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I'm really, really bad at remembering the names of new people that I meet. How can I get better at remembering new names?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Effigy2000
at 10:53 PM on April 21, 2008
(23 comments)
How do you view podcast metadata on an iPhone?
posted to Ask Metafilter by popechunk
at 6:29 PM on January 3, 2008
(2 comments)
What books, training, or simple advice can you give me in becoming a more interesting conversationalist at work and especially in meeting new people?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Brandon1600
at 1:05 PM on March 16, 2008
(20 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)
Straight from the Department of Things Everybody But Me Probably Knew About Two Years Ago, it was only yesterday that I discovered the mind-boggling usefulness of the
Amazon Filler Item Finder, which allows you to enter the exact price of the item you need to pad your order up to $25.00 for free shipping. Happy postage-free holidays.
posted to MetaFilter by XQUZYPHYR
at 7:14 AM on December 4, 2007
(54 comments)
A post about how women experience street harassment has been deleted. The one about how the psychology of exhibitionist men remains. The grounds:
This post was deleted for the following reason: one exhibitionism post per day is enough. This is linked in the thread just below this. Please don't use MetaFilter to forward your point from metatalk. -- jessamyn
My point was to continue a discussion some people thought valuable from a previous thread deleted apparently because that post was poor.
Just can't get the hang of this thing. Hey ho.
posted to MetaTalk by jennydiski
at 7:46 AM on November 16, 2007
(1163 comments)
My house is completely wrecked. No cladding on the walls and in fact not too many walls. In four weeks time the builders will have built replacement walls and re-clad them. I need advice about what I should do about audio/video/data cabling for future needs and I need it soon !
posted to Ask Metafilter by southof40
at 10:39 PM on September 19, 2007
(12 comments)
I'm looking for some good ideas for infant Halloween costumes. We have a 5 month old daughter that we'd love to dress up (mostly for the cute pictures) but we're short on ideas. I've seen all the 'cute' costumes (some into the hundreds of dollars) available for sale on various sites but none of them are striking me as particularly worth the money.
posted to Ask Metafilter by lyam
at 1:29 PM on September 17, 2007
(39 comments)
Is there a reason that we're allowing the
blink tag?
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 9:18 PM on September 13, 2007
(290 comments)
(LINKS NSFW)
I came across these images of
Annie Stoner while searching Flickr's
iphone wallpaper group. People seem to
rave about her body but to me it looks absurdly fake. A cut and paste job for sure.
Here's her
home page. and another
example of what I'm talking about.
Am I wrong about this? Have I gone insane? Am I so old that I don't know a real woman when I see one? Help me make the world go the right way.
(ALL IMAGES NSFW)
posted to Ask Metafilter by captainscared
at 2:02 PM on September 9, 2007
(47 comments)
What are some interesting, smart interior design blogs to follow?
posted to Ask Metafilter by geoff.
at 10:00 AM on September 10, 2007
(10 comments)
Fingerjig
is a six minute typing game that pulls random words from a large dictionary (and during one section, random letters). I like it because it plays cool percussion hits when you make a mistake, and because sections of it test your left hand and right hand separately.
(via)
posted to MetaFilter by Kwine
at 11:02 AM on June 17, 2007
(50 comments)
Judd Apatow's Family Values
A look inside the comedic mind that brought us "Freaks and Geeks", "Undeclared", and "The 40 Year Old Virgin".
Apatow’s childhood hero was Steve Martin. On a summer trip to L.A., Apatow persuaded his grandparents to drive by Martin’s home until Apatow spied his hero in the driveway. Martin wouldn’t give him an autograph, so Apatow wrote him an angry letter saying it was his patronage of Martin’s projects that allowed him to live the high life. A few weeks later, Martin sent Apatow a copy of his book “Cruel Shoes” with an apology: “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize I was speaking to the Judd Apatow.”
Also:
Judd and Seth Rogen at play.
posted to MetaFilter by ColdChef
at 9:10 PM on May 27, 2007
(33 comments)
Where can I find good reviews for electronics that can be trusted?
posted to Ask Metafilter by LoopyG
at 10:43 AM on May 5, 2007
(11 comments)
Got some free time over the New Year's long weekend? Well, here's every episode (or damn near it) of
Aqua Teen Hunger Force,
Boondocks,
Clone High,
Metalocalypse,
Moral Orel,
Robot Chicken,
South Park (
alt),
Venture Brothers,
Futurama. Or over
here, there's
all those and more.
But
wait my friends, there's more, yes,
even more: for the same low price, I'll include the Ultimate Motherlode of Music Video
(11,500 of them, or your money back!), alphabetized for your viewing pleasure. Just free up some bandwidth, and step inside ...
posted to MetaFilter by stavrosthewonderchicken
at 3:30 AM on December 29, 2006
(158 comments)
Conversing with the matchless Judith Martin
I know you are all familiar with the
work of the inimitable (if syndicated)
Judith Martin,
alias Miss Manners, but I dared to presume that you have not come across this 2005 interview with her. In it she discusses the process of becoming Miss Manners, the cyclical nature of etiquette, her historical predecessors, sumptuary laws in Renaissance-era Venice, and the respective natures of aristocratic and democratic etiquette. Fascinating read.
posted to MetaFilter by orange swan
at 3:24 PM on October 24, 2006
(41 comments)
Lofi is showing a cold fusion error if you are not logged in.
posted to MetaTalk by Jim Jones
at 11:19 PM on February 13, 2005
(15 comments)
New Yorkers: where are the best coffee shops, cafes, bars for a spot of work or a quiet read?
posted to Ask Metafilter by godawful
at 1:44 PM on September 21, 2006
(32 comments)
In the U.S., why does a family need two incomes to live at a standard that was previously attainable by one?
posted to Ask Metafilter by horsemuth
at 1:05 PM on August 21, 2006
(105 comments)
Roboclaw
- Flash game in which you try to pick up and move a blue ball to a target using a robotic claw. Starts easy enough...
posted to MetaFilter by shawnj
at 9:33 AM on August 10, 2006
(26 comments)
Looking for New York State Wine Tasting Suggestions
posted to Ask Metafilter by Julnyes
at 8:41 AM on July 27, 2006
(8 comments)
Ever wondered which sites Metafilter users link to the most? I've updated
Metafilter Sources for the first time in two years, showing that Youtube and Flickr are now in the top 20, and that Wikipedia is now the most popular external source ever. Move over, Newsfilter... It's Wikifilter time!
Also, I updated the
Metafilter Stats charts through June 2006. More analysis inside.
posted to MetaTalk by waxpancake
at 11:44 AM on July 24, 2006
(40 comments)
