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I have an ex who I’m not really in touch with, except seeing her Facebook updates. I’m not in her circle of friends. We both married other people, etc. That said, she is still important to me. One day I saw her post something about having… [more]
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It’s not particularly new, but German Chocolate Cake was named for Samuel German. [more]
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This is often discussed in the context of Scrabble. The rules of the game aren't protected, but the name and the appearance of the tiles are. [more]
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There is a long history of inveterate liars having long successful runs before being caught and called out. Anna Sorokin was a recent example. If you have Netflix you can watch Inventing Anna to see her story dramatized. You could also look to… [more]
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Isn't it sarcastic? Don't you think?
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The Mathematician and the Cat
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The two obvious sources are pilot lights and leaks. Modern stoves don't have pilot lights, but many older stoves are still in service. And any appliance that uses gas can leak. That's theoretical, though. It would be good to know if the actual… [more]
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Yep, that's it. Thank you! [more]
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It sounds like you're considering just telling everyone all the information and letting the chips fall where they may. I don't think that's the best way to proceed, if you want a positive outcome. Do you know any of the members of the board of… [more]
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I’ve lost a remote uninhabited island
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Where do you live? The country and region will make a difference in the details of how to address this. [more]
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Elon Musk now holds world record for largest loss of wealth ever. But temper that schadenfreude with the knowledge that his tally sheet still runs over $100B. [more]
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Make sure your timeline is showing Latest Tweets and not For You tweets. Don't look at Trending. Just stick to your timeline. Turn off Recommended Tweets (there must be a way to do this because I don't see them anymore). Trim the list of accounts… [more]
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Nine minutes. Thank you, Metafilter! [more]
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This was the plan all along. Text messages to Musk from the Musk/Twitter law suit a few months ago. The replies indicate the messages were sent by Stephen Miller. [more]
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Ha, he banned Paul Graham. (PG how it started / how its going.) [more]
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Elon just posted a new poll: I’m torn. My immediate reaction is to vote Yes. Get the hell out of there. On the other hand, this whole meltdown has been so entertaining. And some other CEO might actually be able to successfully… [more]
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Before same-sex marriage became legal in the US, it was increasingly common for companies and state governments to offer benefits to same-sex domestic partners. You could even register your domestic partnership with the state. Once it became legal… [more]
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You should consider expanding your sense of the trauma the girl goes through. Being held captive on a pirate ship is an extended trauma, one that presumably continues for days or weeks. The girl is likely raped multiple times by different people in… [more]
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Have you looked on Fiverr? A quick search there turned up one possibility. I expect there are others. You can also post jobs and let the creators find you. [more]
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Getting out with 37% of what you invested sounds like a great deal, unfortunately. [more]
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I'm late to the party, but I want to share this tip because of how you describe yourself and your spouse. You can add the "magnifier" app to your Control Center screen. (This is the little screen you get when you drag down-left from the… [more]
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This would be a good time to repost the epic demand letter from labor attorney Akiva Cohen threatening Musk with thousands of arbitration cases across the US if he attempts to renege on his severance commitments. [more]
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Casey Newton also announced on Platformer that he is essentially leaving Twitter. He will tweet his Platformer updates, but won't be tweeting otherwise, or engaging with others on the site. Now, awaiting Musk’s latest tweets, I find myself anxious… [more]
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(The Number Devil)2, although five years old might be a little young. One of the best things you can do to create numeracy is to just talk about numbers a lot with your kiddo. "You have five blocks? How many would you have if you had twice… [more]
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I doubt average Twitter employees or even folks working in trust and safety have blanket access to DMs. I expect such access is restricted with some controls on access. I'm sure that in the past Twitter had an access control system to… [more]
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I am in love with our Tineco Pure ONE. It works great on wood floors and carpets. It is light. It is well-balanced, so it is easy to do stairs, cobwebs on the ceiling, etc. The best part is that the vacuum head has lights on it. I don't know… [more]
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Screen shot posted by Bari Weiss showing her dashboard view of the Libs of TikTok account. It includes a menu option "Direct Messages". This leaves many questions unanswered. Will the Direct Messages link actually show her the DMs, or… [more]
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Twitter is able to see the contents of direct messages. So technically, Elon can read anything and let anyone he wants read anything. It would probably violate the terms of service and maybe be illegal. So the question is really whether Musk will be… [more]
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I suggest you try to stop worrying about why P and Z didn't invite you to their parties. No one on Metafilter will be able to answer that question based on the information you've given. Plus, I don't think it's helpful to ruminate on those… [more]
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I believe UPS migrated their My Choice platform a few years ago. This could have lead to the inconsistency you're seeing. I would start by logging out of UPS, and then go back to the login page. Instead you logging in, request a password reset… [more]
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I would be concerned that a first grader has homework and pressure to "get things right". That's not developmentally constructive given her age. The most important thing for her to learn is that learning is fun! My first step would be to… [more]
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1. Don't expect racism to make sense. 2. It's all about power. 3. The apartheid regime in South Africa had a racial designation called Honorary White which they could grant to important non-white people and sometimes successful non-white… [more]
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I'm not sports person, but I have a Twitter list of entertaining Red Sox beat reporters. I'm not a scientist, but I have a Twitter list of trusted epidemiologists. I'm a white man, but I follow a lot of black women and learn a lot from them… [more]
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You say that you want to maintain your relationship with your son, but you don't have a relationship with him, in any healthy sense of the word. I agree with the others that it would be best for your son to go move in with his mother full time until… [more]
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Yeah, that was quite the entertaining demand letter. [more]
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Silicone lube might dissolve silicone. You are not supposed to use it with silicone toys for that very reason. (You might want to try this somewhere else first, because it could also make a godawful sticky mess.) [more]
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Seconding that Viktoria Modesta post. I remember being blown away by it at the time. [more]
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I have never been unhappy or had to waste a lot of time because my phone had too much memory. I have repeatedly been unhappy and have had to waste a lot of time because my phone did not have enough memory. That said, I’d suggest you go to… [more]
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I love this question, and luckily I have a couple of suggestions. I just started listening to The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli, based on a recommendation in this other AskMe. So far it has done a great job of providing a timeless somehow… [more]
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Latest rumor is that Apple App Store and Google play store are attempting to figure out when/if to pull Twitter from their stores. No one should be surprised by this. Which is another way of saying that Elon will be shocked and blindsided… [more]
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Yes, rahaeli. I believe this was the thread. [more]
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Just scrolled through my timeline, and it’s sad. Everyone is saying goodbye. [more]
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Science Twitter is valuable, but Twitter is going through an uncertain phase at the moment. Let's archive the Science Twitter follow graph using scientists' ORCIDs just in case. We built a tool for this. Via Carl T. Bergstrom. [more]
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Twitter is currently blocking tweets that include a link to joinmastodon.com. If you try to post a tweet that includes that URL, you get a message saying "Tweet not sent". Via Dr. Meredith Wills. [more]
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Wow, this is another great chapter in what makes Metafilter Metafilter. Once again the community is pulling together to get things done. Fantastic news. [more]
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Alex Cohen is a "mostly parody account". (I wish it had been true, though.) [more]
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According to Casey Newton, “the Pragmatic Engineer newsletter reported that internal polls show only 25 percent of software engineers at the company intend to stay.” [more]
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RichardP, thank you for that extensive answer. It didn’t occur to me that these contributions could be considered gifts for tax purposes rather than straight up revenue. [more]
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Umm, is Metafilter going to have to pay taxes on the $64,594.89 in one-time contributions that it just received? Is there some way to shelter that money so it's available for future expenses? (Sorry if I missed previous discussion of corporate… [more]
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