Its a decent operating system and if you get it free with your Dell then whats the problem? As the study shows the vast majority of people wont know better.
posted by Po0py at 7:06 PM on July 24 [+] [!]

I got Vista "free" with my Dell last year and my computer barely functioned. Like freezing when I hit the Start menu. Like crashing when I tried to open the control panel. It took forever to do anything.

So now I resent... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 7:16 PM on July 24, 2008

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

The ocean scares the shit out of me.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 5:50 AM on July 21, 2008

Neat!
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 6:30 AM on July 5, 2008

Make it a signed Laserdisc and he's got a deal.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 8:58 PM on June 20, 2008

I started using typewriters in college to pre-draft stories. My first was a beast of a Smith-Corona office model. My prize was/is a Smith Corona Electra that writes in cursive. I picked that one up for $15. But, in the last year and a half, I've lived in four different cities in two countries, so if it couldn't fit in a backpack or suitcase, I don't have it with me here in the Seattle area. Maybe someday I'll get it back, along with my Laserdisc collection.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 7:57 PM on June 6, 2008

a 15,280 line poem with no punctuation or stanzas.

He sounds like the godfather of LiveJournal posters everywhere.

looks interesting. I will read later.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 11:15 AM on June 3, 2008

Straphanger: a standing passenger in a bus or train.

There. Now you don't have to look that up like I did.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 11:09 AM on June 3, 2008

I do like Jen Wang, but her site is woefully devoid of thumbnails...
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 10:29 PM on May 26, 2008

I only just realized (within the last few days) that I don't have to keep referring to my boyfriend as my "roommate" around my co-workers, because, as I told one of them, "people don't suck here." But I would never say the same to the Bellevue, WA people who come in to my work. I'm sure it's silly, but I don't trust rich folk to like or care for me. At any rate, it's none of their business.

On a side note, we had an apartment in Beloit, WI about a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 8:21 AM on May 6, 2008

Did I ever tell you about the IBM electric typewriter he interfaced to work as a printer for our TRS-80?

posted by LordSludge at 11:07 PM on May 5

Mr. Sludge, you do go on!
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 10:13 PM on May 5, 2008

Hobbit 2: Hobbit Harder? I had no idea...
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 8:48 AM on April 25, 2008

IANAD, but don't they have the title backwards?
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 8:52 AM on April 19, 2008

Jacqueline: Way ahead of you. Also sent him a nice long note. I hope things get better for him. Middle School, and parts of High School, were rough for me. So rough, in fact, that I can't watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer without feeling uncomfortable. It's a place I don't like to go back to.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 9:34 AM on March 24, 2008

I see there's a lot of dislike towards Twenty20 here, but a lot of people here have said that it's good to bring new people in. I totally agree. As someone who grew up in a strong baseball town, St. Louis, Five Day Tests are completely alien. But, by getting into Twenty20, I can start to see how you could stretch a match over a day. And if I can make that leap, five day tests aren't far behind. Watching Lagan in college didn't hurt, either.

I find Twenty20 fast... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 12:57 PM on March 20, 2008

Avenger: I've heard that Stewart's one man A Christmas Carol is a wonder to behold, that he reads the story the right way, where Scrooge is not the villain, but the hero. I have yet to give it a listen, but I have no doubt it's brilliant.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 8:46 PM on March 9, 2008

phaded: I'd say because it's a post about something that doesn't really exist, and doesn't look like it will exist. It's a great conversation piece, but substance-wise, it's a post that revolves around the phrase "what if?" In the end, nothing will be done about it. Tomorrow, we'll be no closer to this product that we were yesterday.

To sum up, it's not "best of the web."

That being said, I'd love to see Rockstar get... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 7:14 PM on February 22, 2008

OH! Lennon and Marx!

Took me a bit, there. Cute.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 12:36 PM on February 22, 2008

I can't wait until they do the sound of silence. I know these two guys that'd be perfect for it.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 7:33 AM on February 18, 2008

I can only imagine the boy's classmate who, only moments before, had uttered the word that would change is life. He was only foolin' when he told the boy that he was indeed a "liar" and suggested that his pants were "on fire."

I like to imagine the look on this classmate's face, one of shock and fear and wonder of the new power he wields, the power to set his classmates' pants on fire. I imagine him running off into the playground, because, for... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 5:24 PM on February 6, 2008

I'd love to see some before pictures. Thanks for showing this to us.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 4:48 PM on January 31, 2008

I still remember my Geocities number, and I'm not telling anyone. There are some things that need to disappear with time, and me in 1996 was the creator of many of those things.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 12:48 AM on January 27, 2008

Fantastic. What a bizarre and wonderful film.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 11:19 AM on January 21, 2008

I'm surprised no one covered talking on cell phones while being helped at the register. I understand that you are on a professional level much higher than me, that you make more money than me, that you're several degrees more successful than I am, but please don't act like I'm inconveniencing you while I'm taking your order.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 8:24 PM on January 7, 2008

I dug all around Gmail and gReader to see how my privacy was being violated. Then I read the article. And then I realized I had no idea I could share articles on gReader. And then I realized I have no one to share articles with.

