my impression is that ruby and python feel very similar, so I'd think the knowedge would be transferrable from one to the other. The hardest thing for me with learning ruby from scratch (first programming language since plain old Basic on my c64 years ago) was groking Object Oriented concepts. Once I got that, a lot of it clicked, and then when I started looking into python, it all looked really familiar, and I was able to follow the tutorials much more easily.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 10:13 PM on August 17, 2008 marked best answer

It would help to know why TCPdump and wireshark are not workable solutions (performance?, configuration?, support? pre-built analysis and reports?).

Volume of traffic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 8:26 AM on August 12, 2008

Why not ilife?
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 3:51 PM on August 4, 2008

Spamtastic link, but here. It's part of this soundtrack.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 10:26 PM on July 31, 2008 marked best answer

Thanks, these were all good answers :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 8:27 PM on July 16, 2008

Yes, I realize it's fairly open ended, but I'm not really looking for anything specific other than A) Looks Cool and B) Is hopefully derived somehow from real-time information
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 8:14 PM on June 10, 2008

i think defcon would get me in trouble :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 10:25 AM on June 11, 2008

pronoiac -- that's exactly what i was thinking of -- is there more like that?
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 4:39 PM on June 11, 2008

Rock Steady is the closest to what I was looking for. More like that, please. I live for that kind of trivia.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 8:05 PM on February 18, 2008

Heirloom tomatoes are amazing. I highly recommend getting a variety package of them from your local Whole Foods or Harris Teeter (or whatever you have local). Just a sprinkling of balsamic vinegar and olive oil is all you need. It's almost like you've never had a tomato before compared to the watery beefsteak tomatoes.

In general, if you're buying tomatoes for cooking, you want them canned or jarred, not fresh. If you're buying them for eating raw, you want heirlooms.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 2:12 PM on January 27, 2008

Not sure if you're still reading it, so thought I'd send a mail, too.

The first concert I ever went to was to see the Smashing Pumpkins in 1995, and I went by myself. I had a great time. Once the crowd starts rushing the stage and the music starts blasting, it doesn't really matter if anyone else is around anyway.

I don't really go to rock shows any more, I tend to go to dance clubs, maybe about half the time with other people and half the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 1:26 PM on January 18, 2008

The answer to your question is yes, it could be your router.

I guess the next question is 'how do i fix it?'

For that we'd need to know the model of cable modem and router you have. Have you tried powercycling everything? This fixes a surprising amount of problems. Try turning off both your modem and router, then turning the modem on and then the router after the lights finish blinking on the modem.

Some other things... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 12:15 PM on December 24, 2007 marked best answer

One other thing to do is just try factory resetting your router if you can't figure it out and it used to work before, but keep in mind, that's going to kill all your wireless settings, etc..
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 12:17 PM on December 24, 2007

Aberdeen City
The Automatic
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 12:25 PM on December 14, 2007

seconding Spoon, as well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 12:26 PM on December 14, 2007

The thing about Trader Joe's is that everybody has one thing that they absolutely must buy there, but it's never the same thing for everybody.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 2:21 PM on December 8, 2007

Here are my 2 favorite french music blogs. They post a lot of music in english, but also a lot of french music. Also, some of the best French house music is in english anyway.

http://bouleafacettes.blogspot.com/
http://fluokids.blogspot.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 7:27 PM on December 7, 2007

I didn't mean it LITERALLY tasted like dishwater, btw. It's just really weak and barely palatable.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 9:17 AM on October 22, 2007

I don't know the model, but it's definitely not one of the fancy ones. It's got one button on the front.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 9:19 AM on October 22, 2007

The key is stopping the brew halfway through and using the bold coffees, but mainly stopping the brew.

At least I can't see through it anymore.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 8:45 AM on October 23, 2007

Google apps for your domain is always an option.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 8:52 AM on October 22, 2007

To summarize, it's not the heating that's important, it's the getting the thc disolved in some kind of fat that's important.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 11:30 PM on October 6, 2007

I think the important thing here is the 're-arranging playlists on the fly', so Front Row is out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 11:19 PM on October 6, 2007

What about Jinzora?
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 11:24 PM on October 6, 2007

btw, this is not a thinly veiled attack on Mormons or anything, I'm actually a lapsed catholic/agnostic, but I do enjoy philosophy (even religious philosophy) and a good friend of mine is Mormon, so I was curious if there was something a little bit meatier to chew on than the Book of Mormon, which I haven't the slightest interest in reading.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 8:05 AM on September 26, 2007

I was actually kind of looking for something like a Mormon Augustine or Thomas Aquinas, that kind of thing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 2:26 PM on September 26, 2007

I don't think there's a 'best router' for small business. It depends on what kind of IT staff you have, what kinds of applications you're running, what your budget is, etc.

My default recommendation is generally just the linksys wrt54g, because it's cheap, easy to admin and generally works. If you're finding that it's 'not enough', you should probably talk to a network admin in detail about your needs.

