Cat boner-farts
Double-cat-penis-question: About 2 weeks ago my 6-9 month old neutered male cat started humping his favorite stuffed turtle. Now he's humping everything but sometimes farting too and having, um, anal squeezing. Is there a medical issue? Should I have him double-checked for neuterage? This gets a little gross. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, Yesterday, 12:20am
Salary negotiations for a lateral career move?
What exactly should I say during salary negeotations when I am changing jobs within the same company? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 11:28pm
Where can I find more music like "What You Feel" from Once More, With Feeling?
I'd like to find more music like the song "What You Feel" from the episode "Once More, With Feeling" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 11:27pm
pprint-dispatch
Can anyone tell me which institution offered the first computer science degree in Australia and when that was? My Google hand is not working. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 11:18pm
Is it dangerous to eat ice?
Aside from the dangers to your teeth, is it dangerous to eat ice? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 11:05pm
slanting WHAT?
What does the Latin genus name of the Mexican Burrowing Python, "Loxocemus" mean? In particular, what does the "-cemus" part mean? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 10:56pm
Comin like a ghost town
New Google+ Study Reveals Minimal Social Activity, Weak User Engagement Fast Company summarizes a new study from RJMetrics that looks at public posts, +1s, replies and reshares on Google+. It concludes "the average post on Google+ has less than one +1, less than one reply, and less than one re-share." Google replies that public posts are a poor metric of user activity; Fast Company replies that "Google has refused to provide clear figures and metrics for its social network's active user base" and links to Danny Sullivan's "brilliant rundown of Google's lack of transparency on the subject" - If Google's Really Proud Of... Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 10:53pm
Explaining the physics of the motion of falling objects
How would explain and draw the solution to this physics problem re: packages dropped from an airplane (projectile motion/falling objects)? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 10:30pm
Wendy Carlos' "Beauty in the Beast"
Wendy Carlos is best known for Switched-On Bach, the best-selling album that popularized the Moog synthesizer, and the soundtracks for A Clockwork Orange and Tron. But what she calls her "most important album" is the 1986 recording Beauty in the Beast, whose experiments with instrumentation, tonality, and scaling are described in these two PDF reproductions of contemporary articles from Keyboard magazine. Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 10:25pm
Her plants used to glow.
Plants vs. Zombies Zen Garden iPad filter. My obsessed hoarder mathematician spouse's cherished plants are not happy, and apparently nothing can be done to make them happy, and Crazy Dave will not sell her any new ones. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 10:25pm
Never produced Technology
What advanced technologies have been developed but shelved due to various concerns? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 10:12pm
America's Most Wanted is her way of finding eligible bachelors.
My mom was a victim of robbery. I am feeling immense victim-blaming and frustration. How can I alter my attitude and what can I best do to help my mom through this? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 9:57pm
Dont destroy research! vs Take the flour back!
On 27 May, UK protest group Take The Flour Back intends to destroy an open air GM wheat trial at Rothamsted Research, a public institution. A small attack was made on 20 May. Understandably, scientists involved in this research are concerned about the threat, launching a PR program to explain the research [original ACRE advice recommending the trial] and opening a petition against the... Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 9:56pm
Family Dynamics
How do I learn to feel safe around my family? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 9:43pm
Iceland is the one that sparkles
Scandanavia And The World: A web comic of outrageous national stereotypes bluntly portrayed by cute little cartoon bobbleheads, that will nonetheless help outsiders learn to differentiate among the Nordic countries. With explanatory text. Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 9:18pm
Pantone color forecasting
Sneaking Into Pantone HQ: "While the Pantone meetings are traditionally secret, I was invited to the Summer 2013 meeting on the condition that I not reveal the colorists' identities." (An older, brief interview on Pantone forecasts.) For Summer 2013: forecast overview - palette descriptions - palette colors. (via good.is: Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 9:08pm
help with septic system
Has anyone ever used septic seep to help with their leach field Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 9:04pm
Help me cope with the idea of a coming separation
We've been together for the past 15 years. My wife recently discovered that she in fact does not love me. It's making me feel very weak - we've started therapy, but i'm looking for ways to cope between sessions, and also come to terms with the fact that we may separate. Long story follows. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 9:02pm
Documentaries/other media that show logistics of how businesses grow?
