PBF just posted a strip a few weeks ago. Perhaps signaling a return? Or just finding a pre-existing file somewhere in the great expanse of digital media.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 7:40 AM on August 4, 2008

Try 00000000

That's eight zeros. The default GSM pin code for most phones.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 10:15 AM on June 27, 2008

While everyone here has brought up a lot of good reasons, the best I think is the lack of replaceability. If all of the bricks were interlocked as well as mortared together, it would be impossible to change out a piece of the wall. This is often done in older facades, or whenever there is damage to a brick building (if it can be safely done). Since these bricks are all rectangular, replacing a given brick is as easy as removing some mortar and sliding it out. If they had interlocking nibs, this... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 10:20 AM on June 23, 2008

While it is true that playing two notes simultaneously will "generate" a third tone (whose frequency is determined by the difference between when played in the same medium, it is false that this could create any kind of brainwave. DTMF is a great example of this kind of "beat" frequency in the real world, but in the real world, listening to one tone in one ear and another tone in the other does not generate a beat frequency in the mind. Although it would be an interesting... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:44 PM on June 21, 2008

gah, please insert a closing parenthesy after "between" and before "when" in my first paragraph.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:48 PM on June 21, 2008

I believe it is possible, and I have been there several times, but I may be biased.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 7:28 AM on June 18, 2008

beaucoupkevin has it on the head. Even better, since I'm guessing you're dorming or otherwise in University housing, you'll likely not even pay for the electricity to shred the stuff.

Pro tip: If you get one of the cheapo strip shredders instead of the nice cross-cut shredders, make erratic folds (like one or two) in your papers before shredding them, and then mix the strips all about in the garbage bag. This will make your paper... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 2:05 PM on June 15, 2008

Didn't you just prove that the dye is soluable by nail polish remover by getting into this mess? Plain white paper towels soaked in nail polish remover should do the trick.

Another advantage is that you also already proved that nail polish remover will not damage this tub.

Good luck!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 5:25 PM on May 23, 2008

My girlfriend would have to disagree with you, mumkin. She loves picking up starbits, and she's a freakin' machine at it. She's not much of a videogame person, so she enjoyed the low-stress, low-difficulty gameplay of picking up starbits while I tried to get that fucking plumber to jump the right way this time.

But, as I said, she's not much of a videogame person. If she was into more than just Mario Kart, she'd probably be bored by being starbit fetcher extrordinare...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 12:15 PM on April 27, 2008

Thanks to WiiWare, there's another really cool option for you: Defend Your Castle. My girlfriend and I mercilessly destroy the stick figures that assault our castle. Whoever gets the most points in a given level gets to decide what upgrades are made before progessing to the next one.

And it's only 500 Wii Points (5 USD, if that's your poison)!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 7:48 AM on May 19, 2008

Did they do a stool sample with a culture? I know you said they tested for C. diff, but you may have a parasite. I had Giardia for nearly a month (primarily because I was travelling and couldn't see my doctor) and it was, at its height, a whole bunch of water shitting (once every hour or two). However, I was otherwise healthy (so long as I kept my fluids up), and was not taking anything even remotely near your level of medication. And I had my gall bladder (still do, thanks). Have you been to a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 7:47 AM on May 14, 2008

On post-comment remorse, I agree with WCityMike. And would like to re-iterate the need for you to see a Gastro-Intestinal specialist.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 7:48 AM on May 14, 2008

Frankly, this does not sound so much as a crisis of faith as it is depression. Recall that one of the major symptoms of depression is hopelessness. In addition, depressed people no longer find enjoyment in things they used to love (sound like your current relationship with your church?). Maybe find a therapist, or talk to your pastor/priest/whatever about faith-friendly therapy.

