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Why did Facebook disable our accounts?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 7:49 PM on August 3, 2008
(8 comments)
So I bought a Wacom tablet. How can I learn to do
THIS
posted to Ask Metafilter by deeman
at 6:21 PM on July 19, 2008
(13 comments)
[grooming-filter] how do I beat the five o'clock shadow?
posted to Ask Metafilter by krautland
at 5:56 AM on July 17, 2008
(28 comments)
What is your
one best
ethical suggestion for promoting a blog/website?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cjorgensen
at 10:27 PM on July 7, 2008
(17 comments)
I want to find a video I saw on YouTube about a year ago. It was a short animation about a pig with a song in Spanish. What is it called?
posted to Ask Metafilter by comfortinsound
at 4:24 PM on June 28, 2008
(1 comment)
Why did my UHF stations change after a storm? Can I get them back?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Jenesta
at 7:45 AM on June 26, 2008
(7 comments)
What do I do about a sleepwalking partner?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 5:53 AM on June 26, 2008
(21 comments)
I'm going to be filming a documentary in the Philippines about families supported by the pornography industry, and I'd like to hear any interesting questions you might have for the subjects.
posted to Ask Metafilter by premiumpolar
at 2:23 AM on June 23, 2008
(18 comments)
[Link is NSFW: graphic childbirth.] What is the maternity staff chanting in
this video? They seem to have a few different songs, one for when the woman is pushing and another for once the baby is born. The notes for the video say that they are in "an Asian country" but I don't know what language they're speaking.
posted to Ask Metafilter by lemuria
at 11:38 PM on June 22, 2008
(3 comments)
SeattleFilter: What does "[t]his photo opportunity © Getty Images" mean?
posted to Ask Metafilter by saeculorum
at 6:20 PM on June 21, 2008
(15 comments)
Dell Inspiron 5100 BIOS password reset?
posted to Ask Metafilter by doomtop
at 10:04 AM on June 18, 2008
(9 comments)
These "track boards," or "fix push" boards, were initially developed to be raced in the velodrome, and differ from traditional skateboards in one major way: the rider can never coast.
A brief documentary on the increasingly popular fix-push skateboard culture and its roots in San Francisco's Mission district.
posted to MetaFilter by whir
at 9:38 PM on June 17, 2008
(55 comments)
I have a Eee PC 701 4G laptop running Xandros Linux. I also have an Apple USB modem, and a Samsung SPH-A580 cellphone with USB connector and unlimited Internet access. Are there any ways for me to connect via dial-up with what I currently have? If not, any other recommendations?
posted to Ask Metafilter by remi
at 12:13 PM on June 13, 2008
(12 comments)
My father has recently found a stock certificate for 500 shares of Norpoint Exploration Limited (issued or certified by Sterling Trusts Corporation out of Toronto on April 22, 1966). This has been living in a junk drawer since 1966 or so, if I had to guess. He's convinced that he's hit the jackpot but I can't find much in the way of information on either of these companies which leads me to think that he hasn't found anything of value. Given that Google isn't helping, who should he talk to about this? Has he found something of value?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pookzilla
at 4:23 PM on June 1, 2008
(6 comments)
Do non-English-speaking countries hold spelling bees?
posted to Ask Metafilter by strangeguitars
at 8:18 AM on May 31, 2008
(22 comments)
Where can I buy baby clothes with Massachusetts Institute of Technology logos on them online?
posted to Ask Metafilter by drezdn
at 9:18 PM on May 24, 2008
(5 comments)
I tutor several people in a "Mathematics for the Social Sciences" course at a local university. This semester the material is focused on matrix algebra. For the most part, they have no trouble wrapping their heads around the notions of basic vector operations, row reduction, systems of equations, inverse matrices and determinants. But, they have a lot of problems with more abstract concepts such as linear independence, subspaces, basis and dimension. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on helping them visualize and understand these ideas more clearly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Proginoskes
at 7:33 PM on March 30, 2008
(7 comments)
If my favourite reference on C++ is
The C++ Programming Language by Stroustrup, what would be my favourite book on Ruby. (And my favourite book on Python.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by chunking express
at 6:07 AM on May 21, 2008
(17 comments)
what are the chances she's pregnant?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 4:30 PM on May 15, 2008
(49 comments)
Statsfilter: I have a bunch of noisy measurements. Each has an (x,y) coordinate and a "score" for that location. Most of the scores are trustworthy, but with the occasonal outlier. I want to come up with a function f(x,y) that estimates what the score at (x, y) would be (whether or not I have an observation at exactly that location). I'd like the function to be smooth and resilient to noise. Can someone point me in the right direction?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Sockpuppet The First
at 3:46 PM on May 14, 2008
(9 comments)
What influences trends in baby names? And why have popular girls names changed more over the past 20+ years than boys names?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ThePinkSuperhero
at 9:19 PM on May 11, 2008
(66 comments)
I think I'm in a bit over my head in a new job. Any good resources for learning to plan/execute successful marketing initiatives?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Elminster24
at 3:24 PM on May 11, 2008
(3 comments)
What are my options for granular goal tracking websites?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jhscott
at 10:12 AM on May 8, 2008
(4 comments)
What open-source project should I work on? Or how do I find one?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mkb
at 1:23 PM on May 5, 2008
(12 comments)
A comes upon B cheating on her with C. Grabbing the covers frantically, B shouts "This isn't what it looks like!".
