MetaFilter

When did Claudia Schiffer become an expert in computers? And why would I care what she thinks should be installed on one? (Light and casual: jokes. That's the way, now.)
posted by Steven Den Beste at 10:42 PM PST - 3 comments

The RIAA's unhappy that you've stolen music? Well, give those MP3's right back to them, then. Another delightful approach to civil disobediance, courtesy of John at Genehack.
posted by baylink at 8:02 PM PST - 1 comments

What's the right answer? FEMA's plans to use the Army to quell serious civil disturbances that might crop up during the Republican Convention almost certainly violates Posse Comitatus... but can the Army National Guard cope with the stuff? And can it chop to FEMA in the first place?
posted by baylink at 4:12 PM PST - 3 comments

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! (flash game)
posted by Bane at 3:12 PM PST - 2 comments

The Napster of Needlepoint? "They're housewives and they're hackers" say Pegasus Originals who are beginning legal moves to stop online sharing of needlepoint patterns. (Via Crummy.com)
posted by Foaf at 2:44 PM PST - 4 comments

The classic woman archetype is an endangered species. This is a continuation of this thread.
posted by ZachsMind at 1:43 PM PST - 28 comments

Somewhere, people are saying, "This never happens to Alan Greenspan."
posted by Aaaugh! at 1:32 PM PST - 3 comments

Another thwack at answering Fermi's question. Which is, after scribbling a fairly convincing equation on the blackboard, "If there's intelligent life out in the universe, where are they?" An interesting sidelight is the principal donors: Paul Allen and Nathan Myhrvold of Microsoft... Both of whom are known for unverifibly abstract big-picture thinking, but maybe it'll pay off this time...
posted by aurelian at 1:00 PM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

Happy birthday, theobvious.com! Five years on the web is a hell of a long time. A round of applause for Michael!
posted by fraying at 11:56 AM PST - 3 comments

Giant Flaming Gerbil Shooter [from memepool] Three words: Oh. My. God.
posted by plinth at 10:09 AM PST - 3 comments

Not just a deranged, hateful old man with a gun... a drunken deranged, hateful old man with a gun... (I personally attended an event at one of these "various universities" - social drinker my ass...)
posted by m.polo at 4:57 AM PST - 37 comments

If you choose to accept this music file, Mr. Phelps, it will self-destruct after one listen. If you attempt to tamper with or share this file, it will also self-destruct. Thank you for your attention. End of Line.
posted by aflakete at 2:18 AM PST - 4 comments

Will people in the future have souls? Or will our souls pass into the machines?
posted by sudama at 12:43 AM PST - 10 comments