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htaccess and description column

I would like to use .htaccess to pull out a specific part of a filename and display it in the "Description" column of a file directory on an apache web server.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 3:10 PM on July 10, 2008 (1 comment)

Cows with new calves kept out of pasture: Why?

Moo: Our local farmer, who raises beef cattle organically (no antibiotics, no fertilizers on their home-grown feed, etc., etc.), keeps all of his cows with new calves in a plowed (dirt) field for about two months after the little ones are born. Why?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 1:37 AM on May 27, 2008 (11 comments)

Flash URL Variables Problem

Flash problem: I know it's just me, but...variables don't always seem to be passed in URL query strings.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 1:34 AM on April 17, 2008 (4 comments)

Dissolving Face in the Movies

Vaguely remembered movie from the early-to-mid 70s...any ideas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 6:59 PM on April 7, 2008 (3 comments)

CSS Alternative Style Sheets

Do the contents of alternative style sheets load when they are not the active style sheet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 2:37 PM on March 9, 2008 (9 comments)

Chmod 777 Risks

Site security experts: Talk to me about chmod 777 directories.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 10:26 PM on February 14, 2008 (14 comments)

RAIDers of the nVidia Board

nvidia RAID: Can I just turn it off?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 2:27 AM on January 20, 2008 (5 comments)

MySQL Monster Query Issue

MySQL monster query is timing out. Anything I can do about it? (Long question, possible a cure for insomnia.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 9:07 PM on November 19, 2007 (16 comments)

IE6 Image Display Bug

In IE6, I occasionally get an image being covered by the background color of the div that contains it. Huh?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 2:44 PM on November 5, 2007 (4 comments)

Where is my large automobile?

Reliving My Youth Filter: Watching ye olde Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime" video on YouTube, I note that I've never actually got the skinny on what the significance of the "hand chopping the forearm" gesture Byrne makes is.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 3:59 AM on October 16, 2007 (18 comments)

Corporate vs. Personal Background Check

If I do my work through my corporate entity, should I expect to submit to a personal background check?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 12:08 PM on September 24, 2007 (11 comments)

Can a shared well be unshared?

Disentangling from the neighbors: If we pay (or pay part), can we "force" our neighbor to drill their own well? We have a shared well which is on our property.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 1:48 AM on August 2, 2007 (11 comments)

Breaking PHP scripts into manageable chunks

Strategies to keep PHP timeouts at bay in a shared hosting environment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 9:05 PM on June 18, 2007 (13 comments)

Position: Bottom Issues

CSS/HTML/Javascript: I cannot get all browsers to obey my wishes regarding the placement of my absolutely positioned footer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 5:41 PM on January 22, 2007 (13 comments)

Hidden Wealth

Could someone be richer than the usual suspects (Gates, Buffet, et al.) and not have that fact be known to the world at large?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 7:39 PM on January 1, 2007 (22 comments)

Please help ID these fungi

Mycology: My dear bride would like to know what these mushrooms are.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 2:01 AM on November 10, 2006 (7 comments)

I've never been in Kansas, toto.

What was Scott City, Kansas like in 1962?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 8:39 PM on November 2, 2006 (2 comments)

Finding longest sequence in a set of numbers

I have a question about finding the longest sequence in a set of numbers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 12:01 AM on September 2, 2006 (13 comments)

Selling a valuable domain

I own a "valuable" domain. Are there "agents" available to professionally market it for me? How would I choose such an agent?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maxwelton at 11:51 AM on August 16, 2006 (15 comments)