I'm in Japan, and all the hulu and NBC videos don't work. I've never been successful in getting a proxy to work on either of those site, either. Tips, anyone?
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 9:57 AM on May 6, 2008

I'm sure no one will mind.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 9:32 PM on July 12, 2007

Have any of the posters in the original thread that have direct connections to Tech asked people not to talk about gun control? As a former Tech student and someone with a number of friends there, I'd like to say thank you to the righteous defenders of the emotionally traumatized, but a (possibly) inappropriate discussion of gun control is pretty low on the list of bad things happening today.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 1:50 PM on April 16, 2007

What business is it of yours whether she is paid or not?

What business is it of yours what business of reklaw's it is whether she is paid or not?
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 3:02 PM on October 15, 2006

What about the question needs to fleshed out? Sometimes broadness is good. I, personally, would be interested in what difference in response (if any) there should be if it's a student or some crazy old dude or if it's at an elementary school or a college. As someone who spends time in a variety of different classrooms, I'd find more general answers more helpful.

On preview, mcwetboy: I don't think the existence of (hypothetical) administrative policies rules out the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 4:27 PM on October 9, 2006

And yet asking posters to please include information about WHY THEY CARE about a given question is still valuable to the long-term health of AskMe.

The guidelines read: "A good question should have a purpose, goal, or problem to be solved." The original question had some purpose, it was just unstated. If directly explaining "Why do you want to know?" is a requirement, maybe that should be made explicit in the rules.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 10:13 PM on October 9, 2006

It'd cover it for me, but then I read metatalk and am intimately familiar with the pitfalls of askme questions, despite having never asked one. Maybe it would have helped ol' four panels. Your adding those two words makes the rules regarding a reoccuring mistake clear and easy to reference. Seems like it could be useful.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 10:34 PM on October 9, 2006

Shelleyturfing.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 9:20 PM on September 27, 2006

The original question, for what it's worth.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 10:53 PM on September 6, 2006

That little grey box in the upper right hand corner isn't just decoration.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 7:00 PM on August 31, 2006

I also think it should not have been deleted.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 10:05 AM on August 4, 2006

Wait, docgonzo is Paul Bernardo?
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 9:34 AM on July 11, 2006

I think it's pretty clear that if docgonzo didn't want people to think it was Homolka he would have specified that it wasn't.

If anyone's curious, here are docgonzo's two posts in the Homolka thread from last year; one referring to the incompetence of investigators and the other speculating as to where Homolka would end up living: 1 2.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 11:03 AM on July 11, 2006

If it was me asking the question, I wouldn't have dignified the accusations with a response.

Then you'd continue getting answers that assumed you were looking for Homolka.

So fucking what?

Absolutely. I don't think the question should be deleted.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 11:21 AM on July 11, 2006

People who watch child pornography at work should get a stern lecture, at least.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 12:06 PM on July 6, 2006

Including a link to your own site in a comment is okay provided that it has some relevance to the topic being discussed.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 7:59 AM on June 22, 2006

craigslistfilter.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 10:04 PM on April 26, 2006

No one would be forced to give up anything. If the point of the project is framed from the outset as one of charity (as well as making a cool CD of course), artists will decide whether or not to contribute based on that.

Proceeds going to charity would not only make the project "good", but would probably increase sales, and thus get the artists involved wider distribution.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 12:01 PM on April 17, 2006

I really think people will be far, far more willing to take a chance on a comp of dubious quality when they know their money is going to a good cause.

There's nothing retroactive about it, as long as the artists know going into it that they're not getting a cut.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 12:09 PM on April 17, 2006

I'll be wandering around Tokyo March 10-12. If anyone wants to hang out, that'd be pretty sweet.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 9:36 PM on February 2, 2006

Thanks, I just got fired.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 8:49 PM on January 28, 2006

I think this is turning into a blazecock pile-on.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 1:46 PM on January 19, 2006

I teamed up with cloeburner, who was the "official" participant. We got five out five, and they're all excellent.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 9:27 AM on January 5, 2006

edgeways, your CD graphics creeped me out a little. I'm not sure why.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 2:01 PM on January 5, 2006

I'll try to go if dhoyt, highsignal, hall of robots and jenleigh all show up.

We can probably squeeze everybody into my car if jenleigh sits on your lap. Do I smell a road trip??
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 6:55 PM on November 15, 2005

I also sort of know the real life Hall of Robots, unless someone has commandeered a picture of the guy I know for use on the mefi frappr page.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 4:41 PM on November 15, 2005

are we talking collatoral damage here?

The dude just emailed me and fessed up, so no. Nice sleuthing or whatever.
posted to MetaTalk by Espy Gillespie at 5:13 PM on November 15, 2005