The rewrite rules look fine to me although I've been working on Apache 2 for a while so there might be some 1.3 silliness going on.

I'd guess that the problem is that the REMOTE_ADDR is not the value you're expecting. Perhaps there's a proxy server in the way? An easy way to test would be to temporarily change the RewriteRule to read:

RewriteRule ^/(.*) http://test.foo.com/$1?%{REMOTE_ADDR} [R]

and load the page up in your favourite browser to see what happens.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:26 PM on May 12, 2008

Whatroute version 1.8.11 runs under MacOS 9 and has a port of the standard tcpdump tool.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:13 PM on May 12, 2008

I fixed a friend's errant Blackberry ball with some acetone and a cotton bud. Put a little acetone on the bud and hold it against the ball lightly. Spin the ball in all directions and you should soon feel the traction return.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:53 AM on May 5, 2008

I just came back from 2 months travelling around SE Asia.

Don't miss Angkor Wat (3 full days). Many of the temples look better in the wet season, just take some rain gear. I can recommend a good guesthouse that gives you a bicycle and a great route to ride.

If you want to get tailored clothes, you can pay extra and get them to ship it home for you. This is particularly useful if you're going to be flying any of the budget airlines which allow... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:50 AM on March 6, 2008

You'll probably need to fly into HCMC to get to Dalat.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 7:06 AM on March 7, 2008

I'd strongly suggest avoiding overstaying the visa. It may not seem like a big deal but being in any country illegally is not something you want to be playing with.

Fortunately it looks like you can get a 30-day renewal while in the country and here's an American company with offices in HCMC that will apparently take care of it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 1:35 AM on March 7, 2008

You say you're more interested in having a Euro-denominated account but if you're just wanting exposure to Euros rather than actually wanting to spend them, an ETF is probably the way to go.

Possible problems with Everbank:
- $2500 initial deposit (may not be a problem for you)
- Currency conversion rate of 1% - so to get it back to USDs, you're paying 2%. That's more than the interest that Everbank pays and could be a significant portion of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:39 AM on March 6, 2008

My numbers are for the WorldCurrency Access Deposit Account:
0.63% on Euros.
1% currency conversion rate.

The -1.37% is the 0.63% interest less the 2% conversion. There's no AUD or NZD in there.

A CD is a very different animal to an instant access account. There's a fixed term so you're losing liquidity. If the world or your personal circumstances change and you decide you want to unwind your position, too bad. There's... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 11:39 AM on March 6, 2008

Kirth Gerson: The "fee" for conversion wouldn't be shown anywhere in your documentation.

As an example:

Amount to invest: USD15,000
Interbank conversion rate: 1.5USD = 1EUR
Euro interest rate: 3%
Currency conversion rate as percentage of Interbank: 1%
Length of investment: 1 year

To make a fair comparison, I'm going to assume that the USD-EUR exchange rate is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 1:22 AM on March 7, 2008

Good friends of mine use the Time Out books that Acarpous links to.
When the weather is a little warmer, they go almost every weekend and on the occasions I've joined them, they've all been great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:10 AM on March 6, 2008

The day after, either call/email/text (depending on your preferred mode of communication) saying something like:

Thanks for yesterday, I had a lovely lunch/day/evening with you. There's a play/movie/exhibition/whatever that I'd really like to go see, would you be interested in going next week?


The reason I like this is:
1) It's the next day. You've both had a chance to sleep on it but it's not dragged out. DON'T wait 3... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:00 AM on March 6, 2008

nth-ing Couchsurfing.com. It's completely changed the way I travel. Hosting is awesome too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 7:08 AM on December 31, 2007

Another happy Tom Bihn Aeronaut owner here.

I've noticed that travelling domestically in the US, there seems to be very little restriction on what you bring on the plane. The size and weight is not checked, and as long as it fits overhead, you're fine.

In other places I've travelled, particularly those short hops in Europe but also Africa, they check the size and (other than Easyjet), the weight as well. So with an arbitrarily enforced 8kg... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 6:59 AM on December 31, 2007

I have a US Wii and I'm in the UK. Nintendo weren't interested in helping, so I had to return the gift game I received and continue to order from the US.

Installing the WiiKey is non-trivial and it usually done by people who want to download and play games they haven't paid for. Homebrew for the wii? A weak excuse to justify the free games.

