I'm looking for porn a girl might like. But apparently I'm picky.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 7:51 AM on January 14, 2008 (30 comments)

Not all portrait photography studios are equal. "Total frickin' awesomeness from Olan Mills, Sears and other fine portrait studios."
posted to MetaFilter by Astro Zombie at 11:07 PM on December 30, 2007 (98 comments)

Can a public building arbitrarily declare its grounds closed on the weekends and not accept any public visitors? (Talking about the Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, CA specifically)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by bryanboyer at 5:17 PM on January 5, 2008 (14 comments)

1945. As the new year breaks in Auschwitz-Birkenau, the months-long SS torture of four women -- Ala Gertner, Roza Robota, Regina Safirzstain and Ester Wajcblum -- draws to an end. The women were being interrogated about their role in the Sonderkommando revolt of October, 1944.
posted to MetaFilter by forrest at 10:11 PM on January 4, 2008 (24 comments)

Is there a specialty Bible for liberals?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by HotPatatta at 12:25 PM on January 4, 2008 (29 comments)

I'm thinking of moving to Buenos Aires. I'd like to hear from anyone who has lived or spent a lot of time there.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by medpt at 2:07 PM on January 3, 2008 (7 comments)

ConfessionFilter: I wrongly filed a complaint against a municipal employee 10 years ago. I do not believe that anything was pursued beyond a few enquiries, however I want to apologise. Do I and how?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 10:13 AM on January 3, 2008 (21 comments)

Burrito Project is an organization which helps feed the hungry and homeless in cities around the world. The organization encourages people "to get together with friends and build burritos to take to the streets". Anyone can start a Burrito Project and the organization encourages everyone to help feed the hungry in their local communities. Haven't heard of the Burrito Project? There's probably a good, albeit very strange, reason why. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by basicchannel at 10:15 AM on January 3, 2008 (40 comments)

Brits: Do you use sheets and blankets? Or does everyone use a duvet and cover now? Any ballpark guess on percentages of the population using each?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Mayor Curley at 2:07 PM on October 11, 2005 (52 comments)

My boyfriend and I, both 25, recently got engaged. What advice do you have for us?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by missjamielynn at 12:14 PM on January 1, 2008 (45 comments)

#1 African Music Website. Africa Hit offers an extensive and varied selection of great music videos from West Africa.
posted to MetaFilter by nickyskye at 4:28 PM on December 31, 2007 (11 comments)

Mythbusters Saves! "Recalling an episode of a reality TV show he recently watched, the driver waited for the cab to fill with water before lowering a window and swimming out, Mora said." (Mythbusters has been in the blue before, saving those lives through reality television). Hi, Adam!
posted to MetaFilter by thanotopsis at 10:34 AM on December 31, 2007 (93 comments)

Religion fulfills certain psychological needs. How do non-believers manage without it?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by giggleknickers at 5:33 PM on December 30, 2007 (75 comments)

Is anyone out there publishing analysis or actively tracking interesting developments/trends in blogging in terms of the emerging patterns in the form and functionality of the blogs themselves?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by lhl at 2:02 AM on December 30, 2007 (4 comments)

Simplifying life and purging my junk. I'm exhausted and I haven't even started. How to make it easier, less painful, and maybe even profitable?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by miss lynnster at 6:43 PM on December 26, 2007 (57 comments)

Half-human album covers. Also known as "sleevefaces."
posted to MetaFilter by KevinSkomsvold at 3:57 PM on December 26, 2007 (30 comments)

"23 days, 12 states, five Canadian provinces, and 10,923 miles. We came within a hundred miles of the Arctic Circle and 500 miles of Russia. And we saw the most beautiful place that can be imagined." In June of last year, Clint and Robin drove from Chicago to Alaska and back again. Last August they headed into the great American west. Along the way they took some beautiful photos and made some inspired observations. If you've got some time on your hands, and some wanderlust in your heart, read along.
posted to MetaFilter by Roman Graves at 12:19 AM on December 26, 2007 (15 comments)

Tiny Buildings - "a collection of tiny buildings handcrafted from business cards, packaging and other nice papers."
posted to MetaFilter by dobbs at 6:33 PM on December 25, 2007 (10 comments)

This is the second song I wrote when I started learning the guitar in February. This was when I could not sing as I played guitar unless I sang one syllable per strum. Starts slow, but the second half is kind of fun so don't give up right away.
posted to MeFi Music by Corduroy at 2:29 PM on December 24, 2007 (4 comments)

Help a miserable 20something deal with her paranoid, overprotective father! Long story short: I need help dealing with an overprotective parent. His behavior and beliefs have been debilitating both developmentally and socially, and I can't stand to watch another stagnant year go by. I need to start living my life. I'm a 20 year old girl and a bit of an old soul. I've already graduated from college with honors and I'm almost done with my master's. I have a full time job. I'm attractive, I take care of myself, I have everything I want in the material sense, but I'm miserable. I don't have friends. I've never dated. I don't go out. I have no sense of enjoyment in my life. I don't know how to interact with people or cope with my anxiety.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by sansgras at 8:26 PM on December 23, 2007 (51 comments)

