What are your 30s like?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by cuban link flooded jesus at 12:55 PM on December 9, 2009 (73 comments)

Have you managed to turn an undergrad degree in the humanities/liberal arts into a satisfying and intellectually challenging career? Please tell me about it.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by mellifluous at 4:13 PM on November 25, 2009 (28 comments)

Where should I live in Vancouver?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Alex404 at 6:06 PM on November 28, 2009 (14 comments)

Bus SLYT There isn't really much else to say... a game, a city bus simulator game. Peaceful and scary...
posted to MetaFilter by HuronBob at 7:07 PM on November 21, 2009 (43 comments)

In the need of first date ideas, particularly in Portland, Oregon.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by captainsohler at 12:34 PM on November 17, 2009 (11 comments)

What are the great foundational essays about the web? Big picture essays that can help Normal Humans understand the profound impact that the web is having on community, commerce, communications and so many other parts of our lives.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by dbarefoot at 9:02 AM on November 11, 2009 (7 comments)

Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No by James Blagden (SLYT). MetaFilter is no stranger to the late Dock Ellis and the legendary no-hitter he pitched under the influence of everyone's favorite indole phantasticant (previously: 2001, 2005, 2008), but this animation takes the story to a new level.
posted to MetaFilter by solipsophistocracy at 1:50 PM on November 13, 2009 (54 comments)

I just spent another hour going through giant stacks of mail and shredding crap and I swear I can't take it anymore.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by sugarfish at 6:28 PM on November 8, 2009 (26 comments)

What clever relationship "hacks" have you come up with? I'm looking to build up my mental catalogue of examples of non-obvious solutions to relationship difficulties. Help me think out of the box better in the future!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by wyzewoman at 10:48 AM on November 3, 2009 (58 comments)

"Chinatown" communities across the United States (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco) are undergoing a shift in linguistic identity, as recent immigrants are more likely to natively speak Mandarin (the official spoken language of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan,) instead of Cantonese.
posted to MetaFilter by zarq at 2:57 PM on October 22, 2009 (55 comments)

Vancouverites: Where's the best place in the city to go and study? With good Wi-Fi, of course.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by csjc at 5:30 PM on October 28, 2009 (8 comments)

Why is it that I seem to instinctively prefer houses from the late-19th or early 20th century to post-war architecture?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by dydecker at 6:49 PM on October 14, 2009 (34 comments)

After years of running poetry workshops, writing editorial reports and teaching creative writing classes, I finally realised what I had been doing wrong – people didn't want advice on how to improve their writing. They just wanted to know how to write badly really well. This blog is for them.
posted to MetaFilter Projects by him at 10:01 AM on October 10, 2009 (14 comments)

You have a great idea for a novel and it's almost November, so you think now is the time to get cracking. You've decided that hiring a ghostwriter is too easy, but you don't have 100 days to write your novel and the snowflake method seems too frilly. Snowflakes, those delicate little monsters that papered your car when you were stranded on the road in Minnesota. A single snowflake is beautiful, but millions make an avalanche. You were cold, so cold, yet you survived. You're not sure if you have time to read a book on what not to do (UK edition), and the search results are daunting. Forget all that, because you already know how to write, right? Embrace your awesome, magnificent, spellbinding abilities, go forward but never back, ever spinning, shake the rain off your bedspread, and now that you have brewed a delicious pot of steamy, hot, life-giving coffee, you can learn how to write badly well. [via mefi projects]
posted to MetaFilter by filthy light thief at 12:27 PM on October 22, 2009 (35 comments)

What uses similar skills to computer programming, and is enjoyable in the same way, but does not involve excessive computer use?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Not Supplied at 11:45 AM on November 7, 2008 (29 comments)

What's a good career for a creative chap, who loves computers but doesn't want to be stuck on one all day? A position where he could use his imagination, and do some technical work, but not be a monitor monkey?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by parallax7d at 6:50 AM on October 5, 2005 (15 comments)

The Canadian Government’s Translation Bureau recently made its French/English/Spanish technical terminology database, Termium, free to access after over a decade as a subscription-based service. While off-the-cuff translations are often available from free services like BabelFish, Termium focuses on technical terminology such as scientific, medical and legal terms.
posted to MetaFilter by Shepherd at 6:21 AM on October 22, 2009 (35 comments)

By the beard of Zeus! I'm looking for fantastic exclamations!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by blahtsk at 11:12 AM on October 14, 2009 (84 comments)

This Page is Under Construction
posted to MetaFilter by sciurus at 6:08 AM on October 9, 2009 (117 comments)

