Help me market myself as a secondary math teacher. I am one year out of college with Econ and Finance degrees, have minor classroom experience, and have had jobs irrelevant to education.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yoyoceramic at 7:32 AM on May 14, 2008 (11 comments)

Mulder's Big Adventure is an exercise in awesomeness by Metafilter members Secretariat and Cortex. Join them as they endeavor to riff on all 202 episodes of The X-Files. To refresh your memory of the series, you can watch the original episodes here. [via mefi projects]
posted to MetaFilter by cog_nate at 12:14 PM on May 14, 2008 (61 comments)

Best episode to introduce someone to This American Life?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exhilaration at 1:49 PM on May 4, 2008 (45 comments)

What's some speculative fiction that uses magic or fictional technology to explore psychology, sociology, or political science in a deep way? I'm not as much interested here in fabulous monsters or space operas or even deep thinking about physics -- I'm interested in books that explore the nature of the mind and/or human society by imagining a world that worked differently.
posted to Ask Metafilter by shivohum at 12:11 PM on April 13, 2008 (45 comments)

"1 Crunchwrap Supreme + 1 OCTO-MAC + 20 or so Taco Bell Fire Sauce packets + Taco Bell Cheese Sauce + Bacos + Garfield's Macaroni & Beef + A splash of Jim Beam + Approximately 2 cups of salsa = GODKILLER, for why else would it exist but to kill God?"
posted to MetaFilter by Del Far at 9:28 PM on April 2, 2008 (64 comments)

I am changing careers at the moment and am looking to get into technical writing possibly. Of the software that are industry standards (FrameMaker, RoboHelp) it all seems to run only on windows. I have a pre-intel Mac but would still love to get my feet wet, any suggestions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by munchingzombie at 7:21 PM on January 27, 2008 (4 comments)

Are there any good single-player pen-and-paper games?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SpacemanStix at 4:00 PM on March 14, 2008 (19 comments)

A Resume Experiment. In which career blog JibberJobber responds to a request for resume help by assembling a team of hiring managers and professional resume writers to review the document: Part 1 : Introduction | Part 2: First Impressions/Reactions | Part 3: Formatting the Resume | Part 4: Content is King | Part 5: Wrap Up
posted to MetaFilter by lalex at 9:55 PM on February 25, 2008 (37 comments)

If yours is a winter beater, a rally beater, a diesel beater, your kid's beater[YT], or even a much sought after french beater, you don't need to be convinced of the value of disposable transportation (with color by Krylon). But if you need help choosing the next winning entry, worthy challenger, or judges victim[YT] for the 24 hours of LeMons, let the masters at Beater Review help.
posted to MetaFilter by toxic at 7:06 PM on November 30, 2007 (31 comments)

During its run, Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffed on over 50 short films. Almost all of them are now on YouTube or Google Video. See the list (shamelessly cribbed from here) inside for links.
posted to MetaFilter by cog_nate at 12:38 PM on October 24, 2007 (148 comments)

The Daily Show online. Over 13,000 segments going back to 1999. [CNET story]
posted to MetaFilter by McLir at 6:20 PM on October 18, 2007 (81 comments)

Learn to Play Guitar! Justin, of JustinGuitar.com (not the dork with the TV camera strapped to his head) offers over 100 free video guitar lessons for absolute noobs & guitar enthusiasts, with lesson categories & written instrx as well. For people who want tablature to play along, the good people of Guitar Video Tabs provide full tab notation under videos hundreds of popular songs.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson at 4:26 PM on September 3, 2007 (17 comments)

BBC - The Conspiracy Files 911. A look at the conspiracy culture, internet movie makers, many unresolved questions and some politics. Finally the truth? [Google Video]
posted to MetaFilter by homodigitalis at 6:26 PM on September 2, 2007 (59 comments)

"It so often happens that I receive mail - well-intended but totally useless - by amateur physicists who believe to have solved the world. They believe this, only because they understand totally nothing about the real way problems are solved in Modern Physics...It should be possible, these days, to collect all knowledge you need from the internet. Problem then is, there is so much junk on the internet... I know exactly what should be taught to the beginning student...I can tell you of my own experiences. It helped me all the way to earn a Nobel Prize. But I didn't have internet. I am going to try to be your teacher. It is a formidable task."
posted to MetaFilter by vacapinta at 4:22 PM on August 29, 2007 (47 comments)

The 50 Greatest movie sex scenes of all time (with clips)
posted to MetaFilter by Roach at 2:55 PM on August 23, 2007 (105 comments)

How do I act like a New Yorker?
posted to Ask Metafilter by brautigan at 2:36 PM on July 26, 2007 (100 comments)

A lovely free online text on the Fundamentals of Piano Practice. (Tuning, too.)
posted to MetaFilter by Wolfdog at 7:36 AM on June 25, 2007 (18 comments)

A Field Guide to Chess Tactics. Chess tactics explained in plain English, with hundreds of examples. A great site for beginning to mid-level players. Includes a large library of positional problems, organized thematically, with the solutions explained and discussed. For example, learn about knight forks, then quiz yourself on the same topic.
posted to MetaFilter by Rumple at 9:53 PM on June 19, 2007 (76 comments)

In the Fall of 1991, MTV's 120 Minutes released two compilations (Amazon: one, two) of songs from the show. (Youtube: one, two)
posted to MetaFilter by nervousfritz at 6:05 PM on June 18, 2007 (45 comments)

