What are the best poems about glory in battle and valor in warfare?
posted to Ask Metafilter by clockworkjoe at 3:18 PM on June 9, 2008 (32 comments)

"Carrier is not the story of a ship, it’s the story of shipmates." The 10-part documentary series, filmed by 17 filmmakers, focuses on eighteen people during a six-month deployment overseas on the aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz. The series premieres tonight on PBS. Opening of Episode One [6:02] || Preview of The Series [26:47]. Crew interviews and other clips.
posted to MetaFilter by ericb at 11:47 AM on April 27, 2008 (62 comments)

One of the most amazing user-led projects out there, CHDK firmware turns cheap Canon cameras into photography powerhouses. You can take take time-lapse movies as in this stunning sunset example; automatically photograph lightening; easily make pretty HDR images and stereograms; have unlimited depth-of-field; and, perhaps most impressively, take photographs with shutter speeds of 1/60,000 of a second!
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah at 8:18 AM on March 13, 2008 (69 comments)

Warrior Writers express themselves using Combat Paper made from their old military uniforms. FAQ. Videos. An associated RI art show has its opening reception tonight. Sunday night there’s a program as well at The Beat Museum in San Francisco.
posted to MetaFilter by lelilo at 9:36 PM on March 6, 2008 (5 comments)

What are great film examples of the toughest, awesomest soldiers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by BE ADEQUITE at 8:59 PM on February 24, 2008 (49 comments)

Kiuchi Nobuo - a Japanese airman in World War II, was captured and sent to a prison camp in the Ukraine. He tells his story with drawings.
posted to MetaFilter by tellurian at 7:54 PM on February 5, 2008 (23 comments)

Karl Marx' 'Capital' in Lithographs by Hugo Gellert.
via The Early Days of a Better Nation.
posted to MetaFilter by thatwhichfalls at 7:18 AM on October 12, 2007 (20 comments)

Where do I get a prescription for antibiotics in NY?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 11:00 AM on May 21, 2007 (14 comments)

There isn't a footer on the My Posts page if you don't have any posts within the selected timeframe.
posted to MetaTalk by kirkaracha at 8:55 AM on May 18, 2007 (6 comments)

Is there a list of famous MeFites? I know Adam Savage is here. Just curious who else is around. Not looking to out anyone who prefers anonymity.
posted to MetaTalk by desjardins at 6:09 PM on April 18, 2007 (181 comments)

A modern eyewitness account of secretive ritualized duelling known as "academic fencing". Its stylized format has changed little since Mark Twain observed it. Despite dubious legality it is alive and well in German universities. The raison d'être of this swordplay is the creation of a schmiss or duelling scar. These scars are considered by the bearers as a mark of courage and nobility, and by outsiders as an indication of semi-latent Nazi tendencies. In March a medical conference is beng held for the first time in Freiburg, for doctors who tend to duelling injuries.
posted to MetaFilter by roofus at 3:37 PM on February 22, 2007 (73 comments)

One of the world's most expensive chocolates expertly debunked. (For maximum awesome, read all 10 parts)
posted to MetaFilter by hindmost at 5:50 PM on December 20, 2006 (204 comments)

Jewcy asks The Big Question-- Why Are Atheists So Angry? with Sam Harris and Dennis Prager. Email exchanges on the topic--and if you can get past the incredibly loaded and one-sided question, really interesting.
posted to MetaFilter by amberglow at 2:28 PM on November 29, 2006 (246 comments)

What is the most convincing argument you have ever heard, read or devised for the existence of free will in humans? If you can't think of one, can you think of a test for proving its existence?
posted to Ask Metafilter by vizsla at 3:11 AM on October 25, 2006 (61 comments)

Can you recommend me a good brand of hot chocolate?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cschneid at 10:21 PM on October 10, 2006 (47 comments)

The University of Washington CSE Colloquium features accessible talks by leading computer scientists and computer engineers from the University of Washington, the region, the nation, and the world, most of which are available as MP3 audio and/or Real/Windows Media video online for free. Personal favorites include talks on quantum computing, de novo protein design, and in silico biology as a smarter way to learn how our genes work.
posted to MetaFilter by Blazecock Pileon at 6:57 AM on August 17, 2006 (7 comments)

Bookmooch lets you give away your old books to a loving, caring home. Oh, and you can get used books for free too. Everyone wins! via
posted to MetaFilter by ferociouskitty at 8:40 AM on August 7, 2006 (21 comments)

Regulate Marijuana Donation Drive I am the webmaster for the campaign in Nevada endorsing an initiative on the ballot this November to tax and regulate marijuana. That means adults 21+ would be able to use marijuana in the privacy of their own homes, and that a legal system of cultivation and distribution would be set up in the state. Recently, we've been running a July donation drive to fund the campaign. Check out how incoming donations build up the Las Vegas Stratosphere, and the other cool political tools I've been working on.
posted to Projects by crazymonk at 10:56 AM on August 3, 2006

Click survey I want to find out where people click on on this sample painting. Try it out, your click will be saved, and you'll be able to see the patterns that emerged from other clicks so far. The more people click, the better the results, I imagine.
posted to Projects by philipp at 12:01 PM on July 14, 2006

Joe Nishizawa's new photojournalism book, Deep Inside, is a visual exploration of the amazing, highly mechanized world under Japan's urban areas. This brief interview with the author is accompanied by several interesting photos.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson at 10:57 PM on July 24, 2006 (18 comments)

Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child that works hard on the Sabbath Day,
is blithe and bonny, good and gay.
posted to MetaFilter by mustcatchmooseandsquirrel at 9:34 AM on June 3, 2006 (12 comments)