I read somewhere that digital cameras won't approach film resolution until they hit about 50 megapixels... but as someone said upthread, that doesn't really matter unless you are making gigantic prints..

I sold an old fully manual Nikon FM2 to get a Nikon D50 (their low-end DSLR at the time), and while I do wish I had held onto the FM2 for nostalgia's sake and for black and white prints, digital photography is pretty fantastic and I recommend the Nikon DSLRs whoelheartedly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 10:17 AM on July 4, 2008

Scholarship/stipend/bursary income is no longer taxable as of 2006 regardless of whether you are studying at a Canadian or a foreign university, so long as you are paying tuition. There are however distinct advantages for you to still file your Canadian taxes, even if you are not required to pay any tax. Tuition fees you pay at an overseas school can still be registered for tax credit purposes (you just need to have the appropriate form filled in by your school), and then carried on to future... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 1:50 PM on June 30, 2008

Even if you are not technically paying tuition b/c your university is covering it, you can still claim the Education Amount based on the number of months you are enrolled full time by completing form TLL1A (for students at foreign universities). Proving that you were enrolled will meet the requirements I spoke of earlier, and mean that you do not have to declare your stipend as income.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 11:00 PM on June 30, 2008

I use roll-on myself and don't have any problems with it; I was just curious as to whether the different types are ever marketed as being for different uses, or whether they are only distinguishable as a comfort/personal preference thing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 2:48 PM on June 27, 2008

I'm not sure I can answer all your questions, but as far as this one goes:

how do I make friends? And not just acquaintances, but intelligent, interesting friends who unconditionally want to be around me?

I would say that it's a mistake to think that being a good friend means wanting to be around someone 'unconditionally'. Perhaps you have too high expectations of what friendship needs to be, and so constantly see failure... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 6:10 AM on June 23, 2008

St. Lawrence Fish Market has a pretty substantial fruit and veg area; that might be worth a look.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 5:15 AM on June 21, 2008

In the US legal system it is used to pinpoint a specific part of a cited statute. For example, 17 U.S.C. § 102. In contrast, the English and Canadian legal systems would use "s" in the same place, ie The Telecommunications Act, s. 102.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 5:14 AM on June 21, 2008

Neither the iphone knockoff or the Warhol soup painting is an example of plagiarism in a manner that is meaningful in the academic context, so I'd shy away from those. The first one is illegal only if sold as an Apple iPhone when it is not in fact that product, and the second is (in most jurisdictions) a legitimate use of a trademark for the purposes of comment or review.

You need to be more clear with your students as to what the core of academic... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 4:54 AM on June 20, 2008

if you upgrade to quicktime pro, this is a feature.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 3:22 PM on June 17, 2008 marked best answer

2nding dawson -- FF3 works like this without issue.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 9:32 AM on June 14, 2008

It would seem that the fair use exception for news reporting does not apply to photographs. See the CDPA, s.30(2).
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 2:20 PM on June 10, 2008

it's a bug. did you install the service pack they released a couple of weeks ago? It might have been fixed in that one.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 4:06 PM on June 8, 2008

I didn't mean 10.5.3 actually -- MS released a service pack fixing bugs in Office 2008. It fixes quite a few bugs, including Spaces, which I can now happily use again.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 11:42 PM on June 8, 2008

As a fairly recent graduate of Osgoode Hall, I don't think you would have any problem getting in with a 169 and 3.5, so long as your 3.5 wasn't from an unbelievably terrible school. Do some volunteer work or something over the next year, and definitely try and get good recommendation letters. If you write in your application why you h avea burning desire to study law (particuarly if you can spin it in a social justice orientation if you apply to Osgoode), I don't think you will have much... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 1:02 AM on May 29, 2008

Loiseau, you are somewhat right... here is a letter from the Privacy Commisioner of Canada to Google regarding Streetview.

