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Dear Monster Lawyers,
Let me begin by stating, without equivocation, that I have no interest whatsoever in infringing upon any intellectual property belonging to Monster Cable. Indeed, the less my customers think my products resemble Monster's, in form or in function, the better.
posted to MetaFilter by veedubya
at 12:49 PM on April 15, 2008
(87 comments)
After 50 years of success, my Mom's favorite chocolate cake recipe is now failing to meet expectations. Betty Crocker blames Crisco, and Crisco denies blame. Not only do the cakes not rise like before, they tend to sag in the middle. It's a devil's food recipe from the original BC Cookbook, and she has been using the same ingredients forever. I calibrated the oven, and even watched her make one to insure it wasn't due to an error by a sometimes forgetful 84 year old baking Ninja. Any ideas on how Mom can get her Mojo back?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lobstah
at 6:05 AM on April 8, 2008
(18 comments)
Hitler Speaks
Using advanced speech recognition technology, researchers and voice-over actors have been able to put a soundtrack to long-silent video relics of Adolf Hitler:
Eva Braun's infamous home movies filmed at the
Berghof, private filmed meetings between Hitler and various Reich cronies, as well as the last known footage of him taped before an awkward bunch of Hitler Youth at the Reichstag in the final days of the war made famous in
Downfall. Chilling stuff.
Via.
posted to MetaFilter by auralcoral
at 2:39 PM on March 22, 2008
(179 comments)
You knew it was coming, and here it is! Is
this really what Metafilter is about? Matt almost got run out of town by a howling mob for allowing ads for a popular site with scantily clad women, but videos of monkeys eating their own semen is A-OK and best of the web?
posted to MetaTalk by Justinian
at 4:08 PM on August 19, 2006
(76 comments)
Okay, so
this is an idiotic question.. Given that, howzabout everyone (myself included) sits on our hands since I just don't think anything helpful remains to be said.
posted to MetaTalk by Deathalicious
at 1:38 AM on March 4, 2008
(362 comments)
Invasion of the Jellyfish
The
box jellyfish [AKA
Sea Wasp] is so packed with venom that the briefest of touches can bring agonising death within 180 seconds. And if comes under sustained attack it responds by sending its compatriots into a super-breeding frenzy in which millions of replacements are created. The really bad news is that the box jellyfish and another equally poisonous species, Irukandji, are on the move. Scientists are warning that their populations are exploding and will pose a monumental problem unless they are stopped.
First aid for stings.
posted to MetaFilter by Kirth Gerson
at 6:49 AM on February 10, 2008
(75 comments)
What preparations should I make for getting old?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Solomon
at 2:58 AM on February 4, 2008
(34 comments)
I'm looking for examples of insanely overbuilt, reasonably-priced consumer goods: "Cheap, bombproof...XXXXX"
posted to Ask Metafilter by oalocke
at 9:27 AM on January 13, 2008
(96 comments)
Asking for a friend: I guess I should erase my Macbook's hard drive before sending it back to Apple. How should I do it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bassjump
at 3:22 PM on January 7, 2008
(33 comments)
I want to take my sweetheart on a romantic horse drawn sleigh ride somewhere snowy near Toronto this weekend.
posted to Ask Metafilter by renderthis
at 10:31 AM on December 12, 2007
(3 comments)
Got any good short, silly one-liner jokes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by angryjellybean
at 9:51 AM on November 23, 2007
(97 comments)
My wife is working very difficult and stressful night shifts for the next few weeks. To help her keep from becoming emotionally overwhelmed, I like to send her jokes to her text pager. It's quickly become hard to find quality jokes that are short enough, though. Little help?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Plutor
at 6:05 AM on February 8, 2007
(57 comments)
Popular Science has named
Nanosolar the
#1 innovative product of the year. Finally, cheap and ubiquitous solar power has arrived, “You’re talking about printing rolls of the stuff—printing it on the roofs of 18-wheeler trailers, printing it on garages, printing it wherever you want it,” The only problem is demand, so they're building
the world’s largest solar-panel manufacturing facility in San Jose. See 96 other innovations in PopSci's
Best of 2007.
posted to MetaFilter by stbalbach
at 11:53 AM on November 17, 2007
(25 comments)
What are the best questions you've ever been asked / asked someone to get to know them better, build closer friendships/bonds, find out secrets and interesting tidbits about their lives and worldviews?
I'm rather introverted (but working on being more sociable). I really relish meeting and interacting different people with different views but too often conversations aren't very interesting so I'm really not engaged or connecting with them.
