United States of Whatever
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 7:13 PM on July 14, 2008
I am deathly and irrationally afraid of aliens and my sixth grade math teacher made my class memorize 52 digits of pi during one half of the year. This is the most nightmarish of all posts for me.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 10:51 PM on June 20, 2008
This all reminds me of a Jack Handy quote:
"Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared."
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 5:59 PM on June 18, 2008
Yep, we all know how this starts.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 5:41 PM on June 3, 2008
Wonder how they would handle the nervousness of this guy.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 10:03 PM on May 30, 2008
Twitter's TOS does say "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time."
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 3:03 PM on May 22, 2008
Grouse: Ariel's write-up includes an email she received from Twitter stating that they had decided to remove the user's updates from the public timeline.
However, this sort of deletion does not, I believe, prevent the updates from being seen by the user's followers or anyone who stumbles on his or her profile.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 4:49 PM on May 22, 2008
Iron Man rocked my fucking world and I would recommend watching it, if for no other reason, to spot Tom Morello’s cameo appearance.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 12:34 AM on May 19, 2008
Awesome!
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 3:13 PM on May 15, 2008
Cool! That site is hosted by the university I attended as an undergrad (The University of Tennessee at Martin) and was founded by one of my first philosophy professors and friends, Dr. Jim Fieser. I'm one of very few philosophy students who have actually gone on from there to do a substantial amount of graduate work. Despite the great work done on this site, I rarely use it as a resource. But I do have to give it up for Jim. He's quite the man and probably way too smart to be working at such a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 1:47 PM on May 15, 2008
And in case you missed it before, Bacon Vodka.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 5:34 PM on April 12, 2008
If you are very very quiet you can hear the clouds rub against the sky.
I want so bad to believe this.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 11:27 AM on April 9, 2008
Awesome! I need to stop bitching about writing my dissertation.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 7:04 PM on April 8, 2008
Go, Team!
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 2:38 PM on April 7, 2008
I think I'm going to pass out.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 8:25 PM on April 6, 2008
This reminds me that I need a Costco membership.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 4:13 PM on April 6, 2008
NY Times on his death and career.
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posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 10:00 PM on April 5, 2008
Handey quotes are one of my biggest weaknesses.
"If you ever accidentally drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let 'em go, because man, they're gone."
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 8:20 PM on March 31, 2008
I was one of the charter members of #50, The Gulf Coast Youth Choirs (formerly one choir, the Gulf Coast Girl Choir). I was 11 at the time and stayed in the choir until I was 16 or 17. While I can't seem to link to it, the GCGC performance of Reel a'Bouche linked on the GCYC's audio page includes me. Actually, that isn't a recording of the GCGC singing that song. I believe it was a southeastern regional choir that myself and two other girls from the choir auditioned for. I... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 7:03 PM on March 28, 2008
Oh yeah, so thank you for allowing me to return so unexpectedly to one of the most important times and organizations in my life. Singing really used to be my main passion and Lynne Gackle, the director of the Gulf Coast Girl Choir and La Petit Chouer that I belonged to, was not only a role model and mentor to me for many years of my adolescence, but an amazing friend to both me and my family.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 7:15 PM on March 28, 2008
This scene from Pee Wee's Big Adventure is one that I refused to watch until recently.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 6:15 PM on March 26, 2008
Speaking of pop up videos...
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 5:17 PM on March 25, 2008
I love this.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 8:24 PM on March 24, 2008
This alternate ending may have been better if had included a voice over of Will Smith at the end (instead of the girl) talking about some possible regret he might have felt for becoming the monster to them or something along those lines. Oh, and he probably shouldn't have gotten out of there without a strong punch from the big bad boyfriend.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 8:35 AM on March 6, 2008
malocchio: I read it the same way and felt a tremendous sense of clarity.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 9:49 AM on February 28, 2008
As an adult, finding out that Uncle Phil was Shredder is mindblowing.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 6:55 PM on February 26, 2008
O'Reilly apparently has very little to say off-air.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 2:38 PM on February 26, 2008
etc.: It's called the McGurk Effect.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 6:03 PM on February 21, 2008
I just watched The American President this past week on the television. I should have seen this coming.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 2:03 PM on February 21, 2008
I'm pretty sure this is a double.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 9:29 AM on February 20, 2008
Yeah, it's a triple, but still fun.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 10:02 AM on February 20, 2008
He lost me with the pay phone.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 7:42 AM on February 20, 2008
This is ridiculous.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 3:53 PM on February 10, 2008
I wonder if she's ever been called a tease.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 4:13 PM on February 10, 2008
I enjoyed this film. And I'm trying to give Billy Mitchell the benefit of the doubt here, but he still comes across as an ass to me. The fact that there may have been more friendly interactions between him and Steve Wiebe than were portrayed in the documentary doesn't change the other fact that he seems like an egomaniac. I do like hotsauce a lot though. Maybe a taste would change my mind.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 1:59 PM on February 9, 2008
As a philosophy TA and grad student, the only times when I expect the phrase to be used in its technical sense is when I'm teaching or engaged in an explicit philosophical discussion of the soundness of an argument. Short of that, I never have any problem when people use it in its less technical sense because I'm usually quite sure of the meaning that they wish to convey. I generally have no inclination to stifle the flow of a discussion I'm having or overhearing to bring up some technical... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 8:55 AM on February 9, 2008
I don't know what to say.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 6:42 PM on February 6, 2008
"...a fire broke out in a young boy's pants..."
Beautifully worded
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 5:11 PM on February 6, 2008
This makes me sad.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 3:33 PM on February 3, 2008
Alton Brown weighs in on onions and tear prevention.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 3:56 PM on February 3, 2008
I like cheese. I do not like this so much.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 8:18 AM on January 31, 2008
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posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 2:15 PM on January 22, 2008
There Will be Milkshakes, an accompaniment to Greg Nog's comment.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 12:07 PM on January 22, 2008
Awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 3:18 PM on January 20, 2008
Holy hell.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 1:37 PM on December 18, 2007
Just once I want to post in one of these threads before it gets deleted!
How many times have you posted in a thread after it got deleted?
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 11:59 AM on December 18, 2007
Hello Goodbye
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 10:45 PM on December 16, 2007
Tall ghost is still scary in the light.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 2:47 PM on December 16, 2007
I'm bidding on the 50 year old wooden eye. Talk about antique!
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 2:31 PM on December 16, 2007
I read blahblahblah's name as just another line in the bill my first time looking at his comment.
posted to MetaFilter by inconsequentialist at 4:28 PM on December 13, 2007
