Surely if you can do basic math problems then you have a solid command of what is and is not socially appropriate when it comes to late night email.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 11:32 AM on October 7, 2008

I viewed this page without logging in for the first time in quite a while, and the ad at the bottom of the page featured the Joker from The Dark Knight. It was a sweet synchronicity. I'll never look at Woody the same way.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 8:25 PM on October 6, 2008

methinks not
posted to MetaTalk by solipsophistocracy at 2:13 PM on October 6, 2008

Colorado - Obama
Florida - McCain
Indiana - McCain
Minnesota - Obama
Missouri - McCain
Nevada - McCain
New Hampshire - Obama
North Carolina - Obama
Ohio - Obama
Virginia - McCain

Obama by 2.7%

I know almost everyone who made picks other than straight Obama gives NC to McCain, but Obama is actually ahead in the polls in North... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by solipsophistocracy at 8:11 AM on October 3, 2008

I've also never heard anyone refer to Carolina except in reference to the college (UNC for me, because I went there and work there now, though I don't doubt that there are misguided souls who think that USC is "Carolina") or in song lyrics, and I have lived in North Carolina my whole life.

I think any rivalry between the two states is generally in good fun, though I have heard it said that "The only good thing about South Carolina is that if it fell into... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 3:18 PM on October 1, 2008

This might take a while, depending on how thick their members are.

I had not realized that particular demographic was ripe for exploitation.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 3:10 PM on October 1, 2008

I don't know what it's like in corporate jobs or salaried ones, but this happens all the time in the restaurant industry. Whether you get canned on the first or second no-call, no-show seems to depend on a number of things: the amount of time you've been working there, how good you are at your job, and how easily you can be replaced. At the places I've worked, a seasoned cook gets a lot more leeway than a new busperson/dishwasher. For the wait staff, it usually comes down to how good your... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 3:24 PM on September 30, 2008

THIS WILL BE OUR CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT!
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 12:27 PM on September 30, 2008

I feel like there are daily or weekly things like blogs, newspapers, magazine articles, etc. that are totally fair game, but linking to an already well known daily comic is totally different. Just because I particularly enjoyed today's Achewood doesn't mean it's ok to post it to the front page.
posted to MetaTalk by solipsophistocracy at 8:15 AM on September 30, 2008

I can't help but agree with that. After nearly pissing myself trying to conceive of a McSweeny's/Zombo hybrid, I almost want to encourage this sort of reckless posting.
posted to MetaTalk by solipsophistocracy at 12:18 PM on September 30, 2008

MeTa
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 6:42 AM on September 30, 2008

I don't understand. Is DeLillo really writing these posts or is it some sort of DeLillo parody? Or is he parodying himself? If it's not him, isn't that libel?
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 2:07 PM on September 28, 2008

So I guess it's not libel? Is there a word for ascribing writing to someone when it's not actually written by that person? Aplagiarism?
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 3:47 PM on September 28, 2008

Man, this whole exchange has made me feel dumb. I've been typing dumb things and posting them to the internet. I feel like I make up this demographic that deserves to be satirized. Sorry for bothering you guys with my idiocy.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 6:22 PM on September 28, 2008

I was a little too young to know about these in their hayday, but some of my friends' older siblings had them, and, man, I thought they were hot shit.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 3:45 PM on September 28, 2008

My grandparents live in Florida, but I'm pretty sure that going down there to try and influence their political decisions would make for the most mutually unpleasant visit of all time.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 8:39 AM on September 27, 2008

This post is alfalfa.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 7:10 PM on September 25, 2008

The phrase "food for thought" refers to partially digested food? I always thought it meant "here's something to think about."
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 8:52 AM on September 25, 2008

That you're even thinking about eating this is totally insane. Don't eat it. Throw it directly away.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 6:47 PM on September 24, 2008

Our economy, health care system, and international reputation may be in shitter, but fucked if our pirates don't have some righteous fight left in em'. Stories like this make me damn proud to be an American.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 11:06 AM on September 24, 2008

Most of The Olivia Tremor Control's songs don't have the title in the lyrics, but the title is usually a lyric found in another song, which I think is insanely cool.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 9:45 AM on September 24, 2008

People always talk about what a great songwriter Cobain was, and I used to agree until recently. About a Girl was in my head, and I was thinking how it applied to my life. Then I realized that one of the lyrics is "I do pick up number two" and that he was talking to his girlfriend about how he does so clean up the cat shit in their filthy house. That made me feel ill, and regret a lot of the time I spent listening to Nirvana.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 9:42 AM on September 24, 2008

A single link to Homestarrunner is not the best of the web.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 10:49 AM on September 23, 2008

Sorry for being a douche-bag, but while our opinions on whether or not Homestarrunner is interesting may vary widely, it certainly isn't new. I don't mean to get all "your favorite internet video sucks," but I don't think a link to the most current instance of pre-existing internet phenomena is FPP-worthy.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 11:06 AM on September 23, 2008

pre-existing internet phenomena webisode
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 11:07 AM on September 23, 2008

