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I'm new to Boston (not here even a week yet). What should I be sure to see or do as I get settled? How do I fit in (and hide the fact that I'm from NYC)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Admiral Haddock
at 7:10 AM on May 16, 2008
(37 comments)
I'm a male introvert with very, very few close friends. I can make casual friends no problem, but I'm rather particular about the type of people I'd want to be serious friends with. Difficulty: I'm an atheist liberal eco-friendly vegetarian tech nerd who doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 7:02 AM on May 16, 2008
(51 comments)
How do you develop focus, drive, and personal discipline?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Saxon Kane
at 8:26 PM on May 11, 2008
(25 comments)
"We Nathaniel Mulliken, Philip Russell, [and 32 other men], All of lawful age, and inhabitants of Lexington, in the County of Middlesex...do testify and declare, that on the nineteenth [of April] in the morning,
being informed that...
a body of regulars were marching from Boston towards Concord...and soon found
that a large body of troops were marching towards us...whilst our backs were turned on the troops,
we were fired on by them, and a number of our men were instantly killed and wounded..."
* Thus "
the shot heard around the world"
[video | 10:01] led American colonialists (eventually with
the help of the French)
on the path to founding a new nation [video | 54:04].
posted to MetaFilter by ericb
at 11:41 AM on April 19, 2008
(43 comments)
AskMefi Followup: I asked you guys for tips in Seoul, and the response was very helpful, I'm still here for 5 more days, but
here are pictures of the awesome places you led me to!
posted to MetaTalk by nile_red
at 5:11 AM on May 8, 2008
(46 comments)
Help me not be such a clueless geek on the Internets.
posted to Ask Metafilter by pjern
at 7:02 PM on May 7, 2008
(14 comments)
I just saw the trailer for the ostensibly terrible Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher vehicle, "What Happens in Vegas." Can anyone tell me if this is the first time that an ad campaign has been adapted into a feature film? I'd also like some background information about the ads themselves. Who is responsible for them? Where and when did the expression "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" originate?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PM
at 11:22 PM on May 4, 2008
(16 comments)
Help me identify this Post Modern cultural theory. Prime example: cops on the TV show COPS act differently than they normally would, since they're being filmed for TV. Kids watch COPS thinking that's what cops actually are like. Kids eventually grow up and be cops themselves, emulating cops-on-TV, not "true" cops.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nemoorange
at 2:44 PM on April 21, 2008
(19 comments)
- "Please don't beat me. I'm having my period." ~ Mama Wangari
- "It is being both black and gay [which is problematic]." ~ Zanele Muholi (Nehanda Nyakasikana) [NSFW]
- "Sisters at heart, these women are: from Kibera to Loresho." ~ WM
- "My vagina wants an Uzi" ~ Larissa Klazinga (Amanda Atwood)
- "You are from Kenya? So are you Kikuyu or Luo?" ~ Wangui
Blogs of women from Africa. That is all.
posted to MetaFilter by hadjiboy
at 6:29 AM on April 17, 2008
(29 comments)
Can someone recommend some great web typography books?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rev-
at 11:29 AM on April 16, 2008
(2 comments)
I am looking at different methods of digital delivery/download/payment. (I have an ebook I will soon be offering.) PayPal offers this directly, I am somewhat familiar with e-junkie and I know there are others. Do we have any Mefites who have used any of these services, or knows of someone who has, and can share their experience? Suggestions? In advance, as always -- thank you!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Gerard Sorme
at 11:39 AM on April 16, 2008
(2 comments)
Wondering if anyone here has had a
Genealogical DNA test for purposes of learning more about your
distant (ie. not recent/paternity) ancestors. I have questions about the differences (price, service, thoroughness) of the various companies offering this service, the type of data that different tests can produce, and ways this data can be (constructively) interpreted.
posted to Ask Metafilter by cadastral
at 6:20 AM on April 16, 2008
(17 comments)
MITOpenCourseWare offers
an online high-school course on
Douglas Hofstadter's much-loved 1980 Pulitzer-winning exploration of maths, patterns, music, art, recursion, and computability,
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Previously, some here had indicated
an interest in such a course.
posted to MetaFilter by orthogonality
at 3:00 AM on April 12, 2008
(28 comments)
How do I play MIDI notes from a Cocoa application, simply?
posted to Ask Metafilter by unSane
at 10:22 PM on April 9, 2008
(4 comments)
Are video game reviews legitimate? How does the "official" video game review system really work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by brandnew
at 6:14 AM on April 6, 2008
(21 comments)
"Inevitably, after I finish speaking, the strong opinions come. It happens the same way every time: People listen and then they say what they've been feeling. Videogames are not good for you. Videogames are a waste of time. They isolate children. Kids never go outside to play. They just sit there and stare at the TV all day."
The Myth of the Media Myth: Games and Non-Gamers.
posted to MetaFilter by flatluigi
at 3:36 PM on March 30, 2008
(130 comments)
Like sprites? The People's Sprites has the most extensive repository of old game pixel art I've ever seen.
