C'mon, I'm sure the kid'll be fine. Pfft...worryworts.

More power to them, and better them than me.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 7:23 PM on July 25, 2008

I'm not about to label people "haters" since I find that expression almost as annoying as people who self-identify as "players" but calling this "sick"?

A married couple, apparently very much in love, had a seemingly healthy baby who I presume they're going to shower with love and affection. Lucky kid, considering the alternatives.

Let he or she who has banished all the freaky shit from their own bedroom... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:29 AM on July 26, 2008

Oh come on, I can't be the only one who thinks bees are cute at any magnification.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 6:11 AM on July 25, 2008

Well, I wasn't in there, which means I can name a couple states that must not contribute their records to this database.

Sadly I was able to confirm what I'd heard about my best friend from high school. First degree, Claude? WTF!?! I hope you have internet access in there so you can see how disappointed I am with you!
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:46 AM on July 25, 2008

"Where shall we go for a snack?" is right. "Where shall we go for snack?" just sounds weird.

Yeah, but don't you folks say you go "to university"?

I keed, I keed.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:55 AM on July 24, 2008

Your first link is redirecting to the Salon home page in Firefox for some reason, but seems to work fine in IE.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 1:14 PM on July 23, 2008

Thanks for this post, dahlia. That short stories link is going to wind up being my goto link for subway reading material when I'm between books for at least a couple months. I've always been a Roald Dahl fanboy, so that's a real treasure trove.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:49 PM on July 22, 2008

No worries, Dahlia. I'll have to grab a paperback. Just glad of the reminder.

Oddly enough, Roald Dahl was the subject of the very first conversation my mother ever had with me about antisemitism. I had brought home Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from the library and for some reason, she decided that that was as good a time as any to tell me about "people, like Roald Dahl, who hate Jewish people". I think I may have been about 8 or... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 6:49 PM on July 22, 2008

Came in here hoping for a little Coach McGuirk...wrong Home Movies I guess.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 9:08 AM on July 22, 2008

What, no mention of the Yellowstone Caldera?
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 9:05 AM on July 22, 2008

Mountain Creek also inherited at least an ounce or two of skin I left in that park.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 7:35 PM on July 21, 2008

bungee jumping from a helicopter into that bay in South Africa hotel in Abu Dhabi that's full of jumping Great White Sharks pretentious fools with more money than sense, with a RPG launcher for protection...well, hell whatever I say it's for...it's a fucking rocket launcher!

Much better.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 3:57 PM on July 21, 2008

The method I've been using for years involves drawing shapes with the keys on my keyboard. It can be a pain in the ass occasionally when I sit down at a non-standard layout keyboard but they are very strong passwords...in fact thanks to doing things that way, even I couldn't tell you what most of my passwords are.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 6:17 PM on July 20, 2008

I made it through a solid 3 minutes of that video. I was actually enjoying it until it suddenly hit me: Wait, how bored must I be? I'm watching a slide show of chair photos!

I'm gonna grab a beer and watch the rest.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 12:08 PM on July 20, 2008

12 out of 12, although the military personnel one threw me for a few seconds. It's been a while since I heard the number and thought it might have moved up.

Spoiler Free for your smoking pleasure.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 10:04 PM on July 18, 2008

People shouldn't leave high school without knowing basic online security and privacy practices. Sure, you might kill yourself in a car, but with a computer and an internet connection you might just wish you were dead.

OK, no, I do not know how to change the oil in a car.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 11:56 AM on July 20, 2008

Count me among those who like it.

Hell, I just listened to a couple of the other entries and now I really like it.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 6:33 AM on July 18, 2008

Oh god, Ubu...that's a clear cut case of the cure being worse than the condition it's designed to remedy.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:49 PM on July 19, 2008

Fantastic post.

Mehterfilter.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:42 PM on July 19, 2008

The three I watched seem like kind of funny ideas but stretched out too long and without any specific joke

That's and afliction known as SNLS (Saturday Night Live Syndrome).
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:39 PM on July 19, 2008

an afflliction
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:40 PM on July 19, 2008

Just saw this blow by in a Digg RSS feed this morning, and by the time I looked again it was gone.

I wonder how monstrous the monstrous link would be without the coloration.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 2:09 PM on July 18, 2008

Previously, but still interesting.

I remember when they made a big stink about it over at Lehman College here in the Bronx.

Please don't hurt me.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 8:59 PM on July 17, 2008

I imagine that Sandman will be next down the pike if this does well.

I can't see that happening anytime soon, but I do wonder just how badly Y: The Last Man will be butchered. Shia LeBeaouf and Disturbia director DJ Caruso? *sob*
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 7:21 PM on July 17, 2008

the next gaggle of maladroit and mendacious ministers of micturition...

I have got to find a way to work that phrase into conversation.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 6:35 PM on July 17, 2008

That is a great name though.

Lillian Ladele

It just rolls off the tongue.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 4:18 PM on July 16, 2008

What we really need are more supervillains

I give you: The Procrastinator!

He'd be scary if any of his plans actually got done on time. He's currently working on a scheme to rob an IndyMac bank.

