Got myself an iPhone 3G. To say I'm less than impressed by its battery life is an understatement.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mutant at 5:55 PM on July 14, 2008 (27 comments)

Looking at my rhubarb patch, it seems I'm going to be eating a lot of rhubarb this summer. Though my mother always had some in our garden, I don't think I've ever eaten rhubarb in any form but in rhubarb pie or rhubarb crisp. What's your favourite rhubarb recipe?
posted to Ask Metafilter by orange swan at 8:34 PM on May 16, 2008 (37 comments)

What are some good books about Chicago?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nitsuj at 1:00 PM on March 20, 2008 (24 comments)

AskMe #4 in Q&A site visits in the US according to Hitwise. Download the rest of the doc + chart here. Interesting news but I must say I've never even heard of Answerbag.
posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn at 11:34 AM on March 19, 2008 (185 comments)

I'm looking for an article (couple years old probably) about Barack Obama "stealing" the author's girlfriend.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gratuitous1 at 2:29 PM on February 24, 2008 (4 comments)

What's on the dinner table at your Polish Easter celebration?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dancinglamb at 10:12 AM on February 24, 2008 (11 comments)

Cornell University and the University of Michigan collaboratively present two sites on the "Making of America" (Cornell Site; Michigan Site), together including over one million pages of 19th Century American books and periodicals online. At this Cornell page you can browse or search some well-known, full-text periodicals including: The Atlantic Monthly 1857-1901; Harper's 1850-1899; Scientific American 1846-1869; Putnam's 1853-1870; and The Manufacturer and Builder 1869-1894. From Michigan, you can browse less well-known journals, including American Jewess 1895-1899; Ladies Repository 1846-1871; and the Journal of the United States Association of Charcoal Iron Workers 1880-1891. warning: frames abound
posted to MetaFilter by Rumple at 9:08 PM on January 23, 2008 (8 comments)

The solution to the Mystery of the Face on the Cake (via BoingBoing).
posted to MetaFilter by cerebus19 at 8:05 PM on January 3, 2008 (36 comments)

Tea length, retro, rockabilly dresses for my wedding that aren't white. Know a great resource?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dog food sugar at 4:36 PM on December 6, 2007 (11 comments)

Chromatron 1, 2, 3 and 4 just became freeware. In these little standalone puzzle games for PC and Mac, you align splitters, benders, and mirrors to direct colored laserbeams into like-colored targets. Enjoyably difficult, and an example of great game design.
posted to MetaFilter by ikkyu2 at 5:28 PM on November 28, 2007 (20 comments)

Stupid people say stupid things.
posted to MetaFilter by flatluigi at 1:32 PM on November 22, 2007 (131 comments)

Can comic book fans suggest some good comic books/ graphic novels/ etc. for me to read?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cell divide at 4:35 PM on November 13, 2007 (51 comments)

My apologies in advance for furthering the stereotype. I'm a girl, I like video games, but I lean towards puzzles games & sims... & my skills suck. My boyfriend is a video game collector & fairly avid player, as it is, his interest in types of games & his skill level are a fair bit different than my own. We recently got a PS3 & I'd like to expand the library by adding a few new games for myself (I'm looking for older stuff preferably: PS2 or even PS1 games). I like to play, but often have trouble finding games... so here I am turning to the MetaFilter Suggestion Engine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Laura in Canada at 7:59 AM on November 12, 2007 (41 comments)

How to say "I love you" "(42) Inappropriately, to a coworker who is already sleeping with another coworker. (43) With a heart filled with lies. (44) With a she puppet and a you puppet. (45) As she leaves for Spain with your much better-looking brother. (46) At Thanksgiving, to her twin sister, by accident."
posted to MetaFilter by dhruva at 8:41 PM on November 8, 2007 (41 comments)

Where can I get a five-subject spiral bound graph paper notebook?
posted to Ask Metafilter by showbiz_liz at 8:58 AM on November 5, 2007 (10 comments)

