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Fascinating account
(w/ pix) of a motorcycle journey through Angola. Stumbled onto this from the Black Flag forums and have not been able to stop reading it.
posted to MetaFilter by jcruelty
at 9:29 PM on May 26, 2008
(40 comments)
MySQL experts: How to get the optimal performance from a database server with a quad core processor?
posted to Ask Metafilter by barc0001
at 2:49 AM on May 11, 2008
(14 comments)
Do I really need Norton installed?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gerryblog
at 5:01 AM on April 28, 2008
(21 comments)
The financial turmoil of 2007-?: a preliminary assessment and some policy considerations
(pdf) "All episodes of financial distress of a systemic nature, with potentially significant implications for the real economy, arguably have at their root an overextension in risk-taking and in balance sheets in good times, masked by the veneer of a vibrant economy. This overextension generates financial vulnerabilities that are clearly revealed only once the economic environment becomes less benign, in turn contributing to its further deterioration."
A scholarly, sane, relatively brief, accessible-to-the-layperson, and mostly apolitical look at the current turmoil.
posted to MetaFilter by Kwantsar
at 3:31 PM on April 23, 2008
(36 comments)
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posted to MetaTalk by goliche
at 5:21 PM on November 22, 2001
(50 comments)
I'm trying to visualize the amount of oil the world has consumed since 1900 and, just for fun, how much there is left ...using bodies of water as a reference.
posted to Ask Metafilter by punkfloyd
at 5:04 PM on March 23, 2008
(12 comments)
If you could use a great big free handbook of discrete math and algorithms, Jörg Arndt's
fxtbook wants to be your friend. Plain text
table of contents to whet your appetite.
posted to MetaFilter by Wolfdog
at 7:02 AM on March 5, 2008
(11 comments)
What is the most useful book you own?
posted to Ask Metafilter by shotgunbooty
at 10:01 AM on February 16, 2008
(104 comments)
The bastard offspring of
New Age,
Techno,
Industrial and
Acid House,
trance is one of the most
popular and most
maligned musical genres of the 21st century.
Trance can be
bombastic or
delicate,
psychedelic or
rock and roll,
spacey or
deep,
euphoric or
dark,
commercial or
underground,
lush or
funky,
melodic or
monotone,
hard or
laid back.
You can try making some yourself with this
toy, or go in depth with this
tutorial. You can find it
online, but if you want to really experience it, you need to
hear it at a club.
posted to MetaFilter by empath
at 7:42 PM on January 16, 2008
(184 comments)
Looking for some good, loooong novels.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sonofslim
at 7:43 PM on December 17, 2007
(102 comments)
Can you identify
this painting (164KB, flickr) for a friend? She's had it as wallpaper for awhile but doesn't know where she got it from. It looks Picasso-esque to me but I don't think it is him, not that I've got a great knowledge of his work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by 6550
at 8:51 PM on October 30, 2007
(27 comments)
I'm looking for a great (introductory) book on the history of the African continent.
posted to Ask Metafilter by inoculatedcities
at 11:25 AM on September 9, 2007
(8 comments)
What are some good open source code analysis programs that will draw a flow chart from C/C++ source code?
posted to Ask Metafilter by obedo
at 6:00 PM on February 25, 2007
(6 comments)
I'm looking for historical accounts and analysis of the adaptation of farming to extreme climates.
A few weeks ago I spent a relaxed Sunday afternoon learning about early settlement, farming, and society in Iceland. Fascinating stuff! I now have the opportunity to research the adaptation/failure of farming in extreme climates for a term paper.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Derive the Hamiltonian of...
at 11:40 AM on February 11, 2007
(10 comments)
I don't know shit about poetry but have been enjoying Leonard Cohen, Charles Bukowski, Charles Simic, and Robert Creeley for years. (I mostly like works about relationships, romance, love...) Who else should I read? Also, in addition to "practice", how does one get better at reading/writing poetry. Can you also recommend journals / anthologies / web sites / quarterlies?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dobbs
at 7:29 PM on February 8, 2007
(39 comments)
StatisticsFilter: I have a set of factors and need to determine which have the most influence and which the least: not on a numerical output but on each other
posted to Ask Metafilter by rottytooth
at 11:47 AM on January 9, 2007
(7 comments)
Mathematicians, I've always suspected there is a real opportunity to exploit the inefficiencies of the online sports betting markets and amateur bettors and make serious money. Have you felt the same way or am I kidding myself?
posted to Ask Metafilter by vizsla
at 11:59 AM on December 17, 2006
(7 comments)
This smells like chatfilter--the circumcision of Stalin's declawed cats kind of chatfilter.
posted to MetaTalk by fandango_matt
at 5:45 PM on December 8, 2006
(27 comments)
I need recommendations for affordable database solutions that provide high availability and high performance, preferably in a clustered environment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SNACKeR
at 5:04 AM on December 2, 2006
(6 comments)
Is it possible to write a program that uses only physical RAM, and not the swap/pagefile in Windows?