On the other hand, I am only a man of my personal cloth1, and not of faith, so there you go.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 7:24 AM on May 8, 2008

You can call NYC 311 from anywhere, so long as you call (212) NEW-YORK [639-9675]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:34 PM on May 6, 2008 marked best answer

TedW, the Over The Air (OTA) analog signals will go away. Most cable providers, however, will still be downconverting to analog for basic cable. Of course, YMMV, and every provider is different, but most cable providers are like any other utility: hesitant to change.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 6:02 AM on April 30, 2008

vvvv seems to be suited to this, in as much as it's a video pgramming language. But it also seems to be something of a sledgehammer for a penny nail...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 2:45 PM on April 28, 2008

b1tr0t, I realize that the delay will be wicked annoying for voice calls, but it shouldn't matter for things like MMS and SMS, which is what I'd primarily be using way out there.

cgomez, thanks for the warning about even the latencies found on cable connections. I will be in contact with my cable provider about caps and about improving our currently iffy latency performance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 6:25 AM on April 23, 2008

I do not know which satellite ISP the place I go to uses, but they probably have an unlimited version, as they also run a summer camp there, and caps would be bad for the campers...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 8:41 AM on April 23, 2008

Wow, Juffo-Wup, you have been most excellent! That answers the last of my concerns about this new phone, and I'm sure I'll love it whenever someone's at my place in the afternoon when UPS comes...

In return, I shall give you "Best Answer" and explain to you why DTMF is handled differently than regular voice traffic!

See, the audio compression algorithms that GSM uses are tuned to voice very well (i.e. low-latency, extremely high... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 8:21 PM on April 23, 2008

I've used a V/VOIP (voice/video) web client on OK Cupid. And I think that Meebo themselves were working on voice and/or video application within Meebo?

Or are you looking for a website where you can make VOIP calls out to the public telephone network? I'm not aware of any of those.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 3:58 PM on April 22, 2008

The biggest training hurdle I had when I started jogging was learning to, as WickedPissah says, is pacing your breathing. I had much the same issues as you with running: I could swim for miles, sprint for several hundred yards in the water, but jogging would bring back childhood memories of asthma attacks.

First I took my pace down, got comfortable with jogging rather than running, focusing on keeping my breathing regular, and trying to breathe... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 3:33 PM on April 22, 2008

I'm male, but I had identical symptoms to this when I was on a generic for Relafen (an NSAID — think super-Advil) for a back problem. Are you currently taking an NSAID regularly? They include ibuprofin (Motrin, Advil), naproxen sodium (Aleve), and even good old aspirin. Eventually my Dr. switched me to an NSAID with an anti-emetic, which worked wonderfully.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 3:26 PM on April 22, 2008

I use WinSCP for all my Windows secure file transfer needs. I've never used it for FTP, but I just checked, and it works. For the secure forms (both SCP and SFTP) it can enable compression, which is nice.

Another nice feature is that you can download it very easily as a standalone app.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 6:05 AM on April 7, 2008

Precession

The Ottowa Proxy (i.e. "The Hudsucker Proxy" — probably too "out there")

Record Baby (as in, "Like a record baby, right round &c.")
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:35 PM on April 3, 2008

Gothic Cabinet Craft makes real wood furniture at pretty decent prices. You can buy them unfinished or have them finish them for you. They come mostly assembled, if not completely. However, I could not find any L-desks in your price range.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:33 PM on April 3, 2008

Should be possible, yes.

The easiest way would be to give the two machines' wired network cards static IPs on the same subnet that is distinct from your WiFi network. So 10.1.1.1 and 10.1.1.2, for instance. Then use your OS's favorite form of file sharing to map drives/folders to each of the other machine.

With your OS info we can tell you exactly how to do this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 10:14 AM on March 28, 2008

The netmask should be either 255.0.0.0 or 255.255.255.0, either will work. You will not be using DNS over this connection, so you do not need to set one. Assuming you've already created the shared folders (AskMe has several dozen explanations of how to do that), you should be able to get to the other's shared folders by going to \\10.1.1.n\ in Windows Explorer, where n is the last number of the other machine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:19 PM on March 28, 2008

damn dirty ape, while I agree that your solution is the simplest, it's unnecessary to disconnect the WiFi so long as you use a different one of the RFC 1918 reserved private networks. That's why I suggested the 10.0.0.0/8 because their router is almost certainly using 192.168.0.0/16.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 3:58 PM on March 28, 2008

Holding Menu (up) and Select (center) for ~5 seconds will cause the Nano (or any iPod) to reboot.

