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What's with my weird compulsion?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Alabaster
at 7:08 PM on July 22, 2008
(110 comments)
A sick twist on scam e-mails. Is it worthwhile to do anything about this threatening, extorting e-mail? Has anyone else gotten anything like this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by The Deej
at 9:00 AM on June 28, 2007
(24 comments)
The Universe in One Year
Every year on December 31 since I was in 7th grade I think of something I saw in an episode of Carl Sagan's
Cosmos.
I found this: Imagine that the history of the universe is compressed into one year—with the Big Bang occurring in the first seconds of New Year’s Day, and all our known history occurring in the final seconds before midnight on December 31. Using this scale of time, each month would equal a little over a billion years. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for almost two hundred million years - from December 25 to December 30 on this time line. Most of our entire written history fits into the last 10 seconds of the year. It's something to think about while watching the ball drop tonight.
posted to MetaFilter by stevis
at 8:49 AM on December 31, 2001
(28 comments)
Escabechette has years of old e-mail stored on an old school account that's soon going to close. We want to move all this e-mail to her gmail account. Apparently this is now easy because "GMail supports IMAP." But I haven't succeeded in finding instructions (on AskMeFi or elsewhere) which are suitable for someone, like me, who doesn't know what the word "IMAP" means. Is this really easy? And can you explain to this naif how to do it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by escabeche
at 8:00 AM on July 19, 2008
(8 comments)
Sean Tevis Takes On Intelligent Designer with Some Intelligent Design of His Own...
Sean Tevis is running for State Representative in Kansas, against an opponent he describes as a proponent of intelligent design. Short on name recognition (and campaign funds) he took it upon himself to use his skills as an information designer to connect to his "constituents" - could he be the first true candidate for a generation that grew up on the Internet? Very clever
xkcd-style infographic deployed against the agents of doom... (I donated, couldn't help myself)
via BoingBoing
posted to MetaFilter by piedrasyluz
at 4:31 PM on July 16, 2008
(227 comments)
If the Tiber rises so high it floods the walls, or the Nile so low it doesn't flood the fields, if the earth opens, or the heavens don't, if there is famine, if there is plague, instantly the howl goes up, "The Christians to the lion!" What, all of them? To a single lion? So wrote
Tertullian. In the huge intellectual project that was the foundation of the Christian Church he was the great wit, most powerful rhetor and finest writer. Starting out as a pagan delighting in adultery and gladiator combat he became a great champion of martyrdom, defender of Christianity against its malefactors and heretics. His most famous contribution to our culture is undoubtedly the doctrine of the trinity. Towards the end of his life he threw his lot with a small group of hardcore ascetics called
Montanists and was denounced as a heretic. Ending his life among the defeated of ecclesiastical history he was forgotten for a millennium until
rediscovered during the Renaissance.
The Tertullian Project collects all his extant writing and information about his lost texts as well as biographical information,
selected quotations and much more.
posted to MetaFilter by Kattullus
at 9:58 PM on July 15, 2008
(15 comments)
Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933.
Stumbled upon whilst looking for historical info on 1933, this Library of Congress-hosted site provides access to "over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives" by the photographers of the Daily News. memory.loc.gov simply never disappoints.
posted to MetaFilter by mwhybark
at 11:00 PM on July 13, 2008
(5 comments)
We love lasagna. But my white sauce mixes with my red sauce and it all ends up looking pink.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mutant
at 1:10 PM on June 29, 2008
(34 comments)
South Florida meet up
posted to MetaTalk by srs
at 8:56 PM on July 6, 2008
(10 comments)
Today on the corner of 6th Avenue and 20th Street, right next to the Avalon (which used to be the Limelight), there was a burnt mattress and a pile of furniture. On a small dresser there was an unlabeled Memorex CD-R. I put it in my bag, out of curiosity.
All that was on it was a single short audio track.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stonestock Relentless
at 4:43 PM on June 27, 2008
(8 comments)
Is there any kind of exercise I can do to strengthen my knees?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jb
at 12:08 PM on June 27, 2008
(19 comments)
Seeking women's clothing online. Please help me get out of my Target / Old Navy rut.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kmel
at 9:21 AM on January 8, 2008
(31 comments)
I have a Snackster. It makes yummy sandwiches that look like
this. More yummy sandwiches are wanted.
posted to Ask Metafilter by iconomy
at 11:57 AM on November 12, 2007
(35 comments)
How can I make fall-off-the-bone chicken?
posted to Ask Metafilter by proj
at 6:43 PM on May 7, 2007
(28 comments)
I want to make pizza from scratch. I mean
From Scratch. Just how far can I go?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bondcliff
at 10:41 AM on January 8, 2008
(36 comments)
What was East Germany like immediately after the Wall fell? (
Lives of Others spoiler alert)
posted to Ask Metafilter by neuron
at 6:36 PM on August 26, 2007
(16 comments)
What the heck is "the purification dot org" all about? (I'm not linking to it directly because I have a hunch it's just a particularly enigmatic viral marketing ploy.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by sportbucket
at 6:20 PM on October 2, 2006
(752 comments)
Peripatetic, endearingly-awkward geek seeks amazing advice for casual sex shenanigans.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 1:11 PM on December 18, 2007
(124 comments)
I have an addiction to sugar free, nearly-zero calorie
Lakerol pastilles, ideally in cassis or lemon, and to Ricola's similar
lemon-mint breath mints. Because they're primarily made of gum arabic, they're very chewable and give my mouth something to do... and yes, very tasty. The problem being that they're about $1.40 for a .8 oz. box, and I can go through 2-3 boxes a day, no problem. At $28 a pound, that's more expensive than some cigarrette habits!
