I'm seriously addicted to the snooze button on my alarm clock. Help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by finding.perdita at 7:15 PM on July 17, 2008 (38 comments)

What does the phrase, "groBes malheur!", as used in this photo, mean and what language it is?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fuse theorem at 10:53 PM on July 15, 2008 (13 comments)

"My name is a combination of 'take photo' and the letter 'C' for Charlie. How on earth do you pronounce that, you might ask. Well the answer is you don't. You sign it."
posted to MetaFilter by The corpse in the library at 6:17 PM on July 7, 2008 (45 comments)

Another open letter.
posted to MetaTalk by krautland at 7:03 AM on July 4, 2008 (202 comments)

Can someone tell me what I am doing in my brain to cause this sensation in my body? Am I a monk?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 7:43 AM on July 3, 2008 (19 comments)

While the latest Pixar/Disney animated film, Wall-E (teasers, trailers and clips) debuted as the No. 1 movie this past weekend and has been met with critical acclaim, including a 97% "Fresh Rating" at RottenTomatoes and a 93% ranking by critics and 90% by viewers at MetaCritic, the film has outraged the radical right. "[M]y kids were bombarded with leftist propaganda about the evils of mankind..." "...I will do my part to avoid future environmental armageddon by boycotting any and all WALL-E merchandise and I hope others join my crusade." "I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying."^*
posted to MetaFilter by ericb at 11:41 AM on July 1, 2008 (253 comments)

The Skins They Carried. Military tattoos in the age of Iraq.
posted to MetaFilter by thatwhichfalls at 7:52 PM on June 22, 2008 (32 comments)

Help me find real-world magic items.
posted to Ask Metafilter by MrVisible at 12:34 PM on June 17, 2008 (47 comments)

I am looking for experiments, useful tricks, and fun things to try out, using my biological cycles, chemistry and anatomy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bobobox at 10:39 AM on June 16, 2008 (11 comments)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
posted to MetaFilter by Del Far at 6:46 AM on June 5, 2008 (37 comments)

Where are the transhumanists who will settle for current technology? Transhumanists seem to be waiting for some unspecified date when we will have jetpacks and nanobots and neural interfaces. Yet we can already improve our bodies somewhat. Consider hearing aids. Directional microphones let you focus on people around you and tune out background noise. Dentures are better than our teeth. So why do transhumanists use their own teeth and ears?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Monochrome at 10:37 PM on June 4, 2008 (22 comments)

Hey, command-line nerds! You shell geeks over there! Switch over to your browser and go to goosh.org right now.
posted to MetaFilter by sdodd at 4:52 PM on June 2, 2008 (51 comments)

I'm looking to revamp my organization's wiki. Have you seen a Mediawiki installation with a really well-designed front page?
posted to Ask Metafilter by electric_counterpoint at 8:27 AM on June 2, 2008 (9 comments)

American Sign Language Music Videos
posted to MetaFilter by five fresh fish at 8:03 PM on June 1, 2008 (23 comments)

Why does red text on black background appears 'closer to me' than green text on black background, when the two text elements are next to each-other? Other combinations yield all kinds of different 'distances'.
posted to Ask Metafilter by spacefire at 7:01 PM on June 1, 2008 (7 comments)

I'm a graphic designer (InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects) who wants to be able to use 3D imagery in my work but I have little to no interest in modelling things myself. I'm very interested in animating in 3D space and playing with lights and cameras. No supercomplicated Pixar-like stuff (no characters), just moving around still (buildings etc) or almost still (flowers etc.) objects. For instance: right now I need to make an animation of some playing cards flying/falling away from the camera. I want to do this in 3D space and would like to be able to 'bend' the cards to exaggerate the movement. Is it possible for me to buy a stock 3D model of a playing card somewhere (where?) and add my own design to them? What 3D software would be most suitable for my purposes? I'm thinking it might be wise to pick the software that has the most enthusiastic modelsharing community...
posted to Ask Metafilter by dinkyday at 12:03 PM on May 31, 2008 (4 comments)