SO THANKS A FUCKING LOT.

Though, seriously, not freaking out. Not dumping Google. Stepping down to Yellow Alert. Breathing normally. Going on with life.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 10:56 PM on December 29, 2007

I first read "tai chi master" as "chai tea master." There is no hope for me.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 9:55 AM on December 17, 2007

One of the things I liked about being at student at Beloit College was the intramural Ultimate league. The students tended to take it more seriously than the football or basketball programs, and the league finals were held at midnight on the last day of exams, in the stadium. The finals were always better attended than any football game. There were legacy teams, with histories that spanned a decade or more, and a team of professors with surprising finesse.

They even... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 12:09 PM on December 14, 2007

Jilder, your comment almost made me cry. I can't tell you how much I love The Watch, that I devoured every Watch book this summer (some for the second time, in reverse order for some reason), and was at a loss when there were no more. I know it sounds pathetic, but I love those people, the Watch. Especially Angua.

But you know how it is already.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 9:37 AM on December 12, 2007

A friend of mine from college would use the name "Cum-guzzler" while playing FPS, because with a name like that, what was the worst people could say to him?

Also, "Chuggernaut."
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 11:01 PM on November 27, 2007

I didn't really like Silverman until I heard her on Fresh Air [story link]. I haven't watched her show since, but my opinion of her is much better.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 5:54 PM on November 17, 2007

I'm not native to the area, so I had expectations about the city and surrounding areas that may have been unfounded. For whatever reason, I didn't expect there to be so few black people on the Eastside, or in general. I work in Redmond, and we definitely serve a large majority of white people in our store, followed closely by Indians. Lots of Indians. Not really what I was expecting. I understand the it's the Eastside, that it's rich, snobby people, but still. I had so much hope for the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 1:24 AM on October 20, 2007

Oh, please let it be George W. Bush. *fingers crossed* He was nominated, right?
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 9:08 AM on October 11, 2007

I'm speechless...
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 9:22 PM on July 16, 2007

Is anyone else disappointed that there's no Klingon section? No? Just me? Alright, then...
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 7:52 PM on May 31, 2007

This would make a great movie.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 4:24 PM on May 21, 2007

How long until he thinks he's a hummingbird?
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 8:31 AM on May 15, 2007

"RE-MEM-BER ME!" [Fire]
"RE-MEM-BER ME!" [Fire]
"RE-MEM-BER ME!" [Fire]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 5:33 AM on April 16, 2007

Keep an eye out for Bender, Fry and Leila on the moon.
posted by kisch mokusch at 2:58 AM on April 14 [+]
[!]

TWO Benders, a Fry, a Leila, and what looks like a Scootie Puff Jr.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 1:41 AM on April 14, 2007

I so want to contribute to this worst commercial thing, but god help me, I can't find any Becky, Queen of Carpets commercials. Her website, though, is still pretty bad.

I still refuse to recognize her violent coup of Wanda, Princess of Tiles.

I agree with scottreynen: the flea market commercial is goofy, but I'd say he hits his target audience well. Also, it looks like a very nice flea market, nicer than I've ever seen.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 8:22 AM on February 14, 2007

Well. That'll learn 'em.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 6:27 PM on February 12, 2007

Incredible. I love the spent beer can behind the fence. I'm with you, baphomet: I keep wondering where this kid went and what he had been doing with himself. He seems to focus on the old and the decayed.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 6:06 PM on February 11, 2007

Saw this on The Animation Show a few years back, and I still vividly remember the way the City rushes up to them and then stops abruptly. Also, the Animation Show in itself it entirely worth checking out.

Great stuff.
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 7:25 AM on February 9, 2007

Wow, talk about selection bias. That top 10 has nothing to do with either quality or popularity, and everything to do with furry obsession.

posted by vorfeed

Funny you should mention that. If I remember correctly, Belfry has been around for many years, if not a decade, and back in 1998 when I first found it, it was strictly furry comics -- the logo is at least that old. The 'bias' you speak of may come... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 1:59 PM on February 6, 2007

vorfeed, I think I misunderstood your tone. Sorry about that. The word 'obsession' threw me. I think you're confused, though, about the list itself. I agree with you that none of the top ten are really mainstream. The top ten is according to their audience, not the mainstream. Hell, even with webcomics alone, who could even compete with the numbers that Penny Arcade, Sluggy Freelance, or Megatokyo bring in? Within the furry genre, Better Days, Sabrina, Freefall, VGCats, and Ozy &... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gc at 3:24 PM on February 6, 2007