This shouldn't have been deleted.
posted to MetaTalk by anazgnos at 3:05 PM on February 26, 2008 (62 comments)

Ready, kids! Unsatisfied with your kids slow adoption of very important homeland security adjustments? Buy them the Playmobil Security Check Point! How does this stack up against increased TSA checks of toys?
posted to MetaFilter by yonation at 12:22 PM on February 27, 2008 (44 comments)

Garfield minus Garfield: "Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?"
posted to MetaFilter by SpacemanStix at 1:36 PM on February 26, 2008 (125 comments)

My Paper Mind is a 44 second animation created by Javan Ivey using his stratastencil technique.
posted to MetaFilter by gwint at 10:08 AM on February 24, 2008 (15 comments)

You know how the exomorphs in Alien had a second jaw that reached out and bit you while they were biting you with their regular jaws? Moray eels have that. Just thought you should know.
posted to MetaFilter by agentofselection at 7:22 PM on February 22, 2008 (78 comments)

Nine experienced cross-country skiers hurriedly left their tent on a Urals slope in the middle of the night at around -30 degrees Celsius for no obvious reason, casting aside skis, food, boots and most of their clothes. Soon they would be dead, some with injuries more suited to car crash victims, and apparently dosed with radiation. Their deaths are still unexplained, 49 years later. The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Accident.
posted to MetaFilter by Henry C. Mabuse at 7:48 AM on February 22, 2008 (122 comments)

I love Cauliflower! It's healthy and delicious! Help me find good ways to eat it! Right now, I've got one white and one golden head just waiting for adventure! Recipe suggestions?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:11 PM on February 7, 2008 (45 comments)

Whole-disk encryption defeated with canned air. [via.]
posted to MetaFilter by Skorgu at 10:12 AM on February 21, 2008 (92 comments)

RickRolling the Baby. [YouTube, 30 secs.] Via.
posted to MetaFilter by amyms at 5:12 AM on February 20, 2008 (61 comments)

Get me a jury and show me how you can say "in July" and I'll… go down on you. Orson Welles, famed for his acting and directing in such classics as Citizen Kane, also spent his later years doing occasional voiceover work for commercials -- most famously, this spot for Findus Frozen Peas.
posted to MetaFilter by MsMolly at 8:04 AM on February 18, 2008 (64 comments)

Solar cell directly splits water for hydrogen. Thomas E. Mallouk and W. Justin Youngblood, postdoctoral fellow in chemistry, together with collaborators at Arizona State University, developed a catalyst system that, combined with a dye, can mimic the electron transfer and water oxidation processes that occur in plants during photosynthesis. They reported the results of their experiments at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science today in Boston.
posted to MetaFilter by ZenMasterThis at 8:48 AM on February 18, 2008 (48 comments)

Slow news day: One properly used semicolon inspires paroxysms of joy in the NYT.
posted to MetaFilter by GrammarMoses at 3:19 PM on February 18, 2008 (74 comments)

Think you've had clumsy moments? Ten bucks says you've never had one quite this bad.
posted to MetaFilter by jbickers at 1:36 PM on February 13, 2008 (114 comments)

Guardian travel writer's teenage son given travel blog, gets savaged. Highlights here.
posted to MetaFilter by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 8:22 AM on February 15, 2008 (104 comments)

delete adult scroll conflict for (or: 10 minutes of Perl scripting with Vista)
posted to MetaFilter by Blazecock Pileon at 11:17 PM on February 16, 2008 (62 comments)

Rainbow Divider warning: sound; animated gifs; awesomeness
posted to MetaFilter by Stynxno at 8:20 PM on February 11, 2008 (55 comments)

A special treat from the Annie Awards on February 8th, 2008. The cast of Spongebob Squarepants redubs a clip from Casablanca. They are accurate to the script; which makes it completely awesome. via.
posted to MetaFilter by sir_rubixalot at 8:48 PM on February 11, 2008 (30 comments)

Human artist or ape artist? Six paintings, six chances to show your expertise or just guess correctly. (Previously) Hint inside.
posted to MetaFilter by maudlin at 10:39 AM on February 9, 2008 (71 comments)