Ho[over]! Ho[over]!Ho[over]!
According to a document that was one of many declassified [PDF] by The State Department yesterday, “Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan to suspend the rules against illegal detention and arrest up to 12,000 Americans he suspected of being disloyal....The plan called for the FBI to apprehend all potentially dangerous individuals whose names were on a list Hoover had been compiling for years. ‘The index now contains approximately twelve thousand individuals, of which approximately ninety-seven percent are citizens of the United States,’ Hoover wrote in the now-declassified document. ‘In order to make effective these apprehensions, the proclamation suspends the writ of habeas corpus.’” [habeas corpus previously -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.]
posted to MetaFilter by ericb at 2:46 PM on December 22, 2007 (58 comments)

What is this device (180KB jpg)? My dad has had it for years but doesn't know what it's purpose is. It has a jaw that opens (103KB) and a scale (67KB) that reads up to 72, labeled every six divisions, and closes with an odd spring. I don't think that's in degrees since the jaw does not open that wide. It's obviously for measuring something but what that something is we can't figure out. My brother's idea was something involving maps. It is made of steel except for the brass scale.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by 6550 at 9:03 PM on December 22, 2007 (13 comments)

If you couldn't Guitar Hero III or can't afford Rock Band, or even if you're just not into rocking out, there's still one thing available make your holiday bright.
posted to MetaFilter by jacquilynne at 12:05 AM on December 20, 2007 (24 comments)

Looking for ood bike rides for kids AND grownups in San Francisco? Bay Area?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by asavage at 10:34 PM on December 17, 2007 (12 comments)

Even if he was a world-class weirdo (or, if you take his words literally, three world-class weirdoes) who spent time in Bellevue, enlisted his psychotherapist to write his liner notes, and allegedly taught his cat to use the toilet (h/t to MeFi's urbanwhaleshark), I'll best remember Charles Mingus for giving me his 1960 take on "I'll Remember April", featuring the most exciting four minutes of music in my entire collection (starting at the 9:25 mark of the video).
posted to MetaFilter by peacecorn at 9:39 AM on December 18, 2007 (24 comments)

I'm about to photograph my first wedding. (help!)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by bamassippi at 11:39 AM on December 17, 2007 (24 comments)

Magic Highway U.S.A. Disney's May 1958 view of the future of transportation. Some recaps at 2719 Hyperion and Paleo-Future. [IMDB; via]
posted to MetaFilter by kirkaracha at 10:20 AM on December 17, 2007 (28 comments)

He was born in 1980, during a risqué Groundlings show. After cameo roles (NSFW/language) in two Cheech & Chong movies, he earned his own HBO special. Four years later, Pee Wee Herman made his first feature film. Love him or hate him, his tv show won 22 Emmys... it seemed he was the luckiest boy in the world. Until one fateful day. Since then he's kept busy, and has regularly started and then nixed rumors of the bow tie's return. Recently he's changed his mind though, and in June a middle-aged Pee Wee made a surprise appearance after 15 years. Now he's promising two upcoming Pee Wee films... but will Johnny Depp take over his giant underpants?
posted to MetaFilter by miss lynnster at 1:39 AM on December 17, 2007 (104 comments)

30 Years of LucasFilm Christmas Cards (I triple-dog dare ya!)
posted to MetaFilter by ColdChef at 7:28 AM on December 15, 2007 (18 comments)

Yesterday when I visited MeFi for the first time, I got "no links and no comments posted since your last visit." I figured it was some momentary glitch. But the same thing happened today, so I'm wondering if anybody else has this problem. When I go to MetaTalk and AskMe, it has the correct number of new posts/comments. (Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Windows XP.)
posted to MetaTalk by languagehat at 7:13 AM on December 15, 2007 (26 comments)

Brenda is broken hearted, but not everyone thought he was a saint. Some of his closest colleagues barely knew him. Farewell, Bruce Evanick, whatever kind of person you were.
posted to MetaFilter by msconduct at 3:39 PM on December 12, 2007 (41 comments)

Jogging or biking makes my back teeth ache (throbbing nerves!) when I first start exercising after maybe a month off (and also, I get violent itches deep in my leg muscle tissue.) Why? Yes, it goes away once I'm back in shape.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Shane at 7:48 PM on December 12, 2007 (5 comments)

In the early 1950's, Monsanto Chemical Company, MIT and Disneyland collaborated their resources and creative brainpower to build "the house of 1986." Using 30,000 pounds of plastic (The building's structure, carpet, chairs, sinks, appliances and floors were all plastic. About $7,500 to $15,000 worth.), the Monsanto House of the Future* was opened to an excited public in June of 1957. It was closed in 1967 as ideas of the future were beginning to change. Let's take a quick tour, shall we?
*(Not to be confused with Xanadu Homes of Tomorrow.)
posted to MetaFilter by miss lynnster at 4:03 PM on December 12, 2007 (29 comments)

My favorite jazz standard, done as a solo acoustic guitar piece. Apologies for the audio clipping at 2:02. (For some reason, the MeFi audio preview is playing it in a lower key and slightly slower; I'm not sure how to fix this, so I'll leave it as is.)
posted to MeFi Music by adrian_h at 8:24 PM on May 6, 2007 (7 comments)

