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What's your tech writing bible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nebulawindphone
at 7:15 PM on June 12, 2008
(11 comments)
Casseroles hooray! Give me your favorite recipes! (Important details within.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by 2or3whiskeysodas
at 2:42 PM on June 7, 2008
(19 comments)
HistoryWorld
is a general-knowledge website, designed for anyone above the age of about twelve with an interest in history. I found the site searching for
dance history, but it includes 400 broad topics with more added all the time. It approaches history as a narrative, making full use of
chronology. This is for the student as well as the researcher.
posted to MetaFilter by netbros
at 5:36 AM on May 23, 2008
(15 comments)
How can I figure out if my ISP is blocking bugmenot? I haven't been able to access it for about 3 weeks and
downforeveryoneorjustme.com has been reporting that it is up. Tracert is "Unable to resolve target system name www.bugmenot.com."
posted to Ask Metafilter by srboisvert
at 10:54 AM on May 20, 2008
(20 comments)
We are building a low-cost video confernecing system in out conference room, and I am looking for recommendations for iChat/Skype webcams and microphones.
posted to Ask Metafilter by baggers
at 3:20 PM on April 25, 2008
(2 comments)
What's the best web site builder software for a non-beginner?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jurczyk
at 5:10 PM on March 16, 2008
(11 comments)
Cope pipe without a jig.
Enter a few parameters and get a pdf that will give you a printable pattern that will allow you to notch tubing for welding or brazing to another pipe.
posted to MetaFilter by Mitheral
at 6:19 PM on March 15, 2008
(35 comments)
I got divorced almost 15 years ago. It was not a friendly divorce, and as such, I've not spoken to the ex since the night I found him in flagrante delicto. I've since remarried, had a kid, bought a house and have a stellar credit rating. Recently I've started to get collection agencies calling the house for the ex's debts. Other than dealing with each individual collection agency as they call at insane hours, is there any sort of general clearing house type place where I can say "I don't know where he is, I don't know what he's doing, and I'm certainly not going to pay his bills?" Is there anything I can do to make the phone calls stop? Do I have any legal recourse at all?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dejah420
at 7:54 AM on February 9, 2008
(13 comments)
Can anyone recommend software to syncronise files between multiple servers ?
posted to Ask Metafilter by matholio
at 9:12 PM on February 3, 2008
(14 comments)
People with a History
is "an online guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans history." Ranging from
the first stirrings of civilization to the modern day, People with a History gathers together original sources and academic articles dealing with queerness throughout history. To give you a feel for the wealth of material on the site, here are a few pages that caught my interest:
The Vikings and Homosexuality,
Coptic Spell: Spell for a Man to Obtain a Male Lover,
an acount of a gay marriage ceremony described by Michel de Montaigne,
But Among Our Own Selves (an 18th Century gay ballad),
a chapter from The Life of St. Theodore of Sykeon, a 7th Century Byzantine monk and bishop, which mentions
adelphopoiesis, or the
rite of brothermaking,
Wu Tsao, 19th Century Chinese lesbian poet, and finally
Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men.
posted to MetaFilter by Kattullus
at 12:20 PM on February 2, 2008
(15 comments)
So Hunter S Thompson's dead and I don't really know which writers to turn to, as the American election year gets underway, who can bring the mad skills, the savage wit, and the dedication to cutting through the usual bullshit. Wanna-be gonzo schtick I'm not so excited by; clear, fearless, honest voices for the win!
Drug references optional.
posted to Ask Metafilter by stavrosthewonderchicken
at 9:00 PM on January 3, 2008
(26 comments)
Okay, here's where I politely ask you folks to help rig up a creative midlife crisis.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 2:30 PM on December 30, 2007
(25 comments)
As part of my work for a client I've begun researching online privacy, cryptography, and other sundry ways of protecting oneself online. And I'm now completely creeped out and must switch NOW to uncrackable passwords, multiple email accounts, encrypting the crap out of everything I do, and generally making sure that only the things I want public on the internet are publicly accessible. But we run into the question - how do I do that without driving myself nuts trying to remember my passwords, convince everyone I know to use encrypted communication, and maintain a reasonable amount of privacy in my web surfing? And how do I do that after 8 years of webwhorage where I wasn't too concerned who knew what about me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by saysthis
at 7:29 AM on December 28, 2007
(15 comments)
Lots of people seemed interested in my Christmas music question. With your help, I've
finished the job. Thanks so much everyone!
posted to MetaTalk by dmd
at 10:13 AM on December 7, 2007
(20 comments)
Gay Male Fiction: Please Recommend something good to read
posted to Ask Metafilter by blast
at 5:39 PM on December 1, 2007
(25 comments)
In 2008,
China will fail to ride the Olympics wave and improve its worldwide image,
the US will vote mainly on
health (barring a terrorist attack or a recession),
usher in a period of pragmatic caution and toast to it
over a nice Merlot, the
culture wars will go global,
Israel may decide that it must act alone against Iran,
African gangs will prosper,
UK politics will be re-established as a spectator sport,
we will finally quit oil - and want yet more of it,
the potato will make a comeback,
an island will be moved for the sake of the Euro,
we will rush to give for free what others charge for,
U will HAV CASH,
robots will explore the seas of Earth,
which is round, by the way,
pigs will fly, and we will
like totally love it (
don't we?).
