Computer languages considered in linguistic contexts?
posted to Ask Metafilter by AmbroseChapel at 10:43 PM on July 27, 2008 (19 comments)

The 10 Greatest Misspelled Tattoos, according to The L Magazine.
posted to MetaFilter by beaucoupkevin at 3:54 PM on July 17, 2008 (71 comments)

I just bought a used Nokia n800 Internet Tablet. Recommend accessories, software, uses?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Zed_Lopez at 6:54 PM on July 7, 2008 (7 comments)

To all the NYC Mefites I loved before, it's been too long. Let's meet-up. Above 14th street. On the West Side. You can all discuss how uncool that is inside this thread.
posted to MetaTalk by Lola_G at 12:44 PM on July 1, 2008 (100 comments)

Yes, it's another NYC meetup thread.
posted to MetaTalk by essexjan at 11:40 PM on July 3, 2008 (38 comments)

I am almost done with college. Since I've started, four separate times I've taken a semester off to study abroad, work overseas or do unorthodox things in the name of adventure. I've come to terms with myself and I know that this is I want out of life, and I know that when I graduate I'm not going to get a steady job with benefits or any of those other things that responsible people are supposed to do. How do I explain this to the people I care about in a way that makes them feel good about me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 11:47 AM on June 29, 2008 (39 comments)

Shall we play a game meet up at the last HOPE?
posted to MetaTalk by Skorgu at 9:57 AM on July 1, 2008 (30 comments)

Philip Pullman interviewed about the ideas behind "His Dark Materials" [YT,1 hour, South Bank Show,parts 2,3,4,5,6,7]. Inside, and hidden from those who don't want spoilers, are links relating to the ideas raised and about the books generally.
posted to MetaFilter by rongorongo at 4:40 PM on June 23, 2008 (85 comments)

Ugly [single link photobucket post]
posted to MetaFilter by orthogonality at 9:31 AM on June 22, 2008 (146 comments)

What are some of your absolute favourite online essays, articles and other pieces of non-fiction writing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by turgid dahlia at 4:21 PM on May 1, 2008 (51 comments)

I seem to have a very particular social skills deficit. Can you suggest software that might serve as a kind of brain prosthetic for me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Naberius at 11:38 PM on April 28, 2008 (14 comments)

from ACT I SCENE 4

J: Your pardon; did I break thy concentration?
Continue! Ah, but now thy tongue is still.
Allow me then to offer a response.
Describe Marsellus Wallace to me, pray.
posted to MetaFilter by 2or3whiskeysodas at 6:48 AM on April 20, 2008 (170 comments)

What exact characteristic(s) make someone appear polished and sophisticated?
posted to Ask Metafilter by amfea at 4:01 PM on March 19, 2008 (29 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)

This week I've been perseverating on Chuck Berry's great 1964 song "You Never Can Tell", so now you get to too! Unless you're over 50, you probably know it from the Thurman/Travolta dance in Pulp Fiction, but here are some other versions worthy of your attention:
posted to MetaFilter by ubiquity at 1:47 PM on February 10, 2008 (14 comments)

PISS LASER! How to use urine most efficiently in carving of urinal cake?
posted to Ask Metafilter by klangklangston at 12:08 PM on January 29, 2008 (43 comments)

How do I do a wookie roar with only my voice?
posted to Ask Metafilter by brownpau at 10:42 AM on May 18, 2005 (26 comments)

Help a miserable 20something deal with her paranoid, overprotective father! Long story short: I need help dealing with an overprotective parent. His behavior and beliefs have been debilitating both developmentally and socially, and I can't stand to watch another stagnant year go by. I need to start living my life. I'm a 20 year old girl and a bit of an old soul. I've already graduated from college with honors and I'm almost done with my master's. I have a full time job. I'm attractive, I take care of myself, I have everything I want in the material sense, but I'm miserable. I don't have friends. I've never dated. I don't go out. I have no sense of enjoyment in my life. I don't know how to interact with people or cope with my anxiety.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sansgras at 8:26 PM on December 23, 2007 (51 comments)

Peripatetic, endearingly-awkward geek seeks amazing advice for casual sex shenanigans.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 1:11 PM on December 18, 2007 (124 comments)

Famous Poems Rewritten as Limericks , as brought to us by our very own Lore Sjöberg. English majors, begin your griping now.
posted to MetaFilter by SansPoint at 5:21 AM on July 23, 2007 (302 comments)

What podcasts will make me more intelligent just by listening to them? I enjoy the BBC's "In Our Time", which features serious discussion of historical events and people by academics working in the field, and also quirky, thought-provoking programs like WNYC's "Radio Lab" and "This American Life". I'm not so keen on some of the podcasts I typically get from newspapers that gloss over the surface of a subject with little analysis. What other highbrow podcasts are made by people who really know their shit?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nowonmai at 9:01 AM on November 20, 2007 (63 comments)

AskMe thread on chilling Coke, specifically this answer, makes Lifehacker's list of Top 10 Food and Drink Hacks. Comments contain doubt as to the real identity of Mefi's own asavage.
posted to MetaTalk by casarkos at 10:30 AM on November 29, 2007 (86 comments)

I need examples of things and secrets only a very in the know sort of person would know about. Examples include: the Black American Express Card or Disney's Club 33.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thebrokenmuse at 5:03 PM on November 7, 2007 (104 comments)

I need 9 names.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Smarson at 10:13 AM on October 31, 2007 (157 comments)

Portraits of rural Russians by the photojournalist Pavel Bezrukov. He is born in 1962, and started with photography as a hobby. Currently freelancing as a photo correspondent for the Moscow-based Orthodox magazine Foma. Some more samples of his work can be found at Orthodoxy Photo.
posted to MetaFilter by Harald74 at 4:47 AM on August 7, 2007 (22 comments)

I'm working on making some moo cards, which I'll use as a semi-casual business card. I've got the photos all figured out, but I'm having trouble with the information I'm going to put on it. I'll of course put my name and contact information, but it's the title that's stumping me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jeffxl at 8:16 PM on July 5, 2007 (33 comments)

What do I do with all these unfamiliar veggies from the CSA?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Inconceivable! at 6:28 AM on June 21, 2007 (31 comments)

If I say to you, "The 5 o'clock meeting has been pushed forward 1 hour," what do you understand the new meeting time to be?
posted to Ask Metafilter by war wrath of wraith at 6:02 AM on November 16, 2006 (137 comments)

metafilter parody. no comment from me, i'll leave that to everyone else.
posted to MetaFilter by will at 10:32 AM on August 24, 2001 (1729 comments)

I'm looking for an off-topic message board, but I don't know if it exists.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Laura in Canada at 8:25 AM on May 9, 2007 (25 comments)

An autistic woman "speaks" her language, then ours. (YouTube) "My language is not about designing words or even visual symbols for people to interpret. It is about being in a constant conversation with every aspect of my environment, reacting physically to all parts of my surroundings." [more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by maudlin at 9:13 AM on January 25, 2007 (171 comments)

a list of 52 cool things you always wanted to learn but never got round to!
posted to Ask Metafilter by thegeezer3 at 11:48 AM on December 11, 2006 (34 comments)

I'm getting pretty tired of hearing the line "if you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about" in regards to what's happening right now in Washington. I've heard some long articulate responses to this, but what's a good one or two sentence response that succinctly points out the error in this line of thinking?
posted to Ask Metafilter by WetherMan at 10:18 AM on June 1, 2006 (56 comments)