I do believe that the concept of baby's mama, and baby's daddy came about as an easy way of saying, "The father of my child," or "The mother of my child," in instances where saying, "My husband," or "My wife," wouldn't fit. So I believe the general assumption is that if someone is your baby mamma, or your baby daddy, you are not married (otherwise, you would say husband/wife.)

HOWEVER, there is nothing that prohibits it from being... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 4:48 PM on August 25, 2006

Thanks, guys! That was in fact the commercial.

Still, no one I describe this to knows the commercial, and it seems to be nowhere to be found. I remember it was one of the most randomly hilarious commercials I've seen yet.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 5:34 AM on July 15, 2006

I've exhausted begging for an apache server set-up (admin: No, oh and-- no.) and installing a module that allows one to view output through our versioning system instead of source. I know that Dreamweaver can execute simple php script, but it isn't doing a good job of it on its own, and I'm pretty sure an extension is what I need.

Any suggestions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 7:58 AM on July 12, 2004

I don't have installation permissions, and anything that needs any sort of indepth installation will be shunned by my admittedly overhassled+overworked admin. I'd like it to be something I can do, as I'm the only person who isn't slavishly clicking fifty different places just to check out a span tag.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 8:38 AM on July 12, 2004

signal> Power Mac G5/OSX (10.3)

Where Dreamweaver's testing server function breaks down is that only the TeamSite interface has permissions to actually upload to the development server. So to test locally, I need something 1) installationless, and 2) able to execute php scripts.

pissfactory>> Nothing that changes the applications folder. With Mac-specific "drag this to where you want to install" programs, I use a personal... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 11:53 AM on July 12, 2004

Every time I have wet myself has been me being calm and knowing I could make it, and then at the last moment, getting really scared and making a break for it. I think getting excited works on humans the way it works on some dogs, so STAY CALM (piece of advice #1.)

Also, a physical trick is to sit down anywhere and rock back and forth until the sensation goes away. I'm not sure why that works. On the same note, if there's a wall to press your butt against while bending... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 11:36 AM on June 28, 2004

A few things that might be of relevance:

1) My optical mouse has stopped working lately. It'll just stop moving entirely (and the inside lights will go dim, the way it does when the computer's booting) until I either unplug/replug it or reboot.

2) I just reinstalled XP, and am in the process of reinstalling all of my programs.

3) My video card is dusty (I checked.)

I thought it could be an... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 9:37 AM on June 27, 2004

*sob* I love you guys.

I jiggled the cord around some more (I actually did try that at first to no effect) and the color came back temporarily! While I can't afford a new monitor or even a card, a new cable I can do.

AskMe came through again. Thankyouthankyou.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 10:14 AM on June 27, 2004

I've had nothing but good times with GoDaddy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 7:06 PM on June 21, 2004

I have a hackz0r friend (no, friend isn't euphemism for myself, in this case) who just *loves* finding free access wireless connections upon which he can do his deeds in untraceable manner. I believe it is a common tactic to drive around looking for unpassworded wireless to use for your exploits. So while sharing is nice, I personally keep my router sealed tight as per said friend's suggestion.

That doesn't answer the question, but uh, ROU and some others said it... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 5:28 PM on June 19, 2004

The books were about a teenage boy who has a variety of adventures with lesser Gods and Goddesses, mostly Gaelic/Celitic semideities (the Sidhe), but the last book involved him getting in contact with native american spirits, after taking some kind of traditional herbal sauna with his wacky grandfather.

In the beginning of the first book he saw a four leaf clover, and when he bent down to pick it up, he glanced back between his legs and saw a funeral procession passing... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 7:33 PM on June 14, 2004

Holy moly, that's it, Nothing. o_o

I. Love. This community.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 3:38 AM on June 15, 2004

I went to an event in Athens (just outside of, I think) when I was still with a southern Barony. Crazy that I might've run into him (or you, apparently.)

At risk of being a fangirl, do tell him that they vied for "favorite books" status in high school, and possibly will again now that I know the titles and can snag 'em.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 3:44 PM on June 15, 2004

If you don't know what I mean, listen to the song, and snap your fingers each time--exactly as--you hear the siren at the beginning. At some point-- shortly after the heavy guitars begin-- you will have to pause for a beat and then pick up again, if you want to stay on the *main* beat of the song...

My question(s): what musical principles are behind this? Is there a name for the disorienting sensation caused by switching beats like that? What exactly is happening... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:16 AM on June 12, 2004

Eek, I *had* a [mi] tag on that, dunno where it went. Sorry.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:17 AM on June 12, 2004

For someone new to Linux, I highly suggest going with

CoLinux

This runs a fully functional linux under windows, and allows you to play around with it before you decide to take the "big step."

I have a "very verbose" step by step tutorial to getting coLinux up and running with a Debian core here which is unformatted and unpolished, but very thorough and I would hope easy to follow. I was too lazy and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:50 PM on June 10, 2004

I just switched, sorta (they're forcing me to use a G5 at my new job), and the interface is very glossy and pretty. Uhm, the only problems...

