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I was recently persuaded by a good friend to buy a box of wine. It was a Banrock Station
Cabernet Sauvignon, which I was assured I would enjoy. I just had my first glass last night, and unfortunately I found it to be a dud. So now I have this box (3 bottles?) of wine that is not terrible, but does not scream deliciousness to my tastebuds. What do I do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by amelliferae
at 8:34 AM on June 26, 2008
(38 comments)
There seems to be a million different online and software based To Do List and Project Management applications, and my brain is tired of trying to figure out the difference between them. It's the bells and whistles that get to me. Help me find the one that fits!
posted to Ask Metafilter by willmize
at 6:05 AM on February 25, 2008
(11 comments)
I'm heading off to college in a few months and I'm absolutely overwhelmed by the myriad of point-and-shoot cameras on the market.
I ran through some pictures (well, actually many pictures) on Flickr to try and get a feel for what I was looking for, but some pictures are naturally more appealing than others and the quality is affected by various factors, so I ruled that method out as an objective option.
I'm pretty sure more megapixels isn't always more quality and that there are other factors to account for, such as noise and shutter speed, but I'm at a loss at what really matters in a digital camera.
I hope I don't sound completely uninformed, but I've scoured previous topics and while they're very helpful, they're a little outdated. I would really appreciate recommendations on a compact/ultracompact camera that takes pretty pictures! I'm willing to spend up to 300, but hopefully no more than that :)
Thoughts? Suggestions? Jeers? :(
posted to Ask Metafilter by tihleigh
at 11:48 PM on June 14, 2008
(27 comments)
Petals Around the Rose
This little puzzle took my genius son over an hour to figure out. It took me two seconds. They say the smarter you are the harder it is...shut up.
posted to MetaFilter by konolia
at 3:29 PM on June 4, 2004
(145 comments)
I tend to get very excited about lots of different projects and overcommit myself. I can be happily insanely busy for a while, but then I get overwhelmed, freak out and flake out. I don't want to do this anymore. How can I find balance and learn to work sustainably?
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams
at 8:28 AM on May 25, 2008
(9 comments)
I work as an admin for a social networking site, and I'm trying to figure out protocol for how to handle users who seem suicidal.
posted to Ask Metafilter by infinityjinx
at 10:44 AM on May 19, 2008
(4 comments)
I'm looking for something really freaky to put on the tv at the bar I work at; video imagery to really make some hipster indie rocker kids say wtf when they notice it playing in the background-"holy mountain" and svenmahers"alice" are my usual standbys, but I know you Mefites know just the thing to make a standard night watching post rock bands just a little stranger.what visuals would you use, remembering that the sound of the movie won't be heard--
posted to Ask Metafilter by donabean
at 11:46 PM on May 16, 2008
(75 comments)
I want to be better at making to do lists.
posted to Ask Metafilter by afu
at 11:23 PM on May 8, 2008
(16 comments)
What software can I use to create mathematical animations?
posted to Ask Metafilter by wireless
at 10:52 PM on May 2, 2008
(13 comments)
Finish this Windows math question:
FREE(x+y+z)=backed up DVD
posted to Ask Metafilter by doorsfan
at 8:55 AM on April 22, 2008
(11 comments)
Welke Nederlandse podcasts kun je me aanbevelen?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ponystyle
at 3:38 AM on April 21, 2008
(8 comments)
I'm working on a site (it's a personal project) where I basically review movies that I like. Lately, I've been thinking about adding video clips from the movies/series to give visitors a better understanding of what the movies/series are about.
How do I do this legally?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Foci for Analysis
at 1:30 PM on April 16, 2008
(13 comments)
Help me understand what it is like to work at home so I can be a better girlfriend and roommate.
posted to Ask Metafilter by spec80
at 6:48 AM on April 10, 2008
(27 comments)
Is there a consensus on the grammatical relationship between emoticons and punctuation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mkultra
at 8:37 AM on April 8, 2008
(37 comments)
I would like sharp cheddar. The best sharp cheddar recommendations you've got. Complex, subtle cheddars are great, but I'm also feenin' for cheddar that is sharp beyond belief. So if you don't have the cheddar equivalent of a 25-year old Bowmore, a perfectly acceptable alternative is the cheddar equivalent of a ziploc bag full of Everclear. Let the cheese strike my taste buds, hard.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Greg Nog
at 2:21 PM on April 3, 2008
(46 comments)
I'm looking for a XP-friendly version of the old "virus war" games.
posted to Ask Metafilter by LairBob
at 7:42 AM on February 9, 2008
(10 comments)
The Truth Is Still Out There [link includes embedded video, scroll down for article]. Members of The X-Files' cast and crew
(minus Anderson/Scully and Duchovny/Mulder) discuss the myths and legends surrounding the show, as well as the upcoming new movie, at the
2008 Paley Festival, sponsored by
The Paley Center for Media (named for broadcaster
William S. Paley, and formerly known as The Museum of Television & Radio).