Best is probably to sell it to someone who has a US Wii in Ireland.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 6:45 AM on December 31, 2007

Airfare Watchdog shows discounted tickets from a US airport.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 3:58 AM on December 25, 2007

I got good use from Airfare Watchdog when originating from a US airport.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 3:55 AM on December 25, 2007

I'll try that again: Airfare Watchdog
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 3:56 AM on December 25, 2007

I really like Lois McMaster Bujold for her characters. I've always described them as psychologically astute, which may be similar to what you're asking for. And I always read them to excess.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 9:00 PM on December 20, 2007

As essexjan points out, there is NO public transport (cabs don't count, despite what Mayor Bloomberg asserts) on Christmas day so you'll need to stay local. As the listings in the Time Out guide is going to be expensive and quite possibly mediocre, I'd suggest walking around your local area and asking the independent restaurants if they'll be open. Ethnic is good and the Indian/Bangladeshi curry is the national food for good reason.

There's far more options for Boxing... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:35 PM on December 13, 2007

You rock. In case you haven't come across this, WriteToThem will tell you who your government (local and national) representatives are and how to contact them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:10 PM on December 13, 2007

DABS has next-day delivery and this seems to meet your spec.

Ebuyer and Savastore are other large hardware vendors and also offer next-day delivery for a small (+-GBP5) premium.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 2:33 AM on October 21, 2007

I've solved this in the past with:
- Get the FreeDOS ISO and burn it to a CD
- Install the drive into a PC with a working CD-ROM. I usually make it the only drive because I'm paranoid
- Boot into the FreeDOS CD
- "format /s" the harddrive from FreeDOS
- Reboot without the FreeDOS CD to make sure that it's booting off the harddrive
- Copy everything off the FreeDOS CD into a sub-directory on the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 2:11 AM on October 21, 2007

Seconding the all-in-one Quickmap. I have a copy that I loan to visitors and it's the easiest way to make sense of zone 1 and 2.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 6:30 AM on March 13, 2007

Thirding Cycle Surgery. The people at the Camden/Chalk Farm branch were really friendly, knowledgeable and not pushy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 7:32 AM on March 6, 2007

I always thought that the primary cause of this in the US was as a natural corollary from the American Dream. If every individual has the opportunity to become rich and famous, anyone who's unable to do so must just not be trying hard enough. And without any help from society, this individual has even less chance of breaking the poverty cycle.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 2:33 AM on February 25, 2007

Lucky Seven or Bodeans?
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:08 AM on January 27, 2007

Don't get so hung up on the phone being unlocked when you buy it. You're paying a premium for that, as the service provide knows that they won't be getting the call revenue.

While some phones can be unlocked at home by entering a code generated by software (most Nokias), I'd recommend springing the 5 pounds and get someone to unlock it for you. If you're in London, Chinatown was the cheapest with the best service. Avoid TCR and Oxford Street.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:55 AM on January 20, 2007

bobobox: Government debt is not the same as external debt as defined by that CIA link. UK Public (aka government) debt is around US$1.1billion, as confirmed by the CIA Factbook and the UK ONS

More meaningful is to compare public debt as a percentage of GDP, as this is more strongly related to the ability to pay it back.

archae is quite correct in identifying the US privileged position as the controller of the reserve currency being a factor in... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:39 AM on January 20, 2007

XP Antispy for all sorts of point-and-click goodness.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 3:40 PM on November 1, 2006

(F4) Costco if you're happy to drive. Or online ordering from Tesco or Ocado.

(F9) Lowlander in Covent Garden. You too can experience the party in your mouth where everyone's invited.

(S9) They're called Charity Shops here and they're on pretty much every high street. Allegedly the ones with the best swag are found in the posh areas, so try the Oxfam in Hampstead (Gayton Road if I remember correctly).

Other thoughts:... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:51 PM on September 22, 2006 marked best answer

If you're driving, my 2 key rules are:
- Never leave anything visible in your car. Not even for a few minutes.
- Assume that everyone else on the road is drunk. Especially at night.

Having said that, the roads are excellent and drivers are generally courteous. Most of the N2 highway you'll be on is a single lane, but there's a very wide shoulder that's the size of a full lane, and you should move into it when people come from behind.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 9:16 AM on August 19, 2006 marked best answer

So that the airlines can sell you books? EasyBooks is already in the post-planning phase.

But really, they're doing it to send a message to would-be terrorists - try anything, and we'll do whatever needs to be done to stop you. Having said that, this is one of the few times that there's been an action taken that genuinely reduces the likelihood of an attack. Unlike taking off your shoes or taking out your laptop. Of course, security is always a trade-off and I'd be... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:53 AM on August 11, 2006

Curiously, The Raven as well.

