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What are your favorite online resources for learning, practicing or getting exposure to the languages you speak? I'm looking for things that go beyond a textbook and a couple of CDs: things like interactive tools and study materials, well-written blogs written in / about the language, and especially audio, video or reading materials that people learning the language might not be able to find easily.
posted to Ask Metafilter by shirobara
at 4:40 PM on June 4, 2008
(9 comments)
Help me actually enjoy eating my canned sardines!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Auden
at 7:21 PM on July 1, 2008
(35 comments)
When I start Gmail, it hangs, without fully loading. I input my name and password, and it attempts to load, but hangs before fully loading and showing my mailbox. My only alternative is then to load the HTML view. This is a very limited and unworkable mode. I've tried Google's standard fixes with no avail. Can anyone help?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lometogo
at 3:59 AM on May 18, 2008
(14 comments)
What is your favourite blog?
posted to Ask Metafilter by feelinglistless
at 1:21 PM on March 30, 2008
(53 comments)
The Battle of Gettysburg in Lego, done by 7th Graders:
Day 1;
Day 2;
Day 3.
[youtube links] Lots of blood and flying bodies. Complete with
Matrix references. Soundtrack by The Eagles, Queen, and Richard Strauss.
[via]
posted to MetaFilter by marxchivist
at 6:02 AM on February 27, 2008
(23 comments)
I love reading sites like kottke.org and Neatorama (and, of course, Metafilter). It's exciting - I never know what I'll come across next. What are some other sites that have lots of interesting stuff, preferably on a daily basis (but less often is fine as long as the content is high quality)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jasminerain
at 1:14 PM on February 21, 2008
(40 comments)
What is the best system to watch over-the-air digital TV with a Mac-compatible solution, and utilize the Mac as a DVR?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cahlers
at 7:18 AM on February 5, 2008
(31 comments)
Looking for a quick and easy online way to search the medical/scientific literature for new publications on a particular group of topics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mister_A
at 7:07 AM on January 29, 2008
(9 comments)
Are there any small Mac applications that you wish existed but doesn't?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jasminerain
at 8:30 PM on January 24, 2008
(29 comments)
What are the websites, software, books, desks, tools and errata you find the most
useful and
efficient for your work, and
why are they so much better than the competition? Brownie points if they're good for students, and are free--but hey, list them all.
posted to Ask Metafilter by flibbertigibbet
at 3:53 PM on January 23, 2008
(18 comments)
Goat is delicious. What are some other ways to cook it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by TheWhiteSkull
at 11:12 AM on January 21, 2008
(23 comments)
These webcams were found automatically through a variety of clever search techniques and update several times a day. Their owners may or may not have intended for them to be public, but they obviously are. Via
Opentopia.
posted to MetaFilter by allkindsoftime
at 9:35 AM on January 16, 2008
(36 comments)
So Hunter S Thompson's dead and I don't really know which writers to turn to, as the American election year gets underway, who can bring the mad skills, the savage wit, and the dedication to cutting through the usual bullshit. Wanna-be gonzo schtick I'm not so excited by; clear, fearless, honest voices for the win!
Drug references optional.
posted to Ask Metafilter by stavrosthewonderchicken
at 9:00 PM on January 3, 2008
(26 comments)
Open Culture's "10 Signs of Intelligent Life at YouTube"
features "intellectually redeemable" channels from
UC Berkeley, @GoogleTalks, TheNobelPrize, TED Talks, FORA.tv, the European Graduate School, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, BBC Worldwide, National Geographic, PBS, UChannel, MIT, Vanderbilt, and
USC.
posted to MetaFilter by Soup
at 5:40 PM on December 27, 2007
(21 comments)
Could you recommend books similar to
The Name of the Rose and
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell? There's something about the tone, the mashing of genres together, and the over-immersion in details that is unbelievably appealing to me. (But don't recommend Tolkien!)
posted to Ask Metafilter by flibbertigibbet
at 2:57 PM on December 19, 2007
(49 comments)
I'm looking for a recipe for Vegan Rice Krispy treats from a fall 2007 issue of the magazine Vegetarian Times.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mjones
at 11:12 AM on December 5, 2007
(6 comments)
How do you bargain shop?
posted to Ask Metafilter by TomMelee
at 7:59 AM on November 15, 2007
(19 comments)
What are some really fun computer-based word and/or trivia games for one player? Online or desktop-based are fine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tastybrains
at 5:48 PM on April 23, 2007
(51 comments)
Help me make the most of my new Le Creuset Dutch oven.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tulseluper
at 2:47 PM on November 28, 2007
(21 comments)
What podcasts will make me more intelligent just by listening to them? I enjoy the BBC's "In Our Time", which features serious discussion of historical events and people by academics working in the field, and also quirky, thought-provoking programs like WNYC's "Radio Lab" and "This American Life". I'm not so keen on some of the podcasts I typically get from newspapers that gloss over the surface of a subject with little analysis. What other highbrow podcasts are made by people who really know their shit?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nowonmai
at 9:01 AM on November 20, 2007
(63 comments)
Surely I can do better than $11+ per pound of coffee beans?
posted to Ask Metafilter by neilkod
at 1:01 PM on October 26, 2007
(16 comments)
Vinyl Sharity
There's a lot of
exotic*,
odd†,
thrilling‡, and
strangely catchy° music out there on the net. Through
Weirdo Music and Record Brother, I've begun to touch the tip...
