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How can I get a digital copy of my own DNA?

How can I get a digital copy of my own DNA? How much will it cost? Is the cost likely to become reasonable any time soon?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 12:49 PM on March 24, 2008 (19 comments)

What are some good books on calendars, chronology and the division and measurement of time?

What are some good books on calendars, chronology and the division and measurement of time? I'm interested in the history, physics and especially mathematics of it all. A giant encyclopedic reference tome would be excellent. Thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 7:35 AM on March 2, 2008 (10 comments)

What to do in Greenwich at night?

My girlfriend and her girlfriends are going to see the Spice Girls at the O2 Arena in London tonight, and I've been invited to drive them there. I'm not going to the show, so what is there in the area that I can do between, say, 6pm and 10pm?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 4:34 AM on January 4, 2008 (9 comments)

How can I increase my descriptive vocabulary?

How can I increase my descriptive vocabulary, particularly for the purpose of tagging photos?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 8:20 AM on November 21, 2007 (13 comments)

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap: an essay by Paul Graham on wealth, riches, poverty, and why income inequality might not be so bad.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 4:51 AM on October 11, 2007 (139 comments)

Is the 1956 recording of Hound Dog by Elvis Presley out of copyright in the UK?

Is the 1956 recording of Hound Dog by Elvis Presley out of copyright in the UK?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:05 AM on July 29, 2007 (9 comments)

What do I do in the Wimbledon queue?

What do I need to know about the queue at Wimbledon? In particular, what kind of tent should I bring?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 2:29 PM on June 28, 2007 (3 comments)

Coping: A Survival Guide for People with Asperger Syndrome

Coping: A Survival Guide for People with Asperger Syndrome. A short, to-the-point guide to the unwritten rules of life.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 6:27 AM on June 23, 2007 (47 comments)

What can friends do after a car accident?

One of my best friends just had a major car accident in which a motorcyclist died. What can I do to help him out?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:15 AM on June 19, 2007 (16 comments)

dating.metafilter.com

This thread seems to be crying out for dating.metafilter.com!
posted to MetaTalk by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:43 PM on June 1, 2007 (136 comments)

The Carmageddon Comic

Those who remember the insane driving/smashing/killing game Carmageddon might enjoy the little-known but equally insane Carmageddon Comic. Others, less so.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 12:46 PM on May 23, 2007 (34 comments)

Logarithmic timeline of the universe

From the Big Bang to Iraq: Jorn Barger's logarithmic timeline of the universe [Previous RobotWisdomFilter: 1, 2, 3, 4].
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 2:43 PM on May 19, 2007 (19 comments)

Did the Chinese government fund research into whether Han are human?

I once read a claim that the Chinese government had funded "research" whose aim was to prove that Han Chinese are a different species to other humans. It was a physical book, not online. What might it have been? And incidentally, is the claim true?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 7:10 AM on May 18, 2007 (14 comments)

How can I export my Google Talk "Chats" from Gmail?

How can I export my Google Talk "Chats" from Gmail?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 4:52 AM on May 8, 2007 (6 comments)

Working on water

Photorealistic CG water (and a little on how it's done).
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 10:00 AM on May 2, 2007 (41 comments)

Yet more Bullshit

There's been plenty of Bullshit! on MetaFilter before, and now there's more: Boy Scouts [1, 2, 3] ("Duty to God ahead of country, others, and self, is the credo of suicide bombers."); Wal-Mart Hatred ("Wal-Mart is one of the great anti-poverty programmes in the country."); Circumcision ("By the end of this programme, one of these three will drop their pants and show us the restored foreskin on their penis."); and The Best ("Stupid? How many of you are searching for it on the web right now?").
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:22 PM on April 27, 2007 (46 comments)

Chinese chemists will eat us all

Win £500 from the Royal Society of Chemistry (or a place on a Chinese science undergraduate course) if your math skills are up to it.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 4:53 AM on April 25, 2007 (25 comments)

How To Talk To Girls At Parties

How To Talk To Girls At Parties by Neil Gaiman. Full text and reading by the author: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:48 AM on April 18, 2007 (39 comments)

