to JimN2TAW, what the ac is on doesn't affect how fast it gets there.

to LionIndex, from what i've read, swamp coolers dont work during the monsoon season

to davejay, we never touch the ac. its always set to 'on,' 'cool,' and 'auto.' it never shuts itself off between 4 and 11.

ill try heat tinting the other windows, as well as asking the landlord about more insulation. the maintenance report we got from the last time... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:03 PM on August 4, 2008

oh, and the Gila film is what we put on the glass door, great stuff. that alone was what dropped the temp from 90s to 80s.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:09 PM on August 4, 2008 marked best answer

to ain1977, i thought about getting an additional unit, but i cant make it work in my mind

1. swamp cooler: doesnt work during the humid season of august and sept (yes, phx gets himid too.)
2. floor unit: $400+, needs a place to vent the heat
3. window unit: all the windows a) open horizontally and b) we cant make any changes viewable from outside
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:13 PM on August 4, 2008

ian1977 - negative door opens into the dining room and living room

here is a link to the floorplan. the 'bottom' wall of the picture is the side that faces west
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:21 PM on August 4, 2008

I specifically asked about hanging a bamboo shade, no dice. uniform appearance and all that.

interesting idea on the IR camera... no idea where to get one of those. don't think i could pop in to the fire department and ask to borrow equipment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:35 PM on August 4, 2008

gjc, sorry, i dont really know anything about ac units. can you ask more specific questions? i can look into it tonight and get back to you, here or mefimail

and i dont turn the ac offoff ever. its always on and set to 78. at night and in the morning it reaches 78 and goes into suspend mode however you want to call it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:45 PM on August 4, 2008

phytage, ill call SRP and see what they can do. When i set up the account there were two options: normal and an option for people that are on the opposite daily schedule.

what leg do i have to stand on to demand an HVAC company come out? the maintenance men say its working fine, ill get that tossed at me when i bring it up. if the delta is 20 degrees, what could be wrong? blocked ducts? that would be an explanation for low air power coming from the vents.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:54 PM on August 4, 2008

oneirodynia, ian1997, my mistake. no, the front door opens into an open air hallway.

oneirodynia, good point on the insulation. ill ask. and no, theres no high window or skylight

flabdabelet, the venetians are white, appears to be standard plastic venetians. granted that being super reflective will bounce the most heat, but the window has to appear to have not been modified. the lease says we can hang curtains, but cannot put anything between the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 8:24 AM on August 5, 2008

JimN2TAW, that thought crossed my mind, but didn't stick. it seems like it would be better from a comfort position, but how would it work cost wise? i believe electricity is cheaper in the early morning hours here, and it would have less of an uphill battle getting it to 72 when its only 80 outside. sound correct to you?
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 9:17 AM on August 6, 2008

good luck finding one.

check blockbuster. after two weeks of calling all the gamestops/targets/best buys within 10 miles of my prowling area, i went in to blockbuster to rent some games. there were 4 on the shelf and the kid at the counter said they always have some in stock because noone thinks to look there.

and my mother and father inlaw love theirs, so it really is "ageless"
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 12:38 PM on July 23, 2008

austin tx and phoenix az: the bread is a baguette, the sammich is a sub
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:10 PM on July 8, 2008

a couple more data points, not that you need them

i bought my girlfriend an 'anniversary' ring for her engagement ring because we both think diamonds are artificially valuable and not very attractive. we got a wedding band that fits nicely around the sapphire solitaire.

her highschool boyfriend bought her a promise ring and dumped her a week later

promise rings are given by young boys (not necessarily time spent on the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 4:16 PM on July 7, 2008

this is me a month ago!

i took a friend who has 4 years of experience installing home theaters to best buy and this is what he came up with.

