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Let us cast our boats upon the water. (Seattle meetup)
posted to MetaTalk by y2karl
at 4:52 PM on June 20, 2008
(64 comments)
With all the
crystal skulls,
nazca lines and such at the box office these days now might be the ideal time to reacquaint yourself with the theories of
Erich von Däniken. What better way to do it than by watching
William Shatners Mysteries of the Gods (
Pt. 1,
Pt. 2,
Pt. 3,
Pt. 4,
Pt. 5,
Pt. 6,
Pt. 7,
Pt. 8,
Pt. 9,
Pt. 10)
(MULTI LINK YOUTUBE SHATNERFEST)
posted to MetaFilter by Artw
at 10:00 PM on June 10, 2008
(28 comments)
In the 1980s,
Richard Lenski hypothesized that his research team should be able to watch random mutations and natural selection taking place in a lab by observing a bacteria population over many generations. In 1988, beginning with a single bacterium, he started several replicate colonies. Recently, after 33,127 generations,
his team has observed natural selection.
posted to MetaFilter by Tehanu
at 4:36 PM on June 10, 2008
(55 comments)
What Is A Species?
"To this day, scientists struggle with that question. A better definition can influence which animals make the endangered list."
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus
at 12:12 AM on June 8, 2008
(11 comments)
Over the last few months one of the Metafilter regulars has produced a number of comments demonstrating an above average grasp of the democratic parties political process as well as an above average ability to articulate that understanding in to language that highlights the substance of the comments.
posted to MetaTalk by iamabot
at 3:12 PM on June 7, 2008
(100 comments)
"
Imagine the year is 2053 and homosexuality were accepted to the point of being of no importance. Now, is the deviate allowed to continue his pursuit of physical happiness without restraint as he attempts to do today? Or is he, in this Utopia, subject to marriage laws?" The same-sex marriage debate in
ONE magazine in 1953.
[via]
posted to MetaFilter by Pater Aletheias
at 10:30 AM on June 7, 2008
(40 comments)
You'd be forgiven for thinking that the iconic American folk song
The Wabash Cannonball was written as a tribute to an actual train, but in fact, in an interesting case of life-imitates-art, the actual train name was inspired by the song. The Lake Erie, Wabash, and St. Louis Railroad Company was formed in 1852, but there was no train called the “Cannonball” when the song was first sung late in the 19th century. There
have been
many,
many,
many wonderful versions through the years, but I think
Roy Acuff pretty much
owns it, wouldn't you say?
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posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 6:49 AM on June 7, 2008
(20 comments)
I've just figured out how to use my gas grill to smoke things. It's really working well.
Any ideas or suggestions about great things to smoke?
Meat, veggies, cheese? Different woods? Recipes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by snsranch
at 5:57 PM on June 6, 2008
(18 comments)
So it's mid-April already, and I haven't yet heard anything about
MefiSwap 2008. So who's in?
posted to MetaTalk by god hates math
at 3:42 PM on April 14, 2008
(212 comments)
Maps: Finding our place in the world
is an exhibit at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, and it runs until this Sunday June 8. That page contains images of a few of the maps. One of the many great things included is an
animated map of the US Civil War in 4 minutes (one week per second, timeline noted at bottom, casualty counter rolling in bottom right corner -
info about this animation)
The exhibition book was previously
linked here; that site includes higher-resolution versions of some more of the maps. I was floored by all the stuff they have; in terms of the rarity of the stuff in it, and the geek-delight factor, I think it's probably the best gallery show I've ever seen.
posted to MetaFilter by LobsterMitten
at 9:48 PM on June 4, 2008
(24 comments)
Tastespotting
is a wonderful visual blog for food enthusiasts, by the makers of
notcot.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson
at 7:19 PM on February 8, 2007
(13 comments)
I want to make pizza from scratch. I mean
From Scratch. Just how far can I go?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bondcliff
at 10:41 AM on January 8, 2008
(36 comments)
FruitAndVeggieGuru
– everything you need to know about the delicious fruits and vegetables you enjoy. Answers about how to lower your cholesterol or how to prepare asparagus. You’ll find loads of background and variety information, nutrition specifics, serving sizes, preparation ideas and care and handling tips.