The letter suggests that there is a means of removing yourself from Streetview, though of course that's not especially useful if you don't know you're even on it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 6:28 AM on May 21, 2008

end it, and tell her you don't want to live in the same house with her. one of two things will happen -- she will hate you and certainly not want to live with you and will pull out of the living arrangement, or she will want to stay out of spite and you will have to suck it up and live somewhere else. either way, break up with her and DO NOT LIVE WITH HER, no matter what.

as for the "i would have to kill myself" stuff, well that's a judgment call. if you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 4:08 AM on May 16, 2008

Just to follow on from electroboy, there could be another reason for her ineligibility for Canadian student loans (ie, she defaulted on a previous loan, or was found misrepresenting her income when applying for one). If however this is not the case, then (certainly in Ontario at least) provincial student loans will pay up to $7000/year for study at a recognised non-Canadian institution.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 8:04 AM on May 15, 2008

You can register a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office, see here. They can't award you compensation though, if that is what you are looking for; that would require you taking the council in question to court. To do that, you would need to prove some damages. What the ICO can do is investigate and see if there are insufficient safeguards used by your local council in safeguarding personal data, and make them alter their practices.

If you are concerned... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 2:41 AM on May 14, 2008 marked best answer

Nike Sportband? I don't have a link b/c the Nike is just an annoying mess of flash, but if you go nike.com you can read about it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 12:31 AM on May 11, 2008

I went to law school at York, and knew some people that lived in those same apartments. They are nice enough, but the biggest problem is locale. The York campus is really in the middle of nowhere, and there's nothing around you can walk to outside of the campus shopping centre / food court. There's also not exactly a vibrant student life, especially at the graduate level. You can get a bus (20 mins) to the subway which will take you downtown, and that will cost you 2.75 a time (or less if... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 10:31 AM on May 2, 2008

Funnily enough I have the same one though it's blue and white rather than blue and yellow. And while I have no idea if it is only available there, yes, I did get mine in Japan.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 3:00 AM on May 1, 2008

agree with ufile.ca. very easy to use.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 11:27 AM on April 30, 2008

Could be shingles, or something similar caused by HSV -- do you ever get cold sores? If you do, it might be HSV.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 1:37 AM on April 30, 2008

also, i have accidentally torn currency clean in half in the past and just taped it together and used it in some shops around toronto... cashiers don't usually care.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 5:34 PM on April 9, 2008

two words: love hotel.

several more words in the form of a sentence: take her around your neighborhood so she gets a sense of where she is. get her a key made if you can. show her where the grocery store is so she can go get stuff for dinner. that can be a fun experience overseas in and of itself. show her how the public transit works so she feels comfortable riding it by herself when you are not around. you don't specifically where you are in japan, but if you post... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2008

Coupe Bizarre on Queen West is fantastic, and despite their name will give you a perfectly normal (but very fashionable) cut if that's what you are looking for. $60 well spent.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 4:22 AM on March 31, 2008

the first song i learned to play acoustically was wonderwall -- very easy strumming pattern, and your pinky and ring finger stay in the same spot during every single chord. highly recommended as a learning tool.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 7:29 AM on March 26, 2008

i'd stick to the stuff that is related to staying over and waking up in the morning... this means NO to the stuff about porn, video games, dvds, whisky, etc. That's pointless.. if you want to give him that stuff b/c he likes it, cool, but there's no point in using this (very nice I think) drawer "gesture" to do that. So, depending on budget, I would fill it with:

- comfy lounging pants & t-shirt
- whatever deodrant/toothpaste he normally... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 5:33 AM on March 11, 2008

infinite regression?
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 11:17 AM on March 7, 2008

Yes there is no magic compromise solution to be found here, because monogamy and polygamy are essentially opposites. There's no middle ground where you can say "monogamy is what I need, but I'm willing to compromise and let you sleep with two or three other people, but not 10". I mean, if you can say, that's cool and would solve your problem, but that's not monogamy.

So the question is, has been stated, do either of you love the other person ENOUGH to give... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 1:25 AM on March 7, 2008

remember that men tend to be much more visually stimulated than women (which is why so many more men look at porn than women (yes, i know, plenty of women enjoy porn too)) when it comes to sex. so if they enjoy the visual show from behind, that's a big part of what is making it easier for them to climax that way, rather than any particular physical aspect of it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 1:17 PM on March 4, 2008

You could email the Canadian Society at Oxford University. They probably have good info. cansoc@herald.ox.ac.uk.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 5:18 AM on March 1, 2008

I was at the Varsity game... yeah, Oxford was pretty dominating, but the refereeing was questionable at best. (disclosure -- I am a current Oxford grad student).
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 3:20 AM on March 2, 2008

Those are both excellent... however the shipping to Canada costs more than the actual book, so if anyone knows of a Canadian or US retailer with it, that would be gold.

