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Frederick, Maryland: amuse me.

What interesting, different, off-the-beaten path things can I do in Frederick, Maryland?
posted to Ask Metafilter by December at 10:03 PM on June 4, 2008 (12 comments)

Multi-core MySQL fun!

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)

Found the perfect bride, all I need is a good location

DCWeddingFilter: Where should we get married in the DC area?
posted to Ask Metafilter by procrastination at 8:39 AM on June 7, 2006 (17 comments)

Best resouce for free printable crosswords?

Where can I find free printable crossword puzzles online for this lazy Sunday and beyond?
posted to Ask Metafilter by iamisaid at 12:18 PM on March 23, 2008 (4 comments)

Help my software team go from good to great.

I'm specifically looking at automated builds, unit testing, better source control, and generally moving away from seat-of-the-pants coding and deployment, to specific processes. This is a Microsoft shop, if that helps.
posted to Ask Metafilter by quixxotic at 12:04 PM on March 22, 2008 (15 comments)

Where can I find data on planetary positions and velocities?

I'm working on a computer simulation of the solar system, but I need data on the positions and velocities on planets and their moons. (more inside)
posted to Ask Metafilter by deansfurniture5 at 1:33 PM on March 17, 2008 (5 comments)

As a DC resident, how can I get to know Baltimore better?

As a DC resident, how can I get to know Baltimore better?
posted to Ask Metafilter by waylaid at 8:31 PM on March 9, 2008 (22 comments)

No Limit Honeymoon

No Limit Honeymoon. My new wife and I would like to go on a 2 - 2 1/2 week honeymoon. We will go anywhere in the world and want somewhere outside of the States or Europe. We will spend up to 20k US. She is not much into roughing it. We would like to be 50% active, and 50% chilling. We like to be pampered, we like to eat, we like to party, we like to swim, we like to relax. Where would you recommend we go based on the above? Hawaii, Australia, Thailand, Croatia, Zanzibar? Anyone have a outstanding honeymoon story or all around awesome place(s) they have visited? Set us up with an outstanding trip that will not be forgotten.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaizen at 8:14 AM on March 11, 2008 (42 comments)

Songs about drinking whisky?

Name good songs about drinking whisky. The sadder the better.
posted to Ask Metafilter by xmutex at 7:08 PM on March 7, 2008 (74 comments)

Where can I take a vacation for epic stargazing?

Where can I go for the awesomest stargazing possible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by BuddhaInABucket at 3:31 PM on March 2, 2008 (40 comments)

A more breadifying experience

What is the secret to bread texture?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rouftop at 11:05 AM on February 19, 2008 (28 comments)

How do I physically write faster?

How do I physically write faster?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ajp at 7:38 AM on February 18, 2008 (23 comments)

Changing from apples to oranges? No problem!

How do people break into finance (hedge funds, i-banking) when their concentrations in college had absolutely nothing to do with finance?
posted to Ask Metafilter by chan.caro at 8:14 AM on February 14, 2008 (14 comments)

Which Solid Gold Dancer are you?

Solid Gold was a television show that ran from 1980 to 1988, on Saturdays, in the early evening, hosted by (among others) Dionne Warwick, Rick Dees, and Marilyn McCoo. It showcased snippets of the Top Ten popular songs of the week, accompanied and sometimes interpreted by the Solid Gold Dancers. This post is about them.
posted to MetaFilter by not_on_display at 9:42 PM on January 11, 2008 (69 comments)

The new It-boy?

Who's the new darling of the literary world? Charles Bock. Although, some are asking, how the hell did a guy like him get all this high-profile coverage? [Bock previously on MeFi]
posted to MetaFilter by mattbucher at 8:13 AM on February 5, 2008 (81 comments)

Give me your Rwanda travelogue

Have you been to Rwanda since 1994? Tell me everything you can.
posted to Ask Metafilter by n'muakolo at 7:26 AM on February 5, 2008 (7 comments)

I believe that literature is working, even amidst this chaos, with a power that can change the world.

Haruki Murakami doesn't do many interviews. However, he granted one to a University of Hawaii journalism student and it was published in the January 2007 issue of GQ Korea. The text has been translated by the blog owner. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
posted to MetaFilter by spec80 at 8:44 AM on February 1, 2008 (25 comments)

What are 1s and 0s?

