Microsoft, browbeaten by criticism over Windows Vista, demoed a new operating system code-named Project Mojave to a group of Windows XP users. An overwhelming majority of the XP users liked what they saw. It was then that Microsoft told them they were drinking Folgers Crystals, er, using Windows Vista.
posted to MetaFilter by dw at 4:48 PM on July 24, 2008 (164 comments)

What are some some examples of how Spaghetti Western music is being used today?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gerg at 10:00 AM on December 3, 2006 (18 comments)

Looking for songs by bands that are in the style of Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western soundtracks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dreamcast at 2:16 PM on July 19, 2008 (33 comments)

Los Angeles-based photographer Andrew Bush mounts a camera on the side of his car to capture freeway drivers in the southwestern United States.
posted to MetaFilter by dhammond at 2:22 PM on June 24, 2008 (33 comments)

KnowHow2Go wants you to take on the tough classes - such as Biology, Foreign Languages, and Algebra II - to prepare yourself for college.
posted to MetaFilter by divabat at 3:01 PM on May 26, 2008 (31 comments)

What do I do with all these radishes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by electroboy at 11:24 AM on May 22, 2008 (24 comments)

I started running through the walking-running method last year. I have got to the point where I did a 10k run last Sunday; I ran all the way (yay!) and did it in just under 1 hr 9 minutes. The magazine I read, etc, make it clear that to expect to run better/faster/stronger/safer, I need to do some non-running activities now, as well as the running. I am looking at buying a home multigym type thing. Recommendations please! Also - I'd like to increase my hip flexibility - so I can stride longer - I feel I am a bit "tight" at the moment. Best exercises for that? On the machine/ using a ball thing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by LyzzyBee at 3:25 AM on May 3, 2008 (12 comments)

As part of a demo my professor brought out some wire cutters and said as an aside "we won't use the other name for them, because that's not a nice thing to be saying". What's this other name?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ogre Lawless at 2:36 PM on April 1, 2008 (19 comments)

One iPhone. One Zoom X6 ADSL Wireless Router. My Wi-Fi connection to my iPhone keeps dropping in and out. My laptop and workstation do not have any problems with the router, only my iPhone. I have tried to 'Forget the Network', 'Renew the Lease', reset the router, turn off / on Wi-Fi on the iPhone, etc. Too no avail. If I watch the Wifi settings on the iPhone, I can see the ip settings get set, and then disappear, and then set, and disappear again. What is happening here, and how can I fix it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jasondigitized at 4:57 AM on March 13, 2008 (2 comments)

Bookrecommendationfilter: I am looking for books along the lines of The Poisonwood Bible or In the Time of the Butterflies. (More inside).
posted to Ask Metafilter by 8dot3 at 4:53 AM on March 13, 2008 (21 comments)

For The Bible Tells Me So. (documentary, Google Video. Trailer.)
posted to MetaFilter by Ira.metafilter at 5:42 PM on March 8, 2008 (52 comments)

What movie's characteristic sound effect was caused by using a tube to blow bubbles in a toilet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Addlepated at 7:52 PM on March 4, 2008 (5 comments)

Other than being Database Admin, what other kinds of database jobs are there? Looking to leave tech support and maybe server administration
posted to Ask Metafilter by badger11 at 9:24 AM on March 2, 2008 (8 comments)

The predictably irrational door game.
posted to MetaFilter by Rumple at 1:24 PM on February 22, 2008 (39 comments)

Can anyone recommend an indoor electric bbq grill with cast iron or stainless steel grill?
posted to Ask Metafilter by phirleh at 7:26 AM on February 11, 2008 (4 comments)

1,780 Cult Movies Online ~ A huge repository of online movies described as cult classics.
posted to MetaFilter by Dave Faris at 5:51 AM on February 10, 2008 (35 comments)

Audio gold: David Lee Roth's vocal track from Runnin' With the Devil, without benefit of, you know, music.
posted to MetaFilter by shadow vector at 9:59 PM on January 29, 2008 (77 comments)

Bobby Fischer, former World Champion chess player, dead at 64.
posted to MetaFilter by JaredSeth at 4:05 AM on January 18, 2008 (137 comments)

The shadowy back alleys of MetaFilter...
posted to MetaTalk by carsonb at 6:21 AM on January 12, 2008 (125 comments)

Rule No. 1: Two bugs to a fight. Rule No. 2: Bug fights go on as long as they have to. Rule No. 3: No outside weapons in bug fights.
posted to MetaFilter by Cool Papa Bell at 9:19 PM on January 5, 2008 (185 comments)

y'all are a sexy bunch of people.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie at 2:44 PM on November 14, 2007 (218 comments)

This may be the coolest flash game ever. Although it's graphics are nothing to write home about, the game play (which I will wisely follow kotaku's example in not spoiling for you) is quite simply incredible. It's a unique and quick little work break for you via kotaku.
posted to MetaFilter by shmegegge at 3:21 PM on January 3, 2008 (92 comments)

Not all portrait photography studios are equal. "Total frickin' awesomeness from Olan Mills, Sears and other fine portrait studios."
posted to MetaFilter by Astro Zombie at 11:07 PM on December 30, 2007 (98 comments)

Help me design the Best Possible Plan For My Credit in 2008. Ten years ago I had no cash, and terrible credit. Today I have some cash, and no credit. I want to make some good choices next year, based on a well-considered strategy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by cockwaffle at 7:10 AM on November 26, 2007 (5 comments)

The Last Iceberg suffers, as many photography sites do, from a mildly irritating flash interface; but if you can get over that fact, you'll see some genuinely amazing polar photography of isolated icebergs & ice shelves.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson at 5:01 PM on November 25, 2007 (17 comments)

