each of the 6
interior surfaces in all 1000 cubular rooms is decorated with a different piece of art.
The rooms can be moved around the building, as if it were an enormous Rubik's cube, but they can also be spun on their axes, so all 6 walls of all 1000 cubes is capable of touching all the others (if the cube is so arranged).
How many combinations of art within the 'Cube Gallery' are possible? If you can run me through the workings of the maths I would be extra grateful. Also, what technical words/phrases/language are useful/interesting in expressing this concept?
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at 6:14 PM on April 24, 2007
(25 comments)
"A human is halfway in size between an atom and the known universe"... This is a paraphrased quote I have come across several times. I like it. Who said it first? How true is it in the most literal sense? And, finally, what errors arrive in postulating a universe, or an atom, which can be measured AT ALL from our singular, relativistic, perspective?
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at 4:10 PM on February 18, 2007
(14 comments)
I am looking for well regarded books/scholarly papers about writing. Most specifically in the areas of Nonfiction (the essay style of article writing) and Children's Fiction (for a young adult audience).
Any tips? Go as far and broad as you can. I'll be off to the British library tomorrow, so the sky is the limit.
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at 11:11 AM on January 9, 2007
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I have an audio cassette tape which has been waterlogged and soaked in dirt for over 10 years. What are my options for respooling/fixing the tape with its contents intact?
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at 9:45 AM on December 26, 2006
(12 comments)
'The Flâneur': What fascinating titbits can you add to my knowledge about this concept? Art, history, philosophy and literary theory links all welcome.
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at 4:38 PM on October 25, 2006
(22 comments)
What Japanese style amenities can be found in London? Most especially I am on the hunt for group
Karaoke booths (preferably with an 'all you can drink' policy) and supermarkets stocking
exclusively Japanese produce.... What's out there?
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at 3:49 AM on October 1, 2006
(8 comments)
Currency Exchange: I have a handful of Japanese Yen and a desire the British pound wasn't so strong. What are my
best options for getting my Yen converted into Sterling?
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at 11:35 PM on September 21, 2006
(6 comments)
GPS ready Digital SLRs : What are the best available? Coming soon? Am I better waiting until the industry catches up?
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at 11:16 PM on July 25, 2006
(16 comments)
Moving from Blogger to Wordpress: Can I pay someone to have it done?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0bvious
at 9:26 PM on July 18, 2006
(8 comments)
I'm on the hunt for sites and/or blogs about
big ideas...
Who wants to join me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0bvious
at 8:39 AM on July 9, 2006
(17 comments)
Is Dark Matter the new Phlogiston?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0bvious
at 6:33 PM on June 26, 2006
(35 comments)
Indonesia: Should I go? How long for and where? What about a visa? 18,000 islands await me...
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0bvious
at 6:13 PM on June 18, 2006
(12 comments)
The Protagonist: What can you tell me?
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at 10:16 PM on June 8, 2006
(17 comments)
Know any good travelling websites? Most specifically for backpacking in Asia...
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at 10:43 PM on May 29, 2006
(14 comments)
I will leave Japan to travel back to the UK this August and am looking for interesting, original places and/or ways to make my way back. Where/how should I go?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0bvious
at 3:37 AM on May 18, 2006
(8 comments)
What experiments have been carried out where animals perform
better than us at particular cognitive tasks?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0bvious
at 1:10 AM on May 9, 2006
(13 comments)
I'm having trouble tracking down information about a movement in
Dada-ist Art I heard about a few years ago. From what I remember Dadaist idealism inspired a group of artists to contemplate the organic development of urban environments. Art, using the defined structure of the city, to reflect the chaotic order which arises from nature.
Did this
century old movement exist or has my brain made it up?
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at 9:14 PM on April 26, 2006
(10 comments)
AskMeFi Physics folk: How do astronomers account for the temporal distinctiveness of their galactic subjects in their calculations?
I understand that observations of the red shift of quasars delinates a speed increase in the expansion of the universe - yet my brain explodes when I try to understand how the enormous expanse of
time is factored into these models.
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at 11:17 PM on April 9, 2006
(12 comments)
I have been using
reblog to combine two feeds (for a
blog and a
forum) which I then publish through Feedburner. What I want to do is have the
blog part of my feed update normally (i.e. individual posts) and the
forum part of my feed compiled into a daily link list (which itself is published as if it were ONE feed post each day)... What ways exist for me to do this?
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at 9:49 PM on March 29, 2006
(1 comment)
I have an XML feed which I want to
automatically post into my del.icio.us account. Is this possible?
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at 8:33 PM on March 19, 2006
(5 comments)
What is the label for an entity or idea which began as nothing and came to have identity through its own fictionalisation? That is, notions diametrically opposed to '
simulacra' - in that the entity has no referent to begin with...
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at 9:40 PM on February 21, 2006
(20 comments)
Why did consciousness evolve?
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at 7:43 AM on January 25, 2006
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