...There are two delete buttons and NEITHER OF THEM DELETES THINGS OFF OF THE DESKTOP. Isn't there some way to just click on a thing, hit a button on the keyboard and delete it? I use the clear button when deleting things in Photoshop, but I have to click it twice otherwise the keyboard stops working. I learned that the hard... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:43 PM on June 10, 2004

mememememe :(
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 3:38 PM on June 9, 2004

Hey. The updated list didn't include me. *sob* (I asked two posts after it.) If anyone's actually using the list and manages to get down to where I'm supposed to be, don't forget me!
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 10:44 PM on June 9, 2004

...Belatedly, I wonder if there's some way to track the propagation of gmail accounts, and whether that's behind the whole invitation process.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 11:27 PM on June 9, 2004

I am willing to *cough* trade a song for a gmail account.

Yes, a real song. Composed entirely for (or about a topic chosen by) the person who gives me one!

If songs aren't your thing, I also do arty letters, stories and poetry, community service, and web design, take your pick!

I'm not desperate, really.

I'll also pay it forward! :D
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:05 PM on June 10, 2004

1) Would a background check turn that up, and is it a negative enough reflection to consider retracting a job offer? The job is with a super-conservative international corporation.

2) Where on earth could she possibly begin in getting this taken care of once and for all? Would it involve travelling back to the state in question?
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 4:37 PM on June 3, 2004

BT - no, she doesn't have a license in her current state, and she was never notified. Possibly because she moved to a new state.

vignettist - if it was possible to pay off the fine at this point, she would. As it is, it's been a really long time and it's probably too late to do that without some extra stuff involved.

theora - unfortunately, she'd just turned 18.

How many hands for trying to fix it and letting HR know about it? Heh heh. Heh.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:19 PM on June 3, 2004

Belatedly, said friend turned up that 1) she does have a misdemeanor warrant.

So should she basically give up hope and consider this a valuable lesson? What, if anything, could she possibly say to HR about getting this fixed?

Considering that getting this fixed apparently involves appearing in court again in that other state, which certainly wouldn't be taken care of before the position's supposed to begin.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:26 PM on June 3, 2004

Thanks for all of the input. To put a close on it, said friend took into consideration all of the advice presented herein.

She's decided to go ahead and take her drug test, be honest and truthful with HR if the other thing comes up, and as soon as tomorrow call to the general district court of her previous county and a lawyer, to get the matter fixed as soon as possible. Perhaps being able to say, "I'm taking care of it," will help her case.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 9:50 PM on June 3, 2004

Update for those who might check:

Said friend called a lawyer who can "stand in" at court for her, and handle all of the proceedings. With the retainer fee and the estimated court costs and fines, it'll probably come out to about $500.

Needless to say, she's really learned her lesson. Really... really... *really* learned her lesson.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 1:18 PM on June 4, 2004

I'd like to second the following:

Equilibrium (gun-fu. Hello? God, *that's* sexy.)
Shaolin Soccer - Crouching Tiger meets Game of their Lives meets that one episode of Buffy where they all sing and dance.

Boondock Saints. Lots of violence and action and someone shoots a cat. Ah man, good times.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 11:18 AM on May 31, 2004

Falling in SUCKS.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 1:40 AM on May 27, 2004

I have this silver dollar-sized Labtec that is really just crap, and an extra fifty dollars (not including shipping and handling, for which I can eke out a little more cash) to get something better for home recording purposes.

I know I need a unidirectional condenser mic, but that is where my experience falters.

I've done some research (also, there was another kickass or two thread about home studio set-up), but there are so many to choose from... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 9:03 PM on May 5, 2004

The information I've found on condenser mics and dynamic mics actually isn't very conclusive. I understand the differences on how they work, as well as the differences between omni and cardioid, and some other tech stuff.

What I can't figure out now is if I need a condenser mic (and whether or not the phantom power will come from my sound card, I'm not sure-- I can't afford something else that eats through batteries) or a dynamic mic. From what I've read (here and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 11:27 PM on May 5, 2004

p.s. this is all good stuff, keep it coming, thank you! Much love to anyone who can explain to me why I might want to go with dynamic over condenser or vice versa.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 11:28 PM on May 5, 2004

I just got rid of the most innocuous yet troublesome little virus ever (Win.Parite32 B, which just randomly inserts four little characters P I N F into anything with an .exe attachment-- usually enough to BREAK the program in my case, as well as cause many unexpected system failure type things.)

AVG didnt help and very nearly locked me out of my computer entirely, and online virus scans just restarted my computer over and over.

Here's what I used.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 3:36 PM on April 29, 2004

With me at least, sheer stupidity. I didn't do all of those safety things until AFTER I got the virus. Because I thought that as long as I didn't open e-mail attachments, I was safe.

I consider myself pretty smart, but that was the equivalent of not putting a condom on my computer before I went fucking around on the internet.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:16 PM on April 29, 2004

Hoo, I feel a bit silly.

Something Google doesn't seem to turn up are the ads themselves. I don't suppose any of the UKers here have any of them recorded? I'd be willing to host 'em. They sound gold.

