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The Book of Accidents: Designed for Young Children
(1831). "In presenting to his little readers
The Book of Accidents, the Author conceives he cannot render a more important service to the rising generation and to parents, than by furnishing them with an account of the accidents to which Children, from their inexperience or carelessness, are liable. If generally studied it will save the lives of thousands, and relieve many families from the long and unavailing misery attendant on such occurrences."
[Via]
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus
at 6:37 PM on July 3, 2008
(34 comments)
We've discussed fixed gear bicycles
before.
posted to MetaFilter by wfrgms
at 1:56 PM on May 25, 2008
(99 comments)
Imago Urbis: Giuseppe Vasi’s Grand Tour of Rome is a rich and innovative geographic database that projects Vasi's 18th century engravings of Roman architecture onto the contemporary map of Giambattista Nolli
[previously] with supplementary modern satellite, photographic and mapping overlays together with copious background detail. The work was undertaken by researchers at the
University of Oregon (announcement) [
via]
posted to MetaFilter by peacay
at 11:21 PM on June 11, 2008
(3 comments)
Where can I find games for the PC that soothe, make me ponder and go *wow*?
posted to Ask Metafilter by watercarrier
at 10:13 AM on June 10, 2008
(34 comments)
Am I responsible for the Holocaust?
posted to Ask Metafilter by krautland
at 3:27 PM on June 10, 2008
(90 comments)
What are some mindblowing scientific concepts (proven or hypothetical)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by stvspl
at 7:31 AM on June 4, 2008
(56 comments)
On May 13, security advisories published by
Debian and
Ubuntu revealed that, for over a year, their OpenSSL libraries have had a major flaw in their
CSPRNG, which is used by
key generation functions in many widely-used applications, which caused the "random" numbers produced to be extremely predictable.
[lolcat summary]
posted to MetaFilter by finite
at 10:01 PM on May 16, 2008
(81 comments)
Faster techniques for grabbing lines of a file and doing text manipulation and arithmetic via shell (or other) scripting?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Blazecock Pileon
at 2:19 PM on May 9, 2008
(20 comments)
In this way, Lu Yang became one of the "RMB gamers" she disdains. More than 10,000 RMB was quickly and nearly imperceptibly spent. In the game, the "queen" possessed fearsome power. She carried out vengeance for herself and her friends, she accepted entreaties, and she protected the caravans of the kingdom. At the same time, she went out with the heroes to invade other kingdoms. Her reputation spread far and wide. [...] "Long live the Queen!" People bowed to her in submission. That was the high point for Lu Yang on ZT Online, and for that one fleeting moment, she felt that the time and money she had spent was worth it.
The System is a translated Chinese article examining ZT Online, an MMORPG that has taken fleecing gamers to a new level.
posted to MetaFilter by Kattullus
at 7:40 PM on May 6, 2008
(34 comments)
A rap education for an picky atheist feminist weaned on indie, punk and new wave - primarily music but books/essays would be good too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by carbide
at 3:45 AM on April 25, 2008
(75 comments)
Greetings from a neophyte mefite. I was wondering: is there a way to get versions of the RSS feeds which don't include front-page posts that have already been deleted? If not, it's a feature suggestion, so please discuss. Apologies if I'm being dumb and this is simply not possible using RSS.
(For a while I enjoyed the "guess if this post has been deleted" game, but it's getting old...)
posted to MetaTalk by pantufla_milagrosa
at 11:05 PM on April 10, 2008
(160 comments)
Learn (or teach) fundamentals of computer science,
without a computer. Provided as hands-on exercises suitable for children, or even CS-illiterate adults. (If this is too basic for you,
go here.)
posted to MetaFilter by orthogonality
at 12:12 AM on April 10, 2008
(13 comments)
Life-altering experiences. Can you point to a single experience in your life, as a child, which you can define as having contributed to the person you are today? (+)
posted to Ask Metafilter by jeremias
at 4:41 AM on February 2, 2005
(216 comments)
It's been awhile since I've stayed in Portland. I am spending 5 days there next week. What are some fun things to do? Where are some fun places to go?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goalyeehah
at 5:03 PM on April 7, 2008
(16 comments)
I need a really awesome entrance song. Something that makes the audience be like, "Aw damn, I now know that this is going to be very enjoyable, all because this song is so badass."
