I'm an electrical engineering student/hobbyist looking to buy an oscilloscope. I'd like to spend around $200 ($300 max, probes/shipping included). What should I look for, and where?
posted to Ask Metafilter by phrontist at 6:28 AM on April 16, 2008 (10 comments)

Iwase Yoshiyuki "In the late 1920s, young Yoshiyuki received an early Kodak camera as a gift. Since the main livelihood of the town came from the sea, he gravitated there, and soon found a passion for "the simple, even primitive beauty" of ama – girls and women who harvested seaweed, turban shells and abalone from beneath the coastal waters." "By the late 1960s, they had disappeared. This body of work stands as the final, most comprehensive visual document of the life and work of these divers." [NSFW]
posted to MetaFilter by tellurian at 10:45 PM on March 27, 2008 (48 comments)

Brainwashed by a parasite A look at Cordyceps, a parasitic fungi that infects insects and other arthropods. Don't miss the videos, especially this one. They're the best part.
posted to MetaFilter by puke & cry at 11:48 PM on December 26, 2007 (37 comments)

Links to the landlord-tenant law of every state in the US from Consumerist.
posted to MetaFilter by dersins at 9:40 AM on December 5, 2007 (21 comments)

I recently enjoyed Charles Stross's fascinating novel, Accelerando. One of the most fascinating parts, for me, was the first chapter's description of the character Manfred's post-capitalistish lifestyle. Manfred was trying to eliminate money from his life by getting paid in services and vouchers that took care of his needs without money. Is this possible? Is it happening? How?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Hollow at 1:51 AM on December 2, 2007 (25 comments)

Money as Debt. Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple graphic terms what money is and how it is created.
posted to MetaFilter by psmealey at 10:26 AM on November 24, 2007 (61 comments)