MetaFilter posts tagged with first

Flights to Mars now available

uni verse — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:21:20 -0800

Complete Mars Vacation Guide More April-first-day goodness. Link from the site's main page is at bottom right.

Groundbreak Much?

jabberjaw — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:39:18 -0800

"I have never considered myself anything but a Soldier." The U.S. names its first female four-star general: Ann E. Dunwoody. Choice quote: "There is no one more surprised than I — except, of course, my husband. You know what they say, `Behind every successful woman there is an astonished man.' " Official Department of Defense press release.

First People's Film Making

dogbusonline — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:23:05 -0800

Isuma.tv is an amazing video sharing site for indigenous filmmakers. Isuma is perhaps best known for their incredible work on films set in arctic Canada (Atarnarjuat, Journals of Knud Rasmussen and the upcoming Before Tomorrow). Isuma.tv is a fantastic place to work by all sorts of First Nations film makers and is a much needed voice for the generally ignored indigenous artists.

Isuma was last discussed on Metafilter in 2002.

Umm, sorry about the genocide

fourcheesemac — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:54:57 -0800

A Nation Apologizes. (Sydney Morning Herald.) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to the Stolen Generations of Aboriginal children. Here the history told from an Aboriginal perspective in Archie Roach's great song "Took The Children Away." (Youtube) (song lyrics).

Dog First Aid Kit - Required Items

fe2dell — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:58:57 -0800

Dog First Aid Kit A breeder writes a list of must-have items that should be included in all First Aid Kits for dogs.

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

Muddler — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:01:35 -0800

[Newsfilter]: Fighting a recording industry lawsuit for file sharing saying "it wasn't me!" is probably a really, really bad idea. Jury awards recording companies $222,000 for willfully infringing the copyright on 24 songs in first-to-trial file sharing lawsuit.

A thirst for first.

delmoi — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:04:26 -0800

FIRST!

First Robotics

martinX's bellbottoms — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:40:22 -0800

The FIRST ("For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology") robotics competition has recently begun it's 2007 competition season. The competition, which began and still enjoys it's greatest popularity in the United States, challenges high-school students and mentors to design and build a (teleoperated) robot to play a game in six weeks. Founded by Dean Kamen, of segway, IBOT, the first home dialysis machine, and clean drinking water fame founded the competition in 1988 to inspire students to enter the engineering profession. Every year a new challenge is put forth, and this year's game involves placing inner-tubes on a cylindrical rack in addition to lifting other team's robots. A sizeable community has sprung up around FIRST, with much attention paid to Dean Kamen's ideal of gracious professionalism which is like sportsmanship without the sports. The 2007 regional competitions provide teams an opportunity to show off their work. If you're interested in getting involved, or just watching the events, FIRST provides a handy Event Locator.

Judge blocks articles, bloggers republish

nospecialfx — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:58:29 -0800

Judge blocks damaging articles, bloggers republish them in defiance here and here. Will the Kansas City utility board sue them, too?

Build Your First Surfboard

hama7 — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:45:00 -0800

Build Your First Surfboard.

"Watch what you say, what you do..."

Unregistered User — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:11:56 -0800

Recipients of "Leaks" May Be Prosecuted, Court Rules In a momentous expansion of the government's authority to regulate public disclosure of national security information, a federal court ruled that even private citizens who do not hold security clearances can be prosecuted for unauthorized receipt and disclosure of classified information. The ruling by Judge T.S. Ellis, III, denied a motion to dismiss the case of two former employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) who were charged under the Espionage Act with illegally receiving and transmitting classified information. The decision is a major interpretation of the Espionage Act with implications that extend far beyond this particular case. The Judge ruled that any First Amendment concerns regarding freedom of speech involving national defense information can be superseded by national security considerations.

First Amendment issue or lacking common sense?

Macboy — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:33:18 -0800

Does the First Amendment matter on campus? A column in the Winthrop University (SC) student newspaper comparing today's racial climate for whites to the oppression blacks faced before the Civil Rights movement has caused quite a stir south of the Mason -Dixon line. The column by Christine Byington, who is biracial, criticized blacks who complain about the University. She eventually had to withdraw from school due to overwhelming pressure. Should she have known better than to write about a very touchy situation?

Walking out of New Orleans

mwhybark — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:21:46 -0800

Michael Homan rode out Katrina in New Orleans and later "escaped" one of the freeway-based collection points. His is the first of what will surely be many firsthand accounts appearing on blogs. Why not collect your link finds here?

First Patriot Act Library Records Enforcement

ed — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:46:43 -0800

The FBI has issued the first demand for library records under the Patriot Act. The library in question is somewhere in Bridgeport, CT. The ACLU is seeking an emergency court order to lift the FBI gag order, but they've been instructed by the gag to keep the person whose library records being sought (i.e., their client) a secret. What the ACLU has revealed is that the client is a member of the American Library Association (clearly, a front for terrorism). If any MeFites are interested in digging up additional details on this and start making calls, here's a good place to start. What indeed would the FBI consider so threatening?

love

kafziel — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:40:29 -0800

love

Abbott and Costello At Blockbuster

adrober — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:17:29 -0800

Movie Store "Who's on First."
CUSTOMER: Why can't I rent Seven?
CASHIER: Because it's over the limit.
CUSTOMER: Right, but I want Seven. Get rid of Ten.
CASHIER: (Pause.) That would leave negative three.
(via McSweeney's)

Celebrate Democracy!

mwhybark — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 17:15:53 -0800

Buy a Gun For America! Buy a gun because you live in a country where you can.

Priceless

mwhybark — Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:26:17 -0800

Ron's first Goatse (SFW, honest). Porn star Ron Jeremy is handed a Sidekick presumably displaying a certain infamous image during a meet-n-greet by persons unknown with the foresight to bring a camera. MeFi Jr. Detective League bonus! Who is responsible for this belly-laugh inducing document? [via and linked to themaxx.com, which may indeed contain NSFW material].

President John Hanson

mcsweetie — Sat, 04 Oct 2003 08:11:22 -0800

America's first president was not George Washington, but in fact its third: John Hanson. (Scroll down to "Who Was the First President of the United States?") [via The Greatest Stories Never Told]

darian — Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:08:56 -0800

First JPEG virus discovered... "The W32/Perrun virus, as it is now being called, extracts data from JPEG files and then injects picture files with infected digital images. A fair warning to those individuals who are fond of sending multimedia files to friends and families." Is everyone's porn stash threatened now?

CatherineB — Fri, 31 May 2002 05:13:01 -0800

Pip Tattersall is the first woman to win the Green Beret of the Royal Marines, but she still can't fight in combat. Is the British army ignoring thousands of years of history, or is Martin van Creveld right?

corpse — Tue, 19 Feb 2002 07:48:23 -0800

Want to be the first kid on the block to own a Segway? Amazon and Dean Kamen are auctioning off three of them. All proceeds go to Dean's non-profit organization, FIRST.

ashbury — Sat, 01 Dec 2001 03:16:29 -0800

The Origins of AIDS AIDS has become such a commonplace thing, hence the need for days like today. When is the last time you thought of how HIV/AIDS came about? Have you ever? Such interesting tidbits as the fact that it's been documented to 1959 can be found here.