"Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems."

Started in 2001 as a sub-section of Maths Challenge, it has since grown large enough to become its own entity. It now boasts over 200 problems, many of them insanely difficult.
posted to MetaFilter by mystyk at 3:34 AM on October 13, 2008 (10 comments)

Google Chrome Google, faced with concerns over Microsoft using it's browser marketshare to marginalize the search engine, have decided to take the fight directly to them. Google Chrome is an open sourced browser based on the Webkit HTML engine, but adds a new Javascript engine, and some UI changes. To advertise it, they've enlisted Scott McCloud to make a comic showing the browser's features. The release date is Wednesday, but watch this space.
posted to MetaFilter by zabuni at 1:45 PM on September 1, 2008 (301 comments)

I am looking for advice about places to stay and things to do on a trip through Phoenix, Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon and Sedona. My mom is going to be in Phoenix for a conference soon and since neither of us have spent much time out west we decided to make a little vacation out of it. Help us make the most of it!
posted to Ask Metafilter by horses, of courses at 6:55 PM on September 2, 2008 (10 comments)

Having never ridden a motorcycle, I took the MSF Basic Rider Course this weekend. Now I'm looking for advice on bikes and gear.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kortez at 1:20 PM on September 2, 2008 (35 comments)

I'm scared of having to work for a living. I'm terrified I'll feel hollow and depressed and unfulfilled. Is this normal and part of growing up and entering the real world?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rainygrl716 at 6:41 AM on August 31, 2008 (22 comments)

My sister who rarely reads has come to me for book suggestions. Please help me suggest books that might make her a lifetime reader.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Paul KC at 12:33 PM on August 16, 2007 (73 comments)

My girlfriend's mother and I have a real intellectual rapport, in some ways. Recently we've been talking about literature. She's extraordinarily widely read, but only really within the canon. I've been fronting, claiming that genre fiction like sci-fi has plenty of stuff of genuine literary merit in it. She's called my bluff and asked for a recommendation. What would you suggest? I was thinking something strange and ornate like Cordwainer Smith, but am open to advice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nicolas léonard sadi carnot at 5:57 AM on March 4, 2008 (74 comments)

BuffyFilter! I need a name for a blog about Buffy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sneakin at 7:33 AM on January 2, 2008 (33 comments)