The iMac turns ten today. Unveiled on May 6, 1998 by a button-down Steve Jobs, the iMac personal computer was Steve Jobs' antidote to the countless boring beige models in Apple's product line. Offering "three easy steps to the Internet," the iMac proved to be a lightning rod for criticism (small "hockey puck" mouse, no floppy drive, no SCSI, the debut of USB, toy keyboard, no expansion possibilities), the first Bondi Blue iMac got people talking and sold by the truckload. Although the design may look a bit dated today, the candy-colored plastics influenced consumer product design for the next several years. Even if you don't enjoy using an iMac, there's no denying its contributions to computing and popular culture.
posted to MetaFilter by porn in the woods at 10:05 AM on May 6, 2008 (72 comments)

Homer Simpson in CSS "...I stayed with the idea in mind that more complex designs could be made using the Verdana font and absolute positioning in CSS, thus generating vector drawings directly embedded in the code html." [via]
posted to MetaFilter by mewithoutyou at 12:15 PM on April 30, 2008 (52 comments)

I have excessive dream recall (I dream too much.) I frequently confuse the details of my realistic dreams for reality meaning I reference things in conversation that never happened. If I'm anxious the dreams are nightmares but not night terrors. Anyone mastered this problem? If so, how?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kristymcj at 12:48 PM on April 17, 2008 (18 comments)

Remember Me. A multimedia documentary about one family's struggle to deal with the loss of a parent. This series is the 2008 Pulitzer winner for feature photography.
posted to MetaFilter by chunking express at 1:18 PM on April 10, 2008 (27 comments)

Famous Poems Rewritten as Limericks , as brought to us by our very own Lore Sjöberg. English majors, begin your griping now.
posted to MetaFilter by SansPoint at 5:21 AM on July 23, 2007 (302 comments)

How can I find out the per-episode budget for a given TV show?
posted to Ask Metafilter by stammer at 11:01 PM on July 7, 2007 (5 comments)

Does anyone have any opinions on screenwriting classes in NY? Good ones? Bad ones?
posted to Ask Metafilter by o2b at 3:07 PM on March 6, 2007 (2 comments)

OK, so there are apparently 4000 different chemicals in a cigarette, right? But as I understand it, the only substance that makes it addictive is nicotine. So why don't cigarette companies simply not include all these various chemicals? Does their removal lessen the 'joy' smokers get from smoking a cigarette? What's their purpose?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Effigy2000 at 5:26 PM on February 21, 2007 (47 comments)

How could someone avoid burning up in the atmosphere while falling to Earth from orbit?
posted to Ask Metafilter by clockzero at 6:53 PM on February 6, 2007 (22 comments)

Idol
posted to MetaFilter by gwint at 12:20 PM on October 13, 2006 (88 comments)

Weirdest Instructional Music Video Ever. He is the chicken-picking, pop-locking, nunchuking avant-garde guitarist that is part giant robot and part Michael Myers. In his 15-year recording career, he has released over forty albums with the likes of Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell, Iggy Pop, and Viggo Mortensen. His work under a pseudonym inspired William Gibson. He toured with Guns 'n' Roses and was offered a job by Ozzy but refused to perform without the bucket. His best conventional work may have been with Praxis, but his solo work is not to be ignored. His real name is Brian, but you can call him Buckethead. For your consideration 1 2 3 4.
posted to MetaFilter by Pastabagel at 11:35 AM on August 30, 2006 (28 comments)

TV Theme Songs: The Dukes of Hazzard, The Love Boat, Taxi, Knight Rider, Air Wolf, The Prisoner, and many more. From TV Cream previously mentioned 1, 2, 3.
posted to MetaFilter by bigmusic at 2:17 AM on May 15, 2006 (30 comments)