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He is not literally a piece of excrement.
I will see how many stamps I can lick in an hour, then beat that record!
How can I rejigger my brain to recognize engaging, rewarding tasks as "fun" instead of "work"?
Is re-siding an ugly house before selling it a good investment?
We're thinking of selling our house within the next 18-24 months, and the siding on it now is ugly-ass T1-11 that I put on myself about a decade ago when I was young and full of hubris. We're getting quotes in the $12-15K range to redo the whole two-story house in mid-quality vinyl. Is this an investment that will pay for itself in terms of resale value?
Baked goods that are also refreshing on a hot day?
We're looking for inexpensive, "refreshing" baked goods that we can add to cupcakes at a farmers'-market vegan baking booth for the dog days of summer. Ideas?
Madison, you minx!
Is "sawbuck" generally recognized as $10 in North America? Elsewhere?
I've been thinking of starting a small, single-serving Web site that offers a very specific service for $10. I was thinking about calling it “Sawbuck [Service]”. How much confidence should I have that the word "sawbuck" will be understood by most casual readers as meaning $10?
Their whole lives are a delicate cycle.
Musicians Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock have been working for a while on a project they call The Uncluded. Their album is called Hokey Fright. It comes out on May 7. You can listen to the whole thing streaming right now here. The video for "Delicate Cycle" is here. The video features Lil Bub, who is an Internet-famous cat that Robert DeNiro likes.
The Uncluded can also help you catch a frog.
Foot healed. Heel hurts. Help heel heal?
I broke a metatarsal in my foot last September, and (without a follow-up X-ray, which I really should do at some point), it seems better. My heel, however, hurts like the dickens. What's up, foot?
Simple solutions for a private micro-mix sharing site?
As my friends and colleagues continue to move and diversify, I'd like to make a small, private site where we can share three- to five-song "mix tapes" of what we really love these days; ideally super easy from an interface perspective to create these mix tapes. What's my shortest path to goal?
Medical/travel insurance SNAFU outside my country. Am I liable?
I was in an minor accident in the U.S. last September (broke my foot). At the time, my workplace travel insurance seemed to have covered everything just fine -- I went to the clinic, gave them my paperwork, they made some calls, said I was covered and I didn't even need to provide a credit card. Just today, I got a call telling me I owe the clinic $500. Do I care?
Coming soon: Pippi Blondestocking
An unknown publisher has used Amazon's CreateSpace to make a new, three-in-one volume of L.M. Montgomery’s classic "Anne of Green Gables" series with a bold re-imagining of Anne's look on the cover. Reactions are more or less as expected.
Which job boards are worth my job-posting dollar?
I need to find a Web designer -- but one that can design for a Django environment. MeFi Jobs hasn't turned up anything, and free sites just get me spam from India. What pay-to-play posting sites are worth paying for?
Web designer capable of implementing in a Django environment
Am I turning crap wine into crap port with SCIENCE?
We're hitting -25C here for the next few days, so I thought I'd indulge in an experiment -- putting 2.5L of cheap kit Shiraz into a food-safe container with a loose-fitting lid outside and fishing the ice out at the end of every day. What should I expect? When should I stop?
Why I Love Saturn
Comics visionary Kyle Baker has just put all his creator-owned properties online, to be read for free.
Critical hit vs. productivity
Brian Posehn has started a new podcast where he plays Dungeons and Dragons with his friends: Nerd Poker.
Are Bollywood musical numbers in-story or fantasy?
In Bollywood films, should I think of the musical numbers as something that exist in-story -- that is, the characters literally stop talking and break into a dance number, then return to normal -- or as fantasies that exist only in the lead actor's mind? Or would the best way to parse them be as kind of a Greek Chorus meta-comment?
Away, we're bound away, 'cross the wide Missouri...
Tom Waits and Keith Richards record the classic shanty "Shenandoah". From Son of Rogue's Gallery, a new compilation of pirate "ballads, sea songs and chanteys," itself a sequel to the 2006 release Rogue's Gallery (mentioned previously).
Is SoundCloud a good gift for a new electronic musician?
Is there a better gift in the $40 range for a budding dubstep/electro musician (in his 60s) seeking to get the word out than SoundCloud Premium?
(Close to the) Mix CD Edit
If you were to introduce somebody who is curious about Skinny Puppy to the band, what would your ideal single-CD track list be? Bonus round: the Art of Noise.
It's hard to make a stove decision.
We love baking! We love pressure canning! What kind of stove is right for us?
Basic steps to put some zoom in my Zumba?
