Activity from mathowie

got banned because of it He is not banned. We didn't do anything of the sort. Honestly, I think this MetaTalk thread would have made more sense earlier today, to stem off a bunch of yahooooo! comments in the thread itself, but now that… [more]
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MetaTalk comment - Last month

Just as an update, I've talked to the Bakersfield police department and I'm awaiting a call back from a detective in the computer crime detail. It sounds like there is at least $10k in fraud here, given several fake laptop sales and all these bogus… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Last month

Movie: Jaws
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FanFare post - Last month

I didn't understand the convoluted ending. I mean I get all the high points about family and addiction and how the brother was setting up Carmy to start their dream restaurant and that Mikey and cousin Richie loved spaghetti for bringing people… [more]
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FanFare comment - 2 months ago

I wish more such people were publicly humiliated for their reprehensible abusive conduct. I wrote a story on my blog about how my parents (mostly my dad, but my mom too) would beat us with a belt about once a month or so, but worse than… [more]
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MeFi comment - 3 months ago

Adam, it does detract from what the site does normally, and takes it into a realm of being like a mailing list. It could be done, if controlled, so it's always and obviously a sort of "thing over there we also do, but not the primary function of… [more]
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MetaTalk comment - 4 months ago

Star Trek: The Cage
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FanFare post - 4 months ago

Cat-Scan.com
favorited 159 times, recently by donio, Rufous-headed Towhee heehee, Ahmad Khani, TigerMoth, firstdrop, lucyleaf
MeFi post - 5 months ago

I think the difference between MeFi Music vs. MeFi with regards to snark is that here you are front and center with the creators. I'm all for snark if it is deserving and especially if it's someone being an asshole in some very public way on the… [more]
favorited 8 times, recently by Tehhund
Music comment - 5 months ago

Patrick Farley's latest comic
favorited 1 time, recently by Faintdreams
MeFi post - 5 months ago

13: Viewer Mail
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MetaTalk post - 8 months ago

Can you name any non-violent movies for 2-3 year olds?
favorited 29 times, recently by splitpeasoup
Ask MeFi post - 8 months ago

Also, I forgot to add: "The longer we talk the more rational I will sound" will totally become a line nerd dudes will use on women after this movie becomes popular. [more]
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FanFare comment - 9 months ago

Movie: Edge of Tomorrow
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FanFare post - 9 months ago

An abandoned resort like you've never seen before.
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MeFi post - 9 months ago

I guess we won't see Lucy Lawless this season? From what I've heard she wasn't on set this season, working in Australia on another show, so I guess she never had the chance to make the trip and shoot any episodes, which is sad. I always… [more]
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FanFare comment - 11 months ago

Crap, this was surprising and sad news to me. I've always recognized his username around these parts and on many other sites as a generally all-around nice dude. A couple years ago during a Hodgman comedy night in Eugene, I finally got to meet him… [more]
favorited 66 times, recently by socialjusticeworrier
MetaTalk comment - Last year

I never understood the whole man's man thing regarding George Bush. Sure he comes off as not so book smart but the man is a millionaire, many, many times over and has a knack for pushing laws that benefit his class over others. That a landscaper… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by BlunderingArtist
MeFi comment - Last year

If you haven't tried out Napster yet,
favorited 5 times, recently by Multicellular Exothermic
MeFi post - Last year

I feel like this season is going to solve the big question I had from season 1 which was "why on earth would his wife want a divorce from such beam of light kind of guy?" and I have to say the way the writers have made Ted like 10% folksier… [more]
favorited 17 times, recently by solotoro, bq, MiraK, johnasdf, widdershins, grog, schmod, Carouselle, purpleclover, Fiberoptic Zebroid and The Hypnagogic Jerks, rogerroger, dominik, theora55, beandip, lazaruslong, zuhl, jpeacock
FanFare comment - Last year

we all do. [more]
favorited 8 times, recently by chavenet
MeFi comment - Last year

I can't believe I've never heard of this site.
favorited 21 times, recently by JHarris
MeFi post - Last year

ooooh, skot vs. snarkout! and thirteen resurfaced! And Avogadro! So many old-timers, you'd think Kottke did something. [more]
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MetaTalk comment - Last year

My favorite bit about Sharon the therapist is she had to learn to ride that amazing Brompton for the role One of the funny things about this project was the bike riding. Before I started this job, I couldn’t ride a bike. I don’t know what happened… [more]
favorited 18 times, recently by cooker girl, caviar2d2, LobsterMitten, skoosh, grog, peppermind, Spathe Cadet, suelac, contrapositive, sueinnyc, ugf, schmod, Mchelly, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug, lilac girl, beandip, tangosnail, oneirodynia
FanFare comment - Last year

