You might also check Indeed.com's salary tool.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 11:28 AM on September 29, 2008

I had one of these back in early 2000 when I worked for a big company in California. As far as I know, the fob doesn't receive numbers -- it generates them. But like you, I'm a little mystified as to how CitiBank knows that the seemingly random fob numbers are correct.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 4:55 PM on September 24, 2008

Chuckles,

I bought a piece of electronics that came with a severely underpowered adapter -- something like 300 or 400 mA, which causes the thing to be all but unusable. Folks have reported that using a power adapter with 5-6v and 700mA to 1A fixes it nicely. So that's what I'm after.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 11:28 AM on September 23, 2008

I think you're looking for the Kondratiev Wave.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 5:40 PM on September 22, 2008

Yeah, I had a whole bunch of Car Wars stuff and played it maybe three times. The Autoduel computer game, though? Badass.
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 3:13 PM on September 22, 2008

Yeah, I remember seeing Dragon's Lair when I was, what, ten years old, and even then going "Dude, you can't move the way you want to move? Screw that." and going over to the Star Wars vector graphics sit-down cabinet. Aw man, there was a game.

Seriously, even the Journey video game appealed more to me than Dragon's Lair.
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 1:20 PM on September 22, 2008

Excellent to see Lord Buckley on the blue! Thanks, beelzbubba!
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 12:14 PM on September 16, 2008

Don't be put off by Dr. Bronner's uncanny resemblance to Dr. Strangelove -- the Bronner soap is *magic*. Do you have a Trader Joe's nearby? They should carry it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 10:08 AM on September 16, 2008

I was hoping this would be Harper singing about how much he loves Obama, but no such luck. Oh well.

Also, should I use a grocer's apostrophe in my post too? Seems to be the in thing.
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 7:12 AM on September 14, 2008

$550 was the cheapest price at your local shop? Weird - I'm in Canada, where bicycles definitely cost more on average, and I got a new hybrid for about $420 from a local shop, and I love the hell out of it. It's a KHS, which are made solidly and with pretty good (e.g. Shimano, low end on mine but still just fine) componentry.

Also, Portland? Aren't you guys like bike capital of the universe? I'd do some more shopping around.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 3:37 PM on September 13, 2008

Man, I miss the real Progressive Conservatives. Any chance we could get them to come back?
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 5:13 PM on September 10, 2008

This is where I bitch and moan about how it's not available outside the US. And here is where you shrug and say you don't care.
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 3:16 PM on September 10, 2008

See also here, undoubtedly posted on the blue sometime previously.
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 9:59 AM on September 9, 2008

Completely excellent!
posted to Projects by the dief at 12:27 PM on September 8, 2008

Hell yeah, Hamilton represent!!
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 9:22 AM on September 6, 2008

If I recall correctly, ULC isn't valid in Canada. Canada takes a rather more restricted view of what is a church and what isn't than the US does -- Scientology is one example.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 11:45 AM on September 4, 2008

jeffburdges, Discordianism is my go-to religion for, well, anything religious, but it's not recognized as a religion by the US even, so imaswinger couldn't marry someone *as a chaplin or Pope*, although maybe there's some sort of civil ceremony they could do? Donno.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 3:15 PM on September 4, 2008

jeffburdges: This is Canada. We don't have states. We also don't have the very liberal definition of what makes a church that the US does. So please, please, please stop quoting US laws here; it's not applicable to the poster's question.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 7:31 PM on September 4, 2008

Hello imaswinger, I asked a Real Live Librarian in BC about this, and here's what she had to say:

According to Vital Stats BC, only religious leaders registered with VS can perform marriages here... or authorized marriage commissioners, who serve 5 year terms (no temp appointments). Look at "Arrange the Marriage Ceremony" on this page: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage/howto.html

The site also has a section for aspiring marriage... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 1:57 PM on September 5, 2008

I saw HCL maybe nine years ago and can't remember jack about it. However, I saw Highway 61 at about the same time and I remember a whole hell of a lot about it. It's an awesome, awesome film. Jello's only in it for a few minutes though.
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 1:41 PM on September 3, 2008

Agreed. Some great stuff here!
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 2:33 PM on September 2, 2008

I worked in a drive-in theater when Gremlins 2 came out, and at each showing we actually had people come up to the booth complaining about the broken tape. Oh, and all the honking, honking, honking.
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 4:02 PM on September 1, 2008

Do you at all qualify for a
NAFTA work permit? It's how I moved from the US to Canada, and although it's temporary (but renewable), it's much easier than the standard immigration process. Faster too; a couple of months for me instead of 1+ years.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 9:50 PM on August 31, 2008

Named after this guy.
posted to MetaTalk by the dief at 10:59 AM on August 27, 2008

I'm a librarian currently working in Canada, and I didn't have an interview at the border. Now granted, I came across at Sarnia, ON at like two in the morning, but really all it was was a matter of handing my paperwork to the very pleasant border guys, and them stamping out a permit for me. Dead easy. I guess they could grump and grill you, but as blue_beetle says, that's a crapshoot.