I'm a dude, pushing 40, relatively uncoordinated with very little rhythm, and taking a Zumba class. Can you assign me some homework?
Meetup: New Orleans, Bar Tonique, 8 p.m. *UPDATED*
Based on the quick chat over yonder, it looks like Bar Tonique is a good fit for at least, well, three of us. Who's in? NOW WITH FEWER COMPETING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.
Two MeFites in New Orleans for week (Oct. 1-6)
Me n' my wife, Kitteh, are going to be in New Orleans for a week! Anybody want to hang out?
Building an online dropbox for magazine photo submissions
What's my best option for a skinnable, low-fuss, online “mail slot” where people can submit photos and descriptions for a magazine? Me: reasonably Web-capable, have my own hosting service. The readership: largely seniors, not very Web-savvy.
What are the economics of an independent Quebec?
Can anyone point me to a financial analysis of what would happen if Quebec separated from Canada?
Getting more equity out of food-making sweat
Which foods are actually cheaper to make at home using store-bought ingredients?
I wanted to start learning how Twitter Bootstrap...
How tall is Jack Reacher? I wanted to start learning how Twitter Bootstrap works, and to brush up on my very rough HTML skills, so in a fit of pique I decided to make a protest site about a certain actor of a certain stature casting himself for a certain movie about a certain men's adventure hero. Including actual-size height charts and short reviews of every Reacher novel according to my patented 4-D Reacher Review® system (Deadly/Daunting/Detective/Drifter).
Does “snorting” coffee enhance its effects?
Does running brewed coffee through your sinuses and nasal passage enhance its effect?
Nine's too short, eleven's too tall. Ten inches, please, or not at all.
What well-known and interesting objects or animals are ten inches tall?
Upgrading from general to medical writing on the company dime
My employer is offering to help me train up to become a professional-calibre English-language medical writer. What resources are available to help me?
Looking for magazines with a local cultural focus
What are the best small local-history/culture magazines or publications in North America?
Five fingers in fourteen days?
How long do you need to "convert" to Vibram Five Finger or other "barefoot" shoes for distance running?
Can I force iOS apps to WiFi-only mode?
How do I prevent iOS apps from using 3G on my Bell-account iPhone?
Python for Putzes, Part 2
I'm looking for brilliant metaphors to explain the ins and outs of object-oriented programming. Know any?
Baby, I was born to run-slash-row
Can I integrate my erg into my half-marathon training?
Best iOS RPGs?
Great non-action RPGs for iOS?
Unleash the snake!
How do I put my stupid simple Python scripts... on the Internet?
Dubstep 10Wobble?
Tell me what I need to know about dubstep.
Mindblowing blenders without budget-blending prices
A blender for smoothies, nut butters, milkshakes and ice crushing: do we have to go up to the Vitamix/Blendtec range, or is there a lower-end blender that you'd recommend for our needs?
To-Do App: Happy to pay, but not to subscribe?
I'm looking for a to-do list/task management solution that works across multiple platforms and on the iPad. I'm happy to pay for it, but I do not want a model that works on an annual-subscription basis.
Aligning a mic and audio buddy with Mint Linux
Great mic, nice pre-amp, sound card completely incompatible with Linux. What to do?
Startup alternatives to Kickstarter?
Kickstarter is out: I'm not an American, and don't know any that can front my project. What's the best alternative?
Python tutor (online, remote)
A django-friendly forum for a fool?
My Django-coded site -- for which I am not the programmer -- needs a forum. Halp!
Can heroism be a (very, very, very) part-time job?
I’ve been invited by friends to join them on a MMORPG (City of Heroes). Is it possible to have a good time with this game without it turning into a monumental time-suck?
They know they're not viewers.
Week after relentless week, Mike and Tom Eat Snacks continues to push the boundaries of snack-driven podcasting. Their full archives are available on iTunes, or on SoundCloud.
Cross-platform code editor for Mac and PC?
What great code/text editors provide a perfectly consistent experience across both Mac and Windows environments?
War of the Wor(l)ds
As part of a test of the beta version of a Web project I've been working on, MeFites The Whelk and robocop is bleeding are going to throw down in a half-hour no-words-barred fiction writing battle next Tuesday at Fiction Fights!
One is the loneliest DJ
So what does a guy have to do to get a listening room rockin' around here? I'd like to revive memebake's listening room for MeFites if anyone else is interested.
Scroll scroll scroll scroll AIIIGHH
This comic isn't in English, but you'll get the gist of it. NOT for the easily unnerved. Scroll down slowly! Hat tip: Scott McCloud.