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I just found out within the last hour that my father has passed away. I am in California and he lived in Missouri. Now what?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jvilter
at 8:29 PM on October 1, 2008
(20 comments)
How have you figured out what your passion(s) is/are in life, and how have you translated that into a successful career involving your passion(s)? I am intentionallly not including details about myself and my situation because I don't really want specific suggestions about what might be good career directions for myself or what interesting areas I might pursue. I'm looking more for concrete examples of what steps you've taken to find out what drives you, and how you were able to make a career out of that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by entropic
at 8:01 AM on September 4, 2008
(25 comments)
Fox,
the BBC and
CNN have all revealed that Republican US presidential candidate John McCain has picked Alaskan Governor
Sarah Palin as his running mate on his 72nd birthday on the eve of the start of
Republican National Convention. Despite being wildly popular in Alaska, Palin has recently been involved in
an investigation over whether she dismissed a public safety commissioner because he refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law.
posted to MetaFilter by HaloMan
at 7:52 AM on August 29, 2008
(5604 comments)
Attention Fitness Gurus and Gurettes: Let's set me straight on about these fitness misconceptions and mysteries. I gotta get in shape!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Willie0248
at 12:50 PM on August 28, 2008
(26 comments)
As mentioned
previously, I write chiptunes. This Thursday through Sunday in NYC there will be a gigantic concert called
Blip Festival where I'll join 32 other chiptunists in a massive orgy of squarewaves and nostalgia.
I'm playing Thursday at 8, and will be doing stuff similar to this song - my niche is "chip metal". But there will be dudes from all over the world playing everything from happy lighthearted stuff to floor-pounding dance music.
I'm practically pissing myself with excitement since half these guys are idols of mine. Oh man oh man.
posted to MeFi Music by jake
at 12:23 PM on November 26, 2006
(6 comments)
Why do people hate hippies so much?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Who_Am_I
at 1:18 PM on July 31, 2008
(76 comments)
Another open letter.
posted to MetaTalk by krautland
at 7:03 AM on July 4, 2008
(202 comments)
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)
Thinking of Joe Cocker's great cover of the Beatles'
"With a Little Help From My Friends", I started wondering: what other cover versions have actually changed the
time signature of the original?
posted to Ask Metafilter by flapjax at midnite
at 9:54 PM on June 21, 2008
(48 comments)
Good, healthy cat food - whats the real deal and not just fluff that I pay extra for?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Carialle
at 10:51 AM on May 8, 2008
(37 comments)
RelationshipFilter: I told my boyfriend I was fine with him traveling in Europe for a couple of weeks with his ex-girlfriend. Now I'm having second thoughts. Help me figure out how best to handle this and get my confidence back?
posted to Ask Metafilter by booknerd
at 11:03 AM on April 22, 2008
(68 comments)
Is obesity actually rare among high-income people compared to low-income people? Or is this a stereotype? And if many high-income folks are in fact slim, does the availability of more wholesome foods really explain it all? One would think that a big bank account would buy pantries full of richer, tastier food that's harder to resist than the cheap stuff.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tinkertown
at 11:18 PM on March 11, 2008
(23 comments)
Why aren't turtles dinosaurs?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Listener
at 1:33 PM on March 11, 2008
(22 comments)
How can I become less clumsy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by iamkimiam
at 3:20 PM on February 12, 2008
(34 comments)
What long-term effects did the Second World War have on Europe's wildlife and environment?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mdonley
at 3:48 AM on February 10, 2008
(6 comments)
The Upside of the Downside
"I never imagined I’d find myself in the curious position of having so much more than my parents ever had, of having more, frankly, than I ever thought I would have—and yet simultaneously feeling like I’m falling behind, that I need to earn more, save more, invest more, acquire more. When did I begin to feel this anxiety of acquisition? How did I become such a jackass?"