What are the 1s and 0s of computers? I.e., in what sense is it true (and in what sense is it false) to say that there are 1s and 0s in computers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eiwalker at 3:29 AM on January 25, 2008 (32 comments)

Is your name Michael Diamond?

How do I get creditors to stop calling me by mistake?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Nathanial Hörnblowér at 4:56 PM on January 23, 2008 (9 comments)

How to be a True Professional

What are the marks of a true professional?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PinkButterfly at 12:27 PM on January 22, 2008 (41 comments)

A new drug for a disease which might not exist

Is fibromyalgia a useful way of categorizing the illnesses experienced by several million Americans? The doctor who pioneered the study and characterization of the illness no longer thinks it exists as a distinct entity, and other experts agree. People who've been diagnosed with the disorder experience real pain, and are comforted by being able to put a name to their illness, but their doctors often think they'd have been better off without the diagnosis.
posted to MetaFilter by jackbrown at 5:13 AM on January 15, 2008 (52 comments)

Like the phone book, but with more plot

Looking for some good, loooong novels.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sonofslim at 7:43 PM on December 17, 2007 (102 comments)

How can I track ideas for my project?

What tools exist to track ideas in a project?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cptspalding at 3:18 PM on October 29, 2007 (16 comments)

Things to do in DC alone after work during the work week?

Things to do in DC alone after work during the work week?
posted to Ask Metafilter by damn dirty ape at 7:20 AM on September 19, 2007 (23 comments)

Geek loose in DC

What can a visiting geek do in Washington DC other than the obvious museums and attractions? I am in town from Oct 4 to the 15th.
posted to Ask Metafilter by clockworkjoe at 4:52 PM on October 2, 2007 (25 comments)

Novels starring real people

What good, recent novels depict the lives of actual, once-living people?
posted to Ask Metafilter by annabellee at 1:28 PM on September 14, 2007 (29 comments)

Diamond in the rough?

Unique Engagement Rings in NYC or SF?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lannanh at 1:00 PM on July 31, 2007 (11 comments)

How best to invest money for my kids

My daughters regularly get US Savings Bonds from relatives as presents. Can I do better for them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mcstayinskool at 3:50 PM on May 24, 2007 (11 comments)

Does QA suck, or, could AskMefi ever get sick of giving me career advice?

Everybody hates QA?
posted to Ask Metafilter by phoenixy at 1:16 PM on May 4, 2007 (35 comments)

Starting Good Work Habits

I'm starting a new job soon. What are some good habits to incorporate from day one?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sfkiddo at 12:53 PM on April 9, 2007 (28 comments)

how do you move a story without being in it?

fiction writers: how do you move a story without being in it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mirileh at 5:38 AM on April 3, 2007 (28 comments)

Vegetarian collard greens

I want to make delicious collard greens, but I want them to be healthy and vegetarian (so, no pork fat). I've tried a couple recipes I found online, but the results have been uninspiring (and the greens didn't strike me as nearly tender enough, even after an hour of boiling). Any advice? Any recipes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Plutor at 12:23 PM on April 3, 2007 (29 comments)

Web and print resources for an anxious gay fiancée-to-be

Please point me toward resources to help me cope with my family and their responses to my impending (gay) engagement. My Google-fu seems to be failing me. There's more details on my specific situation inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fiercecupcake at 6:53 AM on April 3, 2007 (36 comments)

Calculating Complicated Cost Basis

How the heck do I figure out the cost basis of long-ago inherited stocks?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bink at 7:54 AM on March 28, 2007 (6 comments)

Seeking DC area dentist for a crown

DC dentist recommendation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dcjd at 8:31 AM on January 2, 2007 (7 comments)

Writers on writing?

Writers on writing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by RokkitNite at 2:55 PM on December 11, 2006 (39 comments)

Sick widdle puddy tat.

What the heck was wrong with my mom’s cat?
posted to Ask Metafilter by weirdoactor at 12:52 PM on December 8, 2006 (7 comments)

Where did these beads come from?

This past weekend, the family and I went to Chesapeake Beach (Brownie Beach) in southern Maryland. As we were looking for sharks teeth and other fossils, a woman next to us was telling us about the glass beads she was finding. These apparently were from a shipwreck from the late 1700's and were "trade goods" from England. I want to know more about them. obviously..
posted to Ask Metafilter by ShawnString at 8:19 AM on October 24, 2006 (5 comments)
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