Coffee press. Add hot water and ground coffee and wait 2 or 3 minutes, press and pour. Nothing to break or learn, easy to clean and store.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 1:46 PM on June 24, 2008

Specifically, your problem is that the params hash isn't available inside of model classes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:35 AM on May 26, 2008

If you refuse shipment, they'll get it back and it's the same as having cancelled your order.

Then just reorder when the new ones come out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 10:19 AM on April 25, 2008

What's the review tool? Is it an in-house product? What are the specific problems / error messages you're running into?

You can use Pastie to save some sample error messages to show us to help get you going.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:36 AM on April 6, 2008

You can with SIFR, which is not super easy to set up but does allow this sort of thing, with graceful fallback to showing regular text if Flash or Javascript is not available.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 8:58 AM on March 21, 2008

Aaaargh I didn't read your last line, I am a bad person.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 8:59 AM on March 21, 2008

The Jewish culture has always been strongly linked to urban environments, trade, and arts -- and tended to be interspersed as 'outsiders' throughout a larger society. Mormon culture is centered in Utah where they are in a strong majority, just part of the mainstream culture. Normalcy is what Mormonism is all about in day to day life, despite how foreign it might appear to those of us on the outside when you just hear theological differences. At least, this is my experience being from Utah, and a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 2:06 PM on February 7, 2008

Yeah, you're flirting instead of communicating 'no'.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 4:03 PM on February 6, 2008

My understanding, which comes from talking to accountants in the process of creating several online stores for various companies, is that you must collect sales tax and remit it to any state which you have a physical location.

Are these employees operating offices in those other states or just telecommuting? Is the business itself registered to operate in those states? Here's an article with an overview that also matches my experience of what's required.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 1:48 PM on January 10, 2008

In your situation in the past I've waited until I was the only one around, and removed the light cover and twisted one or two of the lights in the bank to be just slightly off contact. I did this because I figure it's better to ask forgiveness than permission since I didn't want it to take weeks for a request to go through and I wasn't damaging anything.

Just remember: the light is there so that you can do your work. Don't feel bad either asking them to take care of this... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 10:04 AM on January 7, 2008

Looks like you can get linoleum/marmoleum for a bit less then $7.50/sqft. This site it's listed at around $3.50/sqft, and I didn't shop around that hard. If you have an old house it would probably go with it better then vinyl, and the squares are nice and bold, and you can either be really graphic laying down contrasting colors or just do solid colors.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 7:31 PM on January 6, 2008

Ask here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RochesterNYReUseIt/

It's the local Rochester NY free cycle group. It seems really active.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 5:24 PM on January 6, 2008

Oops. Rochester NY ReUseIt, that is a linkified version of the above address. You just need a Yahoo ID to sign up and send a message.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 5:25 PM on January 6, 2008

How many do you need? Are we talking one per student for 6 classes worth of kids?
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 5:35 PM on January 6, 2008

I'm quoting a friend of mine, who I asked about your question and who is a pastor:

The short, smart aleky answer is that liberals don't need the Bible to be annotated to make it liberal. A good translation is, all by itself, a very progressive book.

I don't know of any particular editions that are marketed specifically toward liberals, mostly because the Christian publishing industry, on the commercial side at least,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 1:00 PM on January 4, 2008

Additionally, he says if you are hardcore liberal you'll want a Jefferson Bible. Thomas Jefferson went through the Bible and took out anything that was supernatural, and just left core moral teachings. But also he says that Jefferson didn't have authority to take stuff out of the Bible.

As an aside, I'd love to see what would happen today if a president or major political figure took it upon themselves to edit the Bible, wow.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 1:04 PM on January 4, 2008

You need to carefully follow whatever process your state has (Kansas or Missouri), or you'll end up being the one in the wrong.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 2:04 PM on January 2, 2008

It might not be voluntary any more once you've agreed to it. The same way that it's voluntary to sign up for the reserves, but once you are in there are many involuntary things you have to do -- so too with training, you sign up for the training and then it becomes your duty to go and do the training. He couldn't stay home the day the training starts without getting in trouble.

