Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2 no longer reads an entire document from the attached scanner. It used to read and scan the whole document, now it stops at 1 page. Scanner works when used thru another program.
posted to MetaTalk by Iaddiso at 8:12 AM on July 16, 2008 (1 comment)

2 July 1863, second day of Gettysburg. Sickles has pulled his III Corps -- without orders -- off of Cemetery Ridge and positioned it a half mile in front of the rest of the Union lines. Longstreet smashes the hapless III Corps and its men are in full flight. Hancock rides back and forth inside the gaping hole left by Sickles. Below him, almost 2000 men of Wilcox's brigade are charging up the slope. They will gain a foothold on the ridge and be reinforced by Lee. As Longstreet pins down the Union left, Lee will roll up the center and right of the Northern army and chase them from the field. He will then march on and take Washington before turning north along the eastern seaboard. Lee will capture and burn Philadelphia and Boston in his March Along the Sea, chasing the Northern government from city to city until Lincoln finally sues for peace and the union is no more. Suddenly, a line of blue-coated soldiers comes into Hancock's view. "My God, is this all the men here? Who are you?" "1st Minnesota, sir." "See those colors?", says Hancock, pointing at the flags of the oncoming Confederates, "Take them."
posted to MetaFilter by forrest at 5:45 AM on July 2, 2008 (82 comments)

I'm looking for a travel backpack with removal daypack that is gadget friendly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nitsuj at 9:54 AM on June 27, 2008 (3 comments)

Is there any kind of exercise I can do to strengthen my knees?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jb at 12:08 PM on June 27, 2008 (19 comments)

CoffeeFilter. I love the smell of coffee but can't stand the taste. Far too bitter for my tastebuds. How can I learn to like coffee?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Effigy2000 at 5:42 PM on June 22, 2008 (61 comments)

I want to learn about Web Design. Emphasis on the design part.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 2:29 PM on June 7, 2008 (17 comments)

I'm trying to find the recipe for something called sandulla (spelling is probably wrong, san pronounced as in bonbon and dulla as in hoola).
posted to Ask Metafilter by sluglicker at 7:24 PM on June 20, 2008 (3 comments)

How do you get back in the swing of things - catch up on work, personal goals and commitments after getting lost/overwhelmed/giving up etc..?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jeffe at 8:47 AM on June 17, 2008 (16 comments)

What passes for summer is here in London, and I've already made all the cold dishes I know about ...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mutant at 3:41 AM on June 17, 2008 (24 comments)

You won't find Donkeyskin in many modern fairy-tale anthologies, perhaps because it concerns a girl so beautiful that her own father wanted to marry her. But don't worry, she dresses up as a donkey and escapes! Made famous by Charles Perrault, the story has many variants--Catskin, Allerleirauh, Thousandfurs, The She-Bear, All Kinds of Fur--and has been subject to many interpretations. The tale was illustrated by several of the great gift-book illustrators, including Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, Gustave Doré, and the less well-known R. de la Neziere. (More R. de la Neziere here and here.) Oh, and here's a sexy one.
posted to MetaFilter by Powerful Religious Baby at 4:09 PM on June 15, 2008 (41 comments)

In the 1930-40s there was an interracial, all woman swing band, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. They are not exactly forgotten. There is a book, a movie, a black history month public radio special and a tribute album devoted to them. Ladies and gentleman: the International Sweethearts of Rhythm (YouTube). More audio files here. Photo 1, 2
posted to MetaFilter by shothotbot at 6:55 PM on June 16, 2008 (7 comments)

We've discussed dead malls before. But did you know that the world's biggest mall is also its deadest?
posted to MetaFilter by Afroblanco at 7:10 PM on June 16, 2008 (36 comments)

What is the best way to draw website mock ups?
posted to Ask Metafilter by tseo at 12:29 AM on June 13, 2008 (20 comments)

The music video for Pork and Beans by Weezer is an homage to every web video meme. Ever. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 10:21 AM on May 23, 2008 (129 comments)

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)

Big fan of Monk on TV. Are there any other detective/crime fiction or shows that feature people with recognisable (or even diagnosed) psychological disorders? Played for laughs or serious.
posted to Ask Metafilter by long haired lover from liverpool at 12:46 AM on May 2, 2008 (56 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)

Feel good hit of the year; Discovery Channel's 'I Love the Whole World' ad
posted to MetaFilter by oxford blue at 5:10 AM on April 19, 2008 (103 comments)

Hands Behind Your Back. Do the Indie Kid (SLYT).
posted to MetaFilter by jontyjago at 11:40 AM on April 11, 2008 (49 comments)