Any ideas on similarly chewable nearly no calorie candies, ideally in a larger container, in bulk, by the pound, etc?
posted to Ask Metafilter by markkraft
at 5:11 PM on May 25, 2008
(6 comments)
To the Indian MeFites - and the non-indian chefs as well - what are your favorite family Indian recipes and what are some tricks in the preparation to give the food that authentic Indian taste. You know, rich, delicious, mouth-watering, and savoury to the point that eating becomes a spiritual experiece in itself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ageispolis
at 10:19 PM on May 25, 2008
(17 comments)
Furniture for small spaces: Somewhere on the internet, there exists a hip little home furniture/accessories store with products designed specifically for those living in tiny dwellings. Do you know what it is?
posted to Ask Metafilter by krisken
at 2:14 PM on May 22, 2008
(11 comments)
Contrary to what you probably think you know about hypnosis, it can be done very quickly and can be used to convince someone to do something they normally wouldn't--like, say,
giving away their wallet, phone, and keys to a stranger (English mentalist
Derren Brown). What's happening here is known as a
handshake induction, a technique pioneered by American psychiatrist
Milton Erickson. There are
other methods of rapid induction hypnosis. These methods, along with techniques of verbal suggestion, are used by practitioners of
Neuro-linguistic programming, a field which some have associated with Mr. Brown's performances, though
he denies it. I wonder, though, how he manages to get a cashier at a dog track
to pay out on a losing ticket?
posted to MetaFilter by flotson
at 8:31 PM on May 11, 2008
(84 comments)
Can you provide examples of common false memories?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Tube
at 11:18 PM on May 22, 2008
(40 comments)
Coming home with my reel-to-reel.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jonmc
at 8:21 PM on May 20, 2008
(15 comments)
Getting a DSLR today. What lens options should make a good set to take the plunge?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jadepearl
at 6:31 AM on May 5, 2008
(20 comments)
I'm going to Yellowstone in May , traveling from Austin TX via New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming then back through Kansas and Oklhoma. I would really appreciate recomendations for any cool places to stop along the way. Cool museums, cheap flea markets, places to buy cool jewelry, cool parks, places to camp, vegetarian resteraunts etc. And also the best places to stay in Yellowstone as thAT's where we'll be spending most of our time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by madmamasmith
at 10:26 PM on April 5, 2008
(19 comments)
REINCARNATION. Is there any compelling evidence that wouldn't be immediately dismissed by a skeptic?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Chasuk
at 3:26 PM on April 28, 2008
(49 comments)
Where is your favorite NYC spot to clear your mind?
posted to Ask Metafilter by missjamielynn
at 2:56 PM on April 8, 2008
(34 comments)
I have unexpectedly been given $1,000 for a digital camera. What should I buy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bicyclefish
at 11:12 AM on April 8, 2008
(38 comments)
I'm looking for writings about human psychological endurance in the face of extreme hardship, whether that hardship is by choice or circumstance. Examples inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by desjardins
at 6:04 AM on April 4, 2008
(27 comments)
The shadowy back alleys of MetaFilter...
posted to MetaTalk by carsonb
at 6:21 AM on January 12, 2008
(125 comments)
Cat-Scan.com
is one of the strangest sites I've seen in some time. I have no idea how these people got their cats wedged into their scanners, or why.
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie
at 3:03 PM on July 14, 1999
(116 comments)
Who is your daddy and what does he do? And while we're at it, how about your mom? Do or did they enjoy their careers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by luriete
at 9:26 AM on July 8, 2004
(77 comments)
Is there a reason that we're allowing the
blink tag?
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 9:18 PM on September 13, 2007
(290 comments)
You all remember how
u.n. owen was set to
audition for Jeopardy a couple months back? Recall how a string of bad luck
kept her from doing so?
Seems things are
still bad for her. When I saw this post in AskMeFi I contacted her just to check in and see how things were going. She's in a bit of a bind and I hope it doesn't embarrass her, but I thought there might be a few MeFites with a little extra pocket cash. Anyone feeling altruistic? [Details inside]
posted to MetaTalk by FlamingBore
at 4:03 PM on February 28, 2005
(151 comments)
What's the best way to find out who owns an apartment in New York City? A relative of mine has been offered a sublet, but the circumstances seem very shady.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 11:23 PM on January 25, 2008
(7 comments)
does anyone else remember this or am i going insane?
...one of those cartoons from sesame street (i think) where an african-american boy wearing a hat over his eyes gets asked by his mom to go out and get:
"a loaf of bread, a stick of butter, and a gallon of milk."
he goes out into the world accompanied by funky music, doing a very shaggy-esque, spaghetti-arms, kind of walk.
does anyone know this cartoon short? does anyone know where i can get a copy (if it does exist outside of my mind)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ronv
at 10:24 PM on July 13, 2004
(53 comments)
