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Advice for a first-time DSLR owner?
I've just ordered a learning DSLR, so please help me learn!
A Better Place
Shai Agassi's Audacious Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road.
Now it's Agassi's turn. He starts off uncharacteristically nervous, stammering a bit. He's got something different, he says. A new approach. He believes it just might be possible to get the entire world off oil. For good. Point by point, gaining speed as he goes, he shares for the first time in public the ideas that will change his future—and possibly the world's.
recommendations of great videos on TED.com
What are your favorite videos on TED.com?
Suggest some "I ..., you ..., they ..."
Is there a definitive list of sayings in the form of "I [X]; you [Y]; they [Z]" where X, Y and Z all express more or less the same idea but expressed in an increasingly less flattering way.
Good books for the infant?
Good books to read to the infant child?
Art project with/for/about my newborn son
What long-term art project should I do with/for/about my newborn son?
I thought the Train would never come -- How slow the whistle sang --
"There is at least one technology in America, however, that is worse now than it was in the early 20th century: the train."
Why trains run slower now than they did in the 1920s.
Digital photography "must haves"?
I want to take my photography to the next level. What should I invest in?
Best way to study Mandarin at home?
Best way to study Mandarin at home, when I can spare 4 hours a day for 2 ½ months?
Pokémon Snap was about as far as I got with photography.
What are some absolute beginner DSLR tips and tricks my wife can pick up on quickly and start using today?
I want to see the wheels turning in my dog's head.
My Old English Sheepdog is bored with his Kong. What brain-teasing toys and games do you entertain your dog with? I am very impressed with the design and concept of the Dog Brick, however budgetary constraints compel me to seek out less expensive options from the hivemind. So, how do you give your dog's brain a mental workout, with the end result being the satisfaction of finding a yummy treat?
Foood
Restaurants in the South Bay?
Help me hack my Leap Frog
Can you hack toddler toys to lower the speaker volume?
Upgrade Me!
Can you suggest some replacements for standard, everyday household items that are far superior in terms of usefulness, luxuriousness and quality?
Free music!
Celebrating 120 years, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is offering 10 symphonies as free downloads, available until November 24!
Scheherazade, you are
I'm looking for good novels/short stories for my wonderful husband to read out loud to me.
Birth of an Ocean
Birth of an Ocean:
The Evolution of Ethiopia's Afar Depression. "Formation of an ocean is a rare event, one few scientists have ever witnessed. Yet this geophysical nativity is unfolding today in one of the hottest and most inhospitable corners of the globe." [Via]
Avast, Ye Scurvy Homophobes!
On September 19th, the Westboro Baptist Church planned a protest outside the National Conference of Editorial Writers, claiming that they were "responsible for the satanic milieu in this evil land" and for assisting the "satanic agendas" of "baby-killers and fags."
But September 19th also happened to be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And thus, a group of local residents were inspired to stage an effective, and entertaining, counterprotest.
Grifters, Oil Men, Tabloids, The Scrappy Ingenue, The Titans and the Hardass: An American Story
Corrupt U.S. Government officials leased the Teapot Dome oil field to one Harry F. Sinclair in 1922 in a sleazy no-bid contract.
Turn back the clock. 27 years earlier, suspected grifter Gilmer Bonfils had seized control of the Denver Post; he and his family turned it from a sleepy, staid paper into a wild, brazen broadsheet. So brazen they were shot by a furious lawyer. For an editorial page, Tammen and Bonfils substituted invective, raked up so much scandal—a good deal of it true — that they kept a loaded shotgun in their office to discourage reader complaints. As the Post grew in power and prosperity, its proprietors branched into other fields; the Post became the first and last U.S. daily ever to own a circus (Sells-Floto), run a burlesque house and sell coal."
Turn back the clock. 27 years earlier, suspected grifter Gilmer Bonfils had seized control of the Denver Post; he and his family turned it from a sleepy, staid paper into a wild, brazen broadsheet. So brazen they were shot by a furious lawyer. For an editorial page, Tammen and Bonfils substituted invective, raked up so much scandal—a good deal of it true — that they kept a loaded shotgun in their office to discourage reader complaints. As the Post grew in power and prosperity, its proprietors branched into other fields; the Post became the first and last U.S. daily ever to own a circus (Sells-Floto), run a burlesque house and sell coal."
Freezer food.
I would like some recipes or meal ideas that, when cooked, will last for a long time.
How can we get great newborn photographs?
What are the tricks/tip to getting great newborn photographs?
How can improve my sinister lifestyle?
Any tricks for enhancing a left-handed life?
Scrabble
Scrabble anxiety
stroller panic..
Completely overwhelmed with choices of stroller and looking for recommendations. Specific requirements inside.
Don't read me a bedtime story.
What are some exceptionally well-performed audiobooks?
Looking for novel-esque non-fiction books.
I love Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City. It's a non-fiction book about Chicago in 1893 which reads much like a novel. I'd like to read other books written in the same novel-esque style about some other cities or historic events. Know of any novel-like non-fiction reads?