And while there's a fairly proscribed etiquette regarding the sharity sites (limited time for downloads, out-of-print only, desisting when asked), I find that
Free Albums and
Strange Reaction have put me off of buying new RIAA albums more than Napster or Kazaa ever did.
(Well, there is
Regnyouth, but the downloading is such a pain in the ass for most of it that I only ever really bother with things that I own on a format that I can't convert like cassette, or that I listen to once and delete, like Interpol).
But where do you go for weirdo music? Anything you've found in digging through these sites that's struck your fancy?
(And if you have sharities to, well, share:
You Send It,
Rapidshare and
MegaUpload are pretty much the gold standard.)
*
From Bellybongo
†
From WM
‡
From Basic Hip
°
From Comfort Stand
posted to MetaFilter by klangklangston
at 10:39 PM on September 21, 2005
(5 comments)
"Quiet" documentary recommendations.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Salmonberry
at 11:01 PM on October 21, 2007
(24 comments)
An Asian supermarket opened up right down the road from me. It's huge with lots of great produce and exotic seafood. Most of the labels are completely inscrutable. What do I buy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Telf
at 12:42 PM on October 12, 2007
(46 comments)
Several years ago I saw a documentary on PBS about a guy who moved to the woods (Alaska, I think) and built a log cabin. He also built all of his furnishings right down to cups and dishes. The film showed him designing and constructing all of this. He lived there for most of the rest of his life. Does anyone know the name of this piece?
posted to Ask Metafilter by A Long and Troublesome Lameness
at 5:34 PM on October 13, 2007
(13 comments)
There’s GOT to be a way I can convert my .aa audio books from Audible.com into plain old audio files (eventually convertible to mp3s for compact packing onto as few as possible CDs) without burning them all onto physical CD disks at 44.1k first, doesn’t there?? (“Virtual” disks would be fine!)
On a Mac, btw... And yes I’m aware that this seems to be something of a grail quest, but surely some M’Filterite has found it...yes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dpcoffin
at 3:47 PM on February 19, 2006
(18 comments)
What's your favourite piece of non-fiction ever?
posted to Ask Metafilter by reklaw
at 3:06 PM on March 22, 2006
(117 comments)
What is your favorite boardgame?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kilovolt
at 12:48 AM on September 24, 2007
(61 comments)
I want engaging general interest podcasts with high production values. Lots of them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by By The Grace of God
at 7:11 PM on September 22, 2007
(16 comments)
What are the best history of science books for the intelligent layperson? Some examples along these lines include Richard Rhodes' "The Making of the Atomic Bomb", David Bodanis' "E=mc2" and Dava Sobel's "Longitude"; books which mix equally well the explanation of scientific concepts with historical/biographical storytelling, and are not intended for practitioners of the field.
In addition to general suggestions, specific recommendations about the history of probability & statistics and the history of science in the ancient/medieval world would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
posted to Ask Metafilter by lorenzism
at 9:25 AM on September 22, 2007
(37 comments)
What is the single best thing you have done to help control your depression?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 10:31 AM on September 18, 2007
(73 comments)
I only know English but I've decided I'd like to be fluent in other languages (reading, writing, and speaking). I've decided to start with Spanish.
I'm looking for success stories of people who have learned a language (and Spanish in particular) from scratch, at home, and have become as fluent as possible without being immersed in a Spanish-speaking country.
posted to Ask Metafilter by debacle
at 11:53 AM on September 7, 2007
(20 comments)
I'm looking to rebuild my mathematics skills from the ground up so that I have proper habits. I'm looking to start from the basics and go straight up to calculus. Math was a subject in which I didn't pay as much attention to as I wish that I had and am looking to find the best sources of information on the subject.
I also would love software that would drill me kind of like speed reading software but for math.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Chamunks
at 9:49 PM on September 4, 2007
(22 comments)
I've just read a classic SF novel and I'm looking for some other titles in a similar vein.
posted to Ask Metafilter by h00py
at 6:52 PM on August 30, 2007
(52 comments)
I dropped my science classes in grade 10, one of the major stupid decisions in my educational career. Now I want to catch up on my science knowledge. What's the least expensive way for me to catch up, either over the internet or through local classes? (I live in Toronto).
posted to Ask Metafilter by pcameron
at 12:41 PM on August 26, 2007
(24 comments)
I would like to make my Intel iMac dual boot a Linux variant. I'd appreciate any help you could provide me. Specific questions inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by WCityMike
at 2:27 PM on August 22, 2007
(16 comments)
I would like recommendations for "end of the world" fiction books.
posted to Ask Metafilter by cmonkey
at 10:20 PM on December 13, 2004
(72 comments)
I love Post Apocalyptic Genre books and movies. Can you recommend some?
posted to Ask Metafilter by crewshell
at 10:56 AM on April 13, 2006
(55 comments)
Are there any good magazines left worth reading?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 8:07 AM on August 14, 2007
(51 comments)
I want to learn how to draw. Where's a good place to start?
posted to Ask Metafilter by magodesky
at 4:41 AM on August 10, 2007
(18 comments)
Give me the Cold War chills, please. I'm going on vacation soon and I would like to settle down on the beach with a really juicy espionage novel, preferably something about the Cold War, something suitably dense, complex, panoramic and violent. What should I read?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gentle
at 1:42 PM on August 9, 2007
(37 comments)
Help me form healthy habits to last a lifetime, so I can maxamize my enjoyment of life?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Phalene
at 1:08 PM on July 29, 2007
(15 comments)
Realistic accounts of meth use?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dersins
at 5:47 AM on July 31, 2007
(51 comments)