[Previous X-Files-related posts here.]
posted to MetaFilter by amyms
at 10:41 PM on March 27, 2008
(23 comments)
Special characters in Search Engine Optimisation - anyone know what the deal is there - specifically '@' for an 'a'?
posted to Ask Metafilter by swisspotter
at 7:29 AM on March 25, 2008
(10 comments)
Does a website that has had the full SEO treatment have to suck?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Thorzdad
at 8:02 AM on March 23, 2008
(20 comments)
Bass player. Long time pizzicato, first time arco. What do I need to know about my bow, specifically regarding rosin?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gnutron
at 11:57 AM on March 17, 2008
(14 comments)
I have many great ideas but I am a terrible personal and professional implementer. How can I do better now?
posted to Ask Metafilter by parmanparman
at 6:23 AM on March 14, 2008
(19 comments)
The Hidden Stanley Kubrick. In the nine years following Stanley Kubrick's death on March 7, 1999, several of his collaborators have written and spoken about their experiences working with this notoriously reclusive filmmaker. Their reminiscences shed light on aspects of Kubrick’s family life, private thoughts and work habits, and make for fascinating reading and viewing. Those who've shared their reflections include
Michael Herr (co-screenwriter, "Full Metal Jacket");
Leon Vitali (actor, "Barry Lyndon" and Kubrick's personal assistant for nearly 25 years);
Ian Watson (credited with the "screen story" for "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence"); and
Brian Aldiss (who helped to develop the story for "A.I."). Peter Bogdanovich gathered together the impressions of
others who worked with Kubrick on various projects over the legendary director's career.
posted to MetaFilter by New Frontier
at 11:37 PM on March 8, 2008
(21 comments)
Regional dialect or dyslexic family? Switching the "r" with a vowel at the beginning of words.
posted to Ask Metafilter by F Mackenzie
at 4:04 PM on March 7, 2008
(26 comments)
Some of you may
remember that I've been working on a case study about MeFi for an ecommunities class. Well, as promised, here is my
paper.
(As a reminder, this is NOT research.)
posted to MetaTalk by nalihasan
at 7:22 AM on April 23, 2005
(49 comments)
Help me, AskMe, you're my (last) hope. The Actiontec wireless router that Verizon insists is the only thing they can give me to use for our home FIOS service is keeping me from accessing MetaFilter at home.
posted to Ask Metafilter by yhbc
at 10:46 AM on February 27, 2008
(18 comments)
In the space of a busy life, full-time work, girlfriend, and misc other interests, how does one pave the way for larger projects?
posted to Ask Metafilter by emptyinside
at 11:57 AM on February 26, 2008
(31 comments)
If you were showing the MetaFilter Universe (including the main page, Ask, Talk, Projects, Music, everything) to someone for the first time, what threads would you choose as examples of MeFi at its best and at its worst?
posted to MetaTalk by amyms
at 12:10 AM on February 17, 2008
(60 comments)
Say you wanted to print a small chart of eternally and universally useful reference information on the back of your business card, so recipients would have a good incentive to carry it with them and refer to it often. What information would you choose?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mthomps00
at 12:34 PM on February 15, 2008
(39 comments)
Advice and resources for a guitar teacher?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ludwig_van
at 10:05 AM on February 8, 2008
(5 comments)
There is a very loud, very bad Elvis impersonator within spitting distance from my office window. I work very hard in a high stress position at a non profit, and he is really ruining my job satisfaction. The cops won't do anything, I've tried. I don't get paid much, so I can't afford to bribe him. I have tried listening to music through headphones to drown him out but that's almost as distracting.
posted to Ask Metafilter by plague
at 2:49 PM on January 31, 2008
(38 comments)
Nascent interest in economics and economic thinking. Having a bit of problem with the theory of the margin. Wikipedia is not that helpful.
posted to Ask Metafilter by proj
at 9:23 AM on January 30, 2008
(4 comments)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is often
misunderstood (and is different from
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.) From wikipedia: "OCD sufferers are aware that such thoughts and behavior are not rational, but feel bound to comply with them to fend off feelings of panic or dread. Because sufferers are consciously aware of this irrationality but feel helpless to push it away, untreated OCD is often regarded as one of the most vexing and frustrating of the major anxiety disorders."
posted to MetaFilter by agregoli
at 12:19 PM on January 23, 2008
(65 comments)
Housing, preserving, and providing access to these small-scale, homemade
rags that document some corner of [often do-it-yourself and punk rock]
culture, zine archives can be found via independently operated centers in
Georgia (physical library in construction), New Orleans (myspace link, www address out-of-commission), Florida,
Minneapolis,
Denver, Cambridge, Olympia, Chicago, Seattle and...
posted to MetaFilter by ethel
at 3:07 PM on January 19, 2008
(21 comments)
I'm trying to program a role playing game, but I'm not sure how to do the math.
posted to Ask Metafilter by SpacemanStix
at 10:28 AM on January 17, 2008
(15 comments)
I have a question for Matt. I notice on the
Zeldman comment that someone also has the same username as me. I am
jay. There is also another
jay. I don't think anyone would want to impersonate me, but for some people on this list, this might be a problem. We could all become
mathowies, I even created my own
mathowie account to see if this really works and
it does.
posted to MetaFilter by jay
at 1:49 AM on May 19, 2000
(10 comments)
Help me AJAX-ify a very simple web process in PHP. Links to very simple AJAX tutorials much appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by odinsdream
at 8:41 AM on January 8, 2008
(7 comments)
Anybody remember where (the URL) to find the funny sign you can put near the workplace microwave about BURNING THE FREAKING MICROWAVE POPCORN? (At the risk of ending up on
Passive-Aggressive Notes, I could use one right now.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by spock
at 10:27 AM on January 7, 2008
(10 comments)
Is anyone out there publishing analysis or actively tracking interesting developments/trends in blogging in terms of the emerging patterns in the form and functionality of the blogs themselves?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lhl
at 2:02 AM on December 30, 2007
(4 comments)