Tiled Background Designer is just a small, useful tool to create patterns. Experiment with pictures, colors, textures and transparency to get best result.
posted to MetaFilter by Dave Faris at 1:38 AM on July 17, 2008 (37 comments)

2 July 1863, second day of Gettysburg. Sickles has pulled his III Corps -- without orders -- off of Cemetery Ridge and positioned it a half mile in front of the rest of the Union lines. Longstreet smashes the hapless III Corps and its men are in full flight. Hancock rides back and forth inside the gaping hole left by Sickles. Below him, almost 2000 men of Wilcox's brigade are charging up the slope. They will gain a foothold on the ridge and be reinforced by Lee. As Longstreet pins down the Union left, Lee will roll up the center and right of the Northern army and chase them from the field. He will then march on and take Washington before turning north along the eastern seaboard. Lee will capture and burn Philadelphia and Boston in his March Along the Sea, chasing the Northern government from city to city until Lincoln finally sues for peace and the union is no more. Suddenly, a line of blue-coated soldiers comes into Hancock's view. "My God, is this all the men here? Who are you?" "1st Minnesota, sir." "See those colors?", says Hancock, pointing at the flags of the oncoming Confederates, "Take them."
posted to MetaFilter by forrest at 5:45 AM on July 2, 2008 (82 comments)

Boston beer gardens?
posted to Ask Metafilter by banjo_and_the_pork at 4:42 AM on June 25, 2008 (13 comments)

Is this an emergency? Not peeing or pooping, sitting funny, grunting, looking really uncomfortable: is my rabbit ok until tomorrow or should I pay the extra $200 for an emergency appointment?
posted to Ask Metafilter by arcticwoman at 12:32 PM on June 15, 2008 (32 comments)

How to find the wine/beverage called Federweisser or Sturm in California? Are there any similar-tasting beverages?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bsdfish at 12:46 AM on June 6, 2008 (1 comment)

from ACT I SCENE 4

J: Your pardon; did I break thy concentration?
Continue! Ah, but now thy tongue is still.
Allow me then to offer a response.
Describe Marsellus Wallace to me, pray.
posted to MetaFilter by 2or3whiskeysodas at 6:48 AM on April 20, 2008 (170 comments)

Look who's going to ROFLcon! It's a "a group dissection of internet culture" and "big blowout party" in Cambridge, MA, April 25th and 26th that promoters call "the most important gathering since the fall of the tower of Babel" (and possibly just as productive). Wish I could be there.
posted to MetaTalk by wendell at 5:57 PM on March 27, 2008 (80 comments)

Help learn to like (or at least tolerate) fish! Recipes needed.
posted to Ask Metafilter by banjo_and_the_pork at 4:07 AM on April 7, 2008 (34 comments)

The opening credits to "Law and Order" are made out of photographs, some of the cast, and others of police and courtroom scenes. Are any of the "real life" photographs famous for reasons other than being part of this credit sequence? What are they, and where can I find them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by tew at 4:59 PM on April 2, 2008 (4 comments)

I've just bought my first guitar & amp. I want to teach myself. What songs are easy for a complete newcomer to pick up?
posted to Ask Metafilter by handee at 6:54 AM on March 26, 2008 (27 comments)

I'm looking for an online story about modern warfare and lovecraftian monsters. Can you help me find it again?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kookywon at 10:23 AM on February 6, 2008 (10 comments)

MidlifeCrisisFilter: my old itch to play the electric bass has resurfaced. Please help this middle-aged lady make a fool of herself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Quietgal at 4:58 AM on January 30, 2008 (21 comments)

I hereby propose a Metafilter Writers Collaboration.
posted to MetaTalk by Effigy2000 at 2:38 PM on December 12, 2007 (165 comments)

I collected book related askMes on the wiki into readMe.
posted to MetaTalk by shothotbot at 8:26 PM on December 8, 2007 (77 comments)

"I would be remiss if I did not mention one of Liefeld’s more brilliant creations, Forearm! His power is that he has FOUR ARMS." The 40 Worst Rob Liefeld Drawings.
posted to MetaFilter by beaucoupkevin at 6:37 AM on November 30, 2007 (102 comments)