So MeFi user Brian B. has chosen to use the recent Scientology thread to spread a bit of good old-fashioned antisemitism, selective quotes from the Talmud styley, explaining why, apparently, Jews believe is it ok to murder non-Jews, something my own rabbi omitted to mention at any point, starting here and continuing through the thread. As I am relatively new to posting here, I would like to ask what is the MeFi etiquette for dealing with a fellow MeFite who wants to use the site to spread racist propaganda of this sort. Because right now I am breathing very slowly and deeply and still seeing everything through an extremely red mist and I would appreciate some suggestions.
posted to MetaTalk by motty at 3:18 PM on May 13, 2007 (1723 comments)

Metafilter now has a group at LibraryThing. Inspired by the reaction to this thread, jbickers has set up a group with the name "Metafilter" at LibraryThing. Please join if you care to swap reading lists, see what books fellow MeFis own, etc. For maximum coolishness, sign up with the same screen name you use here.
posted to MetaTalk by ND¢ at 12:43 PM on April 30, 2007 (122 comments)

(Spoilers in most links). So an SNL digital short, Dear Sister spoofs the second season finale of the OC. Now the internets just don't know when to stop, with parodies (of the parody) playing on everything from the obvious like The Departed, LOST, Snatch, The Matrix, Reservoir Dogs, and Predator to the not-so-obvious like Lord of the Rings, Raging Bull, Monty Python, Duck Hunt (my favorite), Looney Toons, LazyTown, Smash Brothers, Office Space, and Bio-Ooze Super Soakers.
posted to MetaFilter by ztdavis at 12:26 PM on April 28, 2007 (65 comments)

Hip hop history— It's the Rub! Along with a handful of other shows, Brooklyn hip hop lovers The Rub compile a history of hip hop. Eleven parts through 1989.
posted to MetaFilter by klangklangston at 6:56 PM on April 28, 2007 (14 comments)

the snark feature is disabled for me - by that i mean the comments arent working.
posted to MetaTalk by sgt.serenity at 12:43 PM on April 25, 2007 (22 comments)

How sure should I be before accepting a marriage proposal?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 8:07 PM on April 10, 2007 (63 comments)

I am looking for books similar in style with Christopher Priest's "The Prestige". What i want is complex stories, epistolary in structure where the plot has to be puzzeled together by the reader.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ilike at 4:07 PM on March 22, 2007 (26 comments)

Cockeyed Absurdist - jonmc's 300 most favorite songs and why, including Iron Maiden, The Exciters, Neil Young (as a greaser), Captain Beefheart, Hanson, and of course, The Dictators.
posted to MetaFilter by hellbient at 8:47 AM on March 23, 2007 (134 comments)

Is there a formula for buying an engagement ring?
posted to Ask Metafilter by wondergreen at 5:31 PM on February 19, 2007 (40 comments)

The 50 most underplayed and under-appreciated rap tracks according to ohword.com, all in one download. Some of my favorite hip-hop music blogs. For those who aren't hip-hop fans, an exhaustive list of MP3 blogs.
posted to MetaFilter by rollbiz at 6:34 PM on February 18, 2007 (27 comments)

Got some free time over the New Year's long weekend? Well, here's every episode (or damn near it) of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Boondocks, Clone High, Metalocalypse, Moral Orel, Robot Chicken, South Park (alt), Venture Brothers, Futurama. Or over here, there's all those and more. But wait my friends, there's more, yes, even more: for the same low price, I'll include the Ultimate Motherlode of Music Video (11,500 of them, or your money back!), alphabetized for your viewing pleasure. Just free up some bandwidth, and step inside ...
posted to MetaFilter by stavrosthewonderchicken at 3:30 AM on December 29, 2006 (156 comments)

When is a little knowledge a dangerous thing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lunchbox at 8:47 PM on December 17, 2006 (50 comments)

The Memorial Gardens in Surrey has a pigeon problem, and has hired a marksman to come to town & conduct a three year program of pigeon sniping to resolve the issue. The people of Surrey respond, via some of the funniest letters to the newspaper I've ever read (letters published at the bottom of the article).
posted to MetaFilter by jonson at 11:27 PM on December 6, 2006 (33 comments)

Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - Too Close
Supreme Angels - Hush Hush
Soul Stirrers - Listen To The Angels Sing
King Louis Narcisse - This Little Light Of Mine
Goldia Hayes with the Harmonizing Four - Beams of Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Choir - Up Above My Head
Hall Johnson Choir - Little Black Sheep
Norfleet Brothers - I Am A Pilgrim And A Stranger
Caravans - No Coward Soldier
Soul Stirrers - I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord
Gospel Paraders - Have You Got Good Religion
Pilgrim Jubilee Singers - Testify
Imperial Gospel Singers - The Lord Will see You Through
Lucy Rodgers Singers - Hold To God's Unchanging Hand

YouTube in the Holy Spirit--mostly old school black gospel...
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl at 12:19 AM on December 4, 2006 (53 comments)

MinorPonyFilter: Is there a way to see favourites posted by me in the chronological order they were favourited in, not the order they were posted in? If not, could there be?
posted to MetaTalk by GuyZero at 4:02 PM on December 2, 2006 (8 comments)

Jonathan Richman - I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
The Raymond Scott Quintette - War Dance For Wooden Indians
Chic - Le Freak
Young Marble Giants - Cakewalking
Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream for Crow
Burning Spear - Foggy Road
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Cherchez La Femme
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Cue
Jonathan Richman - I'm So Confused

Cult music on the YouTube
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl at 11:03 PM on November 30, 2006 (132 comments)

I need to become a database-design expert ASAP!
posted to Ask Metafilter by BigBrownBear at 2:09 AM on November 11, 2005 (20 comments)

Online videos of philosophical lectures. Chomsky, Pinker, Dennet, Hofstadter, Searle, the Churchlands...
posted to MetaFilter by Wolfdog at 3:07 PM on August 31, 2006 (7 comments)