Whoever started out leading the Liberia colony.

Joseph Jenkins Roberts of Liberia
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 8:27 PM on January 7, 2008

Thanks, that makes sense.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 8:20 AM on November 27, 2007

Have you tried Blurb.com? They just added the ability to crowd source a book.

Check out TechCrunch's review the site.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 8:48 AM on November 6, 2007 marked best answer

hmm. the things I could do with thirteen hundred trillion galactic credits
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 1:45 PM on September 29, 2007

I hired a kid through rent-a-coder to build one for $15.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 10:49 AM on September 6, 2007

What city? And what is the work experience?

A 27 year old in Washington, DC with 5 years of experience will make a lot more money than a 27 year old in Columbus, Ohio with no experience.

You need specifics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 12:16 PM on August 7, 2007

The Nixons - Sisters
Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike
Soul Coughing - Walking Around in Circles
Toadies - Possum Kingdom
The Wallflowers - One Headlight
Sheryl Crow - Leaving Las Vegas
Hole - Doll Parts
Blues Traveler - The Hook
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 7:49 PM on July 26, 2007 marked best answer

I'm mainly looking for high-profile events.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 8:17 AM on July 10, 2007

I'm looking for progressive venues to attend to gather ideas and bring life into a very large project I'm working on. I realize TED and Burning Man are very different, but these are the types of events that are outside the establishment.

The events I'm looking for don't have to be music AND tech AND film AND so on, but have elements of each or elements of one.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 10:59 AM on July 10, 2007

The working list:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddqvmtwd_0rmbdj8
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 11:26 AM on July 10, 2007

Here's the list so far:

http://www.bonnaroo.com/
http://www.bumbershoot.org/
http://www.burningman.com/
http://www.coachella.com/
The National Peace Corps Association Group Leaders Forum
Nonprofit Technology Conference
O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/
http://www.pica.org/programs/detail.aspx?eventid=150
http://www.poptech.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 12:07 PM on July 10, 2007

Heading to:

Gates Ave. & Downing
Brooklyn, NY 11238
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 1:29 PM on June 11, 2007

Thanks for the tips. I was an IT volunteer serving in the capitol city of South American country. I want to write from the perspective of a web connected volunteer trying to nudge PC into an online world. The country I served in was very wired, but peace corps wasn't about to jump into anything they couldn't spin/control/subvert. Peace Corps is a dinosaur I was trying desparately to teach new tricks to aid the volunteers and our communities. They weren't interested, still aren't and almost... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 1:30 PM on February 23, 2007

Another reason to reconsider a diamond.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 8:25 PM on February 19, 2007

if you can't find what you are looking for, just find a developer to build it for you. I have custom scripts built for about $10 on rentacoder.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 7:25 PM on February 15, 2007

It looks like I have an Apple Power Macintosh G4 867 (Quicksilver) - does that change these suggestions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 4:38 PM on January 19, 2007

I wasn't in India but I did live in Guyana (South America), which has a very large East Indian population. I believe it's the biggest Indian population in terms of ethnic percentages outside of India.

If India doesn't work out, you could easily find a bride in Guyana. Just be careful not to let on what your net worth is. If you do, you may find yourself with a bride that cares less about you than your money. What's interesting about East Indian Guyanese women is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 6:31 AM on March 7, 2006

This is a good question...is this the same for music? Can you time shift music from the radio to your iPod? Would you have to delete it after you listen to it for it to be fair use?
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 7:13 AM on March 4, 2006

Thanks, I'll let her read this thread and she can decide for herself. A lot of good arguments on both sides!
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 12:05 PM on March 1, 2006

There is speculation that Cheney may have been drunk at the time of the shooting but the Secret Service refused to allow the sheriff's department to interview the Vice President immediately following the accident.

What consequences would come out of these actions? Of course I assume nothing is going to come out of all of this but the political fallout is going to be huge.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 7:01 AM on February 15, 2006

I have had an anxiety disorder for years, peppered with mild and severe depression. I think I may have had it as a child as well, I just wasn't aware. I finally was diagnosed in college and went through various treatments and therapists. It wasn't working. After college I finally found a treatment that does work. I've been on Paxil for years. It works wonderfully for me.

My suggestion to you is to openly engage her in her depression and anxiety, let her talk it out.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 7:26 AM on January 28, 2006

When I was in Peace Corps, I used to buy poetry from a homeless man. He wrote it on the back of business cards and on napkins.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 7:28 PM on January 4, 2006

I was a volunteer in Guyana but still work on Peace Corps projects and help raise money for volunteers still on the ground. It was hard for us to find funding to start large or small scale projects because we had no list of organizations friendly to Peace Corps that would help with funding, donations, resources, man power, you name it. And Peace Corps actually prefers that we use their SPA Grant or use word of mouth though family back home. There has to be an easier way to aid projects than... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 5:44 PM on December 11, 2005

Schmoops
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 2:41 PM on November 4, 2005

A timeline from DailyKos and a summary.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 8:12 PM on October 29, 2005

I don't know if this helps, but check out this link.

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:HGoZvVoMFv8J:www.gigposters.com/forums/printthread.php%3Ft%3D23651+%22notice+nothing+else+except+that%22&hl=en
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 8:06 PM on October 29, 2005 marked best answer

Two things: confidence really helps and be yourself, if he/she's not into you, move on. It's not that hard.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brokekid at 8:02 PM on October 29, 2005