I was reciting it in my head during an oxygen-deprivation experiment and it was an excellent barometer to how reduced oxygen affects mental ability.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:07 AM on August 1, 2006

- Don't worry too much about where you'll live yet. Stay in the corporate housing and go explore. Check out London and areas closer to where you work and see

- I'd expect that if you don't live in London that you'd need a car. Factor that (and the USD7 per gallon of gas) in

- If you're used to a city (even a smallish US one), anything outside of London will probably seem very bland. It does to me

- Check how far your... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 2:10 AM on July 28, 2006

Is this related to the devices trying to register their DNS with the server?

Network Properties - {primary NIC} Properties - Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) properties - Advanced - DNS - Register this connection's addresses in DNS
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:29 PM on July 27, 2006

Or to be more specific, Information - View Document Size in the web developer extension.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 10:46 AM on July 12, 2006

The best option for you might be to take advantage of the O2 (UK network) "My Europe Pay and Go" offer, which covers the time you're in Europe.

As has been said, UK sim cards range from £0 to £10. I usually collect a few when they're free and hand them out to visitors, so if you have a contact address in the UK, email me (address in profile) and I'll put an O2 PAYG simcard in the post for you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 6:46 AM on July 6, 2006

I like my Aeronaut, but it's new so can't comment on how long it'll last.

I've recently gone through the same process of choosing a bag, and concluded that the wheels were a waste of weight and space.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 2:30 PM on May 1, 2006

I've also rented many cars in the US (and other first-world countries) with a UK license and a non-dodgy African country license, and my SO had no problem with a dodgy African country license (the country, rather than the license was dodgy). As long as it's a credit-card style, you should be fine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 3:13 AM on March 21, 2006

1) The UK has something called Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) whereby other vendors can put equipment in the BT exchanges. Essentially your phone decision will be dictated by your DSL provider; if you go Bulldog for DSL (for example), you'll take the Bulldog phone package.

2) I'm paying GBP20 for an unlimited 8MB/512k from Bulldog and they've been fine after some issues last summer. They also charge GBP10 for the phone rental, which is the same as BT. Don't get cable.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:07 AM on March 17, 2006

To summarise, what you're trying to do is impossible.

If I can view a PDF in any way, I can convert it to a completely unrestricted format that I can change, print or re-distribute with no protection.

And if these are students, they're probably sufficiently skilled and incentivised to do it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 3:11 AM on March 16, 2006

Je Joue
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 8:08 AM on February 23, 2006

Firstly, check these two threads, they're a month old.

If you want older art, the National has a huge collection, but the Tate Modern is not what you want. The Tate Britain is wonderful if you like Turner (I do), but it sounds like you might be against going to see art in general?

Have you done much walking around different areas? I find that the best way to get to know a city (rather than the tourist attractions) is to just wander around.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 3:22 AM on January 15, 2006

Another recommendation for The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:25 AM on January 3, 2006

Good security practice is to disallow everything and explicitly allow the things you want. Do you really want your script to be generic? Surely you can restrict the sender? The recipient? The fewer options you give, the better. Don't overdesign.

Perhaps all you want to allow is a subject line and message body? And if so, do a regular expression check to verify that they only have valid ([\w\.\-]+ perhaps?) characters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 5:53 PM on December 28, 2005

Here's a 1mb rm file that O9scar refers to.

Thanks O9scar! I saw this video 10 years ago and had no idea that it was James Randi, so couldn't track it down until now
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 3:06 AM on December 20, 2005 marked best answer

I remember I used to have this when I was a kid. And curiously, it was always an urge to bite an arm.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:42 AM on December 17, 2005

If they're happy to walk, here's a one day:

- Start at Tower Hill tube station. Go out, look at the Tower of London (go in if you like). There's an ice-skating rink there as well, you can buy tickets on the day and it's usually quiet before 6pm.

- Walk across Tower Bridge (prettiest bridge in London), stop in the middle and look along the river in both directions. On the other side, turn right (west) and stay along the river.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 9:41 AM on December 8, 2005 marked best answer

On the food side, many of the fantastic London restaurants have lunchtime prix fix menus that are very reasonable.

Not my thing, but a friend loves St John for the unusual meat parts.


Pied a Terre is fantastic

J Sheekey for fish near Leicester Square.

Good cheese is very hard to come by in the US because of the FDA's aversion to raw milk. I love La Fromagerie ; they have superb... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 4:16 AM on December 9, 2005

I'd start singing the scam song immediately. "As seen on TV", "5-star service" and "Gold site award", all without clickthrus leave me with little doubt.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quiet at 2:57 AM on December 2, 2005