I'm trying to get a lot better at chatting, learning about people and building bonds with people, but I need more ammo for interesting questions to unlock that higher level of discourse with the people that surround me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jkl345
at 2:03 PM on August 5, 2007
(47 comments)
Antique Maps of China
A database of 230 maps, charts, pictures, books and atlases from the Special Collections of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library. You can browse thumbnails of maps dating back to the 15th century, then download a splendid colour PDF, for example, the 1923 map
Carte des environs de Peking. There are also some
world maps and ones of a few other
places.
posted to MetaFilter by Abiezer
at 12:20 PM on October 15, 2007
(13 comments)
Redefining Avogadro's Number.
A mole is the number of molecules in a gram of water: ~6.022 x 10
23. Unfortunately "a gram" is defined by
a chunk of metal in
a vault in France, the last of the seven SI units still defined by a physical artifact. Since the reference mass (known as "Le Gran K") is actually
changing over time (due to cleaning, handling, etc), the definition of a gram is currently temporally unstable.
Now a new proposal has been put forward to explicitly define the number to be a known integer: 602,214,141,070,409,084,099,072, which would fundamentally change the way we define a gram. Le Gran K could become a historical curiosity like
the original platinum meter stick.
posted to MetaFilter by dkg
at 1:17 AM on March 2, 2007
(39 comments)
The Concert in Central Park.
On September 19, 1981, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel played these songs in a free concert for over 500,000 people:
Mrs. Robinson,
Homeward Bound,
America,
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,
Scarborough Fair,
April Come She Will,
Wake Up Little Susie, Still Crazy After All These Years, American Tune,
Late in the Evening,
Slip Slidin' Away,
A Heart in New York,
The Late Great Johnny Ace,
Kodachrome/Maybellene,
Bridge Over Troubled Water,
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,
The Boxer,
Old Friends, Bookends,
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy),
The Sound of Silence, and an encore of
Late in the Evening.
[more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by kirkaracha
at 9:46 AM on September 1, 2007
(20 comments)
The story of Sgt Stubby of the 102nd Infantry,
the most decorated dog of WWI, is an amazing tale. As a stray he wandered onto a troop barracks in the U.S. & was adopted by one of the young recruits. Barely a pup when he was smuggled aboard a troop transport to the front lines, he served in over 17 battles, providing morale boost up & down the trenches, early warning (through his enhanced sense of smell) for gas attacks, and even uncovering & capturing a german spy in the trenches. Though largely forgotten today, upon his return to the U.S., Stubby was met with a hero's welcome, and went on to become the
original mascot for the Georgetown Hoyas. After his passing in 1926, his preserved remains were
put on display by the Smithsonian, wearing the special coat he was given to hold the large number of medals & awards he received for his service in the Great War.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson
at 1:25 PM on September 1, 2007
(30 comments)
How do I learn to ride horses as an adult? What to look for in an instructor, school, and horse? I am in the DC area.
posted to Ask Metafilter by procrastination
at 11:29 AM on December 27, 2006
(12 comments)
I'm in my early 20's and I've wanted a motorcycle (the street bike kind) for a very long time. Now that I can afford one i'm being pressured every which way not to get one because of how"dangerous" they are. My question is just how dangerous are they?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pwally
at 4:15 PM on August 9, 2006
(53 comments)
Keep Bush away from the press. Joe Scarborough (in the
news lately for asking rude questions about the President's intelligence) opines that "If George Bush has lost his ability to give a commanding presser, then stage manage him differently. Play to his strengths... Show him only in settings where he is in control." Curiously, while Bush's press conferences have become unsetllingly less coherent in recent days -- even for him -- the so-called liberal media and even the blogosphere have barely mentioned it (perhaps in the spirit of preserving the dignity of the office, like
FDR's wheelchair?) Example:
watch this video --
what happens at 1:34 or so, right before the President abruptly terminates the questioning? Will Bush in his twilight years, as Foxborough advises, become like Ronald Reagan, protected from public humiliation by his faithful staff?
posted to MetaFilter by digaman
at 10:10 AM on August 22, 2006
(156 comments)
can i EVER get revenge on a fraudulent ebay seller?
posted to Ask Metafilter by airnxtz
at 12:11 PM on November 13, 2005
(303 comments)
Help me learn about personal finances... Canadian style.
posted to Ask Metafilter by flibbertigibbet
at 6:09 AM on February 21, 2007
(13 comments)
I have over 20,000 mp3 (legal) files, which I want to be stored safely for decades to come, and I'm looking for deviece suggestions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by AMWKE
at 12:44 PM on June 9, 2005
(40 comments)
I need advice on a backup system for my PC.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern
at 6:20 AM on August 14, 2005
(18 comments)
