Displaying post 1 to 50 of 64
I'm relatively new to wine and would like to know more about it. Which labels/names are best, what goes with what, etc. So, what are some good wine review sites and blogs for the average Joe? I've Googled for such things, but I don't know which ones are worth their salt.
posted to Ask Metafilter by katillathehun
at 10:43 AM on March 24, 2008
(17 comments)
A Guide To Armageddon:
1,
2,
3 (YouTube) This 1982 documentary morbidly simulates the effects of a nuclear attack on a city the size of London.
posted to MetaFilter by [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST]
at 12:47 PM on April 14, 2008
(28 comments)
Remember Me.
A multimedia documentary about one family's struggle to deal with the loss of a parent. This series is the 2008 Pulitzer winner for feature photography.
posted to MetaFilter by chunking express
at 1:18 PM on April 10, 2008
(27 comments)
How do I set up a gmail account that automatically forwards anything it receives to two other accounts?
posted to Ask Metafilter by scrump
at 12:08 AM on March 28, 2008
(3 comments)
I want to create a map, marking every town I've ever been to on my travels around Australia and the world. I have a pin-board at home where I've done this, but it would be cool to create an online version. In this Web 2.oh world, what's the best Google Maps hack to use to achieve this? Note that I don't want to write the code to do this through the API myself - I'm just looking for a site that lets me easily place markers on my own personal Google Map, and associate some very basic information with each marker.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Jimbob
at 7:15 PM on July 6, 2006
(20 comments)
How do you do
this in css? Meaning, specifically, the plotting of pictures in specific spots like that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by By The Grace of God
at 2:48 PM on March 18, 2008
(11 comments)
An
essay by Bill Lawrence, creator of "Scrubs," on why he writes. It's part of a series:
"Why We Write."
posted to MetaFilter by Tehanu
at 2:23 PM on March 16, 2008
(28 comments)
GreatSongsfilter; I would like to learn a few great songs on the guitar, and need suggestions from the great people here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by boyinmiami
at 5:49 PM on May 24, 2007
(25 comments)
I'm looking for some songs to play on my guitar...
posted to Ask Metafilter by backseatpilot
at 6:12 PM on March 3, 2008
(23 comments)
I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Always wanted… but never actually worked towards it, so I have no writing-specific experience or training. I’d like to transition to a career that somehow involves writing, but I’m not sure how I can get my foot in the door.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Metroid Baby
at 4:31 PM on February 29, 2008
(12 comments)
We have lost a 3 day old child in our family to Edwards Syndrome. Please help me choose what to read at her rememberance service.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Raybun
at 5:59 PM on February 4, 2008
(13 comments)
A good friend just received a brain cancer diagnosis with an estimated one year survival time. She wants to talk about death and time. She thinks I have something to teach or tell her worth hearing. I'd like to be helpful, but have no confidence in my ability to say or do anything meaningful. What I've said so far she appreciates.
What can I read that might help me frame discussions. I don't need pop psychology stuff, or advice dealing with the health care system or funeral arrangements. I like the idea of Zen notions of letting go but am too ignorant to know what to say.
Advice, experience, suggestions for gathering information please.
posted to Ask Metafilter by NorthCoastCafe
at 3:12 PM on January 7, 2008
(65 comments)
"I'm dead. That sucks, at least for me and my family and friends. But all the tears in the world aren't going to bring me back, so I would prefer that people remember the good things about me rather than mourning my loss. (If it turns out a specific number of tears will, in fact, bring me back to life, then by all means, break out the onions.)"
