Displaying post 1 to 50 of 71
Help me find a way to earn some money through blogging.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hadjiboy
at 9:35 PM on July 21, 2008
(13 comments)
What are the most unique or creative resume/CV designs you have ever seen?
posted to Ask Metafilter by BradNelson
at 11:28 PM on July 19, 2008
(16 comments)
"For U.S. books published between 1923 and 1963, the rights holder needed to submit a form to the U.S. Copyright Office renewing the copyright 28 years after publication. In most cases, books that were never renewed are now in the public domain. Estimates of how many books were renewed vary, but everyone agrees that most books weren't renewed. If true, that means that
the majority of U.S. books published between 1923 and 1963 are freely usable." How do you know? The renewal copyright records have traditionally been scattered and hard to access, but Google - with the help of Project Gutenberg and the Distributed Proofreaders painstakingly typed in every word - has just released a single database as a
freely downloadable XML file.
posted to MetaFilter by stbalbach
at 8:23 AM on June 25, 2008
(55 comments)
What's the best USB controller to use when emulating old games on my PC?
posted to Ask Metafilter by theiconoclast31
at 1:03 PM on June 21, 2008
(13 comments)
What witty things can I write on co-workers cards?
posted to Ask Metafilter by KateHasQuestions
at 2:53 PM on June 19, 2008
(24 comments)
Would reinstalling XP mean I don't have to deal with Dell?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pdb
at 12:11 PM on June 18, 2008
(12 comments)
Tell me thriller/mystery movies have lots of plot twists, like in "The Game." Spoilers inside as examples.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ®@
at 5:31 PM on June 9, 2008
(40 comments)
Job interviewing filter: What are some great questions for a candidate to ask the company that would make them stand out?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bda1972
at 3:23 PM on June 8, 2008
(21 comments)
My father has recently found a stock certificate for 500 shares of Norpoint Exploration Limited (issued or certified by Sterling Trusts Corporation out of Toronto on April 22, 1966). This has been living in a junk drawer since 1966 or so, if I had to guess. He's convinced that he's hit the jackpot but I can't find much in the way of information on either of these companies which leads me to think that he hasn't found anything of value. Given that Google isn't helping, who should he talk to about this? Has he found something of value?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pookzilla
at 4:23 PM on June 1, 2008
(6 comments)
How do you develop focus, drive, and personal discipline?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Saxon Kane
at 8:26 PM on May 11, 2008
(28 comments)
Programming as a hobby. Rewarding for the non-professional programmer?
posted to Ask Metafilter by i_am_a_Jedi
at 8:08 AM on May 19, 2008
(18 comments)
Resources on amateur cartography? Help me make some maps.
posted to Ask Metafilter by furnace.heart
at 2:25 PM on May 12, 2008
(6 comments)
What's the best health advice you ever received?
posted to Ask Metafilter by HotPatatta
at 9:14 PM on May 9, 2008
(59 comments)
Further to
this question from 2006, has anybody tried the
Shangri-la diet in the two years since? Note I'm not looking for information or websites. Already got them. I'm looking for personal experience stories.
posted to Ask Metafilter by deeper red
at 7:47 AM on May 2, 2008
(21 comments)
What are some of your absolute favourite online essays, articles and other pieces of non-fiction writing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by turgid dahlia
at 4:21 PM on May 1, 2008
(49 comments)
I am interested in taking an extended (6 months-ish) period off work, unpaid, with the intention of resuming my current job after that time, and am looking for advice in successfully broaching the subject with my employer, a smallish firm in Canada. Have you done this? Has an employee of yours done this? Any tips?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 4:48 PM on April 27, 2008
(8 comments)
Dear Monster Lawyers,
Let me begin by stating, without equivocation, that I have no interest whatsoever in infringing upon any intellectual property belonging to Monster Cable. Indeed, the less my customers think my products resemble Monster's, in form or in function, the better.
posted to MetaFilter by veedubya
at 12:49 PM on April 15, 2008
(87 comments)
How much am I missing out on by not having much of a social life?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 4:03 PM on March 29, 2008
(38 comments)
I eat oatmeal for breakfast pretty much every day. Help me build a bowl that is as jam-packed with nutrition as possible, while still tasty.
posted to Ask Metafilter by catlet
at 7:52 AM on April 9, 2008
(32 comments)
My first interview is tomorrow. Do you have actual, useful advice? How can I stay calm?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fogster
at 8:02 AM on April 3, 2008
(21 comments)
What programming languages exist for Linux (preferably Ubuntu) which create GUI applications with ease? I prefer to avoid the Microsoft Studio route as I don't have a ton of cash lying around, and would like something that abstracts the GUI so I don't have to deal with the nitty-gritty of the OS.