posted to Ask Metafilter by ictow
at 12:24 PM on April 4, 2008
(93 comments)
How bad in general is the job market in Portland OR.? I've heard for a few years now that the economy is fairly depressed there and that jobs, white and blue collar, are hard to come by. Is this true or are the people I'm talking to in the wrong lines of work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by josher71
at 12:31 PM on April 3, 2008
(11 comments)
Disc golf- like it's ball-and-club cousin- challenges the player to navigate the obstacles of a pre-designed course from tee to basket, with progress being marked by the distance of your throw. It's my favorite way to enjoy the outdoors- and most courses are free to play! The sport is easy and fun to get into, yet provides an exhilarating challenge to players of all skill levels. You can play to relax, socialize, or win, depending on your style.
What is disc golf, and
where did it come from?
With over 1000 courses in the US alone, you should have no problems
finding a course in your area.
Pick out some discs, grab a few friends, and go get throwing! Here are
some tips for new players.
posted to MetaFilter by baphomet
at 11:04 AM on April 3, 2008
(53 comments)
You know those
three-wheeled scooter trucks that the NYPD uses? What are they called, where can I buy one and how much do they cost? I've seen several stripped of their livery and apparently in civilian use in Brooklyn. Do they get sold at surplus auctions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by boots
at 3:22 PM on April 1, 2008
(9 comments)
Ubuntu on a MacBook Pro, wireless hell ensues.
posted to Ask Metafilter by roygbv
at 1:00 PM on March 31, 2008
(5 comments)
I have Tourette Syndrome, and I can't stop jumping up and down. Help me rewire my defective brain to channel this activity into something less destructive.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Juliet Banana
at 3:05 PM on March 31, 2008
(36 comments)
This
post is cool, not just because of the answers, but more even more because it shows how very diverse the membership of Metafilter is.
posted to MetaTalk by ShawnString
at 5:51 AM on March 28, 2008
(43 comments)
Iwase Yoshiyuki
"In the late 1920s, young Yoshiyuki received an early Kodak camera as a gift. Since the main livelihood of the town came from the sea, he gravitated there, and soon found a passion for "the simple, even primitive beauty" of
ama – girls and women who harvested seaweed, turban shells and abalone from beneath the coastal waters." "By the late 1960s, they had disappeared. This body of work stands as the final, most comprehensive visual document of the life and work of these divers."
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posted to MetaFilter by tellurian
at 10:45 PM on March 27, 2008
(48 comments)
Have a crush on someone you only know online? Want to make them a mixtape but you don't have their physical address? Not a problem, thanks to
Muxtape, an online mixtape manager. Just upload up to 12 tracks, and a custom URL is provided.
Via.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson
at 3:34 PM on March 25, 2008
(55 comments)
Does anyone know a way to stop icons from bouncing on the OS X doc? I'm NOT talking about unchecking "animate opening applications" in the dock preferences. That only stops opening-app bounces. I want to stop warning bounces, too. They drive me crazy. Please note that I'm using an INTEL Mac (Leopard). I've only been able to find solutions for PowerPC Macs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by grumblebee
at 8:42 AM on March 10, 2008
(11 comments)
I would like to read books by more MeFi writers. I have therefore made a list of who they are and their books.
posted to MetaTalk by paduasoy
at 5:03 AM on February 23, 2008
(102 comments)
How do I become a cubicle king and a boardroom baron? How do I become a corporate rockstar? I am in a typical corporate office environment and am wondering why certain people climb the corporate ladder and others do not. What techniques and tactics have you personally applied to move ahead? I am looking for things related to work ethic, communication, self-promotion, appearance, relationships, use of technology, methodology,
GTD, etc. Do you send emails late at night to appear to be working late? Do you suck-up to the CEO's personal assistant? Or do you simply work your ass off and get sh*t done? Take me from the mailroom to the boardroom.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jasondigitized
at 9:31 AM on January 31, 2008
(34 comments)
Wonderland is a series by Yeon Doo Jung which takes drawings done by children, and re-photographs them in the real world. The results of this interpretation are, um, hilarious.