Good luck!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:54 PM on March 25, 2008

The spreadsheet is not doing autocorrection, but instead auto-formatting. This can be fixed by changing the format of the entire sheet to "Text". Generally this is accomplished by clicking on the upper-left hand box that selects the entire sheet, then changing the format to "Text".
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:46 PM on March 24, 2008

At work, I have a double-monitor, quad-desktop set up. This allows me to easily see how long my tests have been running, the current status of my network(s), and easily switch to surfing the web while staying aware of one of those two.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 6:20 AM on March 6, 2008

Do you have a "suspend" button on your cable modem? Hit it and wait a few moments. Check your connectivity then. If that doesn't work, reboot the router, and try again. If that doesn't work, refresh your computer's DNS (go to cmd, ipconfig /renew ). And if all that doesn't work, hit that suspend button on your modem again, try all the above one more time, and then call your cable provider and make them fix their shit.

I know this... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 6:14 AM on March 2, 2008

When I applied for my clearance the only thing approximating a political question was something along the lines of, "Have you ever been a member of an organization that advocated or directly worked for the violent overthrow of the government of the United States? If so, which ones and when?"

I put down my editorial position for a college alternative magazine in my job history. The magazine eventually got shut down for our rather sophomoric drug and violence... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 11:35 AM on February 6, 2008

[Slight side-note: the story that languagehat mentions is available on Sci Fi's website. But read it quick, since as of June 15, 2008, they will be taking it down.]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 7:44 AM on February 6, 2008

802.11g has a stated outdoor (goes through one wall) radius of about 140m. I'm guessing that there's no where you can place a central router at full power? 802.11n's expected indoor radius (in as much as you can standardize these things) is about 70m. How occluded are spaces in the warehouse from each other? You might be able to get close to its outdoor range of about 250m. However, this likely won't work as your friendly scanners likely don't speak n, so they'll have to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 10:59 AM on February 1, 2008

Just FYI, mousing over does not reveal the link text at this time in Opera 9.something on Windows.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 6:28 AM on February 1, 2008

SCDB, I thought the reason the Uranium nucleus weighed more (per proton/neutron) than an Iron nucleus is because there is more energy (per proton/neutron) holding the U nucleus together, and E=mc²?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 6:29 AM on January 17, 2008

Most Memory Stick Pro Duos are sold with a Memory Stick adapter so it will fit in these slots (and other Memory Stick-compatible devices... I use one in my camera with my PSP's memory card). Memory Sticks are about twice as thick and 50% longer than Memory Stick Duos.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 1:05 PM on December 20, 2007

When I'm behind deadline, I often head to Digitally Imported to get my music fix. It's mostly trance of some variety, so if electronic music does not suit you, then this will not help, either. I keep trying different stations until I get something that suits my mood at that time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 12:37 PM on November 26, 2007

My large tech employer has 3 tiers of referrals. For Entry-ish level placements, it's $1000. For mid-level, $2000. And for low-level executives, it's either $3000 or $5000, I forget.

In all cases, half is paid out after three months, and the other half after six. It is not paid out in the case of fresh-out-of college referrals unless the person has been out of school and working for at least a year.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 8:21 AM on November 15, 2007

You have the power to have complete control over what you put into your body.

This is a fool's game, even if you buy local and organic. You do not know what was in the air and water every moment of every day during your food's growth and harvesting. Wash your food before you eat it, no matter how it was raised. Good luck.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 4:14 PM on November 8, 2007

Solomon's got a good idea. In addition, have you brought up your interest to your girl again since two years ago? Maybe she's changed her mind? It's doubtful, but at least you can talk about it, and I'd be willing to bet that one of the reasons the idea has such a pull on your mind is not only is it forbidden in general society, but most especially your girlfriend is forbidding it. And Everyone Knows (i.e. anecdotal evidence suggests) that the lure of the forbidden is much of a kink's draw.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 6:21 AM on November 7, 2007

Using alcohol-based mouthwashes like Listerine can increase your chances of contracting Thrush, as you are killing the natural bacteria that would normally help your body kill the yeast. That's the only consideration I know of, but others may chime in with additional info.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 12:18 PM on November 5, 2007

I've always been a real big fan of the airzooka. But warfare is discouraged in my cube farm, so have your boy take down a few fools for me!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xoder at 7:22 AM on October 29, 2007