The Economist: The World in 2008.
posted to MetaFilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 5:46 PM on November 28, 2007
(35 comments)
What should I do with old family documents?
posted to Ask Metafilter by thivaia
at 7:35 PM on November 26, 2007
(4 comments)
I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the PC games market. Help me find something that's not another damn FPS!
posted to Ask Metafilter by jon4009
at 2:00 PM on November 17, 2007
(34 comments)
So last night, I found what I think I've determined is an ANT QUEEN crawling across the carpet in front of my tv. I caught it. What in blazes do I do now? Make a little crown?
posted to Ask Metafilter by asavage
at 11:49 AM on November 17, 2007
(36 comments)
Looking for [ IT | data center ] inventory software. Ideally it will track all types of hardware imaginable, from the server room, to the desktop, to the mobile warrior. Cheap is good, free is better.
posted to Ask Metafilter by neilkod
at 1:41 PM on November 12, 2007
(8 comments)
Why does my Mac appear to have other people's computer names at the command line? What's up here?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Happy Dave
at 11:53 AM on November 12, 2007
(8 comments)
At a time when fed-up American citizens are
petitioning Congress to end the imprudent financial practices that caused the
housing bubble sub-prime mortgage crisis liquidity crisis impending recession -- including the banning of
SIV's and
refusing any bailouts for Wall Street, banks, or mortgage companies -- the United States Treasury Department
has just announced the creation of a giant-mega-ultra SIV called "M-LEC" made up of assets from several of the largest American banks. Already unofficially nicknamed "Sivie Mae" (or worse,
"the Frankenstein Fund"), it would be an off-balance-sheet way for these banks to pool and price the
ABCP's that they've lately been having trouble pricing and thus selling -- i.e. the liquidity crisis.
posted to MetaFilter by Asparagirl
at 4:24 PM on October 16, 2007
(82 comments)
MeFi's own TF2/gaming server?
posted to MetaTalk by herrdoktor
at 11:57 AM on October 11, 2007
(114 comments)
The great AskMe folllowup roundup -- sort of a pony, sort of a good idea. People, if you have posted an AskMe in the last year or so (meaning it is still live) and you found the answers helpful, and something happened as a result of the AskMe, many people are curious to know what the end result is. Going back, marking best answers if you haven't done so, and telling us what the heck ended up happening would all be much appreciated.
posted to MetaTalk by Deathalicious
at 2:41 PM on October 4, 2007
(221 comments)
I'm trying to set up my Macbook running OS X 10.4.10 to use a printer that's connected to my Windows XP Home machine over my home network and my inner geek is failing miserably. How can I get this working?
posted to Ask Metafilter by DandyRandy
at 7:35 PM on September 24, 2007
(4 comments)
Can you point me to any documents or websites that give a generally agreed upon guideline on how to build webpages?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Brandon Blatcher
at 7:18 PM on September 22, 2007
(5 comments)
Shoulder exercise recommendations to protect my joints from repetitive martial arts drills?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hermitosis
at 10:49 AM on September 19, 2007
(12 comments)
BUTT MAGAZINE,
a sexy pocket-size quarterly for and about homosexuals, refreshingly focuses on the allure of the everyday guys. And all their issues are
archived online! NSFW.
posted to MetaFilter by hermitosis
at 8:55 PM on July 31, 2007
(64 comments)
What single book is the best introduction to your field (or specialization within your field) for laypeople?
posted to Ask Metafilter by limon
at 5:40 PM on September 8, 2007
(239 comments)
What's the best way to find cool stuff on Usenet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by matkline
at 9:53 PM on September 8, 2007
(18 comments)
The proper way to deal with a KKK march
(Do not click link while drinking liquids) With all the doom and gloom in the news these days, I was beginning to think there was nothing to be done to make things better. I was proven wrong. By clowns.
posted to MetaFilter by Enron Hubbard
at 8:18 AM on August 30, 2007
(90 comments)
How can I find those hilarious closed/deleted Metafilter threads from the days of the IMG tag? I remember the page taking a few minutes to load because they were full of ridiculous animated GIFs. I'd like to spam my friends with some of those images.
posted to MetaTalk by exhilaration
at 1:15 PM on August 29, 2007
(35 comments)