Are there any good documentaries, books, or other media that portray the logistics of how businesses go from startup to large company? When I say logistics, I mean everything from finding and leasing real estate to hiring employees to accounting systems to inventory management to computer backup -- all the grittiest of the nitty details of how the large trains are made to run on time, for the first time, by a growing organization? I want to see how the infrastructure is built that makes large organizations work. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 8:58pm
NYMag: "A Life Worth Ending"
"Old age isn't a battle, it's a massacre." A son's plea to let his mother go. Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 8:28pm
What's a good mindset/approach for developing a workout routine?
I'm in okay shape, but fitness and athleticism don't come naturally to me at all. Gyms are weird and stressful. Any advice on the best way to think about and develop a good workout routine? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 8:28pm
I'm looking for the Peter Hessler of the TCK world.
I am looking for memoirs written by Americans who grew up overseas. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 8:24pm
Yes, I know what it rhymes with...
Mr. Sadtomato and I are going Regina, Saskatchewan for just two nights this weekend. Please tell us where to have the best breakfast and the best lunch on Saturday. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 8:23pm
Study wine then baby, baby and wine or baby then wine?
I'm interested in studying all things wine related but what stops me is the desire for a second child sooner than later. How can I study wine while pregnant? Odd question but could use some help in understanding. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 8:19pm
What diet book would best fit my need?
What diet book would you recommend that includes low cost, pre-made meal plans with shopping lists included? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 8:16pm
What maintenance tasks should I be doing on my family's Macbooks?
I need to fix up my family's two Macbooks for the first time in three years. What needs to be done? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 7:59pm
What's a good job match for someone who is strong, courageous and enjoys helping people?
A friend of mine wants to make a career change. Friend is physically fit, courageous, intelligent and enjoys helping people. Can you help me brainstorm some more options? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 7:44pm
How to handle neighbor's nocturnal emissions (of cigarette smoke)?
Should we ask our new neighbor to lay off smoking in her bedroom, or just do our best to ignore it? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 7:41pm
What the heck did I do to my knee?
I injured my knee somehow. I don't know how. I just remember noticing one day that it really hurt. What the heck did I do to it? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 7:40pm
Movin' on up and out
Moving out of my apartment and I have a few questions on how to handle the last month of rent and the security deposit. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 7:26pm
My client stands willing to provide you with the verification you seek as soon as you are able to show that you are entitled to it.
Putting a law degree to good use: a Deputy Attorney General of the State of Hawaii responds to a request for Barak Obama's birth certificate from the Secretary State of Arizona. (Scroll down for the actual correspondence.) Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 7:25pm
How can I convince my wife to come to marriage counselling sessions with me?
I'm trying to convince my wife to attend marriage counselling with me, but I'm having a hard time doing so. Her opinion of marriage counselling (based on what she's read online) is that it's a waste of money and that a marriage counsellor would "only tell us what we already know." When I've pointed out that a marriage counsellor is there to help facilitate communication, her response has been "if we need a facilitator to help us communicate we're fucked anyway."
Reasons for needing counselling + bonus snowflakery inside. Apologies; it turned into a bit of a mind-dumpy wall of text. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 7:12pm
ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE
Livejournal is failing me. Help find a replacement? (snowflakes inside) Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 7:04pm
Why do Big Store foods taste different?
I'll phrase this in a way to avoid legal problems or simple unfairness. I've noticed that certain foods and drinks I buy from The Big Store differ from the same items when I buy them from a Small Store. The items are the same brand with same description on packaging. But they just seem different in how they taste, feel, or spoil. Any insights on how and why this happens? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 6:57pm
Love our kitties, need a vet
Park Rose area of Portland. 2 cats, we are new to the city need a vet we can trust and who likes kitties, any success stories? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 6:42pm
Is my plastic money good enough for them?