Or even just a full transcript.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 4:55 PM on April 25, 2004

"Walking On Sunshine"
Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Road Trippin'"
Bic Runga, "Get Some Sleep," "Listening For the Weather," "Good Morning"
Virtually anything by the Sundays
99 luftballoons
The Januaries, "Black Transmission" (groovy 50s sound)
The Proclaimers, "500 Miles"
Outkast, "Hey Ya"
Third Eye Blind, "Semi Charmed... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 8:41 PM on April 17, 2004

"Get Your Kicks (on Route 66)" - too many good covers to count - Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Hendrix, Depeche Mode... .. .
"Cruel Summer," Bananarama
"It Came From Japan," and "Going Down," the Von Bondies
"California Dreamin'" (amongst others), The Mamas and the Papas
The Cardigans, "Love me, Love me"
Simon and Garfunkel, "Me and Julio"
Sixpence None... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 5:28 AM on April 18, 2004

Speaking as someone who's had acrylic tips, despite the fact that they are sturdy, they feel awful when it comes to picking a guitar. Or doing much of anything else.

Natural nails bend and even break, when they're under too much stress. Acrylic doesn't do that. Even the slightest pressure used to make me think that a little bit more, and I'd rip a nail off. The comparison to mittens (little tiny fingertip-sized mittens) is pretty on-target, also.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 9:26 PM on April 17, 2004

Is 'soap' the default bad taste that people have when they don't like something?

No, I think it's just cilantro that has a taste that is reminiscent of eating soap. I used to think it was simply Indian food that tasted like soap, until I started dating someone who could not stand cilantro. He would order everything that might have cilantro in it, without it, and I became a great fan of Indian.

I have metal fillings! He... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 10:18 AM on April 15, 2004

I guess I'm looking for something in particular to tone the tummy/arms/thighs area. My budget is limited, so whatever system I purchase, I'm going to have to live with it for a while! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 9:22 AM on April 12, 2004

These replies are great! I really appreciate it. It's hard to separate spin from application.

iconomy: great article on skin-brushing. I will look further into that. This would be the first time I've ever understood why I itch. Also, great heads-up on the shea butter. I've been looking for an alternative to coco butter, because I hate the way it smells.

I'm curious on how you're successfully losing 2lbs a week, any suggestions?... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 11:56 AM on April 12, 2004

for cheap exercise, running is pretty good. you need good shoes, but that's about it.

I'll try running when I can tactfully wear spandex.

konalia: Thank you! I'd love to ask you a few more questions, possibly personal. Do you mind if I e-mail you?

re: genetics and age. I'm 25, and I'm hoping that's young enough to have some skin elasticity going. Also, every single person in my family is overweight... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 1:28 PM on April 12, 2004

Chrismear just summarized years of music theory classes, right there. Very thorough, very accurate, wish you had've been around when I was learning all that.

*bookmarks this thread*
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 8:46 AM on April 11, 2004

Low, soft, even masculine voices really do it for me, whether singing or talking. Barzin, Josh Haden and Hawksley Workman are three of my faves.

I've caused havoc on my phone bill just calling to Hawksley's answering machine to listen to the messages he leaves for his fans, which are usually just quietly introspective rambles about things like riding a bike or walking alone at night and various other inspirations.

Also, I heart Garrison Keillor.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 1:23 PM on April 9, 2004

Took it in a four-med cocktail and spent an indeterminate period of my life without emotion, sex drive, or joy in life. That could've been the mixture of drugs, though. Seroquel, WellbutrinSR (150mg 2x daily), EffexorXR and Neurotin.

Effexor, on the other hand, was brilliant on its own. I guess because I'm bipolar, it tended to have a stimulating effect? Either way, I was never so active. My mom gets that sensation from Risperdal. She's already been through Prozac... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 6:38 AM on April 9, 2004

The way I go through batteries, I've probably bought a charger + rechargables several times over. Also, it didn't occur to me that the display was devouring so much.

Thanks! I'll give the Powerex 2200 a try. (And work on becoming more viewfinder-dependent.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 2:21 PM on April 6, 2004

- Try changing his status at the department of public records to "deceased." You will need your laptop and access to a really tall building w/ satellite for this.

- Hiring an expensive escort to show up at his house is a good one, especially if he has a significant other. Make certain to specify that the significant other wants in on the act, and to ignore the "but I didn't hire a hooker!" facade, as it's all a part of the roleplay.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 1:18 PM on April 3, 2004

Gels are possibly for those who are unshaven of pit, as solid tends to clump up in little balls on the hair.

Also, what rhyax said. Yech.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 12:42 PM on April 3, 2004

Not to cut into grumblebee's question, but I happen to have found myself in the same position: guitarist/vocalist who'd like to lay down some acoustic tracks at a quality better than the static-filled computer mic I have.

I'd be interested in hearing what it'd take to make a good (inexpensive) and small home recording system, myself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 8:28 AM on April 3, 2004

If you make sushi, try fried/baked salmon skin (should be crunchy) tucked into the center, with your usual fillings. Tastes great, novel texture, overall pleasant surprise.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 12:23 PM on April 2, 2004

After posting: what jear said. D'oh.
posted to Ask Metafilter by precocious at 12:25 PM on April 2, 2004