Use the green arrows for navigating from photo to photo.
posted to MetaFilter by suedehead
at 8:20 PM on January 29, 2008
(27 comments)
...Japanese hip hop has become a significant national, cultural, and business genre since the late twentieth century, and this phenomenon has been applied and has succeeded by using almost the same ideology that was historically used by other Japanese industries like automobile manufacturing. The pioneers in the Japanese hip hop industry like Buddha Brand learned their skills in the U.S. and have successfully been influencing the contemporary Japanese music scene. As a result, the imported hip hop has become a ''Japanized'' products. Many hip hop industries in Japan have modified the American hip hop into Japanese ways, and their businesses, like the hip hop dance schools, have succeeded.
The Japanese Hip Hop Movement: Its Cultural and Economic Impact
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl
at 7:14 PM on January 19, 2008
(39 comments)
Can cognitive behavioral therapy be reconciled with mindfulness into a single, integrated approach to the world?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gordion Knott
at 6:47 AM on January 10, 2008
(18 comments)
I'd like your help in compiling a workout mix-cd of the most Awesome Cheesily Inspirational songs from movie training sequences. Think "Eye of the Tiger"... or even better, "Hearts on Fire" from the Rocky IV training sequence. And quite possibly the apex: Joe Esposito's "You're the Best" from the Karate Kid. (YOU'RE THE BEST! AROOOUND!) Stuff where you can't help but start going, "Yeah! I'm going to totally train in this montage to kick that guy's ass!" Doesn't even have to be from a training montage, just have that 'feel.'
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stan Chin
at 7:25 PM on March 31, 2005
(65 comments)
Time to kill while waiting for Santa to arrive/dinner to digest/family to leave? Well, here's a
Very Special Holiday Episode fpp just for you. God bless us, every one.
posted to MetaFilter by miss lynnster
at 8:56 PM on December 24, 2007
(49 comments)
It's an
advert for chocolate. It's a
man in a gorilla suit drumming to a
track by
Philip Collins Ltd.
It's been very popular. It's
won awards. It's
been spoofed. And it's been mashed-up... some bad (
Metalica (sic),
ACDC,
Guns and Roses), some good (
Bonnie Tyler,
Subsource,
A Skillz,
Bon Jovi,
Deep Purple,
Nirvana) and some utterly sublime (
'Enders,
Bodyrockers,
Cameo). But
great adverts don't always equal
great sales. Bonus:
Monkey Drummer. (
Previously)
posted to MetaFilter by fearfulsymmetry
at 8:57 AM on December 23, 2007
(38 comments)
So hey, how has LA changed in the last 3 years during my absence? Update, please.
posted to Ask Metafilter by miss lynnster
at 2:33 PM on December 19, 2007
(36 comments)
I'm interested in fitting odd lenses -- and making custom lenses -- to/for digital cameras and digital video cameras. I'm not terribly concerned with the electronic side of things, so you shouldn't be either. What I'm looking for is a crass/crash course in optics -- something (a book, a video, a class, a kit) that will teach me the basics of optics and allow me to force photocopier lenses, telescopes, and microscopes onto unsuspecting recording devices.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fake
at 1:51 PM on December 28, 2006
(12 comments)
PhotographyFilter: How can I improve the dynamic range of photos at the time they are taken without resorting to curves and levels tools in photoshop?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pastabagel
at 10:59 AM on December 12, 2007
(26 comments)
Papervision3D 2.0 released
yesterday. Papervision3D is an open source 3D Engine for flash which provides a lightweight, browser friendly platform for rendering 3d content in your browser window. Papervision (some examples of PV3D in use:
1,
2,
3 (this third one might be awhile to load...), however, is only the tip of the iceberg which is a very committed and talented open source flash community.
posted to MetaFilter by localhuman
at 5:53 PM on December 5, 2007
(11 comments)
What should I do with my last three weeks in Portland OR?
posted to Ask Metafilter by concrete
at 10:44 AM on November 28, 2007
(11 comments)