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AussieVacationFilter: I'm a young guy in Los Angeles seriously considering a solo trip to Australia. The
Qantas Aussie AirPass seems like an amazing way to build a great trip without breaking the bank. However, with the level of freedom the AirPass would give me, I want to make sure I'm using my time and multiple cities wisely. Any advice and itinerary recommendations you'd be willing to make would be greatly appreciated!
posted to Ask Metafilter by adamk
at 9:09 PM on December 10, 2007
(16 comments)
Randy Pausch is a
pioneer in virtual reality, a
computer science professor, a
Disney Imagineer, an
innovative teacher, and the co-founder of
the best video game school in the world. One year ago he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and after a long and difficult fight
he's been given just a few more months to live. This week he gave
his powerful, funny, and life-affirming last lecture to a packed auditorium at Carnegie Mellon University, entitled "How to Live Your Childhood Dreams".
The WSJ's summary, and
a direct link to the complete video of the lecture (2 hours, and unfortunately streaming WMV). Warning: hilarious jokes about dying.
posted to MetaFilter by xthlc
at 8:13 AM on September 20, 2007
(32 comments)
Scrabble anxiety
posted to Ask Metafilter by A189Nut
at 4:58 PM on July 20, 2008
(62 comments)
Write down your password.
Bruce Schneier, Author of Applied Cryptography and founder of Counterpane security is urging people to write down their passwords.
posted to MetaFilter by delmoi
at 12:47 PM on June 21, 2005
(68 comments)
Sean Tevis Takes On Intelligent Designer with Some Intelligent Design of His Own...
Sean Tevis is running for State Representative in Kansas, against an opponent he describes as a proponent of intelligent design. Short on name recognition (and campaign funds) he took it upon himself to use his skills as an information designer to connect to his "constituents" - could he be the first true candidate for a generation that grew up on the Internet? Very clever
xkcd-style infographic deployed against the agents of doom... (I donated, couldn't help myself)
via BoingBoing
posted to MetaFilter by piedrasyluz
at 4:31 PM on July 16, 2008
(226 comments)
The simple phrase
"it's different this time" are the four most expensive words in the English language.
Sir John Templeton,
1912-2008, we thank you for this lesson and countless others.
posted to MetaFilter by Mutant
at 3:48 AM on July 9, 2008
(67 comments)
Joss Whedon's latest project is a family affair.
Seems that Mr. Whedon got a little bored during the writer's strike and called up some friends and family to help him make a low-budget web-series:
The story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to. Featuring Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible, Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer, Felicia Day as Penny and a cast of dozens. Written by Joss Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, and Zack Whedon. Directed by Joss Whedon. Produced by David Burns, Michael Boretz, and Joss Whedon. Music by Joss Whedon and Jed Whedon. Lyrics by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen. Score and Orchestration by Jed Whedon.
Make sure to watch the trailer, and read
Joss' announcement. And if you're so inclined, there's an
official MySpace page, and a
fan page.
posted to MetaFilter by vertigo25
at 3:09 PM on June 29, 2008
(87 comments)
[SexFilter] Mindblowing sex. I would like to have some.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 6:42 PM on June 27, 2008
(20 comments)
In the 1980s,
Richard Lenski hypothesized that his research team should be able to watch random mutations and natural selection taking place in a lab by observing a bacteria population over many generations. In 1988, beginning with a single bacterium, he started several replicate colonies. Recently, after 33,127 generations,
his team has observed natural selection.
posted to MetaFilter by Tehanu
at 4:36 PM on June 10, 2008
(55 comments)
Anyone have any experience with
gdiapers vs. cloth diapers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by GardenGal
at 10:13 AM on May 30, 2008
(23 comments)
BEKs, "Easter Eggs," The Holders... Welcome to
the world of
creepypasta -- short, oft-repeated scary stories, anecdotes, and "facts."
posted to MetaFilter by hjo3
at 6:55 PM on December 20, 2007
(44 comments)
Would you ever mix lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness?