Tony Blair can act

Tony Blair did a sketch for Comic Relief on Red Nose Day. (But Ricky Gervais visiting Kenya is better).
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 8:30 AM on March 18, 2007 (55 comments)

Open source classics

You've heard of ScummVM and MAME, but harvest time is approaching in the field of reverse-engineered open source re-implementations of other classic games too:
OpenTTD (Transport Tycoon), LinCity (Sim City), Advanced Strategic Command (Battle Isle), Freeciv (Civilization), Enigma (Oxyd), Widelands (Settlers), OpenArena (Quake 3), Spring (Total Annihilation), JJFFE (Frontier First Encounters), Vega Strike and Oolite (Elite), FreeOrion (Master of Orion), Pingus (Lemmings), Stratagus (Warcraft II et al.), CloneKeen (Commander Keen), Exult (Ultima VII), FreeCNC (Command & Conquer), REminiscence (Flashback), LGeneral (Panzer General), Pioneers (Settlers of Catan), and Freedoom (Doom).
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:27 PM on February 1, 2007 (43 comments)

What's a good easy to use online store builder?

My cousin and her husband would like to set up an online store for selling childrens' clothes, shoes, etc.. They are based in the UK and have very minimal technical know-how.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:33 AM on January 30, 2007 (8 comments)

Economics in One Lesson

The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.
Economics in One Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt, is available online for all to peruse, and makes sobering reading for anyone who's ever fretted over the United States' $8.7tn national debt. Or if you prefer action to theory, you can always help your fellow citizens out by making a check payable to the Bureau of the Public Debt.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:49 PM on January 25, 2007 (39 comments)

Good vegetarian food in central London?

Restaurants that serve good vegetarian food in central London?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 7:50 AM on November 16, 2006 (16 comments)

How does syndication work?

How do syndication fees for TV shows like The Simpsons work? Does every episode cost the same to show? Or is it priced by season? Or by episode? Do the good ones cost more to show than the bad ones? Or the new ones more than the old ones?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 9:44 AM on November 5, 2006 (6 comments)

Who is Hollywood trying to reach with sucky female roles?

What target audience are movie producers trying to reach when they cast women in superfluous bimbo roles in action movies?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 1:36 PM on October 19, 2006 (35 comments)

Is there any reason I'd want a website hosted in the UK rather than the US?

Is there any reason I'd want a website hosted in the UK rather than the US?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 4:30 AM on October 12, 2006 (9 comments)

What causes intermittent browser stalls?

What causes intermittent browser stalls? They happen on every web browser ever.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 8:59 AM on September 14, 2006 (7 comments)

Freedom really is on the march?

Economic Freedom of the World: 2006 Annual Report (Summary [PDF], full table [PDF, p.13]). Winners: Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the USA. Losers: Zimbabwe, Myanmar and the Congos. How free are you? And why does it matter anyway? (PDF, HTML)
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 6:34 AM on September 11, 2006 (18 comments)

Is there any medical or psychological basis for the idea that alcohol acts as a kind of truth serum?

In vino veritas: is there any medical or psychological basis for the idea that alcohol acts as a kind of truth serum?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 1:20 AM on August 5, 2006 (11 comments)

What's a good cheap Linux-compatible laser printer?

What's a good cheap Linux-compatible laser printer?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 10:03 AM on July 28, 2006 (9 comments)

New feature please: MeFi Polls. Briefly, it would...

New feature please: MeFi Polls. Briefly, it would be great to be able to construct simple polls which can be answered anonymously.
posted to MetaTalk by hoverboards don't work on water at 8:41 AM on July 26, 2006 (32 comments)

Coming at you, under the radar! Jack into the matrix and start a cyberevolution!

A Practical Guide to Defeating The Radical Right, Cyberwar & Netwar, and non-facetious uses of the word matrix, courtesy of the Well's mythical gopherspace. (Firefox users check out what search used to look like; IE users try http).
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 10:04 AM on July 18, 2006 (22 comments)

How can I make a cool looking book?

