Clayton Cubitt, the artist, is a pretty incredible person.

His family was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and he's been chronicling the ongoing aftermath.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 7:22 PM on June 27, 2008

How to make hard drive speakers:

One

Two
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 8:52 AM on June 6, 2008

Radiohead To Prince: Quit Being A ‘Creep!’

Radiohead would prefer that Prince not direct YouTube to remove video clips of songs they originally wrote and performed.

"Yorke added: "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our ... song."

No comment from YT or Google yet. Will we hear from Paul and Ringo soon, too?

The digital divide lives on.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 12:25 PM on May 30, 2008

Missing The Original Condiment Packet Museum?

Much more comprehensive than just sugar packets.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 10:41 PM on May 19, 2008

Are broadcasts like that copyrighted? What is the protocol on Flickr for re-posting material that is sourced from the 'net?
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 10:05 PM on May 14, 2008

I always liked what Eric Clapton did with this Derek and the Dominoes original.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 10:32 AM on May 14, 2008

Watched the whole 6 minutes, a few minor laughs....would not Chuckleberry Handshake again.

MYSTERY MEAT TORPEDO effective, but unsatisfying...
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 2:17 PM on May 8, 2008

My favorite bit of Chrysler Building lore is that its final height was kept secret during construction:

Prior to its completion, the building stood about even with a rival project at 40 Wall Street designed by H. Craig Severance. Severance increased the height of his project and then publicly claimed the title of the world's tallest building. In response, Van Alen obtained permission for a 56.3 m long spire and had it secretly constructed inside the frame of... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 2:43 PM on April 30, 2008

Gungho, do you believe NASCAR is a more authentic venue to test her skill? Both series are highly competitive.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 8:07 PM on April 20, 2008

Fuzzy Skinner, you got that right.

I've driven an open wheel car on a tri-oval...I can assure you that the outside concrete wall is VERY intimidating at speed.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 8:17 PM on April 20, 2008

Ashely Force is most likely to be the next female driver to win a big race ('07Rookie-of-the Year in her series).

Irrespective of their gender, anyone who can manhandle nearly 8,000 horsepower has enourmous balls.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 8:45 PM on April 20, 2008

How does a race held in Japan indict American motor racing?
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 3:48 PM on April 21, 2008

lame to the max
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 3:09 PM on April 11, 2008

Props to Wider for the acronym..."Hit That, Fucking Clown."
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 7:07 PM on March 20, 2008

Harmonicakillr, too?

(fun song)
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 9:55 PM on January 1, 2008

This was her original post accompanying the picture deleted by Flickr:

I have a LOT on my mind right now.. to be honest, i've rarely been so royally pissed off as i am today.
The photos shown above all have one thing in common (besides being rather lovely landscape photos):

They were all taken , without my permission, by the London based print-selling company Only-Dreemin. This company prides itself on offering its customers... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 9:14 PM on December 28, 2007

Oh, and here's her photo that Flickr deleted.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 9:22 PM on December 28, 2007

No Photoshop needed here.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 9:50 PM on December 28, 2007

Only Dreemin jumped earnestly into the fray in the comments back here.

But now, new name, new online store, new eBay store.

So much for being successfully shut down.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 10:22 PM on December 28, 2007

Rumple, the folks at Toyota would probably split the middle...
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 11:16 PM on December 28, 2007

Sindark, some folks are planning on taking to the air without kerosene.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 6:44 PM on October 20, 2007

Went too fast on a couple...82%...

That was fun.

Is the piston intake one right? I thought suction was the force at work.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 9:54 PM on October 18, 2007

Glad I wasn't the only one to flag that piston intake question...I want a 2 percent curve on my grade...

For you real automotive / combustion experts: Is it possible in a normally-aspirated engine to get more than "atmospheric" pressure inside a cylinder at the bottom of the stroke due to the velocity of the air rushing in to fill the partial vacuum?

If so, then suction is the true and accurate answer.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 7:11 AM on October 19, 2007

Thanks, Ethereal Bligh, for confirming that the inertia of incoming air cannot create more than atmospheric pressure in a cylinder. I withdraw my objection.

I still want the fucking a 2 percent curve on my grade, though...
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 4:51 PM on October 19, 2007

I lived in Atlanta for several years and it seemed like every summer a drought was in process and water restrictions were put in place.

I live in Phoenix now, where it hardly ever rains and the sun bakes 110 degrees plus most of the summer.

No one here ever talks about a drought or water shortages.

Go figure.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 12:24 AM on October 14, 2007

go.see.the.movie
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 6:56 PM on July 10, 2007

That's funny, I was reminded of this.

Plus, the music is 1000% more authentic / interesting.
posted to MetaFilter by Exchequer at 9:10 PM on May 29, 2007