With the help of a small red berry called miracle fruit, that's just what one woman did
at a rooftop party in Long Island City, Queens, last Friday night. The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy.
posted to MetaFilter by davinciuno
at 2:25 PM on May 29, 2008
(63 comments)
Fascinating account
(w/ pix) of a motorcycle journey through Angola. Stumbled onto this from the Black Flag forums and have not been able to stop reading it.
posted to MetaFilter by jcruelty
at 9:29 PM on May 26, 2008
(40 comments)
Fasting may be the remedy for jet lag. By
overiding your clock (audio interview 12 min) that prepares your body to eat, it is likely that you can reset your body's clock. Might this be the missing step in training yourself to be an
early riser?
via
posted to MetaFilter by bigmusic
at 6:41 PM on May 23, 2008
(23 comments)
Gyminee
is a truly excellent web app that lets you track workouts, nutrition and fitness goals. Prints grocery lists, lets you find workout buddies, etc. Very aesthetically pleasing, too. Considerably easier to use than
Fitday, which a lot of people swear by.
posted to MetaFilter by jbickers
at 1:49 PM on May 19, 2008
(15 comments)
Contrary to what you probably think you know about hypnosis, it can be done very quickly and can be used to convince someone to do something they normally wouldn't--like, say,
giving away their wallet, phone, and keys to a stranger (English mentalist
Derren Brown). What's happening here is known as a
handshake induction, a technique pioneered by American psychiatrist
Milton Erickson. There are
other methods of rapid induction hypnosis. These methods, along with techniques of verbal suggestion, are used by practitioners of
Neuro-linguistic programming, a field which some have associated with Mr. Brown's performances, though
he denies it. I wonder, though, how he manages to get a cashier at a dog track
to pay out on a losing ticket?
posted to MetaFilter by flotson
at 8:31 PM on May 11, 2008
(84 comments)
Womb Quake
Follow along with me on my adventure of giving birth to my first kid in Japan. The actual main event will be posted via cell phone updates by a couple of brave souls seeing the event through with me (or more likely outside of the room with celebratory beverages flowing). Also has information leading up to and after of what it's like to have a child here. Estimated due date is May 14 - but I could burst at any time! More fun and excitement than a barrel full of monkeys really.....
posted to Projects by gomichild
at 7:09 AM on May 12, 2008
What is it like donating sperm to a lesbian couple who are friends of yours?
posted to Ask Metafilter by twirlypen
at 7:48 PM on April 21, 2008
(19 comments)
What's the best hole-in-the-wall restaurant in San Francisco?
posted to Ask Metafilter by logic vs love
at 10:11 PM on April 18, 2008
(24 comments)
So I just introduced some of my friends to the sheer
awesomeness that is Dschinghis Khan's Moskau. I am now looking for similar funny/cheesy foreign songs, preferably in German.
posted to Ask Metafilter by pumpkin11
at 12:33 PM on April 8, 2008
(32 comments)
On this day in 1974
in
Kinshasa, Zaire, 32 year old Muhammad Ali knocked out 25 yead old George Forman and regained the World Heavyweight Title. "
The Rumble in the Jungle was a fight that made the whole country more conscious," Ali wrote at the time. "The fight was about racial problems, Vietnam. All of that." Above all the fight was a demonstration of
Ali's inventiveness in the ring. After dazing Foreman with his trademark quickness in the first rounds, Ali fell back against the ropes, and waved Foreman to come get him. Protecting his head,
Ali let Foreman pound away at his ribs and his gut. "At about the seventh round, I had him beaten, I knew I had him," Foreman recounted after the fight. "He fell on my side and whispered, ‘Is that all you got George?’ I knew something strange was happening in my life especially because that was all I had." In the eight round Ali came off the ropes and unleashed
a fury of punches against his exhausted opponent.
The dope went down. "I did it," Ali boasted after the fight. "I told you he was nothing but did you listen? I told you I was going to jab him in the corners, I told you I was going to take all his shots. I told you he had no skill. I told you he didn't like to be punched."
posted to MetaFilter by three blind mice
at 7:57 AM on October 30, 2005
(58 comments)
Best Story Ever
is a series of clips featuring various celebrities --
Henry Rollins,
Lewis Black,
Dee Snider,
Chuck D,
Ron Jeremy,
Bret "The Hitman" Hart, and many more -- telling their best stories. Some are lame, some are funny. But hey, what's your best story ever?
(It can't be lamer than Alan Thicke's, can it?)
posted to MetaFilter by cog_nate
at 7:58 AM on March 31, 2008
(64 comments)