Blogger Andrew Olmsted was killed in Iraq yesterday. He had been guest-posting at Obsidian Wings as G'Kar. hilzoy of ObWi has cross-posted his final message
there as well.
posted to MetaFilter by maudlin
at 11:15 AM on January 4, 2008
(58 comments)
Is there a shrink in the house? I'm just curious what your diagnosis would be for this: (
1,
2). Does somebody need a time out?
posted to MetaTalk by Optimus Chyme
at 5:07 PM on September 10, 2007
(9 comments)
Moving to Ireland for a year+, what are your tips?
posted to Ask Metafilter by conch soup
at 5:37 AM on August 28, 2007
(14 comments)
On October 26, 1965, a sixteen-year-old girl named
Sylvia Marie Likens was reported dead to Indianapolis police. It was soon discovered that
her death was the culmination of weeks of torture at the hands of an adult caretaker and several neighborhood children; when the case went to trial, the prosecutor declared it
"the most terrible crime ever committed in the state of Indiana." In 2007, not one but two films inspired by the case make their debut:
The Girl Next Door (
trailer), based on a
fictionalized version of the events, and the docudrama
An American Crime (
trailer). One person, at least, will probably be skipping both -- the victim's sister, who says of the latter film,
"No one ever even asked us about it. It's their gain, our pain."
posted to MetaFilter by kittens for breakfast
at 7:32 PM on July 26, 2007
(118 comments)
IraqFilter Is Awful. Is there some wide swath of MeFi users who derive a lot of enjoyment or benefit out of posts like
this, which seem to surface whenever somebody pens an op-ed that criticizes the Iraq war (i.e., fairly frequently)?
Here's the pattern: (1) op-ed is published; (2) op-ed is copied to MeFi; (3) posters say how bad President Bush is; (4) a poster or two will defend the administration; and (4) posters will attack the defenders until they no longer respond.
Am I the only one who thinks that is tedious?
posted to MetaTalk by Slap Factory
at 7:51 PM on July 22, 2007
(416 comments)
In preparation for St. Patrick's Day: Name the best Irish drinking songs, including the best versions. And go ahead and throw the Pogues in, because I know you can't help yourself -- what's their best song about drinking?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Astro Zombie
at 8:02 AM on March 14, 2007
(56 comments)
What online digital photo restoration sites do you have experience with? Would recommend?
posted to Ask Metafilter by althanis
at 10:04 AM on March 9, 2007
(3 comments)
ChineseTranslationFilter: What does the artwork hanging on my wall say?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Lokheed
at 6:18 AM on March 7, 2007
(8 comments)
Help me organize my family history info on my mac
posted to Ask Metafilter by ndaguiar
at 4:19 PM on February 21, 2007
(8 comments)
St. Patrick's Day is coming up. Can you recommend books for getting into the mood and for appreciating Irish heritage and culture?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cadge
at 11:59 AM on February 21, 2007
(30 comments)
Is it too late for me? Is it crazy to start university in your 30s?
posted to Ask Metafilter by loiseau
at 9:35 AM on February 21, 2007
(59 comments)
How can I become a better guitar player?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Flem Snopes
at 11:44 AM on February 5, 2007
(18 comments)
How can I display a very special photo?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pinksoftsoap
at 1:54 PM on January 22, 2007
(17 comments)
I'm almost 31 and though I have had some achievements in life they're not spectacular. Most of the time when I see a biog in the paper the 'achiever' was already doing well from a very early age.
To give me hope that achieving at this stage in life is possible I would like to hear of people who went on to make great achievements relatively late in their life (ie 30+) with not much happening before then. These can be anybody, famous or people you know, in any field, both creative and career wise. I haven't defined great achievement but I mean something rather outstanding (unusual I suppose) rather than 'passed my driving test' or 'got married'.
posted to Ask Metafilter by razzman
at 1:38 PM on June 19, 2006
(73 comments)
I am looking for stories of inspirational people (names, URLs or in-thread) who overcame adversities to become successful after the age of 40. They could have become wildly successful, or perhaps just financially independent and can be famous or not-famous, perhaps even yourself or a relative. I've gone through an arduous career change and am starting my own business in my late 30s from basically nothing. I realize I'm still quite young, but it is so easy to feel late to the game when so many of my peers are established and successful. I'm really needing some inspiration right now. Thank you very much in advance for your answers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by PigAlien
at 3:37 PM on January 17, 2007
(25 comments)
I just moved to a new area and bought a car for the first time and have a list of questions about new cars and insurance. Feel free to answer whichever ones you want.
posted to Ask Metafilter by lpctstr;
at 2:49 PM on January 17, 2007
(7 comments)
Billed as
TV's frst video arcade game show,
Starcade had its contestants battling
each other on video game trivia, as well as actual gameplay. Originally aired in the early 1980's, the show featured games like
Zaxxon,
Congo Bongo,
Star Trek and
Journey, to name
a few.