posted to Ask Metafilter by chips ahoy
at 3:51 PM on March 31, 2008
(26 comments)
Show #24 features an interview with singer-songwriter Jill Sobule and recaps from the month of March on MetaFilter. It was recorded on March 21, 2008 and runs an hour long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 1:41 PM on March 25, 2008
(25 comments)
GeeksOn
"A show created by Geeks for Geeks, covering topics that Geeks like to talk about." This is one of my favorite podcasts out there, most topics they cover are talked about in a very smart manner with lots of philosophy and moral quandaries thrown in, and they have gone on to get some great interviews with various people in Geek culture including
Christina Hendricks, who plays Saffron from Firefly, and its Producer, Lisa Lassek(Christina is the sister of one of the geeks),
Orson Scott Card,
George R.R. Martin,
Forrest J Ackerman,
Garrett Wang, and the man himself
Joss Whedon!
posted to MetaFilter by Del Far
at 8:30 AM on March 25, 2008
(17 comments)
What books have transported you to another place, and occupied your thoughts for days whilst you read them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by takeyourmedicine
at 3:18 PM on March 24, 2008
(101 comments)
Cleaning Filter: Help me make an oasis of clean in my bedroom, to fight back the chaos in my household?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Phalene
at 11:00 PM on March 23, 2008
(29 comments)
ElfQuest for free...gradually.
The complete ElfQuest comic oeuvre (about 6000 pages) is being released online in batches every friday. The first five issues (a complete 150 page arc in itself), along with some other EQ series's first issues, are already up.
posted to MetaFilter by Sparx
at 10:11 AM on March 20, 2008
(54 comments)
I don't play music. I want too. What instrument should I learn?
posted to Ask Metafilter by TheDukeofLancaster
at 2:54 PM on March 11, 2008
(31 comments)
How do you make up stories ? My kids love me making up stories (and then repeating them ad-infinitum !) but doing so has set me thinking about the process of creating fiction.
posted to Ask Metafilter by southof40
at 1:43 AM on March 8, 2008
(9 comments)
POSSESSED is a short documentary film that 'enters the complicated worlds of four hoarders; people whose lives are dominated by their relationship to possessions'.
posted to MetaFilter by jack_mo
at 6:22 AM on March 7, 2008
(45 comments)
How can I temporarily disable the alt+tab shortcut when I'm playing games in Windows XP?
posted to Ask Metafilter by good in a vacuum
at 7:35 PM on March 5, 2008
(2 comments)
Ico did not sell very well. Though critics loved it, the simple third person puzzler failed to capture an audience on the PS2.
(youtube trailer)
Fast forward a few years to
Shadow of the Colossus, and desiger Fumito Ueda struck gold. Earning tons of
critical praise for his story of a young boy out to bring his love back from the dead.
posted to MetaFilter by tylerfulltilt
at 2:53 PM on March 1, 2008
(74 comments)
Asking for my fiancé: What recourse does one have once you have been screwed over by PayPal? Lots of details inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Becko
at 8:37 PM on February 29, 2008
(8 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)
What's the best way to erase my hard drive for resale if I don't have original OS reinstall CDs to work with?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rhoticity
at 1:47 PM on February 29, 2008
(13 comments)
Salsa. What is the hands-down best salsa recipe ever?
posted to Ask Metafilter by buriednexttoyou
at 2:24 PM on February 25, 2008
(17 comments)
Looking for a science fiction short story I read years ago.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gerryblog
at 6:53 AM on February 24, 2008
(11 comments)
In case anyone wondered what happened with the College Admissions Official From Hell (thread
here), an update! Thank you to the good people of AskMe.
posted to MetaTalk by InnocentBystander
at 10:55 AM on February 20, 2008
(93 comments)
How do I curb my sugar addiction? It's getting serious.
posted to Ask Metafilter by lxs
at 1:31 PM on February 17, 2008
(27 comments)
Tax payers are to save the second IRS notice regarding the stimulus payment in order to properly file 2008 taxes. Why? Will it be deducted from a potential 2008 refund?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Feisty
at 9:50 PM on February 14, 2008
(8 comments)
Think you've had clumsy moments? Ten bucks says you've never had one
quite this bad.
posted to MetaFilter by jbickers
at 1:36 PM on February 13, 2008
(118 comments)
Is there a list of all active sweepstakes and contests?
posted to Ask Metafilter by damn dirty ape
at 12:31 PM on May 21, 2007
(9 comments)
Game Design: In an MMO, how do you build an economy that will 'balance' itself? Obviously, having solid inputs and outputs are one thing, and balancing those inputs with the demand for the item, but what other things need to be taken into account?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SpecialK
at 11:48 AM on February 9, 2008
(23 comments)
I'm mid 40s, have had 2 cavities in my life, to date, one in my late teens and another 15 years later.
My dentist from childhood retired in 1999. Since then I have consulted a dif't dentist each year, for a total of 7 dental "exams". Each one has alerted me to various work I need done to my teefs, which I declined to have done. None has ever "diagnosed" a problem remotely similar to any of the preceeding dentists. Each has found something new. The science of Dentistry is a profession exactly how? How can I ever find an honest dentist?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Fupped Duck
at 12:10 PM on February 8, 2008
(36 comments)