I just realized the Olympics are happening in a few months and they are within driving distance. I have memories of going to several events during the 1984 games as a small kid, and loving the experience. Is there any chance this late in the game that I could get tickets to some events like speed skating or ski jumping? Are scalpers the only option at this point? Are hotels already well-booked?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by mathowie at 10:01 AM on October 9, 2009 (11 comments)

Vancouver/Surrey: camping/fishing late October
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hungrysquirrels at 4:21 AM on October 8, 2009 (5 comments)

Questions about bike gear for the rainy season.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by rabbitrabbit at 9:19 AM on September 21, 2009 (14 comments)

Help! I'm stuck in my bedroom. The knob won't turn much either way and won't come unlatched. The only person who has a key to my house is out of town, so I can't even call a locksmith and have him let in. How can I get out of my bedroom? The door knob is the kind with screws only on the exterior. I've tried to slide a credit card in, but that did not yield results. Anyone have any advice to help me get out of my room?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by birdlady at 1:06 PM on October 7, 2009 (111 comments)

What well-designed, yet inexpensive, possessions are you fond of?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by raheel at 9:24 AM on October 1, 2009 (47 comments)

What is a good comeback for an introvert, attending a social occasion, who gets told, for the umpteenth time, "Hey you're really quiet aren't you?"
posted to Ask MetaFilter by pixlboi at 8:40 AM on September 29, 2009 (97 comments)

What has happened to the instrumental hip hop scene? The only current producer "pushing things forward" in long player format that I know of is Flying Lotus. Who are the contemporary heirs to DJ Shadow, Prefuse 73 and Madlib?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by the foreground at 9:45 AM on September 30, 2009 (22 comments)

A recent tomorrow was criticized for describing a mathematician as working with equations and "running the numbers". What are the canonical signs that someone doesn't know much about your field, or only picked up enough to make cocktail-party conversation? (categorized science and nature, but other disciplines welcome!)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by d. z. wang at 3:18 AM on September 19, 2009 (139 comments)

What album is so good that you never skip a song?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by cranberrymonger at 6:56 PM on September 15, 2009 (176 comments)

In the art forms you are experienced or well versed in, what kinds of stuff is notorious for being only liked by the experts, and what kinds of stuff is notorious for only being liked by less experienced or educated casual consumers?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by idiopath at 11:42 AM on September 6, 2009 (157 comments)

How do you deal with/accept that you are merely mediocre?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by arniec at 8:08 AM on June 14, 2009 (46 comments)

What low cost (in terms of effort, time or money) things have you done that have had the biggest impact? Either on your life, on the lives of others, or on anything!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by devnull at 6:52 AM on June 27, 2009 (40 comments)

Did you work in an office before the Internet? What did you do? Also, what was on your desk?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jeb at 10:50 AM on August 13, 2009 (70 comments)

How do I learn to build stuff?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by orville sash at 7:40 AM on August 20, 2009 (30 comments)

For the last two years, Flickr user HK Man has been collecting old photos of Hong Kong, finding the exact spots at which they were taken, and taking them again. The result, from his first photo of Victoria Harbor to a more recent one of Nathan Road, comprises a chronicle of Hong Kong's unrestrained vertical development over the past few decades. In a similar vein, Gwulo is a community site for "for everyone that is interested in old Hong Kong" and includes photos, mysteries, and discussions -- such as this one about old Kai Tak Airport.
posted to MetaFilter by milquetoast at 3:43 AM on August 30, 2009 (28 comments)

Why do they roll the ball to the mound?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Todd Lokken at 9:28 AM on March 16, 2006 (21 comments)

Forgotten Bookmarks. "I work at a used and rare bookstore, and I buy books from people every day. These are the personal, funny, heartbreaking and weird things I find in those books. "
posted to MetaFilter by milquetoast at 9:33 PM on July 25, 2009 (47 comments)

A nice piece on Metafilter, including an audio interview with Mathowie, from the Toronto Globe and Mail.
posted to MetaTalk by bowline at 10:16 AM on July 9, 2009 (131 comments)

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 (26 comments)

A relatively long list of music videos by Michel Gondry. From his humble beginnings with Oui Oui to his eventual mastery of both space and time.
posted to MetaFilter by Weebot at 1:59 PM on June 26, 2009 (32 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 (35 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 (51 comments)

Travel writer Sophia Dembling's essay Confessions of an Introverted Traveler on Worldhum received so much feedback that she's followed up with Six Tips for Introverted Travelers. I am now absolved for reading Jasper Fforde on the Champs-Élysées.
posted to MetaFilter by kimdog at 9:54 AM on May 16, 2009 (36 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 (178 comments)

Yooouuutuuube does something interesting with youtube videos
posted to MetaFilter by MetaMonkey at 3:14 PM on May 6, 2009 (110 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 (15 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 MetaFilter 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)