The 21 Steps is a spy thriller short story that is told using Google Maps. [via mefi projects]
posted to MetaFilter by brain_drain at 10:34 PM on March 20, 2008 (20 comments)

This Is Charley. Charley is a cat with cerebellar hypoplasia.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 7:48 PM on March 19, 2008 (68 comments)

Bobby Dunbar was a four year-old boy that vanished in 1912, while on a fishing trip with his family in a Louisiana swamp. For weeks, searchers combed the area looking for him. The lake where he went missing was dynamited. Alligators were captured and had their bellies slit open to see if the body was inside. Nothing was found except a set of child's footprints leading to an old railroad trestle. Eight months later, the police found Bobby in the company of a drifter with a horse-drawn cart. He protested his innocence but was arrested and charged with kidnapping. Another woman came forward and claimed Bobby was, in fact, her son. But she was an unmarried fieldworker, and her claims were dismissed. The crime became a nationwide media event and the boy was returned to his parents, and their hometown held a parade in his honor. Bobby returned to his life. Ninety-one years later, Bobby Dunbar's granddaughter uncovered the truth.
posted to MetaFilter by smoothvirus at 7:22 AM on March 19, 2008 (79 comments)

Is there anywhere I can get Cheerwine in the Washington, DC area?
posted to Ask Metafilter by l33tpolicywonk at 4:42 PM on March 14, 2008 (18 comments)

If you're anything like me, at least one out of every three times you've had to use a flashlight, you wished you could machine gun someone to death with it. Well, friend... your prayers answered!
posted to MetaFilter by jonson at 9:14 AM on March 10, 2008 (41 comments)

Gaming journalism at its silliest. What do you get when you have the designer of Grim Fandango and Psychonauts Tim Schaefer play a game that you make up on the spot? Text based adventure hilarity. More of the same feature here.
posted to MetaFilter by Del Far at 6:50 AM on March 8, 2008 (11 comments)

A 3d graphics engine written in Excel. Money shot on page 4. Blatantly stolen from seanyboy.
posted to MetaFilter by signal at 1:48 PM on March 6, 2008 (32 comments)

On November 24, 1874, Joseph Glidden was granted patent number 157124. The invention decribed within is the subject of striking images, body art, and painfully bad movies. Yet, the history of barbed wire is interesting enough to warrant multiple museums.
posted to MetaFilter by DWRoelands at 9:50 AM on March 6, 2008 (19 comments)

My wife has agreed to give a single science fiction or fantasy book of my choice a try - I only have one chance, so help me choose wisely.
posted to Ask Metafilter by blahblahblah at 10:49 PM on April 30, 2006 (160 comments)

Top ten chemistry videos. (Wired, YouTube)
posted to MetaFilter by loquacious at 5:32 PM on March 2, 2008 (12 comments)

I’ve discovered that typically, a farmer who grows the forbidden fruits and vegetables on corn acreage not only has to give up his subsidy for the year on that acreage, he is also penalized the market value of the illicit crop, and runs the risk that those acres will be permanently ineligible for any subsidies in the future. (The penalties apply only to fruits and vegetables — if the farmer decides to grow another commodity crop, or even nothing at all, there’s no problem.) If you can't stop demand, curtail production. One farmer's view on the power of commodity crops.
posted to MetaFilter by Toekneesan at 3:21 PM on March 1, 2008 (33 comments)

Slum (youtube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Dwellers (mp3): how the other billion lives.
posted to MetaFilter by hadjiboy at 6:22 AM on February 28, 2008 (60 comments)

My heartfelt thanks to loving MeFites: Brandon Blatcher, hadjiboy, Grammar Moses, madamjujujive, vronsky, hortense, It's Raining Florence Henderson, rtha and Hildegarde.
posted to MetaTalk by nickyskye at 5:13 PM on February 19, 2008 (133 comments)

Sometimes when I cook meat, it tastes soapy. Why?
posted to Ask Metafilter by indienial at 10:26 PM on February 12, 2008 (12 comments)

Fuck Planet Earth. The extreme beauty of the popular Planet Earth series comes alive with this comedic bit that simply repeats the F-bomb to great effect.
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie at 2:27 PM on January 26, 2008 (106 comments)

Really loving the super-wide angle, minimalist photo compositions of yosigo (Jose Javier) on Flickr. How does he do it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by junesix at 1:47 PM on January 22, 2008 (17 comments)