posted to MetaFilter by netbros
at 7:04 PM on June 2, 2008
(18 comments)
In 1948,
W. Eugene Smith, best known for his
brutally honest war photography, traveled to Kremmling, Colorado to document the life of a small town country doctor. The result, a
splendid piece for Life magazine, has been hailed as one of the first photo essays of the modern photojournalism age.
posted to MetaFilter by Slarty Bartfast
at 10:00 AM on June 2, 2008
(13 comments)
Explore the playful side of invention and the inventive side of play in
Invention at Play. Learn how play connects to the creative impulse of both historic and contemporary inventors.
posted to MetaFilter by netbros
at 5:48 AM on June 1, 2008
(2 comments)
DjVu is a sort of alternate to PDF. What (free) programs are available for editing DjVu documents? I need to: add pages, extract pages, delete pages and resize entire work for printing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by stbalbach
at 7:02 AM on June 1, 2008
(2 comments)
Too much serious talk and stress? Take a break with this nice little distraction.
Flight of the Hamsters. How far can you get them to go?
posted to MetaFilter by MaryDellamorte
at 1:38 AM on January 21, 2008
(23 comments)
Peculiar corpses: "
Incorruptibles remaining free of decomposition have baffled scientists to this day. These bodies are discovered in many different environments, including environments that would typically cause an accidental or deliberately preserved corpse to decompose rapidly." The photographed examples seem to all be associated with Christian faith. Hmm. "[At Oratorio di San Lorenzo] in Palermo, however, corpses are treated as characters in a play":
The Museum of the Dead, reassuringly less preserved.
posted to MetaFilter by nthdegx
at 4:25 AM on May 30, 2008
(67 comments)
See For Yourself
- Purves Lab's optical illusions web page with empirical explanations of familiar and unfamiliar illusions.
posted to MetaFilter by nthdegx
at 3:32 AM on November 16, 2007
(6 comments)
Come, take a
ride and
look at some of the
Islamic Art of the past. Or, you could call it
Art of the
Islamic World if you're so inclined. If not, then how about taking into account some of the
major milestones of
Islam throughout the
centuries, from
past till
present (
more examples here), including the
art of
Calligraphy and
Architecture. Not to mention the
Arab world's contribution to
music, both
old and
new. [
Previously mentioned,
here,
here,
here, and
here, with a
wonderful comment from
nickyskye as usual]
posted to MetaFilter by hadjiboy
at 10:03 PM on May 29, 2008
(29 comments)
Can you provide examples of common false memories?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Tube
at 11:18 PM on May 22, 2008
(40 comments)
With a pickup mounted on the body of the instrument just below the strings,
Revathy Krishna,
KP Sarada and Sivanandam and
Jayanthi Kumaresh get an unexpectedly fat sound out of their
veena. Rocking! The instrument is more often amplified with a microphone, in which case it sounds more like this performance by
D. Balakrishna, who, as you'll hear, ain't no slouch, neither. And here
Pichumani gets his
groove on, no doubt about it. So, hey, two more raags for the road, courtesy of
Rajeswari Padmanabhan. The second tune on her clip, by the way, has got some
deep blues in it, so I'm thinking maybe Rajeswari might've been down to the crossroads at midnight...
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posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 1:24 AM on May 16, 2008
(28 comments)
The Panda's Thumb
is a multi-authored blog "dedicated to explaining the theory of evolution, critiquing the claims of the anti-evolution movement, and defending the integrity of science and science education in America and around the world."
[Via The Loom.]
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus
at 2:07 AM on March 27, 2004
(6 comments)
Mazes and complexity
Like mazes? Check out these computer generated mazes that might play tricks with your visual cortex. Each is available as a downloadable PDF that will take, um... at least a minute to solve.
posted to MetaFilter by daHIFI
at 10:24 AM on February 26, 2008
(14 comments)
