Team Fortress 2 theme! It's on iTunes, search for Orange Box.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:52 AM on July 12, 2008

Oh, thought of another: Charles Mingus, Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (specifically II B.S.).
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 3:26 PM on July 18, 2008

It's probably 10 years old. It looked like a solid bundle of cables, Gungho, but again, I'm not an expert.

It's been mostly dry, jon1270...

Yeah, I'll leave the breaker off. And no, nothing else was added and as far as I can tell, the garage is the only thing on the circuit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 7:54 AM on July 14, 2008

It's not touching concrete...

It's the switch that ends up in the middle... it's in our main breaker box.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 9:29 AM on July 14, 2008

If there are any indie or chain weekly newspapers, contact the photo editor and see if they need any freelance help. Even shooting plates of food for reviews for 40-60 bucks an assignment will help her get her foot in the door.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 1:53 PM on July 4, 2008

If you didn't have enough people for your whiffle ball/fat bat baseball game, instead of throwing the ball to a first baseman, if you threw the ball in between the runner and the base, they were out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 4:56 PM on June 15, 2008

Not a Task Force. Ours just stopped turning properly after a year. Has a two-year warranty, hopefully it's painless.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:14 PM on June 2, 2008

The film Dark City?
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:14 PM on May 30, 2008

Is there a local paper? Talking about news is good. Might want to avoid the controversial stuff until you get to know people.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:07 AM on May 7, 2008

Remember when the they are readying the Death Star to destroy Alderaan? One guy pulls a lever? (Here's a big example) It was a TV switcher and the lever is for doing manual dissolves/wipes/etc.

To get both of those images you can just start pulling the lever and leave it where it looks best... then you can proceed to end the dissolve either direction.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:02 AM on May 7, 2008

Dogville (love it or hate it...)? Same with Waking Life.
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Court movies like Judgment at Nuremberg, Anatomy of a Murder, or Witness for the Prosecution?
If you like Mamet, maybe Heist or The Spanish Prisoner
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:47 PM on April 27, 2008

I haven't stayed there, only eaten there (awesome!), but Burntside Lodge might be an option. If you haven't decided on an area, Ely is awesome, but I can't vouch for any specific resorts. Early May? Bring warm clothes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 11:47 AM on April 9, 2008

No, not unless you have special reason to -- and sometimes there is. But for the most part, losing part of the image to an overlay outweighs having a poorly composed shot if no overlay ends up being used. Plus, you might use that footage for something later, and you want it to be the best composed you can make it, and that assumes there won't be a lower-third graphic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 11:34 AM on April 9, 2008

The Daily Weird, Photo Basement, Photoshop Disasters, Daily WTF.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:28 PM on March 31, 2008

A weekly trip to the library to read them all is a good excuse to get out of the house, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 4:32 PM on March 31, 2008

"Crawl" is a fun one (teach by having the dog in a lying down on the floor position and have them come, but have one person hold their belly down on the ground).
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 3:51 PM on March 20, 2008

"Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana." -Groucho
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 5:01 PM on March 15, 2008

Yeah I've seen it both ways.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:24 PM on March 15, 2008

Check shoes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 10:06 AM on March 10, 2008

Almost looks like Rome/Vatican City with Castel Sant'Angelo on the right, St. Peter's in the middle. Another print with both.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:43 PM on March 1, 2008

We have an Optoma HD70, which is 720p. It's hooked up to an HD-DVD player (yes, yes I know). It looks fantastic. We thought it looked great just hooked up to a regular DVD player, too (close-ups looked a lot better than wide shots, though).

We have it projected to be about 110". The resolution at 720p looks great. Better than some movie theater digital projectors I've seen.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 5:35 AM on February 28, 2008

Sexymofo: do you have the same problem with the audio track going silent after a glitch? (If you pause it or rewind/fast forward it will usually come back)
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:47 AM on February 11, 2008

For the record I did try the upgrade (to 2.0) but doesn't look like it helps for this particular disk (Bourne Ultimatum).
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 7:53 PM on February 12, 2008

We applied for Letterman tix online a few months ahead of time. They took a while to get back to us, and I thought we were too late submitting our dates. They'll call you and you have to answer a really easy trivia question about the show and you are in.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 9:06 PM on February 8, 2008

Firefox extension Customize Google will block analytics, not sure about ad words.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:41 AM on January 24, 2008

Sort of along the same lines, check out Rolling Nowhere by Ted Conover...
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:31 AM on January 15, 2008