Inform 7 Released. Inform is a language used for creating interactive fiction, and is one of the most widely used languages for this task. After several years of effort, Graham Nelson has released a new version of Inform, and is seeking to create a new way of creating IF, with natural language instead of traditional programming code. [more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by zabuni at 8:08 PM on April 30, 2006 (38 comments)

Give me your best games to play while waiting in line, going on long car trips, or on airplanes. Requirements: 2 or preferably more players, minimal, self-made or no equipment necessary (deck of cards is OK), and fun! So far I have: rock/scissors/paper tournament, Mafia/Werewolf, 20 questions. I need more!
posted to Ask Metafilter by agent99 at 11:12 AM on January 15, 2008 (45 comments)

I just got a waffle iron. Is there anything I can make with it besides the obvious?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Metroid Baby at 1:49 PM on January 14, 2008 (22 comments)

If you please—I urgently require a few good recommendations of novels that have India as a backdrop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hadjiboy at 8:32 PM on January 13, 2008 (55 comments)

Is there anything like Green Tortoise that has East Coast and/or Eastern Canada trips?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lorimer at 5:17 AM on January 11, 2008 (9 comments)

Where can I go to let my rage out by really trying to hurt people, but safely for me and for them? Ideally, this would be like a self-defense scenario, with two or more padded and armored attackers I can go all out against, but who are willing to accommodate my individual scenario over just an hour or two. Difficulty: I am a big guy with martial arts experience.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 4:27 PM on January 10, 2008 (28 comments)

Calling All Mefi Library People!! Got an hour to kill? Some Professional Development money to spend? Want to know the secrets of AskMe from Jessamyn?
posted to MetaTalk by Razzle Bathbone at 12:42 PM on January 9, 2008 (19 comments)

Teff, a native Ethiopian grain, has been cultivated there for at least 4,000 years. Its seeds are smaller than pinheads, and can be easily scattered. Many Ethiopians eat it two to three times a day in injera bread, porridge or, of course, alcohol (pages 3-4). The grain is gluten-free and is full of essential amino acids, calcium, and other vitamins and minerals. It has a short growing season and tolerance for marginal soils and drought or flood conditions, but its low comparative yield optimal sunlight conditions, and labor intensive harvest may limit the spread of the grain.
posted to MetaFilter by Pants! at 7:31 PM on January 6, 2008 (29 comments)

The Checklist - "If a new drug were as effective at saving lives as Peter Pronovost’s checklist, there would be a nationwide marketing campaign urging doctors to use it" [single page]
posted to MetaFilter by Gyan at 6:14 AM on January 2, 2008 (65 comments)

"GET LAMP is a documentary about Text Adventures (later Interactive Fiction), the storytellers who created them, and their unique place in the history of computer games." Although not completed yet (it will be soon, as filming was completed in October), this documentary will contain 76 interviews with people involved in the industry at the time, including Scott Adams (not the cartoonist), Marc Blanc and Tim Anderson (who both worked on Zork, one of the best known examples of the medium) . Here's a teaser trailer. And here are some fun representatives of the genre to play online.
posted to MetaFilter by SpacemanStix at 4:42 PM on January 2, 2008 (55 comments)

Could someone please explain how I can arrange transportation for a static caravan?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Tnuocca at 4:40 AM on January 1, 2008 (4 comments)

What's the difference between Title and Subject when it comes to metadata? And how do you use Title and Subtitle? Best practices, please...
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_wardrobe at 12:46 PM on December 28, 2007 (4 comments)

Driving across America taking pictures. Where should I stop?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nathancaswell at 10:47 AM on January 15, 2006 (35 comments)

This collection of photos contains many beautiful photographs of Iran.
posted to MetaFilter by localhuman at 10:49 AM on December 16, 2007 (16 comments)

The 1960's and early 70's saw an explosion of creativity and an astonishing variety of stylistic influences coming together in the pop and rock music of Cambodia.Tragically, almost all of the artists of that era were executed (or otherwise perished) during the nightmarish Khmer Rouge years. The following MySpace Music pages will help you to get acquainted with some of the wonderfully eclectic and adventurous music of this fertile period: Pen Ron, Yos Olarang, Rous Sareysothea, Sin Sisamouth, Vor Sarun, Houey Meas, So Savoeun, Eng Nary, In Yeng, Choun Malai, Mao Sareth, Sem Touch, Chea Savoeun, Toche Teng, Teth Sombath, Pen Rom, Em Songserm and Choun Vanna. Also, these related pages: Cambodian Rock, Radio Khmer Sitya, Cambodian Style and Cambodian Soundtracks. NOTE: For personal recommendations, check the hover-overs accompanying each link.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite at 2:07 AM on December 15, 2007 (38 comments)