Ethically, these laws are meant to protect reservists so that they are free to train and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 2:15 PM on December 31, 2007

Just gracefully decline to participate if it bothers you, and don't worry much about it otherwise. Family traditions always start somewhere, and now that both of your sisters have families of their own they're reconsidering how they spend the holidays. That's just life - things change, they're not out to make your life worse, but make their own life better. Be happy for them and wish them well, and don't try to stop the hands of time from turning.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 2:03 PM on December 31, 2007

How much is the warranty?

You are probably more likely to have the camera dropped or stolen instead of malfunction in the next two years, so I'd say unless its pretty cheap to extend it, don't bother.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:16 AM on December 31, 2007

For wedding photography, an external flash is essential. You'll be taking lots of shots in dim reception halls with no chance do-overs. Lighting a large group of people with the on camera flash is hard, and the externally attached flashes sit higher above the camera and are usually more flattering. Especially if you get a flash bracket or diffuser (like this).
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 10:12 AM on December 31, 2007

Nothing wrong, just you'd pay a bit more. If you go to the store you can try the camera out first though, which is a plus. And don't let them upsell you on expensive accessories that you didn't plan on buying before going in.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 10:27 AM on December 31, 2007

Marxchivist, I tried one out and like it and am planning to get one someday when I am back taking more photos (been too overwhelmed with work lately). If you look through photos tagged with lightsphere on Flickr, there's lots of nice examples. Just seems to mellow out the light nicely and take out all the harsh edges.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 11:53 AM on December 31, 2007

It sounds like you might like Zen Buddhism, which can be fairly ritualistic but at the same time empty of much of the superstructure of theology that other religions have (this is what I do).

Also, Unitarian Universalism is full of agnostic members, and pulls in elements from many faiths and rituals. The UU church largely does not take positions on what you should or should not believe, and still provides services and community and probably like minded people to yourself.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 5:41 PM on December 30, 2007

More people are moving out then in, and so there are 'extra' houses driving the prices down.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 1:56 PM on December 30, 2007

Training.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 7:28 AM on December 21, 2007

No, it's not going to be enough of a difference to matter much if it's increasing the cost of the laptop by 15 or 20%. Also, you may want to wait until the middle of January (Macworld), they might update the whole line and you'd get the processor increase for free. It's only a few weeks away.

I like matte screens, I hate reflections. If you have windows behind you while you work avoid glossy, otherwise it's not likely to matter.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 8:02 PM on December 19, 2007

3rd party RAM does not violate the warranty. Just keep the original memory, and in case you have a problem and they try to accuse the 3rd party RAM, swap in the original RAM and you're good to go. If you get memory from a reputable source you're likely buying the same stuff apple is putting inside anyways (Samsung, for one, if I remember my own). And instead of paying $800 you're paying $200. Enough of a difference to buy a giant 24" screen from Dell with the money saved.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 8:20 PM on December 19, 2007

There is virtually no chance that you will be unsatisfied day to day with a matte screen, and a small but significant chance that you will be annoyed daily by the glossy screen. To me, if you aren't sure which you'd like, then the default choice should be matte.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:20 PM on December 19, 2007

Jeff-o-matic, how did ordering it go?
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 7:30 PM on December 20, 2007

I didn't realize power of attorney could extend to after death, thanks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 6:01 PM on December 12, 2007

Yeah, so power of attorney isn't it. But it looks like it's also not to do with a will either, and executor doesn't have any say in things like funeral arrangements. I'll just talk to a lawyer. Thanks everyone!
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:28 PM on December 12, 2007

Yeah, it's because we're gay and should anything happen there are religious family members who may try to take over, so I'll need to probably go to some length to make sure everything is set up right. I was hoping for some easy answer or ready to fill out form like there are for medical directives. Our wills and medical proxies were easy enough to set up on our own with software that's out there.