What's the coolest book I could possibly make myself?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 5:47 PM on July 7, 2006 (8 comments)

What does it mean when someone says they can't swim?

What does it mean when someone says they can't swim?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 4:06 PM on June 22, 2006 (55 comments)

Beyond achtung and sig heil.

My brother and I would like to learn German. Any book recommendations or other tips?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 8:46 AM on June 1, 2006 (30 comments)

Boris!

'The crowd was chanting "We want Boris" as he limbered up, waving his arms like a slightly rusty blond helicopter. The cheers grew and the cry of "Boris, Boris" became irresistible.': [text, video]. Boris Johnson, blogger. Boris Johnson, British MP for Henley-on-Thames. Boris Johnson, sozzled buffoon and proud of it. Boris Johnson, the man who made it cool to be Conservative?
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 9:49 AM on May 31, 2006 (26 comments)

Can I download Wikipedia to my Sony Ericsson K750i?

Can I download Wikipedia to my Sony Ericsson K750i, or do I need a fancy smartphone?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:54 AM on May 17, 2006 (9 comments)

Argh! Argh! Urgh! Argh! Argh! Argh! Urgh! Urgh! Argh!

Friday insanity: "We are no longer going to be the band that plays old game tunes. We are going to be the band that plays old game tunes on game controllers!" [23Mb DivX, explanation]. Witness Commodore 64 revival band Press Play On Tape playing Cannon Fodder using a bunch of game console controllers. War has never been so much fun.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 10:13 AM on May 5, 2006 (9 comments)

NetHack porn

Time stands still while you view NetHack porn... The incubus seems to have enjoyed it more than you. NSFW.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 2:43 PM on May 2, 2006 (48 comments)

Is it ever right to allow a population to starve?

Please help correct my cold utilitarian calculus: is it ever right to allow a population to starve?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 5:19 AM on May 1, 2006 (24 comments)

What's the music used in films to represent spiders?

What instrument is used to make the fast, tinkly, skin-crawling picking-on-a-harp high-pitched sound effect that accompanies spiders and other insects in movies?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 9:36 AM on April 23, 2006 (17 comments)

What's up with hotel TVs?

Why doesn't the on button work on hotel TV remotes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 8:27 AM on April 16, 2006 (11 comments)

Babies in prison

Babies in prison. "The Prison Service provides special accommodation as the children "are not prisoners and have committed no offence"."
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 7:21 AM on April 5, 2006 (17 comments)

Squirrel Holocaust

British government one step closer to Final Solution. The inferior race has taken over the great majority of our country, forcing out the decent natives, and must be exterminated. The £1 per confirmed kill bounty proved inadequate. Only through a mass poisoning campaign can our local boys gain deserved ascendance over the invaders. The plan has sterling supporters.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 3:21 PM on March 31, 2006 (40 comments)

Is taking turns to speak a Western cultural phenomenon?

Is taking turns to speak a Western cultural phenomenon?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 7:22 AM on March 27, 2006 (17 comments)

The MetaFilter Wiki is being destroyed by...

The MetaFilter Wiki is being destroyed by vandalbots.

As recently as yesterday I used it to look something up, but its brain has been mostly melted. Can it be rolled back to an earlier snapshot? And can you make it so that only registered MeFi users can edit it?
posted to MetaTalk by hoverboards don't work on water at 6:08 AM on March 21, 2006 (43 comments)

What's the funniest joke that doesn't involve making fun of anyone?

What's the funniest joke that doesn't involve making fun of anyone?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 7:03 AM on March 20, 2006 (126 comments)

What hope hath man / who takes up arms / against h'brother / for space only?


Looking for Great (Brunel) on DVD

Obscure DVD Hunt: Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel), an animated biography of Brunel by Bob Godfrey. It won an oscar in 1975 but it's not for sale anywhere. Any ideas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 6:14 AM on March 13, 2006 (3 comments)

Who are the oldest men and women still widely considered sexy?

Who is the oldest man still widely considered sexy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 9:31 AM on March 2, 2006 (80 comments)