Is the "zoom" on (under Universal Access)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 12:29 PM on January 14, 2008 marked best answer

qxntpqbbbqxl, I think it was Bill Clinton.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:16 AM on January 10, 2008

No, sorry, we've all been talking about you still. Wait another six months or so and you should be in the clear.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 3:23 PM on December 19, 2007

I second the baking soda trick... we had to de-smoke a mattress once that way. Took several tries, but it worked pretty well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:54 AM on December 9, 2007

Recently I upgraded from a 1.25 15" Powerbook with one gig of RAM to a Macbook. The speed increase was really great, but the 13" screen is a hindrance. I have it plugged into a 19" monitor at my desk, but otherwise it's really hard to be as productive on a tiny screen. Yeah, you get used to it, and the portability is a little better, but overall the Pro line has a lot of little advantages that add up.

Ride out the "gadget upgrade bug" ... it... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:31 AM on November 4, 2007

Elgato makes a few different TV Tuners for the Mac. We have an EyeTV Hybrid and it's awesome (we don't have cable, though, just over-the-air -- but the over-the-air HD looks great). The recording capabilities work like a charm.

Plus, having a small TV will give you an excuse to get out of your room.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:28 AM on October 7, 2007

In addition to lemoncello's book I'd suggest this one. Other than that, read news until your eyes hurt and practice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:46 AM on September 26, 2007

When you "add" the printer for the first time try plugging it directly in to the Mac.

You might also need to install Bonjour for Windows to help them talk to each other.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 7:51 PM on September 24, 2007

It's never too late to crate train. He might complain at first but don't give him any attention. If you can, don't let him out until he quiets down. The dog will be fine. The first time you try it, take them on an hour+ walk and wear him out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 11:36 AM on September 24, 2007

Thanks. I'll see what I can do (and possibly get my brother-in-law with more experience to help).
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 1:33 PM on September 13, 2007

Based on what has been said above, this is probably not true for all of the shows, or maybe even most. But is is true for at least one.

True or not, that seems like way more work than finding real people.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 10:21 AM on September 10, 2007

I knew that story sounded familiar...
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:55 AM on August 31, 2007

Tunneler is really addicting. If your computer can handle 16 colors.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 11:30 AM on August 29, 2007

This confused me as a kid. Hadn't thought about it again till now. Thanks for asking this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 5:48 AM on August 18, 2007

Thanks. I'll look into how easy it is to comment in PDF, have never tried before. Getting everyone on the same page for handing it in PDF might be tricky though.

I think a dedicated email account for assignments is a good idea, with auto-reply. Unfortunately gmail (my personal choice) will only send one auto-reply (vacation reply) per four days.

The key will be setting clear guidelines and sticking to them. Email at your own risk...
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:38 PM on August 11, 2007

As a side note, OmniDiskSweeper is a good way of figuring out where all your space went.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 5:22 PM on August 8, 2007

You could say something like science writer, but in all reality it will probably be something unexpected through someone you know or will meet in the next couple years at school or internship.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:33 PM on July 12, 2007

A city planner who specializes in traffic flow is stuck in traffic on the way to a party celebrating how successful his new plan was?
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 7:01 AM on June 14, 2007

Ha, I didn't even see this one from gregvr's link:

A traffic jam when you're already late... to receive an award from the Municipal Planning Board for reducing the city's automobile congestion 80 percent.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 7:03 AM on June 14, 2007

3. Street Spirit, Radiohead
4. Over the Hills and Far Away, Led Zeppelin
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 8:23 PM on May 24, 2007

Heh.. reading Sun Tzu actually isn't that far off.

[these tips apply to how I play the game, not the uber-quick competitive RTS players who would destroy us all - and, I'm not really all that awesome at Starcaft, but I played tons of Warcraft II back in the day]

You have to know how far you can stretch your forces and still branch out and get more territory. The key is really controlling the resources on the map and using them the most... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 12:38 PM on May 22, 2007

The Straight Story (1999, David Lynch - not what you'd expect!)
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 6:04 PM on May 20, 2007

The Big Red One might be worth checking out, too. I can't remember how gory it is (not as bad as "Ryan," for sure) but I seem to remember it having a decent D-Day sequence.
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 10:53 AM on May 20, 2007

What Kudos said.

The farmer's market is pretty awesome. Good food, live music. Seven till noon tomorrow.

If you want art there's the art center.

If you're a kid at heart the Science Center is a great stop after the farmer's market.

If you drive around randomly in the residential neighborhoods or suburbs (I'd suggest Urbandale, Clive, West Des Moines) you'll see signs for garage sales (or you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by starman at 5:52 AM on May 18, 2007