MetaFilter posts tagged with questions

What Are You Doing Here?

feelinglistless — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:44:49 -0800

What Are You Doing Here? In case you're wondering, Scott Grey was for many years the writer of the comic strips in Doctor Who Magazine. At least I assume it's the same one. And I'm sure someone said it in the US TV movie. Yes, it counts.

Hey Jeff - Where's my "advertising your new site" badge.

seanyboy — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:28:05 -0800

Stack Overflow is now out of beta. Designed as a question and answer forum for programmers, it's been made to fill the gap currently filled by sites like the much hated and oft mispronounced Expertsexchange. If you're sick of having to scroll to the bottom, and you write code, then this could be for you. The site has been made by a team headed by Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky. These are two uber-bloggers who've made a name for themselves talking about how to code. Of course, for haters of Stack Overflow, there are already a couple of sites to pamper to your anger. Finally, if you're wondering what a stack overflow is, then wikipedia has the answer.

What is the meaning of this post?

desjardins — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:47:53 -0800

Ask a Philosopher. Is the sentence of death really a punishment? How can we discern the difference of how we authentically "feel" as opposed to how we "think" we feel? If humans didn't exist, would animals still have rights?

Should I post this?

Gyan — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:56:18 -0800

What have you changed your mind about? Why? - the latest installment of The Edge Annual Question [FPPs for 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002]

New age of ignorance

bobbyelliott — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:23:04 -0800

The new age of ignorance. A panel of well known (UK) scientists and artists are asked some basic questions about science. Except the questions weren't that basic (since when is the Second Law of Thermodynamics considered basic knowledge?) so the results weren't surprising... although some of the answers were amusing ("The sky is blue because the sea reflects on it."). The worrying thing is that the questions could have been much simpler ("How many planets are there in the Solar System?") and I suspect the results would have been much the same. Meanwhile, ignorance marches on.

Amaze your (dumber) friends.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:55:57 -0800

Peter answers .

Doxory

chrismear — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:15:22 -0800

Doxory. Often in life we are faced with a choice of 2.0 possible courses of action. Should I do X or Y? Now you can harness the wisdom of the web crowds to resolve those painful dilemmas for you!

When Ask MetaFilter isn't enough

escabeche — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:42:07 -0800

Got a spiritual question? Ask an Islamic scholar. Or ask a Trappist monk. Or ask a Catholic priest. Or a Lutheran pastor. Jewish? Ask a Rabbi. Jewish and like firearms? Ask a rabbi with a gun.

Mr. Bush, I have some impertinent questions for you

nofundy — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:46:28 -0800

An Impartial Interrogation
One of the things I miss about my eighteen years in the US Senate are the stories of the old Southern Democrats. I didn't always vote with them, but I loved their technique of responding to an opponent's questions with a humorous story. Once when Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina had to handle a tough question from Mike Mansfield, he said, "You know, Mr. Leader, that question reminds me of the old Baptist preacher who was telling a class of Sunday school boys the creation story. 'God created Adam and Eve and from this union came two sons, Cain and Abel and thus the human race developed.' A boy in the class then asked, 'Reverend, where did Cain and Abel get their wives?' After frowning for a moment, the preacher replied, 'Young man--it's impertinent questions like that that's hurtin' religion.'"

Hey Google... should I continue living?

miss lynnster — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:57:58 -0800

The top questions people in China want to ask the internet...