Does this flimsy excuse ever get uttered in real life?
(Kind of NSFW, obviously.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Zarkonnen
at 5:55 AM on May 1, 2008
(21 comments)
Questions about character and fitness standards for bar admission. Are they going to let me be a lawyer?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 8:18 AM on April 28, 2008
(36 comments)
Any good Rails 2.0 books for beginners?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Blazecock Pileon
at 5:09 PM on April 9, 2008
(6 comments)
Help me make sense of my wonky RAID-5 failure.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Jezztek
at 2:25 PM on April 20, 2008
(5 comments)
I recently turned 30 and have been regretting the fact that I never got my Master's. Now that I have been out of college for about 8 years, how do I go about getting back in?
posted to Ask Metafilter by m0nm0n
at 7:34 AM on April 11, 2008
(12 comments)
When I was a kid I could buy the world for $20 but now with $100 I can’t get crap. What can I buy for $100 that’s fun?
posted to Ask Metafilter by doorsfan
at 12:11 PM on April 9, 2008
(64 comments)
I noticed that
Human Resources manager was on Money Magazine's "Best Jobs" list. I want to hear from people with experience in the field - is it all it's cracked up to be?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Rosie M. Banks
at 8:39 AM on April 3, 2008
(7 comments)
Does anyone know of software that will "listen" to my drum playing via midi and show me where I screwed up?
posted to Ask Metafilter by razdrez
at 1:44 AM on April 3, 2008
(9 comments)
I've been playing with a promising idea for a website for a while, and I feel I'm ready to get things moving. I've got a fairly clear idea of what I want, who would use it, and why it would take off. Income would be ad-generated, in an area where I believe prospects are good. The problem is, there's no out-of-the-box software that does what I need it to do, and programming the site is beyond my capabilities.
posted to Ask Metafilter by muckster
at 8:37 AM on February 29, 2008
(13 comments)
I have a “career” right now and I’m sick of it and the industry. I want to go back to having a “job” that pays me enough to live. But I don’t think I’ve truly reconciled things in my head. How do I reconcile within myself that I’m not a failure if I give up on my career and chosen industry and go get a job doing…something?
posted to Ask Metafilter by misanthropicsarah
at 5:11 PM on April 1, 2008
(34 comments)
I'm looking for ~$10,000 to start a simple business and need to write a business plan. Essentially, I have the best price and the best quality for a new tech gadget than no one is seriously marketing in the US. I'm trying to figure out the business plan's formatting, what topics to cover, questions to answer, information to include. Any samples or suggestions are much appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ac
at 10:21 AM on August 30, 2007
(13 comments)
Some friends and I are looking at starting a business, and we need some up-front capital. About $100k. What's the best way to try and get this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by frijole
at 8:14 AM on April 2, 2008
(10 comments)
iPhone replacement sought. Got an iPhone, not too crazy about it and don't really want to pay $20 a month for a data plan I hardly use. Which phone should I get to replace it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Brian Puccio
at 6:59 PM on April 1, 2008
(4 comments)
How to quell a vicious rumor. People's lives, careers, and futures are on the line.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 9:52 AM on March 31, 2008
(29 comments)
A few years ago I saw a funny, tongue-in-cheek blog post comparing San Francisco and New York. It judged each city in a number of categories, with a description of how each fared. It would always be obvious that New York should win, but in the conclusion it would go to San Francisco for some backwards reason. [half-remembered example after the jump]
posted to Ask Metafilter by rorycberger
at 4:51 PM on March 29, 2008
(2 comments)
Does my ideal smart phone exist? Windows Mobile, stylus, candy bar form factor, wifi, standard head jack, superior camera?
posted to Ask Metafilter by LarryC
at 9:05 AM on March 26, 2008
(11 comments)
How can I get a digital copy of my own DNA? How much will it cost? Is the cost likely to become reasonable any time soon?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hoverboards don't work on water
at 12:49 PM on March 24, 2008
(19 comments)
What are some great, informative sites/forums related specifically to trading/investing in/selling metals? Apparently metal is where it's at now that the dollar is dropping. I know little to nothing about finance and trading, etc. -
posted to Ask Metafilter by sarelicar
at 11:36 PM on March 12, 2008
(9 comments)