posted to Ask Metafilter by torpark
at 4:26 AM on November 30, 2006
(5 comments)
I need a good resource for conducting statistical tests. I've taken stats courses, but it's been a while. Something SPSS-centric would be ideal...
posted to Ask Metafilter by electric_counterpoint
at 9:59 AM on November 29, 2006
(4 comments)
I want to trigger sound effects by pressing keys on my computer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Moistener
at 1:49 PM on November 27, 2006
(4 comments)
can i get more voices for my mac?
posted to Ask Metafilter by localhuman
at 5:21 PM on November 24, 2006
(12 comments)
Copied hard drive won't let me log on!
posted to Ask Metafilter by backseatpilot
at 6:44 PM on November 14, 2006
(18 comments)
Convert perl to python: I am very comfortable with regular expressions but I need help converting an implementation of them from Perl to Python. I have an example Perl script below that opens a file, scans through it one line at a time, does a s// replace, then finds a string in the result and stores it in another variable. I would love to just have a working Python version of this for my edification-- and if you have any "Perl to Python" tutorial links I'd love to see them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by neustile
at 4:46 PM on November 11, 2006
(11 comments)
I need help finding code to draw (not extract) fourier descriptors.
posted to Ask Metafilter by dmd
at 2:55 PM on November 5, 2006
(15 comments)
How do I get my Linux shell to behave the same when I am using screen, as when I am not using it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by davar
at 9:17 AM on November 5, 2006
(11 comments)
The Enron Explorer
from
Trampoline Systems "lets you investigate the actions and reactions of Enron's senior management team as the noose began to tighten" (through some 200,000 public domain corporate emails) using Trampoline's
SONAR social network mapping platform. (via
FutureFeeder)
posted to MetaFilter by tpl1212
at 5:45 AM on October 31, 2006
(1 comment)
What are some legitimate reasons for attending law school?
posted to Ask Metafilter by JamesJD
at 10:44 PM on October 28, 2006
(44 comments)
What is an Advisory Board and what does it do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by o2b
at 2:10 PM on October 19, 2006
(1 comment)
I'm in the process of building an application and I think I want a rules engine. Assuming I do (and "No" may be the answer to my question), what's the best way to go about such a thing, given the details inside?
posted to Ask Metafilter by yerfatma
at 8:49 AM on October 13, 2006
(7 comments)
Does anybody know of a free C compiler for DOS that generates 16-bit code and allows in-line assembly?
posted to Ask Metafilter by iconjack
at 10:40 PM on September 26, 2006
(9 comments)
In a least squares regression model what does it mean when the median is larger than the mean?
posted to Ask Metafilter by EvilKenji
at 9:44 PM on September 25, 2006
(13 comments)
What do Jews think of converts?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 7:35 AM on September 23, 2006
(47 comments)
I have an embarrassingly parallel problem for which I currently have a working algorithm prototyped in a relatively high level language (
IDL). It's time I properly parallelised it however, and also rewrote it with something I can optimise a bit more easily. What languages and resources are available?
posted to Ask Metafilter by edd
at 5:25 AM on September 20, 2006
(10 comments)
Egyptologists and other experts: are the works of
E. A. Wallis Budge on ancient Egyptian religion still considered somewhat accurate? If he has been superceded, who are the new authorities?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PinkStainlessTail
at 11:28 AM on September 17, 2006
(6 comments)
Genuine question: Given that Mohammed was a succesful military leader who led armies to kill many thousands, at what point did he switch approach and promote peace?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pettins
at 12:02 PM on September 16, 2006
(10 comments)
What are the warning signs that your company is a sinking ship?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bashos_frog
at 9:19 AM on September 15, 2006
(34 comments)
"A Hydrogen Atom
is only about a ten millionth of a millimeter in diameter, but the proton in the middle is a hundred thousand times smaller, and the electron whizzing around the outside is a thousand times smaller than THAT. The rest of the atom is empty. I tried to picture it, and I couldn't. So I put together this page - and I still can't picture it." Awesome illustration on perspective and particles - *warning* very wide page, may be dangerous to your browser. Also, the
relative size of planets (via the always interesting
37signals blog.)
posted to MetaFilter by rsanheim
at 8:52 PM on August 29, 2006
(26 comments)
How much does $98 in 1948 dollars (US) equal in 2006 dollars?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Marla Singer
at 3:48 PM on August 27, 2006
(10 comments)
The downside of being a nerd with your desktop set to a super-hi resolution is that you can rarely find cool wallpapers to use.
This massive collection (in a wide variety of resolutions) should help.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson
at 11:26 AM on August 25, 2006
(26 comments)
Is there a book like "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" for No Limit Texas Hold 'Em?
posted to Ask Metafilter by andrewzipp
at 8:30 AM on August 17, 2006
(22 comments)
What motherboard do you recommend for the new Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Processor?
posted to Ask Metafilter by GregX3
at 11:54 AM on August 16, 2006
(9 comments)