Some good examples from:
Battletoads,
Excitebike,
Final Fantasy GBA,
Mega Man,
Metal Slug,
Mortal Kombat,
Punch-Out,
River City Ransom,
Shinobi,
Samurai Shodown,
Super Mario Kart,
Super Mario World, and my favorite,
Super Metroid.
Hundreds more at the site, plus
original and
public domain ones.
posted to MetaFilter by BlackLeotardFront
at 12:09 PM on March 30, 2008
(17 comments)
Technological loopholes to religious law?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SBMike
at 9:20 AM on March 7, 2008
(24 comments)
I'm bored.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mpls2
at 6:40 PM on March 5, 2008
(42 comments)
Favorite secret reading spots in and around Boston?
posted to Ask Metafilter by raztaj
at 9:58 AM on March 2, 2008
(8 comments)
Ico did not sell very well. Though critics loved it, the simple third person puzzler failed to capture an audience on the PS2.
(youtube trailer)
Fast forward a few years to
Shadow of the Colossus, and desiger Fumito Ueda struck gold. Earning tons of
critical praise for his story of a young boy out to bring his love back from the dead.
posted to MetaFilter by tylerfulltilt
at 2:53 PM on March 1, 2008
(74 comments)
Help me find new burger recipes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by dersins
at 9:51 AM on February 25, 2008
(26 comments)
I would like to read books by more MeFi writers. I have therefore made a list of who they are and their books.
posted to MetaTalk by paduasoy
at 5:03 AM on February 23, 2008
(102 comments)
The Wager:
"I'll bet you that video games will never become a significant form of cultural discourse the way that novels and film have. I'll bet you that fifty years from now they'll be just as mature and well-respected as comic books are today," posits game designer Steve Gaynor.
Responses and rebuttals.
posted to MetaFilter by Pastabagel
at 12:46 PM on February 19, 2008
(140 comments)
I need a funny saying for a sign that will go in a window. It will hang over my fat cat, who hardly moves. I know you guys can come up with something great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Alpenglow
at 8:59 AM on November 28, 2007
(84 comments)
What do you look at/notice, as you wander through the world, that I probably ignore?
posted to Ask Metafilter by wittgenstein
at 12:15 PM on February 12, 2008
(130 comments)
I've never given Bob Dylan a fair shake, and I'm starting to feel like I'm missing out. If there were one album (or two, if need be) that you consider to be an excellent primer or introduction to his music, what would it be?
posted to Ask Metafilter by inkedmn
at 12:21 PM on February 8, 2008
(55 comments)
I'm looking for a showcase/inspiration gallery of imageless (or at least minimal graphics) pure CSS web designs. I figured this would totally have been done as a "Top X" list somewhere, but it doesn't seem to exist. Not necessarily "minimalist" design, but what can be done with great colour, layout, typography, and clever CSS.
posted to Ask Metafilter by stephthegeek
at 5:07 PM on February 4, 2008
(9 comments)
If MS buys Yahoo, where should I take my del.icio.us and flickr accounts to?
posted to Ask Metafilter by quarterframer
at 3:46 PM on February 1, 2008
(19 comments)
Looking for books that talk about aspects of society or culture in new and interesting ways.
posted to Ask Metafilter by reenum
at 8:23 AM on January 10, 2008
(20 comments)
What movies should any person in their right mind have seen by now?
posted to Ask Metafilter by showbiz_liz
at 2:36 PM on January 26, 2008
(103 comments)
What did you do to change from poor to rich?
posted to Ask Metafilter by markovich
at 10:39 PM on January 22, 2008
(52 comments)
What makes a good classical musical recording?
posted to Ask Metafilter by deeper red
at 8:42 AM on January 23, 2008
(11 comments)
What are the marks of a true professional?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PinkButterfly
at 12:27 PM on January 22, 2008
(41 comments)
Recommend me some British comedy, please.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jtron
at 11:40 AM on January 22, 2008
(86 comments)
I'm writing a book that is heavily self-referential. How can I place markers in some other part of the document (ex: "For more information, refer to "Foo" on page "Bar") throughout the entire document and have that page Bar change as the information anchor moves around?
I'm using Google Docs, but I'm willing to switch software if need be. Solution needs to be compatible with OSX.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SpecialK
at 9:34 PM on January 21, 2008
(10 comments)
Who writes videogames?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ndwright
at 6:12 AM on January 19, 2008
(16 comments)
Let's pause for a moment to view the best part of any gameshow -- the
stupid contestants.
posted to MetaFilter by flatluigi
at 8:44 PM on January 13, 2008
(36 comments)
I want to teach myself computer science. I know that teaching myself is far from a university education on the subject, but I'd like to try. How can I teach myself? What are books/lectures/tools/websites/anything that I could use to do this? Covering everything from the programming languages themselves, to algorithms, software development, and the mathematics background necessary for this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by petah
at 6:41 PM on January 12, 2008
(22 comments)
We all know at least some of the 'classics of literature', but what are the classics of videogaming?
posted to Ask Metafilter by WinnipegDragon
at 8:20 AM on March 6, 2006
(95 comments)