Thanks again.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 3:31 AM on February 28, 2008

if your partner shaves his/her pubic hair, any leftover "stubble" could create something like a rash on you after some vigorous genital on genital contact.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 8:07 AM on February 23, 2008

You don't deserve happiness. No-one does. To look at it any other way just seems grossly self-centred to me.

But you do have some ability to make yourself happy, and since happiness is not a finite resource in the world, doing something to increase your own happiness is no bad thing because it does not automatically decrease somebody else's access to happiness.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 8:49 AM on February 22, 2008

I've used clearlycontacts.ca for a few years with no problems, except once when my order got lost despite fedex saying they had delivered it. Because I had been a customer for a few years, they reshipped it no questions asked.

The only strange thing is that during the online checkout process, they confirm your order and say it is being shipped before you have entered in any credit card info. You then can pay by credit card anytime after your order has been processed,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 1:51 PM on February 21, 2008

It really doesn't sound like you are leading a life people would envy, as you claim in your opening sentence. In fact, it sounds like a pretty shitty existence.

I say this not merely to snark, but to suggest that perhaps your whole perception of your own life and others around is entirely out-of-whack. If you're on a ton of meds, this might explain some of yet.

As for more concrete suggestions, lots of people your age go through phases of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 8:47 AM on February 20, 2008

uhh, "some of it".
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 8:47 AM on February 20, 2008

I'm tempted to agree with gramcracker. If money is an issue, go with something old. My parents still use an old G4 "desklamp" style iMac that they bought brand new whenever it came out x number of years ago. I find it a bit annoying to use when I go visit them since I am used to my Macbook, but they are perfectly content. They surf the web and use MS Word. That's it. It does all those things just fine and never breaks. I dunno how much they go for used, but it can't be much.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 4:51 AM on February 16, 2008

dog day afternoon?
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 8:10 AM on February 7, 2008

I played this game back in the mid 80s.

Also, I don't think "meme" is really what you mean here... it's just a child's game.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 8:59 AM on February 4, 2008

oh also, i grew up in the UK.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 9:04 AM on February 4, 2008

Had no troubles with installation (over top of Office 2004), but it does not play well with spaces under Leopard. So much so that I've had to turn spaces off, which is quite annoying. But if you don't use spaces, then I don't think you'll have any other probs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 1:07 AM on January 31, 2008

You can't snack if there's no food available. Is it possible to simply remove the temptation so that no matter how hungry you feel, there's simply nothing you can do until you get home?
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 7:45 AM on January 30, 2008

Call up and say you want to cancel your phone and explain why. They will offer the parking fee for $10/month or whatever. Tell them you think it's too much, and that you'd prefer just to cancel. They will then say "well, since you've been a customer for x years with us, we can just do it for free."

At least, that's what happened when I left Canada for 6 months and tried to cancel my number with Fido.

The Canadian wireless industry is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 1:45 AM on January 28, 2008

At the risk of answering my own question, perhaps I was thinking of Indus Junction, which google does show on Queen West....
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 4:22 PM on January 16, 2008

yeah, I have to agree with most of the other sentiments here. It's not your cat, and he never gave it to you. He's not exactly abusing it -- cats are very independent anyway. If he were abusing it, you could report him to the Humane Society or whatever the equivalent is where you live, but in this case, the dude just wants his cat back. Sorry.
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 10:50 AM on January 11, 2008

(but yes, offering to buy it is worth a shot)
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 10:53 AM on January 11, 2008

Universities in Canada (I'm guessing you are in the U.S. so this might not be accurate for you though) often have special access categories for "mature students", as a diversity building measure.

No harm in applying anyway -- good luck!
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernnomad at 8:34 AM on January 3, 2008 marked best answer