BlogFilter: Is there a reliable directory of blogs?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by GatorDavid at 11:12 AM on July 26, 2009 (12 comments)

What careers mainly involve buying low and selling high by knowing a market in great detail, in part by making contacts and in part by combing through reams of information - and how does a college student get an entry level job in them? NOT interested in entrepreneurial suggestions, or things that require much theory or advanced mathematics (no i-banking/hedge funds) - more emphasis on information-gathering and shrewdness. What reasonably solid jobs might there be and what's the entry path (recommended academic background, internships, etc.)?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by shivohum at 6:30 PM on July 22, 2009 (15 comments)

I'm compiling a list of the best songs of the 2000s. The ones that aren't just "Ah, that's kinda nice," but that you have to stop yourself from listening to on a repeat loop. The songs you'd make sure to put on a mix CD for a friend who hasn't paid attention to new music in this whole decade and wants to know what they missed. (This is for a blog post.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Jaltcoh at 7:34 AM on July 22, 2009 (123 comments)

Why hip-hop sucks in 2009. by Dr. Lawyer Indian Chief of FreeDarko
posted to MetaFilter by AceRock at 6:29 PM on July 21, 2009 (107 comments)

Is there a public domain resource for pictures of people along with their ages at the time that the picture was taken? The best I've come up with is places with government info which have pictures of politicians. Anything better with a wider range of types of people and ages? Obviously dating sites would be a great place to get this info, but none of them are going to be public domain.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by HappyEngineer at 7:05 PM on July 19, 2009 (10 comments)

I want to attend a TED conference. I'm a junior at a liberal arts College in the US, and I have a $3000 grant to do pretty much anything I want next summer (mid-May through mid-August 2010). Give me your suggestions of awesome things in any discipline that $3000-$5000 will let me do/make/research/found/publish/etc. (If it's a money-making business venture that a collegiate entrepreneur can run, it can cost more than $5000.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by cmchap at 9:03 PM on July 19, 2009 (10 comments)

My superpower is the ability to rapidly attain competency in skills and processes with an absolute minimum of instruction or oversight, with an additional secondary power of optimizing processes. My kryptonite is doing the same thing twice. For what careers might I be perfect?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Netzapper at 6:40 PM on July 17, 2009 (22 comments)

I've seen people compute complex arithmetic off the top of their head. How do they do it?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Christ, what an asshole at 1:48 PM on April 30, 2009 (13 comments)

I'm reading Quantum: a Guide for the Perplexed and I'm enjoying the graphics, history and simplification of the math and science used to explain quantum mechanics. But I'm reasonably well versed in math and science - I took a year of college physics, linear algebra, and diff eq about ten years ago. Is there any chance of me learning to understand the equations and papers of Planck and Einstein that are the basis of QM? Are there any good books that could help walk someone like me through this stuff? Or am I stuck as a layperson unless I earn a degree in math or physics?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Grundlebug at 9:03 AM on May 30, 2009 (14 comments)

What is the origin of this image? Is it from an advertisement? Is it an original artwork? Photographer, artist, illustrator, ad/design agency, stock photo/illustration site - any information at all would help.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by solmyjuice at 6:11 PM on June 22, 2009 (5 comments)

Where can find I find comprehensive and reliable instructions on how to deliver a baby and what to do if there are complications?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by kitfreeman at 7:36 AM on June 22, 2009 (8 comments)

How many (available, i.e., plugged in) spare GHz are there in the world?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by mpls2 at 2:05 PM on June 21, 2009 (6 comments)

Okay, I know this is humiliating. I agreed with you in advance. (Hi, everybody!) But. I was listening to Digitally Imported the other day....
posted to Ask MetaFilter by rebirtha at 7:00 PM on June 20, 2009 (2 comments)

How do i set up a standard business plan?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by freddymetz at 5:09 AM on June 10, 2009 (3 comments)

Is there any evidence, academic or from industry, showing that search engines improving their algorithms have been hitting diminishing returns? Or, contrary, has there been significant progress recently in search ranking algorithms?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by tasty at 8:52 PM on June 9, 2009 (13 comments)

What is the best auto racing simulation? I currently have no gaming equipment.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Antidisestablishmentarianist at 9:34 AM on June 5, 2009 (18 comments)

Recently finished 2666. It is on a pedestal by itself, with my award for "Best Novel Ever." Now, everything I try to read seems jaded, inferior, or doesn't measure up. Help me get beyond this and find something interesting to read
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Xurando at 5:43 AM on June 2, 2009 (37 comments)

Help me determine the accuracy of Richard Nisbett's "The Geography of Thought : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently". I haven't read the book yet; however, I was shown a video associated with the book in my class. While watching the video, my skeptical senses tingled; therefore, now I'm trying to find criticisms of the book. From my perspective, the concepts of difference seemed too far generalised and "Western" and "Asian" seemed too black and white. The book seems popular; however, is it more pop science than real science? How scewed is the hard science of the book?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Knigel at 12:19 AM on May 29, 2009 (7 comments)

I am looking for making some money on the side
posted to Ask MetaFilter by minsid at 8:50 AM on May 28, 2009 (15 comments)

I'm in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and I'm trying to help my 15 year old Little Sis get her learner's permit and on the road to a drivers license. We need to order her birth certificate from Texas. However, parental permission is needed, and her undocumented mom doesn't want to send in the required copy of a photo ID.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 6:56 PM on May 26, 2009 (6 comments)

Longshot filter: Sometime in the mid-90s, Big Brother magazine ran a photo of a male skateboarder sitting on a bench or concrete wall, skateboard in hand, and a female next to him, kissing him on his cheek. Is this photo online?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by nitsuj at 5:09 PM on May 23, 2009 (3 comments)

