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How can I make a real career out of this mess?

Help me make sense of my career. Advertising copywriter, now working in marketing agency as a creative whatsit, also an About.com guide on the side. I want to do more stuff like the latter, want to dump the former. What should I be doing to get there?
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 7:10 PM on September 7, 2008 (1 comment)

Help me open this Graco bassinet component.

How do you open the battery compartment to this Graco bassinet component?
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 7:56 PM on July 25, 2008 (4 comments)

What website offers the best baby registry service?

What site offers the best baby registry service? Special difficulty - the parents-to-be are in the Philippines, the friends and relatives are scattered everywhere else.
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 12:33 AM on June 28, 2008 (3 comments)

Tales of the (Asian) City?

Reading yesterday’s Tales of the City post, I got to wondering: are there any books set in Southeast Asian locations that “sell” their settings the way Tales of the City does for San Francisco, or The Number One Ladies Detective Agency does for Botswana?
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 6:08 PM on May 4, 2008 (7 comments)

I need a song with the same message as the "Star Trek: Enterprise" theme song.

What songs have the same message and emotional cachet to the "Star Trek: Enterprise" theme song?
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 4:16 PM on February 27, 2008 (13 comments)

I'm the new About.com guide for everything related...

Southeast Asia Travel I'm the new About.com guide for everything related to traveling to Southeast Asia. My page is a growing cache of stuff that every traveler needs to know before flying to the region, from packing tips to accommodations to dining suggestions. I plan to make this site a real community for travelers, so please feel free to sign up for the newsletter or join the forum.
posted to Projects by micketymoc at 6:21 PM on February 4, 2008

Will President Obama take my job away?

What would an Obama Presidency mean for the business process outsourcing industry?
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 9:29 PM on January 27, 2008 (9 comments)

Did Magellan really

Did Ferdinand Magellan really say this? “The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow of the earth on the moon and I have more faith in the Shadow than in the Church.”
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 12:33 AM on December 30, 2007 (14 comments)

Is everyone really considered a suspect?

After a successful resolution to a hostage situation, is it SOP to detain and question everyone involved (not just the perps)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 6:51 PM on December 2, 2007 (5 comments)

Teen saves life, with help from Mythbusters.

Paging asavage, congratulations are in order. Thanks to quick thinking and an episode of Mythbusters, 14-year-old Julian Shaw saves a man from death by train. "[As the train roared past] the noise pierced your ears and there was a suction that pulled us in… I'd seen that on MythBusters, so I stayed right back and pulled Mark back towards me."
posted to MetaFilter by micketymoc at 6:56 PM on November 8, 2007 (60 comments)

Future Patron Saint of Abu Ghraib

On October 28, the Pope will beatify (certify as Blessed) several martyrs of the Spanish Civil War, among them Gabino Olaso Zabala. Only thing is, Zabala is known to have participated in the torture of a fellow priest. Disturbingly, some Catholics are rallying behind a man who never publicly regretted his abusive past.
posted to MetaFilter by micketymoc at 6:21 AM on October 17, 2007 (62 comments)

Manila in my mind

“It seems that everytime I get a request from a western photojournalist to do a project on Manila, it's always about the slums and squatters and I am sick of it.” Carlos Celdran is well known for his chatty walking tours of Manila, and he’s tired of the one-track perception Westerners have of the city. Manila as slum gothic – low-hanging fruit for lazy photojournalists or writers? Or is a fairer perspective (in more ways than one) possible?
posted to MetaFilter by micketymoc at 5:19 PM on August 28, 2007 (19 comments)

What does it take to listen in on a GSM phone signal?

Is it possible to listen in on a GSM cell phone conversation? Don't worry, I'm not planning anything illegal. I'm just wondering if a certain service provider's denials are on the level.
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 7:10 AM on August 24, 2007 (9 comments)

NBC Dateline reporter busted at hacker conference

To Catch a Reporter. NBC Dateline producer Michelle Madigan tries to go undercover at the DefCon 14 security convention - and bites off more than she can chew. Having been alerted to her presence days before the event, DefCon staff baits the trap with a fake “Spot the Fed” contest. Once she is seated, DefCon organizer Jeff Moss suggests they play “Spot the Undercover Reporter” instead. Knowing the gig’s up, Madigan bolts – and a comical parking lot chase ensues. (Not a good week for Dateline NBC – its producers are being sued for bribing local law-enforcement officials to help them arrange their stings.)
posted to MetaFilter by micketymoc at 1:52 AM on August 5, 2007 (75 comments)

Need screenshots for LG9900 and Treo in use!

Where on the web can I find screenshots of email and calendar user interfaces for devices using Wireless Sync? Specifically, the LG9900 and the Treo 700w?
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 11:13 PM on June 3, 2007 (1 comment)

I’m an F.O.B. in LA.

What's a n00b to do in LA and Sacramento? Spending less than two weeks on the West Coast and I want to make it count.
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 1:29 AM on March 15, 2007 (5 comments)

Where on the web is the best Flash advertising work?

I’d like to see examples of really creative Flash-based advertising or marketing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 7:08 PM on February 28, 2007 (9 comments)

What's a great retirement gift for the uncle who has everything?

My uncle's retiring from his job at the end of the month. I want to give him something meaningful, considering the fact that I don't have much in the bank. What can I get him?
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 12:00 AM on August 26, 2006 (15 comments)

How do I crack my Windows XP user profile password?

How do I recover a user profile from a previous Windows XP (Professional) installation? Old user profile is still there, but keeps denying me access.
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 12:06 AM on July 18, 2006 (5 comments)

Help me find this short story sequel to the War of the Worlds.

I heard it as it was dramatized on BBC World Service Radio around 2003. The story was told from the point of view of a descendant of one of the invading Martians.
posted to Ask Metafilter by micketymoc at 9:49 PM on April 24, 2006 (2 comments)

Helping evolution scientists preach outside the choir...

Ten things evolutionists can do to improve communication. Speaking as a battle-scarred survivor of a few battles over evolution on teh Interweb, I plead guilty to ignorance of a few of these rules. But I wonder, too, what good any of these would do in the grand scheme of things: could we expect Creationists to act as honorably, or as honestly? And what would the Flying Spaghetti Monster think?
posted to MetaFilter by micketymoc at 6:56 PM on February 26, 2006 (168 comments)