...This site is my year-long cheese course. I mean that in both senses of the word. By next year I will have sampled at least 365 different cheeses, some old favorites, some brand new to me… More delightful cheese collections: French library of fromages, French boxes of Camembert, Polish cheese labels, etc. This is not the first & only cheese blog, there are many others. Not to mention the Venezuelan Beaver Cheese (YT). Tastings and pictures of all 43 cheeses from the sketch
posted to MetaFilter by growabrain at 7:40 AM on October 2, 2007 (31 comments)

What are the most essential women’s shoes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 4:36 PM on August 27, 2007 (38 comments)

What is the opposite of a pet peeve?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kidsleepy at 5:54 AM on August 14, 2007 (26 comments)

WindowsMobile users - I just got a Samsung Blackjack and as far as I can tell the Home screen displays icons of my most recently used applications. I'm hating this with a passion because this means these icons change with use. I don't want them to change - I want them to be determined by me. Is this possible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by russmail at 11:39 AM on July 14, 2007 (3 comments)

Although Industrial Musicals and their jaunty odes to corporate pride and brand loyalty have seen the same fate as the values they espoused (mostly), goofily earnest and undeniable catchy tunes like Exxon's Up Came Oil♫, General Electric's Make a Woman Out of Your Wife♫, and The Monroe Calculator Company's 1660 & 65♫ are still as potent as all get out! [More songs and albums to help you get your gray flannel funk on inside]
posted to MetaFilter by Alvy Ampersand at 11:08 AM on May 31, 2007 (24 comments)

Nina Katchadourian's work includes mended spiderwebs, renovated mushrooms, a color-coded car park, and talking popcorn. Sadly the video for "a 10-minute excerpt from an archival film of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to the South Pole on the ship Endurance, projected onto my front tooth" is not yet online. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by Armitage Shanks at 9:42 AM on May 17, 2007 (27 comments)

Turtle > cat youtube, cute critters
posted to MetaFilter by Joe Invisible at 5:37 PM on May 9, 2007 (50 comments)

Librarians and book collectors have many tales about ephemera left in books. While the legend of the bacon bookmark may be among the more pervasive reports of strange finds, a smallpox sample is probably the most bizarre. There are blogs and discussion boards that record other makeshift markers. Some readers prefer designated over spontaneous markers. Mirage Bookmark has an extensive collection of bookmark ephemera, with Bookmark of the Week and Bookmark Collector also offering noteworthy collections.
posted to MetaFilter by madamjujujive at 9:34 AM on May 9, 2007 (68 comments)

Demonstrate one of the weirdest quantum effects in your home using a laser pointer, some tinfoil, a piece of wire, and a $7 polarizer. The device, called a quantum eraser, operates in a way very similar to the famously mind-blowing double slit experiment that was voted the most beautiful experiment in physics.
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah at 11:16 AM on April 30, 2007 (49 comments)

There is a bear in the woods. Some people say he is adorabley blotto. Some people say he is a ponderous Pooh. Still others say he is as cute as a bug's bottom. Since nobody really knows for sure, isn't smart to be smarter than the average bear? If there is a bear? YouTubery Ahoy
posted to MetaFilter by maryh at 12:32 PM on March 10, 2007 (20 comments)

Looking for an artsy, stylish, functional business tote or messenger bag.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mintchip at 2:51 PM on February 16, 2007 (32 comments)

Eight rules for writing a female comics character worth reading Karen Healey lays a cursory path for avoiding the major pitfalls of women in comics. Part of the larger Girl Wonder site (previously). Also good is Designated Sidekick's takedown of IGN.
posted to MetaFilter by klangklangston at 9:49 AM on July 21, 2006 (59 comments)

Where can I buy locally-raised meat and dairy products in Chicago?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fancypants at 7:57 AM on July 18, 2006 (11 comments)