Help me take advantage of my first high-tech phone! I have some questions about the LG Chocolate, Bluetooth, and mac connectivity.
posted to Ask Metafilter by rossination at 12:22 PM on November 17, 2007 (7 comments)

I could offer excuses, but I won't. I'm unacceptably uninformed about the presidential hopefuls. Are there any good sites/articles offering summaries, breakdowns and/or analyses of the candidates' views/opinions on key issues? I'm primarily, but not exclusively, interested in the Democratic candidates.
posted to Ask Metafilter by anonymous78 at 2:20 PM on November 14, 2007 (14 comments)

Spooky halloween sounds via wfmu. "Talk about a budget label classic! I was first introduced to this LP by Jack Diamond. Side 1 is pretty standard horror sounds, but Side 2 is where the magic is found! I love these remarks by a friend which pretty much sums it up: "Side 2 of this album is unlike other Halloween sound effect records floating around in that it is all theremin! And get a load of those track titles?! It sounds as if someone let a 5 year old kid noodle around for a while. It's super scary!"
posted to MetaFilter by vronsky at 4:06 PM on October 31, 2007 (9 comments)

Steve Ballmer dressup flash game for Halloween.
posted to MetaFilter by Steven C. Den Beste at 2:06 AM on October 31, 2007 (11 comments)

Which schools offer upper division online couses for non-matriculated students?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ashley801 at 1:46 PM on October 27, 2007 (1 comment)

Censored: The scariest news may be the stuff you haven’t seen yet. David Phinney thought he’d struck journalistic gold. The veteran reporter, who has done freelance work for PBS, ABC, The New York Times, and other news companies, learned from a disgusted American contractor that the Kuwaiti company hired to build the U.S. embassy in Iraq was using forced laborers trafficked in from Asia.
posted to MetaFilter by psmealey at 3:30 AM on October 12, 2007 (61 comments)

I heard a story on NPR some time ago, and am having no luck finding it now. It was about a man, possibly a professor of architecture, who taught students how to mindfully walk and study the suburban landscape. Who was this person?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jquinby at 1:29 PM on October 10, 2007 (12 comments)

The French Fry Coated Hot Dog and other artisan hot dogs from Korea.
posted to MetaFilter by empath at 2:52 PM on October 9, 2007 (62 comments)

"Humanity will wither and die. It’s inevitable now..." It's a work of fiction, or so one would hope. I humbly submit for your perusal if not approval, Humanity’s Final Message to Those Who Would Come After by Jeff Harrell. "It’s not hard to understand why. The big picture is scary. The big picture is that we’re all dying. Every last one of us."
posted to MetaFilter by ZachsMind at 3:31 AM on October 7, 2007 (99 comments)

If you've ever worked with advertising or marketing "professionals," you've probably encountered this guy. Or this guy. Or her. Or one of these three guys.
posted to MetaFilter by dersins at 12:19 PM on September 9, 2007 (61 comments)

Go easy on the popcorn
posted to MetaFilter by johnny7 at 4:15 PM on September 5, 2007 (79 comments)

Evenings suck. At about 4:pm I go into zombie mode. My last 1-2 hours at work are wasted; I loose all motivation, interest, drive... Getting home doesn't make it any better. Help me out of my evening rut.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Classic Diner at 6:33 AM on July 11, 2007 (21 comments)

104 year-old Herb Hamerol was the lone survivor on hand at this year's 101st memorial for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. To some people he's a celebrity. Truth is, to attend the memorial he took the day off from his long-held job as a stock clerk at Andronico's supermarket. Yes, read that paragraph again.
posted to MetaFilter by miss lynnster at 12:00 AM on April 25, 2007 (33 comments)

[StoryFilter] About a year ago, I read a piece of sci-fi on the internet. I can't remember the web address, author or title.
posted to Ask Metafilter by pollystark at 6:58 AM on March 12, 2007 (11 comments)

Fantastic dancing and singing.
posted to MetaFilter by tellurian at 7:07 PM on February 14, 2007 (37 comments)

Over and over again I am being told I need to distinguish between the important vs. the urgent. But nobody gives you any specific strategies on just how to go about doing that. In the morning everything looks urgent and everything looks important. I'm being told that tasks like: Balance the checkbook - Change the oil - Return the overdue library book - Making collection calls, etc. are all unimportant tasks and should be pushed aside for the Important tasks, like: Researching that new business idea, developing my subordinates, personal development. Yet when ever I spend time with the important tasks, the unimportant task terrorize my mental energy and sap any enthusiasm I have for engaging in important tasks. I often give to the impulse to get at some urgent but not important tasks and piss away another day. Only to get up and repeat the process the very next day. I'd be interested in hearing about strategies, systems or products that you use to break yourself out of this loop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by garyfugere at 2:29 PM on June 9, 2006 (13 comments)

How much physical abuse can "Wal-Mart Cops" legally dish during a detainment for suspected shoplifting? Can cops seize a car for being used in a crime when no charges are ever filed?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 5:53 PM on June 9, 2006 (44 comments)

My cell phone is being bugged, I have changed my number several times. My corded landline phone is also bugged. My apartment has been bugged , don't know if it still is since I have moved. Don't know how they were able to bug my last apartment but it was. Can anyone help me
posted to Ask Metafilter by 10jubilee at 8:26 PM on May 28, 2006 (79 comments)

Humans! A lovely little bit of educational animation.
posted to MetaFilter by crumbly at 7:38 PM on May 19, 2006 (41 comments)