What is the single most valuable piece of advice you received when you were in the process of buying your first home?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hecho de la basura at 7:20 AM on December 12, 2007 (67 comments)

The Terrible Secret of Animal Crossing "I've documented the journey of Billy, a young, happy lad who believes he's going off to have fantastic adventures at summer camp... This is a literal and practically contextual account of what happens to poor bastards sent to Animal Crossing."
posted to MetaFilter by chrismear at 1:38 PM on December 10, 2007 (28 comments)

When was 'the end' of your youth?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by farishta at 5:24 AM on November 20, 2007 (72 comments)

I collected book related askMes on the wiki into readMe.
posted to MetaTalk by shothotbot at 8:26 PM on December 8, 2007 (77 comments)

Help me to find the perfect passive-aggressive gift for the holidays. Long story follows.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by InnocentBystander at 6:31 PM on December 8, 2007 (96 comments)

What are the technical obstacles to making 'smart' spectacles which would function like the lenses in the human eye?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by unSane at 8:13 AM on December 8, 2007 (14 comments)

In the world of conversation killers, talking about Excel to the average person ranks up there with the best. At the same time, there is always a chance that you wish you could have that conversation at work when it gets down to the wire. Even as a pro, you might need that brush up on Array Functions, calculation tricks, VBA examples or some examples from one of the well known authors on Excel. There is also no shortage of people who dedicate their working lives to this arcane program and are more than willing to assist others for free by posting solved issues on their websites. People like David McRitchie, OzGrid, Rob Bovey, Ron de Bruin, John Walkenbach, Dick Kusleika, Joseph Rubin and Chip Pearson.

Or if you just want to be a Debbie Downer at the next party, just take page from any of the following, memorize it. and recite it when faced with that nudge you don't want to talk to: Excel Support, Jon Peltier, Colo's Junk Room, Scriptorium, Andrew's Excel Tips, Andy Pope, Anthony's VBA Page, Rodney Powell, Array Formulas, Erlandsen Data Consulting, Excel-it, ExcelUser, JKP's Excel Page, John Lacher, McGimpsey, Bill Jelen, Stephen Bullen, Tushar Mehta, VBusers.com, The Excel Nexus, The Excel Logic Page, and Anthoney Does Excel. It’s a fast and easy way to ward off lounge lizards.
posted to MetaFilter by lampshade at 2:13 PM on August 18, 2007 (42 comments)

What artists focus on that "70's southern california brownish-orange sun-soaked soft-focus" style? i'm thinking the "Virgin Suicides" movie and kdlang's "Invincible Summer" cover (does this style even have a name?)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by mrmarley at 1:54 PM on December 7, 2007 (8 comments)

I'm visiting family in Irvine, CA 12/26 - 12/31. Can you help me put together an itinerary of must-do / see things in the area?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by indigo4963 at 1:24 PM on December 6, 2007 (11 comments)

I feel the same frustration every presidential primary season. This time around, I'd like to do something about it.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by EatTheWeek at 9:22 AM on December 6, 2007 (36 comments)

The omens and portents are appearing in your fridge and on your boob tube...Idiocracy is coming to pass.
posted to MetaFilter by codswallop at 9:50 PM on December 5, 2007 (66 comments)

Links to the landlord-tenant law of every state in the US from Consumerist.
posted to MetaFilter by dersins at 9:40 AM on December 5, 2007 (21 comments)

For 200 years, the city has been the center of a shadowy network of bone traders who snatch up skeletons in order to sell them to universities and hospitals abroad. In colonial times, British doctors hired thieves to dig up bodies from Indian cemeteries. Despite changes in laws, a similar process is going strong today. (More on the unsettling subject of the human bone trade from the author of the first link, and his Wired article too. And Photos.) Via the excellent Sepia Mutiny.
posted to MetaFilter by serazin at 10:49 PM on December 4, 2007 (15 comments)

I recently purchased an SSL certificate for my website and have configured an application to operate over SSL. It's working well. One thing remains: I want to make sure that if someone tries to access the application over HTTP, the browser page is redirected to the SSL (HTTPS) version. I am fairly certain the pages the application creates are PHP, but I am unsure. (They're not static, I don't think. They're all dynamically created through mySQL.) The entry point for the application is a subdirectory off the domain /kb/. I'll add more answers if you folks need it. :-)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by tcv at 5:27 PM on December 4, 2007 (5 comments)

What movie clip/s could I show my 8th graders that would make them say, "Damn, I really do need to care about the Constitution!"?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by allthewhile at 2:50 PM on December 4, 2007 (27 comments)

Coloring is fun! Engage kids and get your message across with soothing, simple style!

Print these .pdfs for the little ones in your life to color. Together, learn a little grown-up wisdom about Being a Witness in Federal Court, Disaster Preparedness, Food Safety with Thermy™, Why Elephants Cry, Biomedical Research with the Lucky Puppy, or how the United Nations is a very bad organization made up of foreign countries who do not want you to be free, with Brasco!
posted to MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 9:34 PM on December 3, 2007 (42 comments)