I had the same thing happen to me when my xbox was on it's way out. It only did it with my copy of Fight night Round 3, but I got the red rings a couple of weeks later.

Xbox will charge you $100 to replace the drive if your warranty is expired. However, they will fix the red rings for free, so it may be worth waiting until it completely craps out on you.

A friend of mine suggested wrapping my xbox in plastic and letting it run for a while... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 10:40 AM on June 25, 2008

Thanks a lot folks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 12:41 PM on June 20, 2008

Look up urban legends, and/or ghost stories in your town, and go investigate.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 6:44 PM on March 5, 2008

Seconding the cold air. Cold air makes your lungs contract and induces coughing. That combined with what loiseau said about morning goo would make pretty good sense.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 10:58 AM on January 19, 2008

My girlfriend bought me a Canon Powershot SD850 IS as a Xmas gift, and so far I absolutely love it. If your not going to get go for an SLR, I would highly recommend it for both it's image stabilizer and it's range of features including color accent, digital macro, etc. Granted, I'm not super camera-saavy but it serves my needs nicely.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 7:38 AM on January 10, 2008

After re-reading your post it looks like your willing spend a larger sum of money than I was thinking when I responded. I'm sure you can find some pretty impressive cameras in the $1200 range. Not to say the above mentioned isn't great for the $200-300 range though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 7:41 AM on January 10, 2008

Boil some white rice and mix in some plain yogurt. Continue on the rice/yogurt diet for a couple of days. You can also try mixing a little bit of gatoraide into his water. Those things alway help when our dog has stomach issues.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 11:00 AM on January 8, 2008

Nthing Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: A Night in Tunisia, and anything by Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, or Duke Ellington.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 7:42 AM on January 2, 2008

A list is also available on the official website. Scroll down in the box on the right hand side, under the image of the book.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 4:39 AM on January 2, 2008 marked best answer

I'm not sure how close you are to a Whole Foods, but I've noticed my local store now carries a pretty decent variety of beer mugs and chalices, including the Belgian style Unibroue glasses.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 9:36 AM on December 31, 2007

I would suggest at least two Wii-mote/nunchuck combos. If you want to spend the money I would also get two extra Wii-motes to go along with them so the four of you can play Wii Tennis and the wide range of other four player games you'll come across. When my family was on vacation this summer and we had a blast with Wii Tennis and Rayman's Raving Rabids. Many of the four player games use only the Wii-mote, so four nunchucks wouldn't be necessary.

As far as games go..... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 8:41 AM on December 15, 2007 marked best answer

The main thing that comes to mind is how mother animals can carry their babies by the scruff. Perhaps, it's an evolutionary thing since we can use our hands. I did read somewhere that human skin can support 90 pounds per square inch which is how suspensionists can get away with it without permenantly damaging themselves.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 11:18 AM on October 28, 2007

(Not super well known outside of the indie rock world) Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel from the band Mates of State.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 12:55 PM on October 23, 2007

I'll third houseofdanie's recommendation.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 4:58 PM on October 9, 2007

..woops I mean, I'll fourth the recommendation..
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 4:59 PM on October 9, 2007

I've always liked this article.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 4:22 PM on October 2, 2007

Sounds like you're out of luck if it was just a verbal agreement. You might be able to take her to small claims court if you had anything in writing, but it doesn't sound like you do.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 8:59 AM on September 30, 2007

Not exactly the same thing, but between the ages of 5 and about 12, I suffered from night-terrors, and occasional sleep-walking.

My parents lived directly across the street from my grandparents, and many times during the summer when I couldn't sleep I would ask my Dad if I could spend the night with them (because they stayed up later than my parents) and I would go over and crash out on their couch watching Kojak or something.

I suppose this... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 3:39 PM on September 24, 2007

-"Running up that Hill" covered by Placebo. Originally recorded by Kate Bush.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 7:35 AM on September 24, 2007

It looks like Ray Avery is credited for photography here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 7:28 PM on September 23, 2007 marked best answer

CTS Images appears to own this photo. You can buy an 11 x 14 print for $250.00 from their website, and a 16 x 20 for $350.00.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 7:39 PM on September 23, 2007 marked best answer

Glad I could help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adustum at 6:34 AM on September 24, 2007