I'm looking for quotations or video clips which deal with what it means to be human.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pater Aletheias at 7:14 PM on May 30, 2008 (23 comments)

ReBoot's back! A new online comic book is now available*, and three feature-length films are in development. Remarkably, the comic was developed as a combined effort between producers and fans; fans voted on five different stories and even contributed art. ReBoot was one of the first TV shows to feature 100% digital animation and has a warm place in the hearts of many children of the 90s.
* sign-up required and their web-viewer is a pain, be warned.
posted to MetaFilter by PercussivePaul at 10:28 AM on May 30, 2008 (28 comments)

What sorts of code words, specific language or techniques are used in your industry, profession, or area of expertise that can be used to manipulate the system? Or, what sorts of tricks have you found that work in similar ways?
posted to Ask Metafilter by JimmyJames at 3:44 PM on May 26, 2008 (26 comments)

Why do some people wear shoes in the house?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pravit at 2:03 PM on May 26, 2008 (214 comments)

Graphic epilepsy seizure footage - "[The] piece of footage was shot with the assistance of our friend David, in January 2003, at the repeated insistence of my wife Christine. She wanted to know what happened to her body while she was seizing, and we were under standing orders to catch any footage possible... Upon viewing this footage a few days later, she was shocked and astonished, as one could well imagine."
posted to MetaFilter by urbanwhaleshark at 3:24 PM on May 23, 2008 (44 comments)

What's the best thing (post, comment, question, answer, song, whatever) you've posted to Metafilter?
posted to MetaTalk by dersins at 1:16 AM on May 23, 2008 (160 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)

The AI-Box Experiments. The hypothesis: "A transhuman can take over a human mind through a text-only terminal." Does Artifical Intelligence create moral monsters (PDF) ? Can we create friendly AI?
posted to MetaFilter by desjardins at 3:12 PM on May 21, 2008 (56 comments)

BREAKING NEWS: Kasparov assailed by flying dong. Possible inspiration
posted to MetaFilter by thirteenkiller at 4:07 PM on May 19, 2008 (83 comments)

Does anyone have those door locks that use a combination instead of a key? Do you like them? Any problems? I'm considering putting touchpad front and back door locks on a rental house that I own so I'm not out $150 everytime I need to re-key the locks. Good idea or no?
posted to Ask Metafilter by BoscosMom at 8:57 AM on May 18, 2008 (26 comments)

NewsFilter: The California Supreme Court has just overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriages. Read the decision.
posted to MetaFilter by Faint of Butt at 10:41 AM on May 15, 2008 (244 comments)

help me learn sign language (asl) in the comfort of my own home
posted to Ask Metafilter by phoeniciansailor at 9:22 PM on May 1, 2008 (10 comments)

Flash? After effects? Maya? Toon Boom? Something else? I want to make some very simple abstract animation videos. The simplest would be just full screens of solid colors fading slowly into each other. Slightly more complex would be the same full screens of colors fading into each other, but not all at once. That is, maybe start the fade in the center or corner, and slowly leak in the new color. Or another slightly more complex: The screen divided into multiple blocks of different color that slowly fade into other colors. Real simple, slow, mellow stuff. So, what's the right software for that? Thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by The Dutchman at 2:19 PM on April 28, 2008 (11 comments)

"Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation" (PDF). A recent article in Trends in Cognitive Sciences on the neuroscience of meditation, focusing on how meditation alters and sharpens the brain's attention systems. The research is being done at the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior (previously), who have also recently published research on the "Regulation of the neural circuitry of emotion by compassion meditation" (PDF), which describes how meditation can cultivate compassion by physically affecting brain regions that play a role in empathy. They shared this research with the Dalai Lama at the recent Seeds of Compassion forum.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:12 AM on April 27, 2008 (13 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)

Snoop Dogg performs "Sensual Seduction" (A.K.A. Sexual Eruption) on The View
posted to MetaFilter by [son] QUAALUDE at 5:30 PM on April 4, 2008 (25 comments)

