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I visited Vancouver (Canada) this past weekend for the first time, and I was blown away. I'm from the US, and have visited or lived in pretty much in the US. So for those of you from Vancouver, what are the downsides of the city?
posted to Ask Metafilter by waylaid
at 5:27 PM on July 4, 2009
(23 comments)
Inside this introvert is an extrovert trying to get out. Help me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 10:00 AM on June 22, 2009
(16 comments)
I'm interested in finding more upbeat-sounding synthpop or alt/pop singles with electronic elements for my music library.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mccarty.tim
at 6:47 PM on May 31, 2009
(40 comments)
I would like to stop using sarcasm and snark, entirely, in any form.
posted to Ask Metafilter by 2or3whiskeysodas
at 8:22 AM on May 26, 2009
(36 comments)
Thought-provoking NY Mag essay
on the consequences of living in an age of perpetual distraction. Been thinking about this one a lot, in the context of MeFi and other addictions.
posted to MetaFilter by jcruelty
at 12:19 AM on May 26, 2009
(52 comments)
What are Metafilter meetups like for the first time attendee with very little posting activity / history?
posted to MetaTalk by crazyray
at 9:09 PM on May 12, 2009
(182 comments)
I'm interested in doing data-based mashups. What are some really cool, deep sources of publicly available data?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jbickers
at 12:05 PM on April 23, 2009
(17 comments)
Seeking list of crimes committed by Ferris Bueller during his Day off.
posted to Ask Metafilter by steinwald
at 9:14 AM on April 25, 2009
(81 comments)
My company has a Drupal job that needs some attention over this weekend and into the beginning of next week... mostly troubleshooting an existing site and making edits to meet a (high profile) client's needs. It shouldn't take more than a few hours if we can find a responsive, thoughtful person who is already a Drupal god/dess and can get up to speed on our project VERY quickly. Can you help?
posted to MeFi Jobs by nkknkk
at 10:03 PM on December 19, 2008
I'm fascinated by studies of body language and their application - yet my own body language sucks - I seem to have - 'hey, cut in front of me when I'm walking or queueing' or 'when I express an opinion, puff up and argue with me' - even though sometimes I actually do have the right info. Does anyone have theories on the type of body language I can use to dispel/improve this? Being short, female and 38 with a 'kind' face doesn't give me a good head start apparently. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. This can get to be tiring and annoying - and I'm actually pretty patient.
posted to Ask Metafilter by IdleRepose
at 1:35 AM on March 26, 2009
(26 comments)
What are the best techno albums since 1990?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ultra Laser
at 12:46 PM on March 24, 2009
(32 comments)
I read a lot of young adult lit with great female characters. But I'm not a teenager anymore and would like to find something analogous for 20-something women. So, where are the books about young, intelligent, humorous and/or interesting women? Novels, short stories, memoirs and essays welcome. More information about what I've already read inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by wsquared
at 12:03 PM on March 10, 2009
(40 comments)
You are interested in the
unknown... the
mysterious. The
unexplainable. That is why
you are
here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing to
you, the full story of
what happened on that
fateful day. We are bringing you all the
evidence, based only on the
secret testimony, of the
miserable souls, who survived this
terrifying ordeal. The
incidents, the
places. My
friend, we cannot keep
this a
secret any longer. Let us
punish the
guilty. Let us
reward the
innocent. My friend, can your heart stand the
shocking facts of a
flickr collection of old snapshots?
posted to MetaFilter by gamera
at 6:45 PM on February 14, 2009
(18 comments)
Tragedy of the anti-commons is the opposite of tragedy of the commons - it's when too many owners create grid-lock, nothing can get accomplished. It exists everywhere from copyright law, tech patents, music industry, airport runway expansion,
medicine, etc.. it is pervasive across all aspects of modern capitalist societies. The concept was coined by Professor Michael Heller who published a book in 2008 called
The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives. In an excellent
Authors@Google video, Michael Heller explains what it is and how it undermines capitalism, in particular over the past 30 years with increased privatization.
posted to MetaFilter by stbalbach
at 8:27 AM on February 10, 2009
(55 comments)
Some people have this mysterious ability to be -
disarming. Please explain this skill and help me learn it!
posted to Ask Metafilter by kitcat
at 5:29 PM on February 10, 2009
(26 comments)
How We Kill Geniuses.
"[Elizabeth Gilbert recalls] a story that musician Tom Waits told her years ago. One day he was driving on a Los Angeles freeway when a fragment of a melody popped into his head. He looked around for something to capture the tune -- a pencil or pen -- but had nothing to record it. He started to panic that he'd lose the melody and be haunted by it forever and his talent would be gone. In the midst of this anxiety attack, he suddenly stopped, looked at the sky, and said to whatever force it was that was trying to create itself through the melody, 'Excuse me. Can you not see I'm driving? Do I look like I can write down a song right now? If you really want to exist, come back at a more opportune moment ... otherwise go bother somebody else today. Go bother Leonard Cohen.'" Gilbert explores the idea that we might stifle genius by demanding that creative people be somehow larger than life and something more than human.
posted to MetaFilter by sarabeth
at 2:41 PM on February 6, 2009
(175 comments)
Are there any decent guides to improving your social skills? Most of what I've found on the topic deals with children, formal etiquette, or the standard self-help cant. Is there anything for people interested in the nuts and bolts of building relationships, giving off a good impression, and making people think you are a good guy.