BLUTube is a specialty video site for law enforcement. This one's my favorite.
posted to MetaFilter by anotherpanacea at 5:15 PM on February 6, 2008 (36 comments)

Fritz Cam [german homepage] is a collection of pictures taken by a cat during his daily walkabout using an interval camera attached to his collar.
posted to MetaFilter by Mitheral at 3:00 PM on February 5, 2008 (26 comments)

Drawn MetaFilter comments.
posted to MetaTalk by jpburns at 11:22 AM on February 5, 2008 (61 comments)

Half life: Full Life Consequences! Cartoon version! Based on the first piece of fan fiction to ever be critically acclaimed.
posted to MetaFilter by oxford blue at 3:02 AM on February 5, 2008 (29 comments)

I was going to share the many amazing videos that StSanders has uploaded to youtube featuring guitar gods like Van Halen and Santana shredding, since they have inexplicably only received scant mention on mefi so far. But StSanders' account has been suspended all all videos have been removed!
posted to MetaFilter by billtron at 12:14 AM on February 5, 2008 (38 comments)

20 minutes or so on why I am 4Barack. A very thoughtful and eloquent comparison (transcript) of the core differences between Obama and Clinton - by Creative Commons CEO and Professor Lawrence Lessig.
posted to MetaFilter by zenzizi at 6:44 AM on February 5, 2008 (489 comments)

Steven Karl Zoltan Brust, one of my two or three favorite authors of all time, has written a Firefly novel, called "My Own Kind of Freedom." As Joss Wheedon has decided that he does not want novels to be written based on the series. So instead of selling it as he had hoped, SKZB has declared it to be a fanfic, and released it to the general public under a Creative Commons license.
posted to MetaFilter by Aversion Therapy at 7:15 AM on February 5, 2008 (49 comments)

Here are 52 cover songs that Of Montreal have done over the years. via
posted to MetaFilter by carsonb at 1:11 PM on February 1, 2008 (35 comments)

The talk show host, Miss Oprah Winfrey is illegally invading my privacy to promote show ideas on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Further, each time I gather evidence of proof, she pays people with her talk show earnings money to bribe them to destroy evidence. Many more complaints to the FCC about selected tv shows here.
posted to MetaFilter by oxford blue at 5:28 PM on January 31, 2008 (76 comments)

According to the latest biweekly numbers released last Thursday by the Federal Reserve, for the two weeks that ended January 16th American banks had negative $1.3 billion in non-borrowed reserves. This is, historically, extremely unusual; just two months ago they had $30 billion (positive, of course) in non-borrowed reserves. The only reason some banks haven't been shut due to insufficient -- negative! -- reserve requirements is that the Federal Reserve is currently loaning them enough money through the brand new TAF (Term Auction Facility) program (also running in Canada and Europe) to make up their shortfalls. Today's TAF press release says that 52 American banks or institutions are currently receiving loans totaling ~$40 billion -- but the Fed refuses to name who they are.
posted to MetaFilter by Asparagirl at 8:58 PM on January 29, 2008 (162 comments)

Audio gold: David Lee Roth's vocal track from Runnin' With the Devil, without benefit of, you know, music.
posted to MetaFilter by shadow vector at 9:59 PM on January 29, 2008 (74 comments)

Marijuana vending machines.
posted to MetaFilter by Mister_A at 11:10 AM on January 30, 2008 (86 comments)

The Illustrated President.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 4:00 PM on January 26, 2008 (60 comments)

Some skaters blowing shit up.
posted to MetaFilter by loquacious at 1:50 AM on January 27, 2008 (59 comments)

An angry demonstration over MetaFilter
posted to MetaFilter by orthogonality at 3:10 AM on January 27, 2008 (52 comments)

Is this the end of the bus timetable? It can be bloody cold in Helsinki in January. The last thing you want to do is hang around too long for a bus or tram. Soon you won't have to because Helsinki City Transport is currently fitting *its entire fleet* with Linux servers. Not only will each bus or tram become a travelling wireless hotspot, but you will be able to see exactly where in the city your new bus actually is. Meaning that you only step into the bitter cold the minute before it arrives. (its in beta but you can see the effects of the live trial)
posted to MetaFilter by MrMerlot at 5:23 AM on January 27, 2008 (49 comments)