1: The First One
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MetaTalk post - Last year

Movie: Repo Man
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FanFare post - Last year

Man, it pisses me off so much when someone abuses the entire community like this. It reminds me of the anon suicide questions. For the first couple ones that came in years ago, I used to go to great lengths to talk people down from the ledge… [more]
favorited 275 times, recently by Faintdreams, mmoncur, Barbara Spitzer, urbanwhaleshark
MetaTalk comment - Last year

My mom gave me a set of Encyclopedia Brown books when I was a little kid and mentioned they were some of her favorite books as a kid (she still reads mystery books to this day). I was skeptical since I could rarely solve anything beyond a basic… [more]
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MeFi comment - Last year

Wow. I kind of wish we could use the avatar builder here to make our own MeFi profile images. Heck, I wish every site/service I used offered glitch game art for backgrounds, avatars, and whatnot. [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by JHarris
MeFi comment - Last year

Imagine that thing's user number! Note the joined date. [more]
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MeFi comment - Last year

falameufilho, Scott Adams draws community ire here for two reasons, one is personal taste related, the other is more philosophical. So there's the question of whether or not you find Dilbert funny. That's pure personal taste. I thought the strip… [more]
favorited 251 times, recently by Kye
MetaTalk comment - Last year

Here are the PSD files I used to use at CafePress to make these by hand, one by one: mefi-jersey.zip It uses the Superstar Font for the back, but I bet there's a free equivalent, and I bet someone could re-make the files in a vector program that… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by aielen
MetaTalk comment - Last year

From the OP:You guys have given me a lot to think about and helped me clarify my thoughts and frustrations somewhat. I think my first step will be trying to bring this up with my therapist, with an eye towards giving couples' counseling another try… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by stockpuppet
Ask MeFi comment - Last year

Kids was the most disturbing movie I ever saw when I was younger (I guess I was 22 when I saw it in the theater). There were a few reasons why: I knew tons of skateboarders and bmx kids, and a few of them were just like the kids in the movie. They… [more]
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MeFi comment - Last year

So did the follow-up mean that someone did call the school and got the guard, but through confusion got forwarded to his voicemail? I mean, it sounds like we almost helped. [more]
favorited 8 times, recently by Salamandrous
MetaTalk comment - Last year

So it's just a nicer looking nomad? This was supposed to be a big deal? [more]
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MeFi comment - Last year

Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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FanFare post - Two years ago

I wrote a piece about how to understand slack from an email veteran's perspective. Like how to convert all the ways you used email into Slack, and how to think about Slack as a replacement for email, and what behaviors on your own end can change as a… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by lalochezia, holgate, jessamyn, momochan
Ask MeFi comment - Two years ago

Josh covered much of what I wanted to share, but I wanted to add my angle on the transfer. I ran MeFi day-to-day for 16 years but by the end, I was pretty well ground down. Over the years, a combo of depression, exhaustion, and anxiety from… [more]
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MetaTalk comment - Two years ago

gmail!
favorited 3 times, recently by bendy
MeFi post - Two years ago

I loved their recent Blair Witch parody. Although, I'm sure they'll soon be hearing from Bill Keane's lawyers. [more]
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MeFi comment - Two years ago

Movie: The Big Lebowski
favorited 13 times, recently by Alexandra Michelle
FanFare post - Two years ago

One detail I haven't seen mentioned here is EU football rules are that you can't own shares in more than one club, so the funeral gift from Rupert was his way of divesting from Richmond so he can buy a competitor and go after Rebecca's team directly,… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by jenfullmoon, Cecilia Rose, Fiberoptic Zebroid and The Hypnagogic Jerks, TwoWordReview, gauche
FanFare comment - Two years ago

RIP Bill Zeller
favorited 125 times, recently by Recliner of Rage
MetaTalk post - Two years ago

88 cents for the same job
favorited 17 times, recently by jet_pack_in_a_can
MeFi post - Two years ago

Whatever happened to monkeyfilter?
favorited 2 times, recently by storybored
MetaTalk post - Two years ago

If you haven't heard of Napster yet, check it out.
favorited 5 times, recently by not_on_display
MeFi post - Two years ago

Your question seems to be almost about the mechanics, and yes, sometimes partners have consistently bad sex due to one partner or the other, but when discussing great sex, don't discount the emotional aspect. Your relationship is still somewhat… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by shadowy_world
Ask MeFi comment - Two years ago

That's the best thing ever. Who knew text here could come alive? [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by Buntix
MeFi comment - Two years ago

I used to think hard stuff like meth was used sparingly, but living in Oregon, where meth is kind of king, I realized it was ubiquitous when there was a serious car crash in a residential neighborhood near me. A guy went nuts and plowed into another… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Two years ago

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