posted to MetaFilter by ThePinkSuperhero
at 11:29 AM on February 5, 2008
(139 comments)
Are ninjas bullshit?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bookhouse
at 1:11 PM on February 1, 2008
(17 comments)
What happens if the president-elect dies before taking office?
posted to Ask Metafilter by shakespeherian
at 3:17 PM on January 31, 2008
(14 comments)
How do I become a cubicle king and a boardroom baron? How do I become a corporate rockstar? I am in a typical corporate office environment and am wondering why certain people climb the corporate ladder and others do not. What techniques and tactics have you personally applied to move ahead? I am looking for things related to work ethic, communication, self-promotion, appearance, relationships, use of technology, methodology,
GTD, etc. Do you send emails late at night to appear to be working late? Do you suck-up to the CEO's personal assistant? Or do you simply work your ass off and get sh*t done? Take me from the mailroom to the boardroom.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jasondigitized
at 9:31 AM on January 31, 2008
(34 comments)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is often
misunderstood (and is different from
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.) From wikipedia: "OCD sufferers are aware that such thoughts and behavior are not rational, but feel bound to comply with them to fend off feelings of panic or dread. Because sufferers are consciously aware of this irrationality but feel helpless to push it away, untreated OCD is often regarded as one of the most vexing and frustrating of the major anxiety disorders."
posted to MetaFilter by agregoli
at 12:19 PM on January 23, 2008
(65 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
(53 comments)
Is it possible to find wines similar in style to what the ancient Romans would have been drinking?
Or were their vinification methods so crude that no one bothers trying?
posted to Ask Metafilter by steinwald
at 5:18 PM on January 21, 2008
(10 comments)
How can I encourage my talkative boss to stick to a meeting agenda?
posted to Ask Metafilter by katala
at 3:24 AM on January 16, 2008
(17 comments)
Trial by Transplant.
"Most transplant recipients are grateful beyond measure.
Amy Silverstein's view, after nearly two decades with a donated heart, is more conflicted and often bleak. Much of her life, as described in
Sick Girl, has revolved around nauseating drugs, ongoing fatigue, painful tests, ER visits and hospitalizations without end—and the constant fear that the next heartbeat could be her last. At low ebb, she has teetered on the edge of giving up."
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus
at 1:05 PM on January 7, 2008
(35 comments)
When was police line tape first used at crime scenes in the US?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kittens for breakfast
at 10:03 PM on December 29, 2007
(16 comments)
Have there ever been any Indiana Jones-style booby traps discovered in real-world archaeological/exploration expeditions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sherlockt
at 9:47 AM on December 20, 2007
(8 comments)
The Campaign Game
The Campaign Game is a politically themed turn based tactical combat game. You choose a candidate, pick your staff, and literally fight it out with the opposition -- slinging mud, launching attack ads, and holding rallies to capture states and earn funds.
It's a bit on the complicated side for a web game, but hopefully people will enjoy muddling through (or even reading the instructions? I suppose that's doubtful). Still very much is beta, so I'd appreciate details on any bugs people run into.
I've also posted a
youtube gameplay video, for people who want to see what it looks like.
posted to Projects by malphigian
at 10:12 AM on October 9, 2007
Recipe for stuffed tofu at New York City deli/steamtable/buffet by the pound places.
posted to Ask Metafilter by krikany
at 7:56 PM on October 24, 2007
(3 comments)
What happened to the future?
Forbes has a terrific special feature on the future that offers a smörgåsbord of cool things. In addition to the usual predictions and "
whither the videophone" discussions, there are also interviews with futurists such as
David Brin,
Robert Sawyer,
Stuart Brand, and
Nicholas Negroponte about their mistakes and surprises (as well as an
article on the value of futurists and one on why you don't want to
make futurists angry). On the fiction side, it features short stories by
Cory Doctorow,
Max Barry, and
Warren Ellis, all dealing with the American workplace in 2027 during a financial crisis, as well as a discussion of
nine great books about the future. It ends with a
quiz about your ability to predict what will happen next year - Forbes will send you your score in January 2009.