One thing you can try, depending on the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 9:31 AM on September 11, 2007

I was going to recommend a Cisco, but the problem with a Cisco is that you need a "Cisco guy" on staff or on call. It can end up costing a lot more money than you expect.

You can get by with a Netgear, D-Link or sonicwall in lots of cases, it really just depends on what your network is like.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 9:36 AM on September 11, 2007

For DJing:

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 9:22 AM on September 11, 2007

I seem to have grown out of the horrendous TMJ I had when I was in my 20s. Either that, or I just wore away all the cartilage. Either way, it rarely pops any more and it doesn't ever hurt. I didn't get any treatment for it.

To answer your actual question, this guy sounds like a grade-a wackjob. Go to another dentist.

(Chiropracty is a scam, too, not just the energy thing.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 11:51 AM on August 5, 2007

You'll be there less than a month? Tell them you've decided to leave your cats at home and then take them with you anyway. Not likely to do an inspection.

How many cats are we talking about here?
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 7:18 AM on July 12, 2007

I imagine the 9 year old might have a lot of questions about slavery and the civil war if you visit the town, so you may want to read up on what happened there before you go.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 9:47 PM on July 8, 2007

If you're talking about actually beatmatching the records, there is no software that will do this for you without a bit of work on our part.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 1:10 PM on June 23, 2007

Myspace?
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 10:55 AM on June 19, 2007

If you just want to email the people in charge of handling customer complaints, usually that's exactly what those 'contact us' forms that you already filled out do.

If you're really serious about getting a response calling or writing an actual letter is your best bet. If you make that much effort they know you really care.

Writing to the CEO's office will almost always get you a response from a well run company, particularly if you worked your way up the chain first.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 10:54 AM on June 19, 2007

My guess would be that long, luxurious hair is sexually selected. It's a display of health and success. Anyone with a long, healthy mane of hair is someone who is eating well, not diseased, etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 6:08 PM on June 2, 2007

I'm not sure I know the complete answer to this, but bacon in the US is not called bacon anywhere else, they call it rashers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 6:53 PM on May 23, 2007

Super H in Fairfax definitely has it.

Also, if you're in the NoVa area, in general, you should shop for produce in Super H Mart or Grand Mart or something similar, much cheaper, more variety and fresher than you get at safeway or giant.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 7:15 PM on May 11, 2007

The credit card thing has always worked for me.

Always, ALWAYS lock the deadbolt on your house when you leave. When I was living at my ex-gfs apartment, I didn't have my own key for a few weeks and I always just popped the lock with the credit card. Took no more than a few seconds and somebody walking by would have never noticed anything.

As soon as I got my own key, I made sure that we started keeping the deadbolt locked at all times.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 5:54 AM on May 10, 2007

Second question-- I have my buddy list saved in Trillian. How do I move all those buddies from one screen name to a new screen name if I change them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 4:20 PM on April 21, 2007

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/ you want to listen to the most recent Essential Mix.

Also you can listen to my mixes on virb:

http://www.virb.com/empath

Also, I found this blog recently and quite liked it--it had a lot of glistening, pop-y electro: http://fluokids.blogspot.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 9:49 PM on April 16, 2007

I do this to. I justify it by saying to myself that i'm 'plotting out a novel', but as I never actually getting down to writing very much, i basically just have a vivid fantasy life :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 6:12 PM on March 30, 2007

we who imagine

I like the way that sounds.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 7:28 PM on March 30, 2007

I think ontology is closest to what you're looking for.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 7:45 AM on March 5, 2007

This is a great askme.

Simple question, simple answer, and I learned something I didn't even know that I didn't know.

So thanks, all.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 5:51 AM on March 5, 2007

You are going to need more help than we can give you in this thread.

You're basically trying to run before you can walk.

Go to rubyonrails.org and do some tutorials. Don't try installing a ruby app until you've done it.

Ruby on Rails apps are not for beginners, despite the hype, although Ruby on Rails is a good way to learn to program.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 3:10 PM on February 28, 2007

Satellite Records

Retail NYC: 259 Bowery New York, NY 10002
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 7:08 AM on February 9, 2007

can't get much easier than vbadvanced, if you're already using vbulletin.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 12:01 PM on February 7, 2007

If you're doing this with historical data only, you can think about creating tables with hourly, daily, weekly and/or monthly averages instead individual transactions, and schedule regular queries on off-hours to update them.

Then you just run reports off the most appropriate table-- for example, if you want a 6 year line chart, you're not going to be concerned about each transaction, and daily or weekly averages will do just fine.

You'd still... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 6:48 PM on February 1, 2007

I'm as anti-authoritarian as anybody, and I think you probably should just let it drop. You were drunk and did something that annoyed some cops and they gave you a hard time.

If you were sober, they probably would have been more polite. Nothing wrong with being drunk or anything, but cops deal with obnoxious drunk people all the time, which means they don't have a lot of patience for it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath at 6:47 AM on January 24, 2007