I get the idea that most people with bad social skills tend not to care or notice and this hurts the market for such material. I have a pretty good eye for books and I have found precious little on this topic. I assume we are supposed to learn these things in childhood or be screwed for life.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Yakuman
at 6:05 PM on February 6, 2009
(16 comments)
What are some good, unusual podcasts that merit the attention of a high-profile review?
posted to Ask Metafilter by colinmarshall
at 1:43 PM on February 4, 2009
(26 comments)
Fellow introverts, and others who need lots of alone time: How did you deal with becoming a parent?
posted to Ask Metafilter by El Curioso
at 11:48 PM on January 31, 2009
(12 comments)
What are the biggest changes in Vancouver (BC) over the last seven years?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gortuk
at 10:57 AM on January 30, 2009
(4 comments)
What are some web apps I can use to track and record various aspects of my life?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmoneystl
at 9:31 AM on January 12, 2009
(18 comments)
What are some good sarcastic comebacks for those tired phrases you hear a million times? Eg, "Not that there's anything wrong with that!" "Think outside the box" or "Does this make me look fat?"
posted to Ask Metafilter by TheSecretDecoderRing
at 10:35 PM on January 3, 2009
(46 comments)
My new year resolution is to do more/better real-life networking : more/better acquaintances, more/better friends, more/better relationships.
I need tips and tricks on how to get a generous-sized addres book and an improved social life and what to do once I meet these potential new friends.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Baud
at 5:30 AM on December 25, 2008
(8 comments)
How do i become an interesting person to speak to?
posted to Ask Metafilter by freddymetz
at 12:20 PM on December 15, 2008
(32 comments)
I'm looking for blogs talking about the daily life of someone with a job (or other life experience) that I don't have (and that is interesting). I want stories the layperson can relate to, not minutiae for the people already in the field. Any suggestions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kingjoeshmoe
at 3:18 PM on December 15, 2008
(36 comments)
I know that we all die and that there’s absolutely no way around that. I know and accept that one day I will die as well, and I’m not afraid of dying, per se. What I am afraid of—terrified of really—is no longer existing, no longer being conscious of everything that’s happening in this great wide world, no longer being sentient, I guess. What can I do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 5:18 PM on December 2, 2008
(88 comments)
I've been feeling slow lately. How can I sharpen my mental powers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by decoherence
at 3:24 PM on July 30, 2008
(19 comments)
What's the name of that peak over there?
Can my HDTV antenna see the broadcast tower?
Can I see
that fixed wireless base station?
See viewsheds and labelled horizons from where you're at, with a list of what other people are looking at,
and all done with someone else's computers.
posted to MetaFilter by the Real Dan
at 11:03 AM on July 15, 2008
(21 comments)
Simply Noise.
Streaming white noise for your auditory zen needs. That is all. That is enough.
posted to MetaFilter by wendell
at 12:16 PM on July 5, 2008
(40 comments)
I'm looking for a nice summer suit that I can wear for an August wedding (outdoors). I'm currently in Vancouver, B.C.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tiamat
at 11:05 PM on July 1, 2008
(8 comments)
MagCloud
enables you to publish your own magazines. All you have to do is upload a PDF and they take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more.
posted to MetaFilter by FunkyHelix
at 9:13 AM on June 23, 2008
(43 comments)
Mashup artist Gregg Gillis, aka
Girl Talk, is another artist to try the 'pay whatever you want' Internet release model. However, his
55-minute album consists of over 300 samples from other artists, with many current and past hits. No stranger to current controversies in copyright, Gillis also appeared in the documentary
Good Copy Bad Copy.
Previously.
posted to MetaFilter by uaudio
at 2:32 PM on June 20, 2008
(44 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
(54 comments)
Teach the Controversy.
Because we know that the earth sits on giant elephants which in turn ride an even gianter turtle.
posted to MetaFilter by cerebus19
at 11:25 AM on June 16, 2008
(74 comments)
"On a Monday morning last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at El Camino High School
[Oceanside, California] to announce some horrible news: Several students had been killed in car wrecks over the weekend. Classmates wept. Some became hysterical. A few hours and many tears later, though, the pain turned to fury when the teenagers learned that it was all a hoax — a scared-straight exercise designed by school officials to dramatize the consequences of drinking and driving." While the school defends its actions, some students are protesting: "
Death is real. Don't play with our emotions."
posted to MetaFilter by ericb
at 5:13 PM on June 12, 2008
(138 comments)
Are you, like many others this summer, considering avoiding the costs & hassles of pricey foreign or domestic travel by having a "
staycation" at home? Daily Show commenter John Hodgman (ably backed by Jonathan Coulton on the strings)
enumerates the benefits of a "Holistay" (much better name) to help you make your choice.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson
at 9:37 AM on June 12, 2008
(41 comments)