His costume is just a towel tied around his neck, as he hasn't gotten around to doing the whole spandex thing yet.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 10:11 AM on July 16, 2008

I simply must know what's in The Love Seat of Felt-Tip Fury, and of course there's no link.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:58 AM on July 14, 2008

Great. Now I gotta bookmark another fucking "cult" thread.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 5:52 AM on July 14, 2008

Oh man. New Zoo Revue? I thought the brain cells containing that memory had passed on long ago. Now I'll never get that damn theme music out of my head.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 11:27 AM on July 13, 2008

I'm sure his friends think he's hilarious.

Great. A "Weird Al" of rap. I thought that was Digital Underground's bit already.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 7:16 AM on July 13, 2008

Megafly, I knew I was going to get that response between hitting Post Comment and the page refreshing. Took an hour and change...you guys are slipping.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 8:50 AM on July 13, 2008

I'm here to make friends.

I'm a failure.

Dammit, Dr-Baa, I'll be your friend.

Please don't vote me off the island.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 1:00 PM on July 11, 2008

Perhaps, but they will have made friends with reality show contestants. Is that really a win?
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 1:12 PM on July 11, 2008

The "kids vs the system" spin of the article is laid on pretty thick...these aren't kids building something because they had no other options. Like Science! said, it sounds like they have plenty of other places to play and just decided to commandeer this site to build their own.

...the land floods and that the area was designated by the town as a drainage area, a function largely undone when the youths stripped away all the greenery and undergrowth.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 7:32 AM on July 10, 2008

Is this the official editorial stance of the New York Times?

I've been suggesting for years that they make one minor change to the little box in the upper right corner of the frontpage:

All the news views that's fit to print.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 10:29 AM on July 10, 2008

What the Drummer's Circle has helped to do in Marcus Garvey is nothing short of amazing, and without them Mount Morris wouldn't be an area in which any of these new residents would want to live. 10 years ago, after looking at apartments in the neighborhood, I had to step over a pool of blood while walking up the stairs to the bell tower. Now it's relatively safe even after dark...

...especially on Saturday nights.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 9:46 AM on July 9, 2008

If the drum circle is a cultural institution, it's also a bunch of guys milking tip money from tourists who think they're having an experience.

If any "tourists" actually went to Marcus Garvey Park to watch the drum circle (and let's face it...it's not exactly a stop on the Grey Line buses), they wouldn't be wrong to think that.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 6:47 AM on July 10, 2008

When did Eliza get her degree?
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 1:59 PM on July 9, 2008

You want to impress the average straphanger, get your "improv" asses off the train and give those seats to people who are actually trying to get somewhere.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 6:50 AM on July 9, 2008

Lucifer's Hammer, for instance

And within a few generations things go all A Canticle for Liebowitz. "Scientists" dedicate their lives to preserving technical manuals, little by little losing any comprehension of the information therein. As devices break down, no one knows how they worked much less how to fix them. Eventually you have abbeys filled with beautifully illuminated blueprints and shrines for the holy relics... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 6:39 AM on July 7, 2008

Mankind: made in God's image.

This God fella must be one really mean sonofabitch.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 3:42 PM on July 4, 2008

Mine from New Years Eve Y2K overlooking Times Square. Pretty awful, thanks to a combination of an amateur photographer and a crummy camera, but the backdrop was great.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 12:43 PM on July 4, 2008

And I love that first San Diego shot, Ragma.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 12:45 PM on July 4, 2008

I think the other thing that went horribly wrong with the older Batman movies (and may still go wrong with the new ones) is the need to give him bigger and badder gadgets in each movie, like some kind of cowled James Bond. I'm not saying the Bat-toys weren't part of the appeal of the comic books, but I always thought the real draw was what Batman did with the resources he had...not pulling out Bat Shark Repellent like in the Adam West TV version.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 8:07 AM on July 2, 2008

What if you really love children and choose to own your own daycare? What if you really love children and choose to become a daycare consultant? Or work for the state certifying daycares or training daycare delivery staff?

Maybe because you'd rather actually work with children, not manage people who work with children?
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 1:21 PM on June 26, 2008

I can't see any reason to allow bikes or blading...the West Side Highway bike path is only a block away. It also doesn't really sound like any of the ramps they're putting in are designed to accomodate bicycles.

For that matter, there are dog runs over there too, so I wonder if they're planning on allowing people to bring their dogs up there. I would think that might be an issue given how narrow the space is (as xthlc mentioned).
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 11:57 AM on June 25, 2008

My favorite tree house was the one in the movie "The Blue Lagoon,"

I snorkeled in that lagoon while in Fiji. It would make a great spot for a treehouse, as long as you didn't mind the guests in their $3000 a night "bures" at Turtle Island next door.

No sign of Christopher Atkins or Brooke Shields sadly.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 9:19 AM on June 24, 2008

Actually now that I think more about it, Lucy was a lot like the giant heart you can walk through in the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. It all sounded very impressive, especially to a young geeky kid, and then you got in there and realized it was all just crumbling papier-mâché.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 7:45 PM on June 22, 2008

Miko, I'm glad to hear Lucy's been cleaned up. It's been about 30 years since I was there, and it's nice to know something from my childhood has actually gotten better with age.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 3:56 AM on June 23, 2008