Yamaha RX-V363 $210
Yamaha NS-P1600 $160

My old roommate has the Logitech Z-5500s linked above and I agree, the room is full of sound. But that's NOT want i wanted. I wanted to be SURROUNDed by my sound, not bombarded. PLEASE read this forum post.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 2:47 PM on July 1, 2008

geekdad
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 8:26 AM on June 25, 2008

If you're looking for more of a long-term memento, turquoise jewelry is very popular here. by that i mean it's sold in all the tourist traps but very few of us wear it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 8:22 AM on June 25, 2008

Gerber
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 8:20 AM on June 25, 2008

sorry mate; i didnt read your [more inside] or the rest of the comments... but i'd have to say break it off. you're done.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 12:11 PM on June 23, 2008

$4.00 for 87
$4.20 for 91

that's 20 cents. how big is your tank? 15 gallons? that's an extra $3 a tank. gas once a week makes it an extra $156 a year. skip coffee thursday morning.

BFD.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 8:17 AM on June 16, 2008 marked best answer

two things:

1. there's a relay that controls the beeping. pull it. no beep.
2. the beeping is coming from somewhere. kill the beeper, no beep. mine is located on the plastic cover for the steering column. small indescript white box with a couple of wires disappearing into the dash.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 12:20 PM on May 28, 2008

if you don't mind being extreme / slightly steam punk, there was a man at my last job that was ultra sensitive to light and he wore a pair of welding goggles. foam around the eyes blocked out all the extra light.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 4:26 PM on May 27, 2008

In my last apartment, we found the one that was rated the highest in our price range. When I moved out, I would not recommend it. Entirely because the management company changed 2 months into our lease.

In this apartment, we went shopping in person first and then looked up the reviews online. We already had a really good feeling about this one, based on location, price, sq ft, noise level, and appearance. Sadly, it didn't have the caliber of reviews I was looking for... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 10:58 AM on May 21, 2008

the digg screensavers are cool

or you could just take the other hive mind's opinions
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 2:16 PM on May 16, 2008

2nding wongcorgi

i separated my headlights a while back to paint some of the reflective material black. while i had the glass off, i wetsanded it.

a rotary buffer / orbital sander will save your elbows. follow up with plastX or scratchX, both of which should be available at autozone, target, or walmart.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 2:14 PM on May 16, 2008

keithandthegirl.com is a podcast; the girl, Chemda, has two brothers that were pioneers in the field of unwanted advertising. they moved to cali. one of them does whatever catches his eye. the other one plays professional poker.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:44 PM on May 15, 2008

anything that comes with a postage paid return envelope is golden. rip up whatever they sent you and mail it back with a note on the pp envelope to remove you from their mailing list.

i was getting 5 credit cart apps a week when i turned 18. it dropped off real quick. im 25 and ive not gotten a single one in 3 years.


or, you could just send it back full with glitter.

just sayin.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:36 PM on May 14, 2008

kiss her you fool

watch hitch. 90/10. you go 90, she comes 10.



just dont end up kissing kevin james and youre golden.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 9:17 AM on May 7, 2008

Life's not fair.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 1:42 PM on May 6, 2008

nod 32 is awesome

avast is one ot the best free

and use comodo firewall
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 7:38 PM on April 29, 2008

Don't shit where you eat. /thread
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 11:10 AM on April 25, 2008

seconding rockbox, i used it on my iriver mostly for the bookmarking. i got rid of my sansa rhapsody because it wouldnt bookmark. too bad rockbox doesnt yet work on the ipod classic that i just bought
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:15 PM on April 22, 2008

i love my oakleys. and im never getting non-polarized again.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 10:21 AM on April 22, 2008

I got mine done in June 2007 at the piercing tattoo place in Phoenix. I would call it almost healed. It'll be 11 months to come full circle from unpierced to smooth skin with a ring in it.

I wouldn't put anything on it besides saline and Dial. I was told to use sea salt and hot water soaks, H20cean, and the plainest soap available.