NSFW question about adult films...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by arniec at 7:13 AM on May 21, 2009 (7 comments)

How is collateral damage from rallying handled?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Ickster at 7:24 AM on May 21, 2009 (2 comments)

I lost my job, got a new job, now I'm quiting that job, am I still eligible for COBRA from my previous job? And if I am, should I sign up for it?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 3:14 PM on May 20, 2009 (2 comments)

Alternative-biochemistry-filter
posted to Ask MetaFilter by kldickson at 1:05 PM on May 19, 2009 (7 comments)

Is there a comfortable cordless phone out there?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Capri at 9:39 AM on May 18, 2009 (9 comments)

Asking for a friend: trying to solve a Gmail lockout issue.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by kalapierson at 7:19 PM on May 16, 2009 (9 comments)

I'm an aspiring screenwriter and I need help finding an agent or manager. Askme, please help!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 12:47 PM on May 14, 2009 (6 comments)

My friend would like to know if is she is entitled to her father's and grandmother's properties, so I thought I'd submit her question to metafilter. Her father and grandmother have been deceased for several years now so she is unsure where to start looking for answers.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by somas1 at 8:46 AM on May 11, 2009 (12 comments)

Revising this FAQ to address linking in posts like this.
posted to MetaTalk by Clyde Mnestra at 7:29 AM on May 11, 2009 (42 comments)

I need a good statistics book!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Brennus at 1:45 PM on May 7, 2009 (14 comments)

Meta-Filter worked well for me recently, so I thought I’d try again. I realize that what I’m asking is probably a pipedream, but here goes. I live in Los Angeles, CA, have a day job, and am looking for ideas for part-time work, evening and weekends, that would bring in between $500 - $1000 a month.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by no1un0 at 7:37 AM on May 6, 2009 (9 comments)

How wrong is it to use a kitten for personal sexual pleasure? Depends on whether you've washed your hands.
posted to MetaFilter by limon at 9:02 PM on April 26, 2009 (90 comments)

Off road vehicle gets a tire inflated without a pump (SLYT) 23 seconds of "huh?".
posted to MetaFilter by zerobyproxy at 7:07 AM on April 19, 2009 (46 comments)

What do you do, aside from your regular day job, to bring in extra streams of revenue?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 11:25 AM on April 18, 2009 (23 comments)

What the f*ck is a hobknocker? Sounds dirty but was apparently used on a kids show...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by radioamy at 12:27 PM on April 17, 2009 (11 comments)

What are some environmentally and socially concious mutual funds that I should be switching my $2k roth IRA to?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 8:52 PM on April 13, 2009 (6 comments)

Name this song: Chinese (I assume) singers singing in English singing praises about the Three Gorges Dam. I heard it in an Asian restaurant about 6-8 years ago.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by santogold at 11:00 PM on April 4, 2009 (1 comment)

I may have breast cancer. I do not have health insurance. What now?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Methylviolet at 12:25 PM on March 16, 2009 (13 comments)

I want to take to the streets to protest the $1.2 Billion dollars that AIG has announced it will pay in executive bonuses. How do I do this?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by u2604ab at 10:44 PM on March 15, 2009 (16 comments)

It's lazy, it's snarky, it's the smug, knowing older brother of "meh," and half of you are getting it wrong. News at 11.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders at 2:31 PM on March 10, 2009 (224 comments)

What should I be paid for writing an adventure for a rpg system?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 8:17 AM on February 19, 2009 (5 comments)

Name Some Names: Successful drug users...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by FusiveResonance at 9:49 PM on February 18, 2009 (73 comments)

Is there a good source for daily stock market information for the last 100 years or so?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by rr at 1:14 PM on February 15, 2009 (9 comments)

I live in a 15th floor condo. We get tons and tons of spiders on our balconies, windows, everything. Right now it's winter, so there are no spiders, only their little cocoons, which are everywhere. How can I get rid of these cocoons before they hatch, and hopefully disuade the spiders from coming back?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by zachawry at 2:27 AM on February 13, 2009 (16 comments)

Does anyone know if Frito-Lay is phasing out its Light line of snacks made with Olestra instead of oil? My local store seems not to have had them restocked since before Super Bowl sunday, and F-Ls website no longer has any info on them. If true does this leave Pringles as the only snack product left using Olestra? What is Im'a do?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ackptui at 1:16 PM on February 11, 2009 (10 comments)

My mother took out credit cards in my name. She is now filing bankruptcy, and she is not able to continue paying the debt that's in my name. My husband's upcoming job will preclude us from filing bankruptcy for the debt in my name. Is there any way I can avoid paying $35k of debt she charged up in my name without suing her or otherwise getting her into serious legal trouble?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 4:15 PM on February 10, 2009 (18 comments)

Why does my dog eat women's underwear and shoes?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Saxon Kane at 11:15 PM on February 8, 2009 (5 comments)

I need a Time Tracker that nags me or just an app to nag me. I've searched past ask me-fi threads and am aware of the multitude of web, widget, desktop and offline time tracking apps and methods. I'm having trouble finding one to nag me on a configurable schedule. For example, every hour or so between 8am and 6 pm I'd like something to remind me to track time. At that point, I could jot notes on paper or in a text file or whatever, but if the nagging app could facilitate jotting down what I've been working on and for which job, so much the better. I don't need reporting or any other features, just a nag, then a place to enter a job number and task note. I'm using Windows. I could set up a recurring calendar event in Outlook to do the nagging (and the ability to snooze an Outlook reminder is a plus), but I'm seeking a possibly more integrated alternative that is better suited for the task. Thanks for the insight, hive mind!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by drinkspiller at 2:03 PM on February 3, 2009 (8 comments)

PhD, what next
posted to Ask MetaFilter by nootnoot1 at 6:08 AM on January 29, 2009 (15 comments)