So bring every single piece of paperwork you've been issued -- your degree, your... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 6:54 PM on August 26, 2008

I thought Henny Youngman was dead!
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 1:03 PM on August 13, 2008

I left SF three years ago too, but I seem to remember that two letters refers to two cars, and one for one. Not sure why they do that, but hey.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 5:54 PM on August 8, 2008

Seconding metric!
posted to Projects by the dief at 6:47 AM on August 8, 2008

Even if it were herpes, is the incubation period for herpes that quick? Pretty sure it has to lay around a while before it manifests itself. But yes, good idea to get the blood tests as orthogonality suggests.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 8:17 PM on August 7, 2008

AFAIK they're not violating the GPL by charging you whatever they want.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 1:50 PM on August 7, 2008

It wouldn't disqualify you outright but as a library manager myself I'd be a little bit leery of hiring MLSs for LA jobs - because I'd be expecting them to be applying for MLS positions, which means to me that they might be leaving earlier rather than later. Lots of libraries located at or near library schools have tons of MLSs in LA jobs though, so maybe its just me.

If you won't leave your area (a very short sighted view imho) and don't think you can get an MLS job... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 10:27 PM on August 3, 2008

Well, I for one *way* prefer to have an entire article on one page. I always thought that multiple pages were either for A) really really really really really (really) long articles or books or B) maximizing ad space.

So unless you have a compelling reason otherwise, put it all on one page.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 8:54 PM on August 2, 2008

Definitely Manowar.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 2:01 PM on July 31, 2008

Excellent! I was expecting it to be, you know, a little too twee, or a little too mocking, but it was really charming. Thanks for posting!
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 11:26 AM on July 31, 2008

Portable Eraser.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 4:07 AM on July 29, 2008

If you do want to wipe the whole deal - which I recommend - you can use Boot and Nuke to do it in style.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 4:24 AM on July 29, 2008

What if I change my mind?
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 5:01 AM on July 10, 2008 marked best answer

Yup, that's it. I've seen this happen myself, and it actually works.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 4:09 PM on July 9, 2008

I love you all too!
posted to MetaTalk by the dief at 7:34 AM on July 4, 2008

Definitely milk.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 7:20 AM on July 4, 2008

No no no no no. A thousand times no.
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 4:14 AM on July 4, 2008

Dave Faris, he's done that once already and came back pretty quickly. So I don't think he'll do it this time.
posted to MetaTalk by the dief at 7:17 PM on July 3, 2008

Excellente!
posted to Projects by the dief at 6:57 AM on July 2, 2008

Although a little hard to read 'cos I don't have a, like, nine foot LCD screen. Maybe make a PDF out of it?
posted to Projects by the dief at 6:58 AM on July 2, 2008

I used Drupal for a podcast CMS back when I was teaching podcasting to university students. Worked fine. This was with an early version of Drupal 5 -- it's probably even better now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 9:15 AM on July 1, 2008

I'm an American working under a NAFTA permit near Toronto, and I can attest that if you possibly can go the NAFTA route to do it - dead simple from your end, and reasonably easy from your employer's. However:

1. The permit is only good for a year. Renewals are pretty easy - I just got mine renewed - but there's a nonzero possibility that something bad could happen.

2. There are restrictions on what you can do under NAFTA - no second job, and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 6:22 AM on June 29, 2008

Erowid. Pretty much the best source of info for this sort of stuff.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 7:00 PM on June 25, 2008 marked best answer

Hot dog!!!!
posted to MetaFilter by the dief at 10:35 AM on June 25, 2008

I used to live in Southeast Asia where we did have big flying roaches occasionally, but they were nowhere near six inches long, so I personally find it hard to believe that you had a roach that big in NYC. Could you be mistaken? Perhaps you had a particularly vivid nightmare? At any rate, roaches really do not like people, so nthing the sentiments that the roach has long since scurried out.

Do you have some friends or neighbors that can go into your bedroom with you or... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 4:38 AM on June 24, 2008

When I lived in California, guys talked in the restroom. While you were at the urinal, it was not at all unusual to have a coworker start a conversation. No problems with that whatsoever with me -- I'm not pee-shy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the dief at 8:50 AM on June 23, 2008