Ten full episodes are available online, for those of you who want a bit of video game nostalgia. And,
if nothing else, looking at
the contestants is pretty entertaining, in and of itself.
posted to MetaFilter by avoision
at 9:18 AM on January 17, 2007
(28 comments)
If I want to create sub-sites within my main site, which option is better -- and why?
posted to Ask Metafilter by davidmsc
at 6:35 PM on July 20, 2006
(19 comments)
How do I know if a prospective manfriend is the type to, um, pull my hair?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 11:29 PM on December 29, 2006
(44 comments)
Noah Grey
has returned. The photographer shares his amazing eye for capturing an image. Emotion, shadow and light...
posted to MetaFilter by yonderboy
at 9:48 AM on July 7, 2002
(84 comments)
what do I buy for a beautiful, single 30 year old woman?
Under $100.
posted to Ask Metafilter by henryis
at 1:38 PM on December 31, 2006
(25 comments)
How can I wire my home theater correctly?
posted to Ask Metafilter by CwgrlUp
at 7:22 PM on December 31, 2006
(8 comments)
My 19-year-old step-nephew is going back to community college to study graphic design this fall and he just saved up and bought his first Mac (a MacBook). What are the best shareware/freeware tools for OS X that he should get?
posted to Ask Metafilter by persona non grata
at 12:22 PM on August 18, 2006
(23 comments)
Please help me make the most of my old point-and-shoot digital camera in low light situations!
posted to Ask Metafilter by the_bone
at 11:35 PM on December 22, 2006
(27 comments)
I've bought and read most of David Allen's Gettings Things Done. I've also read a ton of things on line. But I'm still having a bear of a time wrapping my mind around GTD. I feel like I understand it on one level but I don't know how to fit it into my normal daily workflow. What is it that I am missing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dgeiser13
at 12:19 PM on December 14, 2006
(25 comments)
I need help choosing my tv. This is my second really expensive purchase, and I know a lot less about TVs than I do computers.
Help me decide between 2 models of different brands, or suggest better!
Also where to buy from recommendations!
posted to Ask Metafilter by PetiePal
at 7:08 AM on November 30, 2006
(17 comments)
I need help learning the rules of composition for photography or fine art. What makes a good photograph? What makes a bad photograph?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Pastabagel
at 8:12 AM on November 7, 2006
(26 comments)
I need help and advice on buying a good digital camera and some resources on digital photography for a beginner.
posted to Ask Metafilter by katyggls
at 7:19 AM on April 17, 2006
(30 comments)
Help me find the best RAM possible for my Macbook.
posted to Ask Metafilter by JPowers
at 4:48 PM on October 2, 2006
(12 comments)
What software should I use to archive/organize scans of personal finance information?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Alterscape
at 12:43 PM on September 24, 2006
(3 comments)
Ry Cooder once said
Dark Was The Night--Cold Was The Ground was
the most soulful, transcendent piece of American music recorded in the 20th Century.
Unearthly and
music of the spheres were common descriptions long before both became fact when it was included on a golden record was affixed to the star bound
Voyager space probe. My first encounter with
Dark Was The Night was while watching, and then listening to the soundtrack album of, Piero Paulo Pasolini’s
The Gospel According To St. Matthew--or as it is known in Sicily kickin' Bootsville,
Il Vangelo de Matteo--which is, in my humble opinion, the Greatest. Jesus. Movie. Evar. Ironically, coincidentally and serendipitously, it was an apt choice by Pasolini, as the
hymn from which
Blind Willie Johnson's wordless moan derives is a song about Christ’s passion—his suffering and crucifixion. (Continued with much more within)
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl
at 4:12 AM on September 15, 2005
(67 comments)
