Has anyone been able to head off carpal tunnel shortly after the symptoms start appearing? How?
posted to Ask Metafilter by BillBishop at 6:44 PM on March 20, 2006 (30 comments)

I hear a lot of talk about global recession. Bad time to start a company?
posted to Ask Metafilter by saraswati at 5:41 PM on April 8, 2008 (26 comments)

What are some good sci-fi stories (both short and full-length) that explore the idea of singularity?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pedmands at 8:57 PM on March 30, 2008 (37 comments)

I've been offered a position in Norway. I am happily and gainfully employed in Maine. I am also considering an MBA. Does anyone have advice with regards to Norway, choosing the path less traveled, and life stability?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mbatch at 11:43 AM on May 22, 2007 (18 comments)

Moving around in the EU - how about them fjords there?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Happy Dave at 10:06 AM on March 25, 2008 (3 comments)

Should I go into web design or web programming?
posted to Ask Metafilter by zorro astor at 10:29 AM on March 20, 2008 (26 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)

Speaking of speeches, David Eggers delivers one at TED on grassroots community tutoring for kids who need help with their English homework: "There's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one on one, getting all this attention. They finish their homework, they go home -- they're finished. They don't stall. They don't do their homework in front of the TV. They're allowed to go home 5:30, enjoy their family, enjoy other hobbies, get outside, play and that makes a happy family. A bunch of happy families in a neighborhood is a happy community. A bunch of happy communities tied together is a happy city and a happy world, right? So, the key to it all is homework." Love him or hate him (mefi consensus) it's a great example of nervous energy microphilanthropy, social entrepreneurship and, if I may make the connection, machines of loving grace. [previously]
posted to MetaFilter by kliuless at 7:22 AM on March 23, 2008 (26 comments)

Homeless people are just too lazy to work, aren't they? Besides, they panhandle to get by, so what's the big deal? What does it mean to be homeless [previously] anyway? How do people find themselves in these sorts of situations, and why can't they get out of them? How do they feel about it? And are there any alternatives that we can supply them with?
posted to MetaFilter by hadjiboy at 6:57 AM on March 23, 2008 (69 comments)

I'm going to London, Belgium and the Netherlands from May 10th-24th, and I'm looking for great places to stay.
posted to Ask Metafilter by dhammond at 11:49 PM on March 23, 2008 (14 comments)

Do you remember a global online photo project where individuals took pictures of themselves in their room? If it's still out there, I need to find it, as well as other examples of collaborative, possibly community-building blog-style photo sites that aren't Flickr.
posted to Ask Metafilter by clever sheep at 7:44 AM on March 21, 2008 (6 comments)

Help me rock out some automation on my spankin' new MacBook!
posted to Ask Metafilter by drgonzo2k2 at 8:11 AM on March 21, 2008 (6 comments)

What podcasts will make me more intelligent just by listening to them? I enjoy the BBC's "In Our Time", which features serious discussion of historical events and people by academics working in the field, and also quirky, thought-provoking programs like WNYC's "Radio Lab" and "This American Life". I'm not so keen on some of the podcasts I typically get from newspapers that gloss over the surface of a subject with little analysis. What other highbrow podcasts are made by people who really know their shit?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nowonmai at 9:01 AM on November 20, 2007 (61 comments)

What single book is the best introduction to your field (or specialization within your field) for laypeople?
posted to Ask Metafilter by limon at 5:40 PM on September 8, 2007 (237 comments)

Life-altering experiences. Can you point to a single experience in your life, as a child, which you can define as having contributed to the person you are today? (+)
posted to Ask Metafilter by jeremias at 4:41 AM on February 2, 2005 (216 comments)

Polyglot Michel Thomas came to prominence through his work for the French resistance and the successful interrogation of Nazis (who had formerly imprisoned him). After the war he started to develop (and eventually patent) a method for teaching languages that eschewed notes, books, writing, memorisation and homework. Instead, words and phrases would be built up in lego-like constructions to provide “confidence in hours not years”. He gave private lessons to a long list of A-list celebrities including Woody Allen, Natasha Kinsky, Tony Curtis and Grace Kelly. A BBC documentary from 1997 told his story and tested him out with the less exalted audience of 16 year old London school kids pre-selected to be “incapable of learning a foreign language” by their teachers [YT pt 1, 2, 3, 4]. He was secretive about how his methods worked until the end of his life when he finally made his courses available as audiobooks.
posted to MetaFilter by rongorongo at 7:00 AM on March 20, 2008 (24 comments)

Trying to find a bizarre and disturbing short manga, featured on Reddit a month or two ago. The manga in question played with the idea of panel art by depicting the inhabitants of each panel from different angles, or slightly ahead in time - a perspective from which they could be seen to be only partial bodies, or horribly mutilated, etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by topynate at 9:10 AM on February 10, 2008 (3 comments)

Queens of Carnatic singing: Nithyasree Mahadevan: 1, 2 and 3. Sudha Ragunathan: 1, 2, 3 and 4. And the legend of the legends, M.S. Subbulakshmi, in her film appearances from decades past: 1, 2 and 3, and as an elder stateswoman of Carnatic vocal artistry: 1, 2, 3 and 4.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite at 7:39 AM on March 15, 2008 (14 comments)

I live outside the US but I'd like to watch US based content on my Mac from places like Hulu. Is there an easy Mac application that will seek out a working US proxy and make all the changes? I'm thinking of something with a big on/off I've played with the massive proxy lists- but most of them seem to not be working. I would pay for an easy solution.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Dag Maggot at 5:35 PM on March 11, 2008 (6 comments)

I've slowly been leading a life people would envy: I've worked jobs people whistle at, I'm dating one of the smartest and most beautiful women I've ever met, I'm smart, witty, and I can pick up anything faster than you could blink. I'm also 23, I don't give a shit and I want to.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 7:24 AM on February 20, 2008 (31 comments)