Talk to your piercer. I've gone back to mine a handfull of times for... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 2:20 PM on April 14, 2008

seconding explosion's comment

for informal, the emoticon takes the place of the punctuation >.<
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 8:49 AM on April 8, 2008

more info than you will ever need is at http://autopia.org/

and i say this with kindness, but these are the most anal people about car paint.

case 1: waxing the inside of tires
case 2: refusing to take ownership of a new car from dealer because it was washed by the dealer after specific instructions not to (to avoid swirls and orange peel)
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:43 PM on April 7, 2008

Back when I watched Yu-Gi-Oh, he was always combining cards to generate armor on a monster, or additional monsters, or combining a faerie and a pirate for a swashbuckling pixie.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:40 PM on April 7, 2008

aside from money, i take it to mean working from your smartphone/pda

"I'm sorry I didn't get back to you, I'm working out of pocket this week and I had poor connection"."
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 9:48 AM on April 3, 2008

I like the look of the 350z, but I'd rather own the RX8
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 11:21 AM on March 27, 2008

search this forum. it's focused on HTC phones, but the VAST majority of the software is for WM5 or WM6, not HTC specific. These guys are close to THE authority for Windows Mobile.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:35 PM on March 21, 2008

If it's a game I know I want two things happen. If it's a preorder, I search for the retailer with the best "preorder perk," if it's new, I pick it up at Best Buy because of my Reward Zone card.

If it's a game I'm not sure of, I pick it up at GameStop used and take advantage of the 7 day no questions return policy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:03 PM on March 21, 2008

It's worth the extra money to get a more powerful one.

The 5mW ones really are very weak. Mine is 35mW and i paid $80 more than a year ago. Once you get into the 45mW+ area you need protective goggles if you're pointing it anywhere that your eyes can focus on the "dot" at the end. Once you get into the 65mW+ area, you can pop balloons and burn things.

Seriously, look at getting one around 35mW. Being able to see the beam in midair is beyond cool.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 10:44 AM on March 11, 2008 marked best answer

I know Bret Favre's cousin and wife. They pronounce it Farve as well; one's a pharmacist and one's a teacher, so no reason to pre-emptive mispronounce.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 10:58 AM on March 10, 2008

Of course I think of more information after I post.

I don't have any of the current generation game systems.
As far as digital screensavers go, I'm looking for something along the lines of ElectricSheep
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:26 PM on March 6, 2008

dcjd, yes, thanks for mentioning that. I'm expecting to be using it when I'm entertaining or cooking, not as "oh, I'm not watching TV, make the TV do something. dance monkey, dance"

Additionally, the entire entertainment center is currently shut off when not going to be used for 24 hours to avoid the vampire drain.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:53 PM on March 6, 2008

might i suggest the gorrilapod? it doesn't meet your criteria but it might meet your needs. worked excellent on my trip to Australia a couple of years ago.

there are a few choices in size; pick the one correct for your camera
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:24 PM on February 28, 2008

bah, ignore me; i linked your 'hokey' tripod
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 3:25 PM on February 28, 2008

she bit you, she wants you.

bite her back. inside the wrist, top of the shoulder, back of the neck.

rawr.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 10:02 AM on February 27, 2008

i stopped doing the wallet in the back pocket because it was causing back problems. i now have a slim money clip wallet from fossil that i love. debit card, credit card, license, and cash, thats it. everything else is in a rubberband in the locked glovebox.

front left pocket: knife clipped to edge, keys, usb microSDreader/flashdrive, slim wallet
front right pocket: cell phone, usb flash drive, chapstick, ocassionally gps

downsized... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 8:03 AM on February 22, 2008

"your epidermis is showing" "dont look!"
"are you a homo sapien?" "no!"
"are you special?" "yes" "special ed!"

meh. kids are dumb as dirt and mean to boot.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 9:18 AM on February 19, 2008

I started when I got a "real" job, 23. I'm 24 now. Assuming I get an average of 4% pay increase over the next 40 years and continue investing 5% of my income to 401k, it is forecast I will retire with around 1.8 million. Compound interest ftw.

Start saving right now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 7:15 AM on February 19, 2008

we've been together for three years, and we got serious quick.


i call hers mom, papa, grandma
she manages to not use any names for mine *shrug*
posted to Ask Metafilter by phritosan at 2:53 PM on February 18, 2008