I just watched King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters and loved it. Any other pop culture type documentaries out there I might like?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hiptobesquare at 7:24 PM on November 26, 2007 (31 comments)

A parody of the Portal end-theme, as written by robocop is bleeding earlier this afternoon. Confused? See this post for background on the original song.
posted to MeFi Music by cortex at 6:09 PM on November 8, 2007 (18 comments)

In the world of conversation killers, talking about Excel to the average person ranks up there with the best. At the same time, there is always a chance that you wish you could have that conversation at work when it gets down to the wire. Even as a pro, you might need that brush up on Array Functions, calculation tricks, VBA examples or some examples from one of the well known authors on Excel. There is also no shortage of people who dedicate their working lives to this arcane program and are more than willing to assist others for free by posting solved issues on their websites. People like David McRitchie, OzGrid, Rob Bovey, Ron de Bruin, John Walkenbach, Dick Kusleika, Joseph Rubin and Chip Pearson.

Or if you just want to be a Debbie Downer at the next party, just take page from any of the following, memorize it. and recite it when faced with that nudge you don't want to talk to: Excel Support, Jon Peltier, Colo's Junk Room, Scriptorium, Andrew's Excel Tips, Andy Pope, Anthony's VBA Page, Rodney Powell, Array Formulas, Erlandsen Data Consulting, Excel-it, ExcelUser, JKP's Excel Page, John Lacher, McGimpsey, Bill Jelen, Stephen Bullen, Tushar Mehta, VBusers.com, The Excel Nexus, The Excel Logic Page, and Anthoney Does Excel. It’s a fast and easy way to ward off lounge lizards.
posted to MetaFilter by lampshade at 2:13 PM on August 18, 2007 (43 comments)

"My deepest sympathies for posting this. I lack all attempts at rhythm and meter, and don't even have a nice English accent to back things up!"
posted to MeFi Music by chrismear at 9:10 PM on May 23, 2007 (49 comments)

TV Shows | Cartoons | Anime | Movies | Music Videos | Sports
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 9:14 PM on May 19, 2007 (49 comments)

In the year 1900, Ladies Home Journal writer John Elfreth Watkins Jr wrote an article entitled What May Happen In The Next 100 Years". This is apparently what the most learned, conservative men of the "greatest institutions of science and learning" had to say about the coming hundred years.
posted to MetaFilter by antifuse at 7:03 AM on April 19, 2007 (100 comments)

Prototype mechanical soldier tried out in WWI! Your challenge on this site is to separate fact from fiction.
posted to MetaFilter by beagle at 5:48 AM on October 25, 2001 (16 comments)

If you have a *.edu email address, you can now access the normally for-fee New York Times TimesSelect service for free, which gets you access to archived articles and special content.
posted to MetaFilter by Blazecock Pileon at 7:42 AM on March 13, 2007 (54 comments)

I just watched the Mythbusters pirate special, and I'm looking for historical evidence to argue with the cannonball/splinter conclusion. (don't click through if you don't want spoilers)
posted to Ask Metafilter by ubernostrum at 11:54 PM on January 17, 2007 (22 comments)

100+ authoritative research sources that are available online. Various topics, real info. Think of it as a kind of do-it-yourself AskMe, or you know, a research library.(via Making Light)
posted to MetaFilter by LobsterMitten at 12:17 PM on November 3, 2006 (19 comments)

I was moved to poetry this morning.

Metafilter down;
Sad tidings of the morning.
What shall I read now?

______________________

Shall I compare thee to the New York Times?
Thou art more lovely and less temperate.
Rough winds do shake the Gulf below us,
And the Roberts confirmation needs debate.

(appologies to Mr. Shakespeare)
posted to MetaTalk by leapingsheep at 5:38 AM on September 23, 2005 (46 comments)

How does one prove that all humans see the same colors? Is it possible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by symphonik at 12:22 PM on May 31, 2006 (82 comments)