That was so good. Does anyone else remember the Where's Waldo game for the NES? Man, that was one of the worst video games of all time.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 10:55 AM on September 23, 2008

Red Son was totally awesome. So was Superman: Birthright. I wish they had used that as the basis for the last movie instead of that stupid Golden Age crap.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 9:46 AM on September 23, 2008

Wow, somebody missed the point.
posted to MetaTalk by solipsophistocracy at 2:53 AM on September 23, 2008

There's a place at the flea market at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh that does quality leatherwork and repair on the cheap. They have to split for the NC State fair though, so next weekend is gonna be their last weekend for a while.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 7:03 PM on September 22, 2008

That butterfly was right about Wikipedia.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 6:57 PM on September 22, 2008

For what it's worth, I thought that joke was awesome. I now regret not favoriting it, and contributing to your ghost favorite total.
posted to MetaTalk by solipsophistocracy at 6:48 PM on September 22, 2008

Mad props to these people for getting their cocktail party chatter study published in motherfucking Science. N=48 FTW!

Psychological studies which take into account precise physiological measurements necessarily have smaller sample sizes due to the various methodological difficulties involved. I'm not familiar with eye blink measurements in particular, but fMRI studies routinely have n's as small as 10.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 4:11 PM on September 21, 2008

Soft science is soft.

Being well versed in "hard" science doesn't mean you understand how other disciplines work, and comparing solid, peer-reviewed research to phrenology is about as worthwhile as viewing it as a legitimate pursuit.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 4:40 PM on September 21, 2008

How appropriate that this post wallows in its own suckiness.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 4:39 PM on September 18, 2008

So, you're dating a girl who shares her residence with a cat. If your relationship is going to get anywhere...

You cannot let the feline beast win. Every time someone does this, it makes it that much harder for the rest of us who date a cocathabiting individual. You can feed the cat, pet the cat, and play with the cat, but never succumb to its will.
posted to MetaTalk by solipsophistocracy at 11:29 AM on September 18, 2008

Dear AskMe,

Apparently, due to my recent comments on MetaTalk, my relationship is seriously on the rocks. Is there any way to salvage it? Bonus points for 'declaw her cat' based suggestions.
posted to MetaTalk by solipsophistocracy at 11:31 AM on September 18, 2008

What the hell is up with that Orange x Green one?
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 9:30 AM on September 18, 2008

This is the first relationshipfilter question I've ever read in which the answer seems so abundantly clear. Everyone agrees. No. No way. Hell no.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 7:48 PM on September 17, 2008

Only eat it if it's wafer thin.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 1:26 PM on September 16, 2008

I've never seen frenetic blinking ads like the ones on that article before. It was so distracting I couldn't even finish.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 8:24 AM on September 16, 2008

That article is not science. This is the science of comedy.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 9:59 AM on September 16, 2008

Psychology is a broad science with a lot more to it than the study of maladaptive behavior or disorders of any kind. That being said, the study of abnormal psychology will not drive you insane any more than the study of pathology is going to make you ill.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 8:40 AM on September 16, 2008

The friendly and romantic aspects of your relationship can develop concurrently. I'd tell her that you haven't been in a romantic relationship for some time, and you'd like to take things slowly. If you already "asked her out" and went on a "date," it's a little bit late in the game to put that aspect of your relationship completely on hold while you become buddies. However, that doesn't mean that you have to leap into some sort of advanced coupledom. Just because you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 8:35 AM on September 15, 2008

White Privilege is not the same as Attractive, Wealthy, Socially Connected Privilege.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 8:25 AM on September 15, 2008

I once dated a girl who was all about colonics. She claimed that they made her feel healthy and energetic. This girl was pretty together and very smart, though she did engage in quite a few "alternative" health practices.

She encouraged me to get one, but I declined, instead favoring the awesome getting methods of a robot made out of meat's grandmother.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 7:59 AM on September 15, 2008

The three Bostonian women I work with all insist (sometimes rather vehemently) that I not refer to them as "ma'am," which is difficult for a Southern boy like myself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 6:51 AM on September 15, 2008

Sorry to be so forward, but this is for a survey...
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 6:39 AM on September 15, 2008

If she doesn't like you, she's clearly an agent of the conspiracy that continues to expend vast amounts of time, money, and energy to convince you that the state of things is not what it appears to be.
posted to Ask Metafilter by solipsophistocracy at 5:25 AM on September 15, 2008

Look, I am in no way, shape or form pro-Prohibition, but can we please stop calling things spiritual? It's all just chemicals in your brain, man

Just chemicals in your brain? This is a terrible argument. Spend some time learning about the chemicals in your brain. I think you'll find yourself hard pressed not to be overcome by a sense of awe and mystery. The system is a wonder to behold, and, despite the ongoing efforts of... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 5:20 AM on September 15, 2008

Yeah, who'd have guessed they were such a powerhouse? That map is way cool.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 7:58 AM on September 14, 2008