Favorite paper airplanes (and other flying diversions)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rossination at 11:23 PM on February 28, 2008 (15 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)

I'm looking for a high-quality scan of a single page out of any Batman or Superman comic book or graphic novel that I can print out off of the internet. My google-fu is apparently not up to snuff.
posted to Ask Metafilter by np312 at 2:31 PM on February 25, 2008 (5 comments)

Somewhere on the wide internet is a video of a fake product demonstration that's complete and total doublespeak. And I can't find it. Could use a little google-fu from the crew, here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by disclaimer at 2:42 PM on February 25, 2008 (13 comments)

Reconstructing myself - where to begin? Last night my wife of 22 years announced that she and I were finished as a married couple. Now, at the age of 53, I find myself alone. Presently, I am seeking the anonymity of a bunch of strangers because it doesn't seem hurt as much this way. A cross sectioning if you will. Besides, MetaFites are generally a younger bunch, and they may have a more optimistic perspective on this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 8:48 PM on February 23, 2008 (55 comments)

I have pretty much watched all of the videos on TED.com and I am looking for another source to waste time online - but at least feel smarter at the end.;) I am not looking so much for online classes/courses (MIT and other), but more "bit size" hour long or so talks/lectures. Thanks for your help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by aggienfo at 10:17 PM on February 24, 2008 (24 comments)

What are some movies that have either drastically changed the way you view the world or changed the way you live your life?
posted to Ask Metafilter by MaryDellamorte at 5:09 PM on February 12, 2008 (152 comments)

Star Trek orgasms (nsfw). Bonus: Kirk, ultimate ladies man.
posted to MetaFilter by fearfulsymmetry at 2:30 AM on January 31, 2008 (30 comments)

Trailers From Hell. Cult directors (and other industry types) introduce and comment on trailers for cult films. For instance, Allison Anders on Peeping Tom, Rick Baker on The Man Of A Thousand Faces, Joe Dante on Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman, Jack Hill on White Heat, Dan Ireland on The Haunting, Mary Lambert on The Masque Of The Red Death and Edgar Wright on Carnage. (Flash menu and intro unfortunately)
posted to MetaFilter by fearfulsymmetry at 4:01 AM on January 28, 2008 (11 comments)

The Return of a Clockwork Orange - Writers, artists, directors, UK film censors and starring actor Malcolm McDowell discuss Stanley Kubrick's classic film A Clockwork Orange
posted to MetaFilter by Blazecock Pileon at 6:05 AM on January 28, 2008 (121 comments)

I have ADD. What are some specific steps that can help me focus on getting a task done?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fogster at 7:31 PM on January 26, 2008 (16 comments)

I'm moving to Japan to work for a year - what should I do to prepare?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Arasithil at 11:03 AM on January 28, 2008 (17 comments)

Recommend me some British comedy, please.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jtron at 11:40 AM on January 22, 2008 (86 comments)

[grownupfilter] What is the most unique job you've ever heard of - the one that made you say, "Damn, if I wasn't 5 years away from retiring, I'd TOTALLY do _________!"
posted to Ask Metafilter by damnjezebel at 10:05 AM on January 22, 2008 (68 comments)

When will (or will) computer games begin to constitute art? And particularly, highbrow art? I've heard Myst described as the first "literary" computer game; I've played a few games with language well in the foreground, but is there anything out there that truly transcends the basic dorkiness of the medium? I don't imagine the mainstream industry would be cranking out challenging intellectual fare, but surely it exists somewhere?
posted to MetaFilter by scissorfish at 5:42 PM on September 2, 2001 (48 comments)

Like to faire une photo? You're not alone. The inimitable (but perhaps for not much longer) National Geographic magazine has advice for taking portraits, travel photography, landscapes, excitingly vague 'adventure' photos and even plan old digital photography. After you've created magic how about selling it or getting published? Sharing is so 2007.
posted to MetaFilter by oxford blue at 11:09 PM on January 20, 2008 (13 comments)

Can you recommend good books on the study of happiness?
posted to Ask Metafilter by missjamielynn at 8:21 PM on January 17, 2008 (33 comments)

Help me improve my pushups. I've been doing martial arts 5 nights a week (M-F) for 9 months now. We do anywhere from 30-150 pushups a night, but I'm incapable of keeping up with the rest of the class and have not really improved much since I started.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bindasj at 3:35 AM on January 18, 2008 (21 comments)

whats the best way to go up to a girl in a club?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kowboy at 2:29 PM on January 16, 2008 (33 comments)

What are the most realistic swordfighting movies? Also, let's analyze the swordfighting in popular movies.
posted to Ask Metafilter by agropyron at 12:19 PM on April 1, 2006 (78 comments)

If you please—I urgently require a few good recommendations of novels that have India as a backdrop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hadjiboy at 8:32 PM on January 13, 2008 (55 comments)

What music can you listen to while reading, and not get distracted from your text?
posted to Ask Metafilter by comwiz at 11:55 PM on January 13, 2008 (43 comments)

Help me figure out the title/author of this short science fiction story. It was about a world where everyone stopped growing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hjo3 at 4:20 PM on January 10, 2008 (6 comments)

What are some examples of actors "playing themselves" (not someone purposefully featured as themselves, but someone whose personality is so powerful that it overwhelms the character he/she is supposed to be playing)? For instance, some people say that no matter what movie he's in, Jack Nicholson always plays "Jack Nicholson." Other people say the same for Robert DeNiro or Clint Eastwood. I'm looking for some actors and roles that are the embodiment of this notion.
posted to Ask Metafilter by amyms at 11:02 PM on January 10, 2008 (119 comments)