Leaves of jade
Miss Neddy's tea blog
— all about tea. Insightful and pleasant tea commentary from Singapore.
Baby Boy goodness?
Flip this question: What is great about parenting a boy?
Simple, easy and elegant recipes that are always crowd pleasers: What are yours?
Simple, easy and elegant recipes that are always crowd pleasers: What are yours?
Hack My Baby
Give me your baby hacks! My wife and I are expecting our first child in November. What tips and tricks can you offer us to make our lives a lot easier? For example, a friend of mine swears that putting a crying baby in front of a mirror will cause it to stop. Another uses noise cancelling headphones to temper the noise from his shrieking child. I am looking for hacks on everything from diaper changing to stroller modifications. Make our lives easier as we enter into parenthood.
Seeking advice to relieve major breastmilk pumping discomfort.
We have a healthy 6 week old girl. We've come to a point where the quality of life for Mom isn't very pleasurable in terms of breastfeeding. We both wanted to breastfeed our child but we're approaching 'last resort' and transitioning to formula. I would like to help Mom as much as possible so I'm looking for some advice from others.
New parent - Baby not sleeping at night question
We have a beautiful two week old baby girl. She is very well tempered except at night when we try to go to bed. We have been trying to get her into a routine (bath, story, feeding, bed) but she outright refuses to go to sleep in her crib or in the co-sleeper. The only place she will sleep any amount of time so we can sleep is in between us in bed. This has been really stressful for me an my wife because we are terrified of rolling over onto her or that she will suffocate on the pillows or blankets. During the day she sleeps in the playpen without any issues too. Does anyone have any advise as to how we can get our little angel into her crib and out of our bed? When we do put her down, she wakes up two minutes after you put her down and screams until you come get her. Or is this something that we just need to wait out because she is a new born?
Music for Babies
Best Baby Music?
I'm actually thinking along two lines here. There's Baby Awake Music and then there's Baby Go to Sleep Music.
What are people's favorites? [MI]
I'm actually thinking along two lines here. There's Baby Awake Music and then there's Baby Go to Sleep Music.
What are people's favorites? [MI]
Things that go WAAAA! in the night
Parents, what has worked for you in getting infants to sleep for longer stretches at night?
Dirty Jokes for Grandma
What are some good, somewhat dirty jokes suitable for telling to my Grandma?
websites for baby momma
I am looking for great parenting websites (got a newborn) with an active, intelligent discussion forum, kind of like metafilter/ask mefi for parents. Thanks
Ancient MeFi Octopus Post Update
Back in 2003, I posted a link to a video that showed an octopus transforming itself to look like its surroundings. If you read the thread, there was some doubt about it and I think we all wished that web video was better at the time. Well, a friend posted a link to a TED talk recently that shows this same octopus at a much higher resolution.
Like the phone book, but with more plot
Looking for some good, loooong novels.
What are the secrets of good homefries?
I love homefries. Omigod I love homefries. What are your secrets?
Chunks of homebuying wisdom from The Hive Mind
What is the single most valuable piece of advice you received when you were in the process of buying your first home?
Baby talk!
I need practical advice from parents. I will become a father in the next 3-4 weeks. What should I be thinking about that I am not?
Like threadless but for toddlers
What are some good web sites to buy cute, "hip" (whatever that means) t-shirts and other clothing for babies and toddlers? Bonus points if it's non-gendered.
Gifts for new parents
Calling all parents! I'm due to become an uncle in December and with the holidays coming up I want to get my sister and brother-in-law some baby/parent-related gifts. What items did you find indispensable after your baby arrived? Please assume that all the major staples have been acquired at the Baby Shower... I'm looking for the type of thing that you never thought of or realized you needed until after the baby was home.
Make my Christmas dinner a success!
[first time holiday dinner filter] It's my first holiday FEAST. And I must impress FUTURE INLAWS. Give me your tried-and-true "omfg where on EARTH did you get this recipe" holiday recipes - traditional is okay, but I'd prefer the off-kilter.
Front loading washing machine purchasing advice
I need to purchase a new washing machine and I am considering a front loader but I need some advice.
Something's burning....something's burning...(and I think it's my eggs!)
I have a nice All-Clad 8" skillet in which I made a tasty grilled cheese sandwich the other night. Now, the burned butter around the edges won't come off...
Cool Stuff Roundup?
The addition of the user-pics page has prompted me to wonder: is there a handy list of all the interesting MeFi links somewhere? I'm sure there's more stuff like that that I don't know about.
Selling (out) our Women
List of Ads Offensive to Women.
Topping the list: Dolce & Gabbana: This ad is beyond offensive, with a scene evoking a gang rape and reeking of violence against women. In an interview, NOW Foundation President Kim Gandy said, "It's in Esquire, so they probably don't think a stylized gang rape will sell clothes to women, but what is more likely is that they think it will get them publicity. It's a provocative ad but it is provoking things that really are not what we want to have provoked. We don't need any more violence.