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah
at 8:14 AM on October 24, 2007
(53 comments)
Why do US chat shows have the guest seating facing in the same direction as the host? This means the guest has to turn his or her head 90 degrees to look at the host, which looks totally unnatural to me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jontyjago
at 10:41 AM on October 2, 2007
(9 comments)
Seriously pissed? How about serious change?
Decades from now, no one will accuse our generation of
not protesting enough, but you'll probably be making excuses for
how we did it. No offense to those who
have protested this way- your heart's in the right place and you've probably given lots of time and money to doing the right thing- but what if you're not helping? What if hundreds of thousands of people turned out in their very best, most serious clothes, with no puppets, no "clever" home-made signs, and no instruments?
It's worked before. As
Matt Taibbi put it in AdBusters (previously on MeFi), "Next thing you know, you’ve got guys on stilts wearing mime makeup and Cat-in-the-Hat striped top-hats leading a half-million people at an anti-war rally. Why is that guy there? Because no one told him that war is a matter of life and death and that he should leave his fucking stilts at home." These things always
start small, but who knows? This is serious- let's act like it. If you wouldn't bring it or wear it to your grandmother's funeral,
leave it at home.
posted to MetaFilter by paul_smatatoes
at 11:10 AM on September 30, 2007
(169 comments)
Is there such a thing as Mormon philosophy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by empath
at 6:58 AM on September 26, 2007
(20 comments)
Would the Navy stop to pickup a sailor who fell overboard?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dyslexictraveler
at 9:17 AM on September 2, 2007
(16 comments)
I'm working my way through the Bible. At the moment, I'm towards the end of Numbers. The past few books have been very heavy with detailed instructions on the various blood rituals God requires of his people — which animals to sacrifice, what manner to do it in, and lots of blood-splashing on the sides of the tent.
posted to Ask Metafilter by WCityMike
at 5:38 PM on August 29, 2007
(33 comments)
In the world of conversation killers, talking about Excel to the average person ranks up there with the best. At the same time, there is always a chance that you wish you could have that conversation at work when it gets down to the wire. Even as a pro, you might need that brush up on
Array Functions,
calculation tricks,
VBA examples or some examples from one of the
well known authors on Excel. There is also no shortage of people who dedicate their working lives to this arcane program and are more than willing to assist others for free by posting solved issues on their websites. People like
David McRitchie,
OzGrid,
Rob Bovey,
Ron de Bruin,
John Walkenbach,
Dick Kusleika,
Joseph Rubin and
Chip Pearson.
Or if you just want to be a Debbie Downer at the next party, just take page from any of the following, memorize it. and recite it when faced with that nudge you don't want to talk to:
Excel Support,
Jon Peltier,
Colo's Junk Room,
Scriptorium,
Andrew's Excel Tips,
Andy Pope,
Anthony's VBA Page,
Rodney Powell,
Array Formulas,
Erlandsen Data Consulting,
Excel-it,
ExcelUser,
JKP's Excel Page,
John Lacher,
McGimpsey,
Bill Jelen,
Stephen Bullen,
Tushar Mehta,
VBusers.com,
The Excel Nexus,
The Excel Logic Page, and
Anthoney Does Excel. It’s a fast and easy way to ward off lounge lizards.
posted to MetaFilter by lampshade
at 2:13 PM on August 18, 2007
(43 comments)
What's the most exciting novel you've ever read? I mean this in the simplest sense: an exciting plot. I'm looking for page-turners. Novels that keep you on the edge of your seat and refuse to let you sleep until you finish them. I'm looking for genre novels -- but I don't care what genres: Mystery, thriller, sci-fi, etc. (though sci-fi/fantasy has been done-to-death here, so I'm really more interested in other genres.) Oh, I care about words. So no matter how exciting, I'll quit reading if the prose is crappy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by grumblebee
at 2:41 PM on May 25, 2006
(148 comments)
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