In May 2006, we discussed switch pitcher Pat Venditte on MetaFilter. Many wondered: what kind of bizarre game-theoretic catastrophe would occur when the switch pitcher faced a switch hitter? Two years later, it has come to pass. (video)
posted to MetaFilter by escabeche at 9:20 AM on June 20, 2008 (78 comments)

"The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class"
posted to MetaFilter by kliuless at 2:22 AM on May 1, 2008 (98 comments)

Spread of Prosperity Brings Supply Woes: Slaking China's Thirst Malthusian catastrophe does appear to be at hand, as foreseen by the Club of Rome in 1972 publication of "The Limits of Growth"
posted to MetaFilter by sjjh at 12:26 PM on March 25, 2008 (30 comments)

Due to popular demand, here's yet another mix of "Secret Book" with vocals, as originally posted here and here.
posted to MeFi Music by saulgoodman at 8:04 PM on March 1, 2008 (3 comments)

Another song from my forthcoming album "Save You From Yourself", featuring my buddy Michael Spaly on mandolin.
posted to MeFi Music by scottandrew at 12:01 AM on January 13, 2008 (9 comments)

A groovy little bluegrass-inspired solo acoustic guitar number.
posted to MeFi Music by fingers_of_fire at 10:53 PM on November 3, 2007 (6 comments)

written and recorded very quickly: a couple of childhood experiences made into a little parable set. hope you enjoy. it's fun as hell to sing.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 10:11 PM on October 11, 2007 (3 comments)

My take on mid 70s Michael Stearns from Planetary Unfolding, with a dash of Kubrick ala 2001. It's dark, brooding space music.
posted to MeFi Music by doctor_negative at 5:52 PM on October 12, 2007 (3 comments)

spooky? - check! waitsian? - check! (yeah, we gots the megaphone) lotsofnotes? - check!
posted to MeFi Music by kimyo at 1:27 AM on October 14, 2007 (3 comments)

I've seen this and this,and this. When I'm running Transmission (I used to use Azareus, with the same problems, but I switched because a lot of the trackers I used banned it. I will switch if anyone can suggest a better client) on OSX it kills all of my web browsing. Even when I turn on Speed Limiter there is no web browsing. I'm only downloading one file, with one peer at the moment, for what that's worth. But when I cap upload at 5k, web browsing works again (by the way, I browse with Firefox). That doesn't seem right to me. I have Time Warner Road Runner cable internet and a Netgear WGR614v7 - 54 Mbps Wireless Router. Is there anything I'm overlooking to be able to browse the web while downloading torrents?
posted to Ask Metafilter by apetpsychic at 11:32 AM on October 9, 2007 (14 comments)

A remake of the same song by Dead or Alive, only much better! Disclaimer: I was the producer of the album this is off of, not a performer. (MI)
posted to MeFi Music by edgeways at 7:36 PM on July 5, 2006 (29 comments)

(Minor issue, but) is there a character limit on comments?
posted to MetaTalk by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:18 PM on April 2, 2007 (59 comments)

During his downtime on early worldwide tours with DEVO, Mark Mothersbaugh began illustrating on postcards to send to his friends, which he still creates, and has been creating every day for over 30 years. It's an obsessive habit/hobby which still yields anywhere from one to a couple dozen new postcard-sized images per day.
posted to MetaFilter by furtive at 7:25 AM on September 3, 2006 (11 comments)

How and where to learn Spanish online
posted to Ask Metafilter by ollsen at 4:06 AM on July 29, 2006 (8 comments)