Am I going to be stranded in Denmark by my American credit cards?! Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 6:04pm
Your goose is cooked son
PlotFilter: I'm researching heat waves in the 1970s (with the sweet spot being between 1972-1976) that would have led to fatalities in the Washington, DC area. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 6:00pm
"I got one of them," said James. "Please don't die."
Day Z is the best thing I've played so far this year.
On my first go, I bled to death in the dark, alone on a forest trail. Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 5:59pm
Make me a cache money millionaire!
Help me set up a simple 100% caching forward proxy for my home. I dicked around with squid and then apache+mod_proxy/mod_cache yesterday afternoon, and while they proxy beautifully, they don't seem to have much cache hit even on static content- almost or completely 0% cache hit. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 5:49pm
Moving is very moving, in a bad way
Husband has taken his dream job which requires us to move back to Louisiana. I was initially enthusiastic about the move which would also put me back in my office. But, now I'm getting discouraged and concerned that we're moving a third world country and our toddler and new baby on the way will suffer. Help me get some perspective. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 5:48pm
Help! My flat stinks of cat pee! The UK edition.
What can I do to clean up cat piss and stop a tom from coming in and spraying? Tell me about products you can buy in the UK which work. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 5:44pm
But it has some nudes/ So if that does it for you
The art house review/criticism series Brows Held High decided to tackle Nicolas Roeg/David Bowie's 1976 The Man Who Fell To Earth by reviewing it as a karaoke medley of Bowie's greatest hits. Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 5:34pm
We gone be up here all day. We have a long wait.
One Hospital | Hundreds of Stories. A YouTube Playlist. Experience a day in the life of a public hospital (Highland Hospital) in Oakland, CA at a moment of profound change to the nation's economy and its healthcare system. Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 5:29pm
WTF FdjLmAi.exe
Anyone have an idea what FdjLmAi.exe is? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 5:16pm
Buying a minivan....
Looking to buy a used minivan and need recommendations and resource suggestions. If anyone reading this is currently driving a minivan and would like to mention what they like or dislike about it, I'd love your input and recommendations. Also, is there a site that charts what the most reliable, low-maintenance fuel efficient models were, from years 2006-2011? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 5:06pm
Harmless glance or red flag?
My sister received a dream job offer but for one thing - the man who will be her direct supervisor was definitely looking at her boobs both times she went into the office for the interviews. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 5:03pm
Your Congressperson Is So Dumb, He Speaks at a Ninth-Grade Level
The Sunlight Foundation, an organization dedicated to transparency in government, has analyzed 17 years of Congressional speech (per the Congressional Record) and found that the Flesch-Kincaid grade level of speech on the floor of the House and Senate has dropped by nearly a full year in the last decade. Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 5:02pm
The Man Who Thought He Was King
"I want to know how I am a small press, if I am outselling Robin Hobb and Terry Goodkind and Tolkien?" Fantasy author M.R. Mathias has a disagreement with Fantasy-Faction.com. Read more...
MetaFilter, May 21, 5:00pm
Help! How many Crowns are there?!
How many Crown Attorneys are there in Ottawa & Montreal? Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 4:48pm
Windows backup returning error
I recently bought another 1TB HDD, so I now have two 1TB HDDs (Both western digital; caviar black) and an Intel SSD (operating system).
The new HDD, after one day of use has gone bad. S.M.A.R.T has detected errors, I ran the western digital tool and that also detected errors. I was warned to backup my drive, so I tried to last night but after 2 hours I gave up to re-do it tomorrow (tons of files). I stopped the backup properly and shutdown.
Now this morning I'm trying to get all 830gigs of my files off of the new bad drive, back onto my original storage hdd before the new drive goes completely bad and I lose all of my important files.
The windows restore and backup program is giving me error code: 0x8007045D near the start of the backup. I/O device error.
I've checked the destination HDD and it returned no errors (both with the western didgital tool and using chkdsk). I need to fix this problem quick before my new drive totally fails. Read more...
Ask MetaFilter, May 21, 4:46pm