Thanks again, everyone.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 11:22 AM on December 13, 2007

The water is really not going to be good for 10 years no matter what you do. You'll need to replace it yearly at least.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 6:12 AM on October 9, 2007

Quicksilver offers GUI integration and context-switch-free command initiation that you can't quite get through the command line. I've got Quicksilver triggers to bring certain windows to the foreground, QS triggers to start shell scripts, QS triggers for controlling iTunes, etc.. Between QS and enabling the full keyboard access on the Mac, you hardly ever have to touch a mouse. And as they say, every time you touch a mouse God kills a kitten.

It's complementary to the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 3:00 PM on October 2, 2007

What's his relationship with his boss? Your question reworded into a statement seems to cover what you'd want to communicate.

'I think I can take on B's responsibility, and B thinks that I could handle it all. If you create a new position which merges both of these current jobs, it will save the company $YY,YYY in in salary and benefits. I'd only want $XX,XXX more a year in exchange for taking on the new role. Here's what I did at my last job, and this is why I... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 11:03 AM on September 14, 2007

Yeah, I take back what I said in the first comment - government or union situations are beyond my ken.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 8:32 PM on September 14, 2007

Khoi Vinh of Subtraction?
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 2:04 PM on July 29, 2007 marked best answer

You're welcome - I'm surprised it was that easy :)
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 3:20 PM on July 29, 2007

This weekend make up a resume and a nice cover letter asking to be considered, highlighting why you'd be good for the position. Give this to your boss. He'll know you are serious, and he'll have a formal sort of notice that you are seeking this out, and he'll have something to give to his higher ups or HR.

Since you've already talked to him about the position, this is a neutral and natural way of furthering the process. It will prod him into doing or saying something, at... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 10:25 AM on July 13, 2007

Your current credit cards should be enough. If you have a high credit score like you say, and you've got income enough to show you can afford a loan, no lender is going to turn you down when you want to get a car or home. Keep in mind that lenders want desperately to loan money to you, it's how the make their money. You don't have to do take out unneeded loans to prove yourself to them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:14 PM on June 23, 2007 marked best answer

occhiblu: he is the cutest dog ever (He's my dog too)
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:29 AM on June 23, 2007

Unrepentanthippie, we don't have kids around and we're definitely keeping him away from any and all strangers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 10:52 AM on June 23, 2007

I've felt around his body, and he doesn't seem to react in pain to any particular area or touch. He has been eating a lot of grass this week, maybe it is pain from some sort of stomach trouble (although no other signs of that aside from the grass-eating, no vomit or other stuff).
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 3:50 PM on June 23, 2007

Hindmost, thank you for the link to the other thread. I'll make sure to talk with the vet about that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:05 PM on June 23, 2007

Yes, this sounds totally normal and fair to me. If they are on call, it is the least that you can do for them since they're going to be waking up at 3am to take care of the stuff no one else wants to think about.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 12:29 PM on June 19, 2007

I got sand in one of my lenses, and took it in to a local shop - they were going to send it somewhere to get cleaned, but would not guarantee that the lens would come back functioning or clean, and the charge was going to be just about what the lens cost new ($300), so I just bought a new lens. Just an anecdotal story, of course, and I didn't shop around for a better rate. Now I know a bit more and would have called up the maker of the lens and inquired about factory service.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 5:37 PM on June 18, 2007

HuSi, you'll even see familiar faces who decamped from K5.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 10:07 AM on June 16, 2007

If your projects are 99% done, then you are not screwing them over too much. Just tell them although you love the company and people, you need more challenging work and you are leaving out of consideration for professional development. You can be honest with them about everything you said here, it sounds pretty reasonable.

Talk to your boss and tell him you'd like to stick around and finish what you started, and that you can tie up all the loose ends over the next couple... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 7:57 AM on June 15, 2007

Pursue other job offers as though you have no chance of being hired back at your current job. This place let you go... your boss can't be mad at you for taking care of business by assuring yourself of a position in case she can't get you your job back.

If they end up offering you a position before you find a nice new job then you'll be happy, but otherwise you'll be prepared.
posted to Ask Metafilter by voidcontext at 9:24 PM on June 11, 2007