Anyone know of a good PHP library that will allow me to pull cover art images from Amazon?
posted to Ask Metafilter by CXImran at 8:59 AM on July 25, 2008 (6 comments)

What are the dirt circles near home plate at Wrigley Field for?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nightwood at 6:44 PM on July 18, 2008 (6 comments)

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?
posted to Ask Metafilter by melodykramer at 7:39 PM on June 29, 2008 (46 comments)

Dawdle - StubHub for video games (and systems and accessories) I had a terrible time trying to sell a used PSP online (eBay, Amazon, Craigslist), so my friends and I tried to build a better way. Yes, these are real items for sale by real people (and independent stores) and we handle all the payments (so no PayPal two step). What are we missing? What can we do better? Where the hell is that goddamn save point? (Why can't I stop using parens?)
posted to Projects by sachinag at 11:38 AM on June 5, 2008

I used to get the cheapest liquid soap for washing hands I could find, but recently, I got the "shea butter" soap for $3 and found that the increased quality more than makes up for the increased cost. The question is: What else can I spend a little more on to get much more quality? (Fluffy towels, sheets, maybe?) Are there websites that review this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Furious Fitness at 3:47 PM on April 13, 2008 (89 comments)

How does Facebook handle or simplify the presumably complicated DB queries involved so that me loading my page doesn't bring it to its knees?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bonaldi at 9:49 AM on February 4, 2008 (30 comments)

Despite my very best efforts, I got scammed on eBay. Now my only recourse is to sue someone who lives in Chicago, while I live in DC. I know YANML, but can people provide me with an idea of how difficult and expensive this might be? I would need to be able to subpoena information from a couple of companies.
posted to Ask Metafilter by procrastination at 3:17 PM on January 21, 2008 (17 comments)

Whither Google Auctions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by yellowbinder at 6:30 PM on January 29, 2008 (19 comments)