You suck at Photoshop.
posted to MetaFilter by sveskemus at 6:24 AM on January 26, 2008 (88 comments)

Amazing Birth (NSFW). One link youtube post, requires login for age verification, but it's worth it.
posted to MetaFilter by alms at 8:50 PM on January 20, 2008 (136 comments)

A new medical bill payment reporting system called MedFICO is said to be going live this summer. This system is being developed by the health care industry in an effort to judge a patient's ability to pay. Healthcare Analytics, a healthcare actuarial company, is developing the score in conjunction with Tenet Healthcare, credit scoring company Fair Issac, and venture capitalists.
posted to MetaFilter by uaudio at 8:50 PM on January 19, 2008 (55 comments)

Balls!
posted to MetaFilter by loquacious at 4:30 PM on January 16, 2008 (38 comments)

The bastard offspring of New Age, Techno, Industrial and Acid House, trance is one of the most popular and most maligned musical genres of the 21st century. Trance can be bombastic or delicate, psychedelic or rock and roll, spacey or deep, euphoric or dark, commercial or underground, lush or funky, melodic or monotone, hard or laid back. You can try making some yourself with this toy, or go in depth with this tutorial. You can find it online, but if you want to really experience it, you need to hear it at a club.
posted to MetaFilter by empath at 7:42 PM on January 16, 2008 (183 comments)

"The purpose of this mod is to add back into the game all the content that was originally planned by the Fallout 2 devs." Over the last 2 years an industrious chap has "gone through almost all the text files and scripts and compiled a list of what appears to have been pulled from the game," in order to restore it to it's originally intended glory and now his work is complete. Enjoy.
posted to MetaFilter by aldurtregi at 9:06 PM on January 16, 2008 (18 comments)

PonyFilter: MeMuGigs (and not just because it sounds funny), or, by extension, MeFiArts.
posted to MetaTalk by not_on_display at 9:37 PM on January 14, 2008 (36 comments)

Faithful live-action recreations of "classic" Garfield comic strips. (Quicktime required.)
posted to MetaFilter by Prospero at 1:57 PM on January 14, 2008 (78 comments)

Kucinich Asks for New Hampshire Recount in the Interest of Election Integrity. A little earlier in the election cycle this time around, many people are worried about serious discrepancies between pre-election opinion polling and exit polls, which both had Obama winning by a substantial percentage, and the official results. Obama also appears to have won in hand-counted precincts while Clinton seems to have dominated in precincts which counted the votes with the Diebold Accuvote TSx optical-scan machines, which have been shown to be susceptible to a memory card hack.
posted to MetaFilter by dinsdale at 10:29 AM on January 11, 2008 (96 comments)

This is a Flash drawing toy involving gravity.
posted to MetaFilter by shakespeherian at 9:33 PM on January 12, 2008 (59 comments)

"By the time I cut his balls off," one settler boasted, "he had no ears, and his eyeball, the right one, I think, was hanging out of its socket." The soldiers were told they could shoot anyone they liked "provided they were black".
posted to MetaFilter by nasreddin at 10:08 AM on January 11, 2008 (74 comments)

For the first time since 1982, the NBA will require two teams to replay a portion of a previous game. The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat will replay the final 51.9 seconds of their December 19th game because the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out.
posted to MetaFilter by pwb503 at 4:39 PM on January 11, 2008 (29 comments)

The shadowy back alleys of MetaFilter...
posted to MetaTalk by carsonb at 6:21 AM on January 12, 2008 (124 comments)

50 Things I've Learned in 50 Years.
posted to MetaFilter by stupidsexyFlanders at 10:14 AM on January 9, 2008 (81 comments)

Mark Kermode reviews Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. "Is that a nest of tables? No, it's Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley having some red hot passionate embrace that is positively teaky."
posted to MetaFilter by fearfulsymmetry at 10:30 AM on January 9, 2008 (90 comments)

There has been a major scientific breakthrough!
posted to MetaFilter by aubilenon at 11:57 AM on January 9, 2008 (39 comments)