For Yahoo! Messenger users: how invisible is invisible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by drea at 10:59 PM on April 1, 2008 (2 comments)

Why are metafilter pages showing up in different colors today? I've seen red, light green, and purple in addition to the regular colors.
posted to MetaTalk by sixcolors at 8:49 AM on April 1, 2008 (176 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)

It's the best show not on TV. Complete with a soundtrack, DVD extras (and hidden Easter eggs), supplemental sites, and a growing fanbase (which, in turn, has been creating it's own fan art and fan fic.) The fourth episode just "aired".
posted to MetaFilter by kayjay at 8:40 PM on March 30, 2008 (23 comments)

This is a cool game you can download. Here are some rule books for it.
posted to MetaFilter by orthogonality at 2:45 AM on March 28, 2008 (22 comments)

Marilyn Manson's This Is the New Shit interpreted into American Sign Language^{^}.
posted to MetaFilter by FunkyHelix at 10:08 PM on March 26, 2008 (27 comments)

Jeremiah Wright in context.
posted to MetaFilter by Pater Aletheias at 10:30 AM on March 26, 2008 (111 comments)

What did I watch on TV last Sunday night which involved a gorilla converting the world to Christianity?
posted to Ask Metafilter by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 8:55 AM on March 27, 2008 (4 comments)

I think Jessamyn needs a hug. First there was this and then this. I liked the sarcasm of this one and was thankful she stepped into this !narcoterror! thread. Frustration bubbles here and then, in the best delete ever, explodes.
posted to MetaTalk by incessant at 3:57 PM on March 17, 2008 (270 comments)

DTMFA, LUA, GAAEIYBF, KHYF, HJNTIY. Continue this sequence.
posted to MetaTalk by unSane at 8:55 AM on March 13, 2008 (115 comments)

do men who have long hair (long enough to pull back) have to let it all grow out evenly? or are there less wooly ways to maintain it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by phoeniciansailor at 8:17 PM on March 10, 2008 (14 comments)

Response to a point about the best way to answer an AskMe.
posted to MetaTalk by XMLicious at 12:40 PM on March 7, 2008 (72 comments)

How long should the white parts of my fingernails be before I go for a manicure?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cathoo at 3:29 AM on March 4, 2008 (13 comments)

What are some unusual/bizarre/gross foods that are suitable for vegetarians? Non-vegetarian examples include wriggling octopus, alligator, chocolate-covered ants and l'ortolan.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hyperfascinated at 1:33 PM on February 29, 2008 (48 comments)

Looking for dating ideas that meet three simple criteria: 1. Inexpensive. 2. In Boston/Camberville and T-accessible. 3. Doable in this weather.
posted to Ask Metafilter by brett at 6:38 PM on February 25, 2008 (18 comments)

In trademark style, Lawrence Lessig today announced the creation of a congressional exploratory committee. If in the next few days he decides to officially enter the race, he'll be running in the special election on April 8th to fill the CA-12 seat recently vacated by the death of Tom Lantos. A run by Lessig would likely be seen as a new front the the technocratic, post-partisan movement Barack Obama is attempting to catalyze; Lessig was a colleague of Obama at the University of Chicago law school, helped to draft Obama's technology plan, and is describing his potential run (his first attempt at public office), and the larger Change Congress project he also announced today, as an attempt to save Congress as an institution from the corrupting influence of money.
posted to MetaFilter by gsteff at 6:34 PM on February 19, 2008 (50 comments)

Possibly the best Craigslist post of all time. via Daring Fireball Cinderblock content ahead!
posted to MetaFilter by porn in the woods at 4:30 PM on February 13, 2008 (64 comments)

Tonight a debate that has pitted brother against brother, friend against friend, MeFite against MeFite, will be finally laid to rest. The long awaited Mythbusters episode about airplane vs. conveyor belt airs tonight at 9 o'clock. For real this time. No really, it's airing, Adam Savage said so.
posted to MetaTalk by Kattullus at 2:55 PM on January 30, 2008 (120 comments)